2009 SDCA Annual Meeting Agenda

I Meeting Called to Order – 8:20am   President Jill Likens

II Read Minutes of the 2008 SDCA Annual Meeting 2008 Sec-Trea.  Jill Likens

III Treasurer’s Report 

Checking Balance $3668.54 (including Memberships recently deposited)

Note: This does not include SD Teams related money or expenses.

IV Secretary’s Report

Family Memberships   4 (12-16 players total under the “family” plan)

Regular Memberships 14   (one more than last year)

Junior Memberships   2

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Paid Members:  32 (up 2 from last year)

1. Reports from Committees

• 1. Scholastic Committee   Jill and Terry Likens

• • 1. Kaitlyn Loos will be the Girls’ Champion – Rep for Susan Polgar
    1. Kyle Jensen will be Rep for Denker HS Champion
    2. $250 each from SDCA to help offset expenses
    3. There were 2 scholastic tournaments in Garretson, SD- one in October (Split Rock) and the State Scholastic Championship
    4. Alex’s chess program in Sioux Falls included Monthly Tournaments January – May and Camps in Sioux Falls and Spearfish
    5. Suggestions for a 3^rd tournament type at one of the three “Scholastic Sites” – “Teams” tournament (4-players) – Novice Tournament – Class Tournament (to include a novice tournament)
    6. Trophies – One Team Trophy for the High School Section – Allowing 1 player teams in that section to show a true “High School Champion”
    7. We need to get a real scholastic committee in place to discuss a sliding scale for trophies to players – and other scholastic information – Face to Face meetings in Sioux Falls and/or Garretson

• 1. Website Committee No Report  
     1. 2008 – No Bulletin – No History – This needs to be updated on the Website
     2. – Need to look into this –
     3. Bulletin??

1. Election of Officers and District Coordinators

• 1. President

• 1. Bob Boland was nominated and ran unopposed.

• 1. Vice-President

• 1. Jill Likens was nominated and ran unopposed.

• 1. Secretary-Treasurer

• 1. Terry Likens – Nominated unopposed

• 1. Rapid City Coordinator

• 1. Jerry John Casteel was nominated - unopposed

• 1. Sioux Falls Coordinator

• 1. Greg Waters was nominated and voted in.

• 1. The Rest of the State Coordinator

• 1. Bob Wallace was nominated and accepted.

1. Discussion of Unfinished Business

• 1. Membership Dues – Additional Types – Voted to Decline this

1. Discussion of New Business

• 1. Date for the Closed –
  1. 1. Terry is talking to the SDSM&T about holding the Closed there the third weekend in September – since we don’t give out money, that may be allowed

1. Motion to close meeting.  Meeting was adjourned at 9:22am