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2007 Meeting Minutes
ABTA PRE-CONVENTION MEETING
Tuesday, 7:05 PM,
July 17, 2007
West Ballroom, Lobby
Level, Renaissance Nashville Hotel
Nashville, Tennessee
1.
CALL TO
ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Dennis Scott,
President, called the meeting to order.
Present were:
Brenda Simpson, Donna Compton, Kris Motoyoshi, Nancy Abbott, Sandy
Stevens, Maggie Sparrow, Cyndy Cradick, Joyce Penn, Dennis Scott, Ginny
Schuett, Pat Harrington, Deborah Murphy, Sanda Enciu, Patsy Scott, Ed
Gentino, Mary Angela Joseph and Amy Nellissen.
2.
ANNOUNCEMENT
OF QUORUM
It was announced
that there was a quorum (at least 8 board members present). 17 were
present.
3.
CORRECTION
AND APPROVAL OF 2006 MINUTES
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Brenda Simpson,
Recording Secretary, sent minutes to board by email.
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MOTION—Nancy
Abbott moved we approve the minutes. It was seconded by Deborah
Murphy and passed.
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See separate
report previously e-mailed to you.
4.
REPORTS
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Business
Secretary/Treasurer, Deborah Murphy
1.
Annual report
$25,009.86 total
2.
2006 deficit
of $86.59 in convention.
3.
See separate
report previously e-mailed to you.
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Convention
Manager, Deborah Murphy
1.
Registration
numbers
63 seminar (5 no
show)
86 convention
2.
As of July 7,
2007-- 523 paid members.
3.
Put on
evaluation, “Why did member come?”
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Nominating
Committee, Ed Gentino
For business
meeting:
President—Kris
Motoyoshi
Vice
President—Joyce Penn
Regional Directors
New England—Brenda
Montague
South Pacific—Mary
Angela Joseph
South Atlantic—Linda
Green
East Canada—Kathie
MacNab
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Sponsorships and
Grants, Sandy Stevens
1.
New projector – Optoma, $799.00 + 5%. Requested $1,100. Extra
money for bulbs and packing.
2.
$750 for new proposal.
3.
Dennis Scott will send thank you.
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Promotional
Discount Coordinator, Patsy Scott
1.
Only three
requests for material this past year.
2.
Need new
information on Audrey Grant’s manuals.
3.
May have to
raise price due to postage.
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50th
Anniversary Committee, Brenda Simpson and Kris Motoyoshi
1.
See separate report previously mailed to you.
2.
Logo is in place for shirt. $15 for shirt. $5 for postage. 33
sold. 10 more to sell.
3.
100 tote bags ordered. $10 each. 250 luggage tabs were
purchased. Those left over will be sold for $2 each or 3 for $5.
Thank you to be
sent to Julie Greenberg, ACBL, Audrey Grant, and Jim Maier of Baron
Barclay.
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Welcoming
Committee, Joyce Penn
1.
Luncheon at Standard Restaurant on Tuesday, July 11 at 11:30 AM.
17 new attended
8 board
members
25 total
2.
Lots of favorable comments. Joyce recommended that this be done
next year also.
5.
NEW BUSINESS
A.
Budget for 2007-2008 fiscal year.
1.
See separate budget report previously e-mailed to you.
MOTION—Joyce
Penn moved to accept budget and include a discretionary fund of $200 for
president. This will be taken out of the general fund. Amy Nellissen
seconded. Motion passed.
2.
No dues raise at this time.
B.
Officers’ and directors’ insurance.
1.
MOTION—Mary Angela Joseph moved that Deborah investigate and
purchase $1 Million insurance coverage for the board to be in effect
October 1. Premium not to exceed $1,200. This will be amended to
budget. Amy Neillssen seconded. Motion passed. (Ginny Schuett
opposed)
C.
Postal rate increases. Domestic and foreign rates are going up.
This will effect mailing of Quarterly.
D.
Other.
1.
