AGM Minutes 2019
ACTCA Annual General Meeting
18 April 2019
Canberra Southern Cross Club, Woden, ACT
1. Opening
Meeting opened 7:35pm
2. Attendance
Cam Cunningham (President), Paul Dunn (Treasurer), Shaun Press (Vice President), Tim Pearce, Lee Forace, Milan Ninchich, Miles Patterson, Brian Mengelkamp, Shun Ikeda, John Winkelman
Apologies
Erik Jochimsen, Alana Chibnall (ACTJCL), Michael Kethro, Junta Ikeda, Fred Litchfield, Willis Lo
3. Previous Minutes
Accepted (Moved P.Dunn, Seconded S.Press)
4. Matters Arising
Hennesey House outreach program still hasn’t proceeded at this time
5. Presidents Report
The President gave a verbal report. 2018 saw the holding of a number of successful events including the 2018 O2C Doeberl Cup, the 2018 ANU Open and the 2018 Vikings Weekender.
6. Treasurers Report
The Treasurer presented his report (attached). The report was accepted (Moved S. Press, Seconded S. Ikeda)
7. Junior Chess League Report
Shaun Press gave a verbal report on behalf of the Junior Chess League. The ACTJCL is bidding to host the Australian Schools Teams Championship on Nov 30th/ Dec 1st 2019.
8. Election of Office Bearers
S.Press took the chair
All positions were filled by the sole nomination
President – Cam Cunningham (Nominated J. Winkelman, Seconded S.Ikeda)
C. Cunningham resumed the chair
Vice President – Miles Patterson (Nom. S.Press, Sec. C.Cunningham)
Secretary – Shaun Press (Nom. L.Forace, Sec S.Ikeda)
Treasurer – Paul Dunn (Nom. S.Press, Sec. S.Ikeda)
Junior Delegate – Alana Chibnall (Nom. S.Press, Sec. S.Ikeda)
Public Officer – Paul Dunn (Nom. S.Press, Sec. S.Ikeda)
9. Other Business
Australian Schools Teams Championship – ACTJCL bid to be supported by ACTCA
New Quorum Numbers for AGM – Council to propose a change to the ACTCA Constitution
Website – www.actchess.org.au now active. Currently redirects to existing google site.
Square payment system – Available for use. Successful trial at the ACT Championships
Membership list – Updated list to be shown on ACTCA website
ANU Open – Venue has been booked
Vikings Weekender – Liaise with Tuggeranong Chess Club to set a date in November 2019
10. Meeting Closed
8:15 pm