MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 5, 2002, MEETING OF THE ACFI BOARD

The meeting was called to order by President Will Wharton at 7 PM on January 5 at the Inn Suites in Tucson. All Board members were present except Gary Moore, who had indicated previously that he would not be able to attend.

Spectators included Julie Bader, Scott Bader, Greg Cromer, Cindy Hawkinson, Kenneth Larsen, Rachel Lieberman, Eric Marmont, Sabrina Marmont, Mark Moore, Laurie Reading, Ricahrd Scott, Gary Stephenson, Shannon Stephenson, Stan Strom, Robert Tanner, John Wright, Jay Thompson, and Jonathan Yount.

A question arose regarding the status of a regional qualifier that was originally listed on the pre-high announcement and was later removed. Due to the high level of interest in this issue President Wharton made it the first item on the agenda.

MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 30, 2001, MEETING OF THE ACFI BOARD.

The meeting was called to order by President Will Wharton at 7:03 PM at the home of Region I Representative Steven Kamp. Special thanks to Steven and Trina Kamp for their hospitality in hosting the meeting.

Present were Will Wharton, Michael Reading, Myron Lieberman, Steven Kamp, and Gavin Wharton (Region I); and Gary Moore, Spencer Lower, and Marty Schneider (Region III). Absent were the four Board Members from Region II (Jennifer Shacter, Robby Adamson, Lee LaFrese, and Shirley Cox). As 2/3 of the Board was present a quorum was confirmed. Please note: If a meeting is held with less than 30 days notice 2/3 is required for a quorum. Only a simple majority is required if 30 days notice or more is given. With a 12 member Board the difference is a single member (7 required for a simple majority, 8 for a 2/3 count). Rachel Lieberman attended and helped record the meeting.

Minutes of the 08/26/01 Annual Meeting
By Rachel Lieberman, ACFI Secretary

The annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Arizona Chess Federation, Inc., was held on Sunday, August 26, 2001, at 12:00 noon in Tucson, Arizona. Special thanks go to President Robby Adamson for hosting the meeting at his law office.

President Adamson called the meeting to order at 12:07 PM. Secretary Rachel Lieberman called the roll. The following Governors attended the meeting: Robby Adamson, Shirley Cox, David Fletcher, Myron Lieberman, Rachel Lieberman, Spencer Lower, Marty Schneider, Jennifer Shacter, and Jim Wilson. It was determined that, although a quorum was not present, the entire Executive Board was present. Therefore, the Executive Board could meet afterwards to act on the recommendations of the BOG. Immediate Past President Myron Lieberman proposed the following:

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 08/00 ACFI BOARD OF GOVERNORS ANNUAL MEETING

By Rachel Lieberman, ACFI Secretary

The Board of Governors for the AZ Chess Federation, Inc held its annual meeting on Sunday, August 27, 2000, at Mesquite Junior High School in Gilbert. We are grateful to the guests who attended the meeting and the Gilbert Parents Chess Association for their interest and hospitality.

The guests who attended the meeting included, but were not limited to the following:
Denis Barry, Doris Barry, John Fitch, Pat Fitch, Cindy Hawkins, Vladimir Schvidky, Gary Stephenson, James Todd, Gavin Wharton, and Will Wharton.

MINUTES OF THE 06/20/00 NET MEETING OF THE ACFI SCHOLASTIC STATE CHAMPIONSHIP COMMITTEE

The net meeting of the ACFI Scholastic State Championship Committee (SSCC) was called to order by Chairman Jim Wilson at 7:15 PM on Tuesday, June 20, 2000. Participating were Robby Adamson, Jim Wilson, Ken Larsen, Jennifer Shacter, Myron Lieberman, Rachel Lieberman, Marty Schneider, and Spencer Lower.

The first topic to be discussed was the issue of regional qualifiers for state scholastic championship events. Robby Adamson proposed a motion to disallow any state scholastic championship event to be held within two months of any other. Discussion indicated that 2 months was too long and that some events may not really be conflicts. Before the motion came to a vote, Marty Schneider proposed a motion that defined who sets the standards for regional qualifiers for state championship events. Discussion continued. Robby Adamson's motion, after friendly amendments accepted during discussion, was worded as follows and passed.