The State of Florida is going to dissolve ABTA as a Florida
corporation since Pat Harrington is no longer Secretary/Treasurer. If
we ever have business secretary/treasurer in Florida, we must start as a
new corporation.
2.
Pass hat for bus driver tips after the tour on Wednesday night.
E.
Bylaws, Joyce Penn
1.
Passed by board via email, 14-1. We will vote article by article
at general meeting. Grammatical corrections are not an amendment.
2.
MOTION—Pat Harrington moved that we change line #19, page 12 to
add word “immediate” to action. Amy Nellissen seconded. Motion failed.
3.
Ed Gentino presented his objections and recommendations that were
sent to Bylaw Committee.
MOTION—Sandy
Stevens moved that all comments for board votes be e-mailed to all board
members. Patty Scott seconded. Motion passed.
No action taken
from discussions.
6.
OLD BUSINESS
1.
MOTION—Mary Angela Joseph moved that the actual expenses of
$1,330 for the 50th anniversary be covered. Nancy Abbott
seconded. Motion passed.
Full board is to
approve budgets of all committees.
2.
Reminder. $100 is budgeted for workshop for each regional
director. Lectures on tape would be useful for directors to present.
7.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION—Kris
Motoyoshi moved that the meeting adjourn. Motion was seconded by Sanda
Encui. Meeting adjourned at 10:55 pm.
ABTA
2007 “50TH
ANNIVERSARY” COMMITTEE REPORT
Co-Chairmen: Brenda Simpson and Kris Motoyoshi
Committee
Members: Joyce Penn, Sandy Stevens, Audrey Grant,
Julie Greenberg (ACBL),
and Baron Barclay
The committee has purchased the following items
specifically for the 50th celebration. The ABTA logo and
“2007 Nashville 50th Anniversay” will be on them.
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100 tote bags – Extra bags will be sold at $10 each
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T-Shirts – Individually ordered. Extras purchased for
sale at convention.
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250 luggage tags – Extras to be sold for $2 each or 3 for
$5.
These items will be placed on the table to be sold
with the teachers’ manuals and hand diagrams.
The committee member will give a necklace to each
attendee as they register. Gold coin chocolates will be given out
during a break. ACBL has generously decorated an archway of balloons.
Julie Greenberg has organized these plus other surprises.
Audrey Grant has donated wine for the banquet as well
as programs and name tents.
Jeff Maier of Baron Barclay will give each attendee
Audrey Grant’s newly revised “Improving Your Judgement – Opening the
Bidding.”
Banners, balloons, etc. will be placed at the head
table for the panel show and officers.
Expenses:
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T-Shirts self-supporting
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Tote Bags $1000.00 approximately
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Luggage Tags $ 240.57 – self-supporting
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Beads $ 28.80
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Decorations $ 36.22
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Chocolate $ 9.00
$1314.59(approximately)
ABTA GENERAL MEETING
Wednesday, 1:35 PM,
July 18, 2007
West Ballroom, Lobby
Level, Renaissance Nashville Hotel
Nashville, Tennessee
1.
CALL TO ORDER
President Dennis
Scott called the meeting to order and welcomed all.
2.
CHECK FOR
QUORUM
The necessary quorum
of 40 members was met. 72 present.
3.
WELCOME AND
INTRODUCTIONS—Convention Hostess, Doris Kuzmak
Lunch and tour
details given.
4.
REPORTS
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Dennis Scott,
President.
1.
Ed Marzo’s
letter from Dealmaster Pro was read to wish ACBL happy anniversary
2.
Thank you to
donors
a.
Great Games;
products, disks, and $100 cash.
b.
ACBL; book,
decorations, cake
c.
aBRIDGEd
d.
Baron
Barclay; Audrey Grant’s “Improving Your Judgment – Opening the Bidding”
e.
Ray Lee;
Julian Lederman’s “A Bridge to Simple Squeezes”
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Brenda Simpson,
Recording Secretary. Minutes were handed out.
