DEMA’s Board of Administrators will maintain a digital Board assembly on August 21, 2025, to debate how the affiliation can assist and serve the trade and its members within the coming yr.
The Board assembly will start by voting to approve the “consent agenda,” a Robert’s Guidelines of Order system used to acquire “common consent” to expedite the approval of routine objects. The Board is supplied with all studies and different paperwork prematurely of the assembly, together with consent agenda objects. This enables Board Members to review the paperwork intimately earlier than the assembly in order that the Board can spend its restricted time discussing forward-thinking objects, coverage, and strategic points that demand its consideration.
For August’s assembly, consent agenda objects embrace:
- Might 22, 2025, Board Assembly Minutes
- July 15, 2025, Board Assembly Minutes
- Minutes – 2025-05-21 DEMA Worldwide Membership Committee
- Minutes – 2025-06-18 DEMA Present Committee
- Minutes – 2025-07-09 DEMA Analysis Committee
- 2025-07-31 Dive Boat Act Letter: Washington State Operators.
- 2025 Q2 Monetary Report and Producers Fund Recap
- DEMA Membership Replace
- 2025 DEMA Present Gross sales Report
The Board will dedicate assembly time to debate an replace on current and ongoing lobbying efforts, such because the DIVE BOAT Act. Moreover, there can be a strategic dialogue on Board priorities, proposed packages, and the funds for 2026. The Zoom assembly will conclude with any new enterprise or consent agenda objects that require additional dialogue.
Extra data on DEMA’s Board of Administrators and Bylaws is out there on the DEMA web site. Full minutes from previous Board of Administrators Conferences can be found to present DEMA Members from the Member Dashboard of www.dema.org.