Meeting #26 of the Board of Directors - 2006-01-06

The meeting was called to order at 12:00 p.m. Present were:

The minutes of the last meeting, #25, were read. John Goold moved that they be approved, Frederika Houtkooper seconded the motion, and they were approved unanimously.

The treasurer reported that the ARNB bank accounts held $2.882,02 and ¢196.043 at the end of November, 2006.

Frederika Houtkooper resigned her position as ARNB treasurer for personal reasons. She turned over the bank account statements, the daily record book, the ARNB cédula, and the cheque books. The Board thanked the treasurer for her services.

Eduardo Piza moved that the membership dues be ¢3,500 for new members and ¢7,000 colones for renewing members. These dues are to be without change for two years. If members pay their dues before March 1^st, 2006, they will pay the same as last year: ¢3,000 and ¢6,000 respectively. John Goold seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously.

Frederika Houtkooper moved to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting on January 23^rd, 2006 at 12:30 p.m; if there are not the minimum required number of members, a second call will be made at 1:00 p.m. This General Meeting will be to elect two vocals and a treasurer. Eduardo Piza seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously.

John Mac Gregor moved that the dates of the national championships will be:

• National Open Pairs, February 4^th, 2006
• The new Individual Championship, March 1^st, 2006
• National Open Teams, April 1^st and 2^nd, 2006

Richard Frost has donated a trophy for the Individual Championship. Eduardo Piza seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously.

The meeting ended at 1:05 p.m.