Category: updates

Dec 29 2013

Board of Directors Meeting

The Georgia Barbecue Association (GBA) Board of Directors will meet on Saturday, January 4, 2014.  The meeting will be held at Bradley Baptist Church 821 Monticello Hwy Gray Georgia 31032.  The meeting will begin at noon.   There will be a general session following by an executive session. The general session is open to all GBA members in good standing. The executive session will be a closed session for board members only. The agenda for the meeting is still be finalized & will be posted at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.

Any GBA member may submit items to be considered for inclusion on the agenda. Also, members wishing to address the board must submit the request prior to the agenda being finalized.  All agenda items or requests to address the board should be directed to Chairman Rick Godfrey at  Rick.Godfrey2@ferguson.com .

 

Dec 04 2013

Update on BBQ Pitmasters Casting Call

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A reminder about the BBQ Pitmasters Season 5 Casting Call. Please note the deadline for video submissions has been moved up to Dec 29, 2013

BBQS5_CASTING PRESS RELEASE

 

Nov 19 2013

Casting Call for BBQ Pitmasters Season 5

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The hit TV show BBQ Pitmasters is looking for teams from Georgia for season 5. We all know that the best BBQ is right here in GA.  … And the best Georgia BBQ is found right here in the GBA.   Click on the link for details on how to submit you demo video.

BBQ Pitmasters

 

Jul 07 2013

Get to Know Your GBA Candidates

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Voting for President, Vice President & Secretary/Treasurer of the GBA for the 2013-2013 term begins Monday, July 8.  All GBA members are eligible to vote.  Each candidate responded to a short Q&A to assist the membership in making informed decisions.

Please click on the link to read the interviews.  GET TO KNOW YOUR CANDIDATES 

Interviews courtesy of The BBQ Times

Jun 16 2013

Officer Nominations for 2013-2015

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Officer Nominations for 2013-2015 Updated

As of June 25, 2013,  the following have been nominated for Officers for the 2013-2015 term. Names are listed in alphabetical order.

President:  Danny Meadows;  Jimmy Nelms

Vice President: Jim Sewell; Ed Vesely

Secretary: Audrey Evans; Pam Nelms

Any member in good standing can be nominated for the office of President, Vice-President or Secretary. You must first ask the person you nominate if they are willing to accept your nomination. After they agree then you will contact Pam Nelms at gabbqassoc@gmail.com and make your nomination. Nominations will close at midnight on June 31, 2013.

Voting will begin on July 8, 2013. You will go to the Georgia Barbecue Association web site at www.bbqga.com On the front page click on the link: “GBA Elections” and follow the instructions. Your ballot will REQUIRE that you enter your GBA member #, so have it handy. Use of the membership # is to insure only one vote per member is cast. To maintain confidentiality of the vote, only two people will have access to the ballots. Voting will end on August 5th 2013.