PIA Committees

The Awards Committee will accept nominations, recommend, and review the various PIA and other awards available to eligible recipients.

The Awards Committee will consist of an elected Chair, Vice Chair and at least two other members appointed by the Chair. The Chair’s term is two years, commencing the first meeting of the odd years.

The Building/Headquarters Committee will plan for a Headquarters facility.

The Building/Headquarters Committee will consist of an elected Chair, Vice Chair and at least three other members appointed by the Chair. The Chair’s term is one year, commencing the first meeting of each year.

1. The Government Systems Committee will represent and facilitate the interaction between the parachute industry and government agencies.

The Government Systems Committee will consist of an elected Chair, Vice Chair and at least three other members appointed by the Chair. The chair’s term is two years commencing the first meeting of the odd years.

The Membership Committee will promote membership in PIA and present membership applicants to PIA.

The Membership Committee will consist of an elected Chair, Vice Chair and at least two other members appointed by the Chair. The Chair’s term is one year, commencing the first meeting of each year

The Rigging Committee will represent and serve the needs of riggers by promoting and coordinating rigging-related programs.

The Rigging Committee will consist of an elected Chair, Vice Chair and at least three other members appointed by the Chair. The Chair’s term is two years, commencing the first meeting of the even years.

The Risk Management Committee will provide members with methods for managing liability and other risk management issues.

The Risk Management Committee will consist of an elected Chair, Vice Chair and at least three other members appointed by the Chair. The Chair’s term is one year, commencing the first meeting of each year.

The Specifications Committee will review military and industry specifications, standards, and drawings, and develop PIA replacements as non-government standards and specifications.

The Specifications Committee will consist of an elected Chair, Vice Chair and at least four other members appointed by the Chair. The Chair’s term is two years, commencing the first meeting of the even years.

Specifications Committee Maillists:
Specscommittee@pia.com
Hardware@pia.com
Narrowfabrics@pia.com
Broadfabrics@pia.com
Pmscommittee@pia.com
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The Symposium Committee will organize and run PIA’s Biennial Symposium.

The Symposium Committee will consist of an elected Chair, Vice Chair and at least three other members appointed by the Chair. The Chair’s term is 2.5 years, commencing the first meeting of the odd years. During the 6 month chair overlap period, the new chair’s responsibilities will be limited to duties related to the next symposium, and the outgoing chair’s responsibilities will be limited to the wrap-up of the symposium just completed.

The Technical Committee will draft technical documents, recommended procedures and safety bulletins for approval by the general membership. The Committee will also coordinate its investigations and information with outside technical groups as appropriate, and release its findings to the public, the parachuting and the aviation communities.

The Technical Committee will consist of an elected Chair, Vice Chair and at least three other members appointed by the Chair. The Chair’s term is two years, commencing the first meeting of the even years.

The Communications Services Committee will consolidate and coordinate all PIA information and communication products, services, and tasks.

The Communications Services Committee will consist of an elected Chair, Vice Chair and at least two other members appointed by the Chair. The Chair’s term is two years, commencing the first meeting of the odd years.

The Parachute Certification Standards Committee will create and maintain standards used to certify parachutes and components. These standards are intended to be incorporated by reference by various worldwide government bodies in their parachute certification standards and documents.

The Parachute Certification Standards Committee will consist of an elected Chair, Vice Chair and at least six other members appointed by the Chair. The Chair’s term is two years, commencing the first meeting of the even years

The Meeting Logistics Committee will organize and coordinate the location of the regular PIA meetings.

The Meeting Logistics Committee will consist of an elected Chair, Vice Chair and at least two other members appointed by the Chair. The Chair’s term is two years, commencing the first meeting of the even years.

The Marketing Committee will promote PIA using advertising, merchandising, and special event promotion.

The Marketing Committee will consist of an elected Chair, Vice Chair and at least three other members appointed by the Chair. The Chair’s term is two years, commencing the first meeting of the even years

The By-Laws Committee is an ad-hoc committee that is called by the President as needed to address issues or changes to the By-Laws.