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Board Meeting Agenda and Documents Now Available - February 26, 2010. The agenda and directors' packet is now available for members to review here. It includes committee agendas, draft reports and meeting schedules.

ATTN CHAPTERS- RENEWAL DEADLINE EXTENDED - Due to server updates, 'Members Only' section was down for parts of the past few days. Because of this, the USHPA has extended the deadline from Feb 15th to Monday, Feb 22th. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please call 800-616-6888 for details or updates.

Competition Symposium - A Great Success - February 2, 2010. Read about the Competition Committee's recommendations regarding the 2010 and 2011 Competition Season by clicking here.

USHPA's 2010 Spring Board Meeting will be held March 11-13 at: Red Lion Hotel, 161 West 600 South, Salt Lake City, UT - In order to book a room at the group rate of $89/night, please call 1-800-RED-LION and reference our group (US Hang Gliding & Paragliding Assn.) This link will allow you to add dates and book a room directly on the Red Lion website.

2010 NTSS Competition rankings - January 11, 2010. The final 2010 NTSS competition pilot rankings have been posted. Please click here to view (a special thanks to David Wheeler, Davis Straub and David Glover for putting the pieces together for this section of our website).

USHPA Announces a Competition Symposium - December 29, 2009 - to be held January 8 - 10, 2010 - The Board of Directors approved the addition of three new classes of competitions. These are Open Distance (OD), Aerobatics (Aero) and Accredited Events and Competitions (ACE). A panel of experts have volunteered to conduct the symposium and work out the details for the new classes (Click here for more information).

David Theodore Barish "Forgotten Father of Paragliding" dies - December 15, 2009. David Barish, an aeronautical engineer and inventor who has been called the "Forgotten Father of Paragliding" died on December 15 in New York City. He was 88. His family announced his death, which was the result of Multiple Myeloma. (Click here for more information)

Regional Director Election Results Announced - Thank you to all of our members that voted for the new and remaining Regional Directors at USHPA. A big thanks to Mark Forbes, Election Committee Chair, and to the USHPA office for all of their hard work to count, collect, and to report to the membership. Congratulations to our 2010-2011 Regional Directors! Read results here.

USHPA Sanctioned Competitions Announced - December 11, 2009. Registration information and updates on all USHPA Sanctioned Hang Gliding & Paragliding Events now available on the Events Calendar for April - September of 2010. (Click for Events: April, May, June, July, August, September)

Online Membership Renewal - December 4, 2009 - Now you can now renew your USHPA membership in the Members Only section without mailing in a paper renewal form. Online renewal is available to members with 90 days or less left on their current membership.   (Click here to go to online renewal)

USHPA.org Beta launches - November 11th, 2009 | At the fall Board of Directors meeting in Austin, Texas, The United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association has launched USHPA.org BETA. The new site serves as an externally focused outreach and works as a partner to USHPA.aero. Visitors can browse feature articles about the sports, read testimonials from new pilots, and browse the event calendar. The site is expected to be in Beta until spring 2010.

National USHPA Hang Gliding Event Featured on Good Morning America - October 18, 2009. ABC video and news story. Hang Gliders take over Texas for National Competition. For more information visit: ABC News story, video, and photos.

Beloved Father of Hang Gliding Dies at 97 - Francis Rogallo, inventor of the flexible wing passed away September 1, 2009 in Southern Shores next to Kitty Hawk, NC. He was 97. Francis and his wife Gertrude Rogallo invented the flexible, or Rogallo, wing in 1948 that led to an array of flying machines and allowed millions of people around the world to experience the joy of unpowered flight. (For more information click here)

Hang Gliding & Paragliding Champions - The National Champions for both Hang Gliding & Paragliding have been crowned. Read more at: Hang Gliding Champions and Paragliding Champions. Hang Gliding Championship Results are HERE. Paragliding Championship Results are HERE.

Join us on Facebook - If you have a Facebook account, we invite you to join the new USHPA Group. We're starting with some photos and videos and if you have some to share, send 'em on up. (Click here for the USHPA Facebook Group)

USHPA Press Center - The USHPA Press Center is now open. From here, you can find press release information, a photo gallery, PR contact information as well as selections of hang gliding and paragliding in the news.(Visit the USHPA Press Center)

Emergency Procedures - The best way to handle an emergency is to be prepared before one occurs. To learn more read Gary Trudeau's article Being Prepared or read Recommended Emergency Procedures or print the credit card-size flowchart.