The IYRS Alumni Association
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| Location | Newport, Rhode Island |
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| Introduction | The creation of the IYRS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION was the topic of discussion during an evening gathering of alumni by the school in 2007. A number of alumni present at that meeting volunteered to assist in its launching, in cooperation with the school. The primary objectives of the association were agreed upon as follows: 1. To benefit people who graduate from IYRS programs by creating and maintaining a network among them 2. To promote the IYRS school and its activities 3. To assist in preserving the craft of wooden boat building and restoration. Every person graduating from the restoration and systems program of IYRS is automatically considered a member of the Alumni Association. For now the IAA activities are pursued by volunteers. The school provides for some administrative and financial assistance. Our first aim is to maintain contact with as many of our fellow alumni as we can. In addition, we want to use the web as a means for alumni/alumnae to stay in touch with one another from wherever we may be living and also as a way of interacting with non IYRS alumni, all over the world, who share our interest in wooden boat restoration and construction. |