MOTION—Marsha Reall
moved to accept the minutes. Chuck Hodel seconded. Motion passed.
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Deborah Murphy is
new Business Secretary/Treasurer and Convention Manager
1.
See separate
report sent previously by e-mail.
2.
Membership is
up.
523 total
$25,000 non-reserves
$48,000 total
Can membership list
be emailed?
3.
In memoriam
·
Daphne
Castelle, Spain
·
Bernard Gench,
New York
4.
Book your
room at Hilton for Las Vegas starting in January 2008.
5.
Program
locations are listed. On Friday morning, we will move to Grand Ballroom
A. Buffet for banquet in Columbus E-F. Hall of Fame at 5:45. Teachers
invited to attend. Cash bar available after the ceremony.
6.
Vendors—“Dealmaster” not here this year at convention, but material will
be available later during tournament.
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Applebasket, Sanda
Enciu
1.
Started in
1990 by Ginny Schuett.
2.
15 entries
this year. Votes to be turned in by Thursday afternoon.
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Other – This year
is one of the largest in attendance.
5.
OTHER
INTRODUCTIONS
A.
Seminar Program Chairman, Joan Anderson
B.
Convention Chairman, Bruce Greenspan.
C.
Vendors
1.
Joan Anderson, “Weak Two” book.
2.
Pat Harrington, 2 books
3.
Norma Sands, books and CD
4.
Patsy Scott, luggage tags, golf shirts, tote bags, teacher
manuals, and hand diagrams.
D.
Regional Directors present
Bruce Greenspan
Sandy Stevens
Ted
Applegate
Amy
Nellissen
Cyndy Cradick
Mary Angela Joseph
E.
First time convention attendees recognized by standing.
6.
NEW BUSINESS
1.
CEO, Jay
Baum, presented ABTA with a cake. He brought the board of directors
with him to wish Happy 50th to our organization.
2.
Bylaws, Joyce
Penn, Chairman
Joyce reviewed the
proposed revised Bylaws, each Article individually. Questions could be
asked by the membership.
Discussed at length
were Article 8/1A Director-at-large and Article XI Section 1 Line 8.
This article deals with the executive committee (president, vice
president, recording secretary, and immediate post president). The
president does vote and can cause a tie.
MOTION—JoAnne Damato
moved to table the bylaws discussion until next year. Ed Gentino
seconded. Motion defeated. (10 yes, 46 no)
Dennis Scott
postponed the voting on the bylaws and election until the following day
due to time limit set for business meeting. This meeting recommenced on
Wednesday morning at 10:45 when Dennis Scott called the meeting back to
order.
MOTION—Dave McIntyre
moved that we accept the revised bylaws as presented by the committee.
Chuck Hodel seconded. Motion passed. (40 yes, 5 no)
3.
Election of
officers to take over 10/1/2007.
a.
President,
Kris Motoyoshi
b.
Vice
President, Joyce Penn
c.
Regional
Directors:
1.
New England,
Brenda Montague
2.
South
Pacific, Mary Angela Joseph
3.
South
Atlantic, Linda Green
4.
East Canada,
Kathie MacNab
MOTION—Nancy Abbott
moved and David McIntyre seconded to accept slate. Motion passed.
4.
Las Vegas
2008 Seminar/Convention
Chairman, convention
hostess, and Applebasket chairman needed.
7.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Applebasket
reminder: Turn in ballot by Thursday morning.
8.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION—Ed Gentino
moved to adjourn the meeting. Brenda Simpson seconded it. Meeting was
adjourned at 11:55 PM. Meeting turned over to Bruce Greenspan for
afternoon program.
ABTA POST-CONVENTION MEETING
Friday, 7:45 AM,
July 20, 2007
West Ballroom, Lobby
Level, Renaissance Nashville Hotel
Nashville, Tennessee
1.
