CHESS ASSOCIATION OF QUEENSLAND INC

MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING
held at Riverhills on Sunday 12 February 2006

Meeting opened 2.20pm

Present: Howard Duggan (President), Alex Toolsie (Vice President), Ian Murray (Secretary/Treasurer), Patrick Byrom (Ratings Officer), Gail Young (Membership Secretary), Garvin Gray (Tournament Officer)
Apology: Kieron Olm-Milligan (ACF Junior Committee Representative)
Observer: Bill Powell (Suncoast Chess Club)

ITEM 1 – ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

1.1	Moved H.Duggan, seconded I.Murray, that the minutes of the previous meeting be accepted. Carried

ITEM 2 – BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE PREVIOUS MINUTES

Nil

ITEM 3 – REPORTS

3.1	Treasurer

Moved I. Murray, seconded H.Duggan, that the balance sheets and profit/loss statements be accepted, that payments included in the chequebook register be approved and that remaining incidental expenses relating to the Australian Championships be approved. Carried

3.2	Membership Secretary

Moved G.Young, seconded P.Byrom, that the membership reports be accepted. Carried.

ITEM 4 – GENERAL BUSINESS

4.1	Newletter

H.Duggan advised Council that the March newsletter would be ready for distribution as soon as the March rating list was received. Obituary details were sought for Eugene Ross and David Lavercombe (to be supplied by I.Murray) and a report on the Australian Championships (to be sought from G.Gardiner).

4.2	2006 Queensland Open Championship

Following discussion the following format was decided:
Three-day seven-round open tournament
Time controls G60 + 30s Fischer
$1500 prize pool (1st $450 2nd $350 3rd $250 4th $150 5th $100 two rating groups each $100)

4.3	Input by W.Powell

W.Powell spoke on the decline in the number of Queensland events in the Australian Grand Prix, suggesting some steps to rekindle regional interest, such as –
Appointment of a Regional Liaison Officer and a Publicity Officer
Generating competition between tournament organisers
CAQ support for regional tournaments, e.g. hiring a bus for travel to the NQ Championship
A CAQ presence at tournaments

He indicated he would be willing to serve as Regional Liaison Officer and Publicity Officer; moved I.Murray, seconded G.Young, that he be so appointed. Carried 5-1

ITEM 5 – DATE AND VENUE OF NEXT MEETING

Next meeting to be held at 1.00pm on Sunday 23 April at the Queensland Contract Bridge Club, Woolloongabba.

There being no further business, the chairman declared the meeting closed at 5.58pm