CHESS ASSOCIATION OF QUEENSLAND INC

MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING
held at Woolloongabba on Saturday 3 December 2005

Meeting opened 5.36pm

Present: Howard Duggan (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: Mark Stokes (Redcliffe Chess Club)

ITEM 1 – ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

1.1	Moved I.Murray, seconded H. Duggan, 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 G.Young, that the balance sheets and profit/loss statements be accepted and payments included in the chequebook registers be approved. Carried

ITEM 4 – GENERAL BUSINESS

4.1	2006 Australian Grand Prix

Moved I.Murray, seconded P.Byrom, that CAQ pays the 2006 Grand Prix entry fees (other than late fees) for Grand Prix tournaments organised by CAQ-affiliated clubs. Carried

4.2	2006 Membership Application

G.Young requested that the 2006 membership application include a provision for identifying disabled players, to allow them to be targeted when promoting disabled events. I.Murray advised that he would amend the application accordingly, with the proviso that for technical reasons it would not be possible in the PayPal membership application he was about to launch.

4.3	Unapproved Withdrawer

Council censured the unapproved withdrawal of Alain Pardoen from the 2005 Queensland Lightning Championship.

4.4	2005 Queensland Interschool Circuit report

Ian Murray tabled a report on the interschool zonal tournaments and state finals conducted under licence by Gardiner Chess during the year

There being no further business, the chairman declared the meeting closed at 6.10pm