The Governors’ Winter Quarterly On-line Meeting is now on and will run for one week ( January 15 - 22 , 2011 ). It is currently a " confidential " meeting ( though there is a motion 2001-F on the agenda that seeks to make it a " public view-only " meeting ) and takes place on a special Governors' Discussion Board created for the meeting. The agenda is a full one, as can be seen below, and there are 5 motions on the agenda ( though only 4 of them are to be voted on this meeting ).
Here is the Governors’ Winter Quarterly On-line Meeting Agenda:
1. Agenda Posting
2. Governors’ sign in
3. President’s Welcome & Report – Bob Gillanders
4. Instructions/Questions/Comments on the On-line Meeting Procedures
OFFICER REPORTS
5. Rating Auditor – Report – Bill Doubleday (also see item 37A below)
6. Women’s Coordinator – Report – Daxin Jin
7. Public Relations Coordinator – Report – Bob Armstrong
8. Other Officers’ Reports ( Executive/ Non-executive )
COMMITTEE REPORTS
9. Procedures’ Committee – Report – Bob Armstrong
10. AGM Modernization Subcommittee - Report – Bob Armstrong
11. CFC Handbook Updating Subcommittee – Report – Kerry Liles
12. Tournament Director and Organizer Certification Program ( TDOCP ) Committee – Report – Chris Mallon
13. Membership/Rating Fee Restructuring Committee – Status – Bob G
14. CFC Life Membership – Evaluation – Michael von Keitz
15. Tournament Coordination Committee – Report - Gordon Ritchie
16. CFC Youth Committee – Report - Michael Barron
17. Ethics Committee – Status Report – Bob Gillanders
18. 2011 Canadian Open – Update – David Cohen
19. 2011 Canadian Junior – Update – Bob Gillanders
20. 2011 CYCC – Update – Anna Jin
21. 2011 Provincial YCC Qualifiers to the 2011 CYCC – Progress - Michael Barron
22. Outstanding National Championships ( Closed/Women’s Closed ) – Update – Bob Gillanders
23. CFC Discussion Boards Upgrade – Update – Chris Mallon
24. New CFC Website - Update – Fred McKim
25. CFC Membership Drive - CFC/Club Joint Advertising Campaign – Update - Bob Gillanders (this I would put as a separate item as I expect some discussion)
MOTIONS:
26. Motion 2011-A - Single Annual CFC Membership & Fee - For Discussion – Governors please note that this is for discussion only and no vote will be taken on this item
27. Motion 2011-B: (moved by Vladimir Birarov, seconded by Valer Demian:
Motion to replace current wording of Handbook paragraph 1012 with following new wording:
1012.Participation in the World Events:
INVITED PLAYERS
28. Motion 2011-C: (moved by Michael Barron, seconded by Anna Jin)
To amend section 1003 of the CFC Handbook:
"1003. Players: {Motion 2009-13 2009 AGM Nadeau/Lavin}
The following players shall be eligible to participate in each Youth Tournament provided they comply with the formal entry requirements of Article 1007:
Governors please note that items 29, 30 and 31 are proposed Constitutional Amendments whose passage is subject to the provisions of the Handbook and will take effect at the close of this meeting if passed
29. Motion 2011 – D – On-line Meeting Procedures Amendment to s. 5 – Constitutional Amendments
30. Motion 2011- E - No Proxy for Governors’ On-line Meetings
31. Motion 2011 – F – Opening Governors’ On-line Meeting to the Public
VOTING SECTION
32. Motion 2011-B – Participation in World Events
33. Motion 2011-C – Participation in Junior Events
The following are constitutional amendments – please note that 2011-D comes into effect at the end of the meeting if passed:
34. Motion 2011 – D – On-line Meeting Procedures Amendment to s. 5 – Constitutional Amendments – For Voting
35. Motion 2011- E - No Proxy for Governors’ On-line Meetings – For Voting
36. Motion 2011 – F – Opening Governors’ On-line Meeting to the Public – For Voting
NEW BUSINESS AND CLOSING COMMENTS
37A. New Business – For discussion: Under-rated players. Is there a need to adjust the rating system to allow rapidly rising new players, particularly juniors, to reach their true performance level more quickly?
37B. New Business – any other new item approved for general discussion by the President
38. Items for the Spring ( April ) Quarterly Meeting
39. Concluding Address by the President
Bob - GTCL/Ont. Governor, Public Relations Coordinator