Meeting #36 of the Board of Directors - 2007-03-29

The Meeting was called to order by the President, John Goold, at 10:05 a.m., Thursday, March 29^nd, 2007. Present were:

Minutes of the Last Meeting — 2007-02-22

The minutes of the last Meeting were read by the Treasurer in the absence of the Secretary. Pat Miranda moved that the Minutes be accepted as read. The motion was seconded by Marvin Sossin and passed unanimously.

Treasurer’s Report

The Treasurer presented his report and advised that the ARNB currently has ¢ 2,312,000. The income from new memberships and the Individual Tournament were outlined along with the expenses for the Individual and Team Tournaments. The report was accepted as-is.

Correspondence

Letter from Anne Gudge of the WBF

The letter contained information on the Simultaneous Pairs event in June 2007. After a discussion over the viability of holding the Tournament, it was agreed that the President would contact the WBF with the intention of downloading the hands and hand records and having them photocopied to save costs.

Letter from Curacao Bridge Federation — CACBF Tournament

The Board was advised that a letter had been received regarding the participation of the ARNB at the event.

Updates

Pat Miranda and Ian McLennan reported on the interest in attending the Curaçao CACBF Tournament. The estimated costs were discussed and it was agreed that interest in the event would have to be generated as it is relatively expensive to attend.

New Business

Improving Participation in Bridge

Marvin Sossin suggested that the ARNB should offer to pay for a second game for those persons, who for financial reasons could not play a second time in the week although they would like to. It was agreed that the offer be for an open timeframe to assess its viability. John Goold agreed to draft the notice of this offer for the members. All agreed utmost discretion would be required for this proposal to operate effectively.

Bridge Luncheon

It was agreed that a Luncheon/Bridge game would be held on April 26^th at Finca Bonanza with a cost of ¢ 3,000 for all ARNB members and ¢ 6,000 for non-members. The tournament committee agreed to send out notices and to contact all members and interested persons.

Alert Committee

John Goold presented his views on the committee as it now stands and its raison d’étre. He indicated he would contact the other committee members to make suggestions on its functioning and future existence.

Adjournment

The motion of Marvin Sossin to adjourn the meeting was seconded by Ian McLennan and approved unanimously. The meeting ended at 11:55 a.m. The next meeting is to be held 26^th April, 2007 at 10:00 a.m.