

Announcements
Here are items of interest for all members, as well as a summary of the major changes or additions to the site.
Jan - Mar
New code - Highlights MEMBERS posts in the Active Topic listing.
Video Tutorials - Ten tutorials now available. Increased bandwith 2000%.
Apr-June
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July-Sept
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Oct-Dec
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Jan - Mar
G&D Flip Books Online - Released a brand new way to see past issues of the G&D magazine. Beginning with the August 2011 issue, all G&D magazines are fully available in the Members Area (Resource Center). They can be enlarged, printed and searched by key words.
Apr-June
Events - Calendar - Brand new online calendar. Built dynamically from the G&D approved Events. Includes an interactive Google Map of the exact location of the Event. Also a map of North America with ALL EVENTS for the rest of the year shown.
July-Sept
G&D Archives - Added another 155 pages of previous G&D articles ot the Archives database.
New Region - Added Keystone Region. Added new PDF for Guideines.
Oct-Dec
G&D Archives - Added another 125 pages of previous G&D articles ot the Archives database.
Jan - Mar
Online Registration Form - Released an online form to register for the Anniversary Meet in Flint.
Active Google Map for Sightseeing - Added an interactive Google map to the website which lists almost 75 places to visit on your way to the Anniversary Meet.
Touring Database - Delivered a brand new database which will be used by multiple Touring Committee members to track Tours, approvals and mileages.
Apr-June
Anniversary Meet Administration Delivered many online reports to manage the Registrations for the Anniversary Meet. This allows all Registration Committee members to go online and see the latest information sorted by over 15 reports formats.
Region Web sites - Supported the Viking Region with hosting their Region web site with VCCA.org
Badges for Meet - Created over 1,500 badges for Anniversary Meet attendees
July - Sept
Anniversary Meet in Flint Michigan - 800 Registrations.
Advertising in CHAT - Welcomed the Sloan Museum as an advertised on the Chat site. Also renewed the ads with The Filling Station for another year.
New G&D format - Beginning in August, 75% of the pages are now printed in color. The page layout is more modern with crisp graphics.
New G&D DVD and Hard Cover - Announced a new DVD for sale which highlights all of the major events at the 50th Anniversary Meet in Flint. Announced a hardcover issue of the December G&D to be sold.
Oct - Dec
MVP Discounts - Announced MVP program with discounts from various companies for all Members. This can be used for online and in-store purchases.
Added Pay Pal to the clubs financial services - This is used with various transactions now including the Club Zazzle Store.
Best of the Best - Committee began deliberations on selecting the "Best of the Best" judged vehicles for the year. Results will be announced early next year.
Touring Database upgrade - Added automatic e-mail notification for specific Tours that still need to be approved.
Jan - Mar
Updated Web Site - On January 1st, our web site at http://vcca.org was fully upgraded and linked to the club's Membership database. This allows VCCA members to see their account information on line now.
Membership information now available - Members can now see their account information online. Click on the Member Login on the vcca homepage.
AC Spark Plug - information for 1924-1971 posted in Member Services area.
Apr-June
Accepted advertising in Chat - Find vendors who directly support our hobby. Help fund additional improvements for members.
Testing Hosting Region web sites with VCCA.org - The first step in allowing regions to host their web sites on the club's server.
July - Sept
Updated Hosting Package - Due to nagging memory problems with our server, we upgraded our package which increased our memory from 256MB to 512MB. This should significantly improve our daily performance of the Chat and web site - and it prepares us for online registrations next year for the 2011 Anniversary Meet.
Updated Region Listing Page - Beginning in August, all of the information on the Region page comes directly from the VCCA database. So you only need to submit changes once for your region. Then the database feeds BOTH the web page and the G&D monthly listing.
Oct - Dec
Password Consolidation - Passwords for Membership area is now used for gaining access to the Members Only area. All people now use their own unique ID and password. This area is now called the RESOURCE CENTER.
Added ads promoting membership - VCCA promotional ads used in other magazines have been added to our website. This will compliment our NEW MEMBERS online registration process.
New Advertiser - Welcme to Wilwood Engineering as ouOct - Dec
New Web Hosting - VCCA.org was moved to a new server location.
July-Sept
Membership Database - Pilot project opened up to 10 club officers to test out new online service.
April-June
Events Map - A new way to see upcoming VCCA events as well as some other significant ones
January - March
Videos - More videos added - submitted by members
Annual Board Reservation - Board meeting is in Atlanta this year. The reservation form is in the G&D and in the Forms are of Member Services
G&D Articles Database - Now over 300 articles available online. Most from the 1980's.
Membership Application Form - New Member Services address for membership processing.
Oct - Dec
Solicitation for technical presentation - MEMBERS: We need a good topic for an upcoming presentation. Do you have one, or need help getting one completed and reviewed? We'd love to see it.
G&D Articles DB - Brand new database with scanned articles from previous editions of the G&D. Searchable by key words. Available to all members in the Members Section.
July-Sept
Hershey Help - Need volunteers at our Booth
Membership Pins - Added high quality photos of Membership Pins
45th Meet Photos - Added over 200 additional photos from the Colorado Meet
Passports - Updated with instructions on HOW to apply for one
Board Application - Added 2008 application for Board membership
GM NextFEST - Form now available on line in the MEETS directory
ByLaws, Policies, Forming A New Region - Lots of documents updated by Ken Farley. See them in the Documents area of the Member Services.
April-June
Membership Survey - Information about an upcoming membership survey.
Membership Secretary eMail address Changed - Too popular of an account... Due to excessive Spamming, we've stopped the previous email address and created a new one. The new one won't be listed in public view. You can find it in the Member Services section of this site. (For Members only.)
Various Locations - Updated Motions in-work (see Documents). Added some more videos. Calendar updates made.
January - March
GM's 100th Birthday Parade - Added 3-page pdf flyer.
Documents - New and Updated Documents added to Members Only section. Includes "How to Start a Region", Regional Manual, Club Policies, Club Bylaws. 2/24/08
Registration Forms for Upcoming Regional Meets - 1/28/08 Now available in Member Services area.
Regional Interactive Maps - Added a map with interactive links for all VCCA Regions on it. Zoom down to see the locations of each VCCA Region around the world.
Oct - Dec
Chat and Club Website were both moved to a new Host location with more speed, more storage, and expanded capabilities. - December, 2007
Annual Board Meeting 2008 Reservation form - Available in Member Services
Membership Application form now reflects new International fees- Posted on Nov 1, 2007
Members - Please send in your voting cards for Directors. - See page 3 in the October G&D
July-Sept
AACA Seminar Help Wanted - Contact Dave Cavagnaro
Classified Ads on-line - July 1st - Password is listed on Page 27 of the May 2007 issue G&D
April-June
Drivers Participation Class - Description of this new class.
Motion Submission Forms - Now available on line. Per changes approved this year, motions can now be submitted anytime through out the year. Send them to your Area Representative
Club Album - An additional album of members cars.
American Great Race June-July - VCCA members are needed to act as pit crew at various cities throughout the USA
January - March
100 Years of Photos - Added a new album of members photos representing Chevy's since 1911.
Club Store Items - Added a simple view of items available for sale by various regions as fund raisers
Passports - Added an overview of the Passport program
Annual Calendar Sale - Added a review of the new 2007 Calendar produced by Jim Knopp
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