CALL TO ORDER
AND ROLL CALL
President Dennis
Scott called the meeting to order. Present were: Brenda Simpson, Mary
Angela Joseph, Ginny Schuett, Deborah Murphy, Pat Harrington, Linda
Green, Joyce Penn, Kris Motoyoshi, Sanda Encui, Nancy Abbott, Ted
Applegate, Ed Gentino, Maggie Sparrow, Brenda Montague, and Sandy
Stevens.
2.
CHECK FOR
QUORUM
The necessary quorum
of eight was present. 15 present.
3.
APPROVAL OF
2006 MINUTES, Brenda Simpson. Minutes were emailed to board members.
MOTION—Nancy Abbott
moved we accept minutes from 2006 meeting. Ed Gentino seconded. Motion
passed.
4.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS
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Membership
Credentials – Ed Gentino
Ed will step down.
Pat Harrington will take over as chairman. Committee is in good shape.
Committee will be:
1.
Pat
Harrington
2.
Betty Starzac
3.
Ed Gentino
4.
Barbara
Seagram
5.
Ginny Schuett
6.
Deborah
Murphy
7.
Carol Griffin
7 new masters
teachers:
1.
Joan
Anderson, Des Moines IA.
2.
Donna
Compton, Dallas TX
3.
Beverly
Gardner, Farmington Hills MI
4.
Kathy Harper,
Woodside CA
5.
Denise
Hoffman, Marquette MI
6.
Torre
Houlgate-West, San Luis Obispo CA
7.
David
McIntyre, Fairfax VA
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Book and software
awards, Deborah Murphy
1.
Beginner book
winner, “Learn to Play Bridge,” Gary Brown
2.
Intermediate/Advanced winner
a.
1st
Place, “Major Suit Raises I & II, “ Pat Harrington
b.
2nd
Place, “How to Play Like a Pro”
c.
3rd
Place, “More Declarer Play”
3.
Software
award, “Learn & Practice Bidding Conventions” by Great Game Products.
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Applebasket Award,
Sandra Enciu
1.
Applebasket’s
17th anniversary.
2.
15 entries.
3.
Winners
a.
1st
place, Carol Griffen. “Diamonds are for Fingers, Clubs are for Golf
Course.”
b.
2nd
place, Joan Anderson. Hand record.
c.
3rd
place, Donna Compton. Postcard cheatsheet
4.
71 votes of
83 possible.
5.
Need budget
for crystal apples. We have 5 new, 2 from stock. Expenses $235 plus
$90 for copying.
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Convention and
Seminar Counts, Deborah Murphy
1.
Seminar
62
2.
Convention
86
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50th
Anniversary Sale Items
$197. 12 sold
bags. T-shirt day—recommenced for Friday. 33 ordered, 1 left to sell.
All extra luggage tags sold. This should result in the tags paying for
themselves.
5.
NEW BUSINESS
A.
Officers’ and directors’ insurance
authorized.
B.
MOTION—Joyce Penn moved that we authorize
Sanda Encui to compile an Applebasket entries publication into a book
for sale as a fundraiser and report back to board with costs involved.
Kris Motoyoshi seconded. Motion passed.
C.
Bylaws passed. New committee.
D.
Quarterly. Ask for speakers to submit an
abstract.
6.
APPOINTMENTS
AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
A.
List of all committee and chairmen (list to
be sent out by Deborah)
B.
Dates and location of 2008 convention,
Deborah Murphy
Las Vegas Hilton,
July 15, 2008. Continental breakfast recommended.
MOTION—Mary Angela
Joseph moved that Debora analyze expenses and set fees no higher than
$199 convention and $60 seminar. Joyce Penn seconded. Motion passed.
MOTION—Kris
Motoyoshi moved and Ginny Schuett seconded to amend motion that all
board members are to be notified of any proposed changes. Motion
passed.
7.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION—Nancy Abbott
moved that meeting be adjourned. Ginny Schuett seconded. Meeting
adjourned at 9:55 am.
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