San Diego Table Tennis Association Special Board Meeting

December 28, 2010

Call to order by Mark.

SDTTA Board Members Present: Bill Cooper, James, Borko, Mark, Shelley, and Scott. Bill Chang was unable to attend. SDTTA 2011 newly elected Board Members present: Ron Spencer and Jock Oubichon. Action Items: New member sign up procedures and incentives for 2011. It was decided by the SDTTA board that the most efficient signup method was to use the SDTTA website and these members will bring their receipt. A board member will issue the 2011 sticker to existing members and a membership card with a 2011 sticker to new members. Enforcement for existing members will be effective February 1, 2011 ($5 daily fee for non members). James recommended that a list of current members be posted on our SDTTA notice board starting 2/1/11 and updated weekly. A motion was made by Bill Cooper and passed by the board to have as an incentive a $10 discount to all single members ($90) and family members ($110) who sign up before 2/1/11. Ron made a motion that he would speak to Daryl about the possibility of printing up a membership card on line off the SDTTA website. The motion was made by Borko and passed by Bill Cooper. Respectfully Submitted, Shelley Hardy, SDTTA Secretary

As we close out another year of great table tennis, competitive tournaments, great coaching programs and our dedication to continue to nuture, promote and grow the sport, we are compelled to share with you an important matter regrarding the daily use of our space within the Balboa Park Athletic Club. As you know we faced a serious financial problem with the city last year. We were successful for the most part in defusing the issue, but unfortunately the economic climate in San Diego– relative to community programs– will again be challenging in the months ahead. The city is again facing economic issues that could seriously impact the welfare and stability of our club, specifically regarding potential cut backs on hours of operation. It will take all of us working together to respond–when and where necessary, to defend our club hours of operation, standards of procedure, and positioning within the BPAC environment and with the City Council. We thank you for your continued support, and with your help we will maintain our standards of operation, including adequate hours of operation and plenty of playing time. NEW: Here is a memorandum from the San Diego Parks & Rec: Read the memo here. SDTTA Board of Directors

San Diego Table Tennis Association

Board Meeting, 2010

November 16, 2010

Balboa Park Activity Center Board Room

This meeting is open to all members of the SDTTA. Call to order by Mark at 7:07 pm. SDTTA Board Members Present: James Kahn, Borko Dragojlovic, Mark Adelman, Shelley Hardy, and Scott Roberts SDTTA Member Present: Jerry Harris The approval of October 19, 2010 minutes was made by James and seconded by Scott. Communications not on the agenda have a limit of 3 minutes. Treasurer’s Report: Bill Chang was not able to attend meeting because of a family emergency. Action Items: Discussion about upcoming possible changes to BPAC hours. Jerry Harris came to the meeting to give us current information on changes to BPAC hours. The bottom line is that the City of San Diego is requesting a 30% cut in all budgets which includes Balboa Park Activity Center. One rumor circulating is that this center may close Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays. There will most likely be City Council hearings concerning the activity centers. No one knows for sure what is going to happen only changes will come. Jerry explained to us that a decision made by the BPAC Board has to be acted on at that meeting. Jerry needed to know if the club was willing to pay more money for the clubs hours and if he had our approval. The SDTTA Board voted to give Jerry permission to make decisions for our club. Club shirt report. Bill Cooper stated that we have 40 shirts to sell. Scott wanted to talk with his design company about the cost of putting the SDTTA logo on most of the shirts because they have done the logo before. The decision on when the shirts with logos will be sold has not been finalized. The shirts are available for members to place an order and this information is on our website. Future San Diego Power Pong Tournaments. The SDTTA board believes that it is best for our club to make Attila Malek who is in charge of the San Diego Power Pong Tournaments a member. We as a club can have two tournaments a year and possibly a third one. We will know more next year. It is important to reserve the next tournament date as soon as possible. We will contact Attila and see what date looks good to have the tournament. California State Open needs a replacement to run the event. Ron Spencer needs someone to replace him running the Cal State Open. Mark will email Ron to get the format for this event and the date. Discussion for next year’s Board Member elections coming up. The election committee includes Suresh Kanekar, John Tentor, and Steve Carr. The motion was made and passed by the SDTTA Board to have these people supervise the elections. Equipment report Bill Cooper. The Club’s equipment is in good shape. We have two new tables that still need to be put together. Two tables are on loan. Discussion Club Picnic. Tabled until next year. Executive Director’s report. James Kahn recommended that volunteer s needed for events be posted on a signup sheet. He recommended that a SDTTA Board Member should be one who frequently comes and is available to help wherever possible. Because of Christmas being so close to our Board Meeting date, we as a Board voted to have our next meeting on December 14th. Respectfully Submitted, Shelley Hardy, SDTTA Secretary

Congratulations to DJ Alto for winning the San Diego Power Pong Open defeating Ben Johnson 4-1 in the finals! For a full list of results, click here.

You’re invited to our 4**** San Diego/Power Pong Open Butterfly sponsored table tennis tournament at the beautiful table tennis club in San Diego. Date: November 6-7, 2010 We’re looking forward to an exciting high level of competition. The entry deadline is 10/27/2010. Don’t be left out, click here to register now.

San Diego Table Tennis Association Board Meeting, 2010 October 19, 2010

7:05 PM Balboa Park Activity Center Board Room

This meeting is open to all members of the SDTTA.

Call to order by Mark at 7:07 pm. SDTTA Board Members Present: Bill Chang, James Kahn, Borko Dragojlovic, Mark Adelman, Shelley Hardy, and Scott Robert The approval of August 17, 2010 minutes was made by James and seconded by Scott. Communications not on the agenda have a limit of 3 minutes. Treasurer’s Report: Bill Chang passed out the Treasurer’s Report that has reconciled us through September 30, 2010. Action Items: 1. Club Shirt Report and Discussion and selection of Logo presented by Scott Roberts. Scott brought in an original past club t-shirt with a logo that included the skyline of San Diego with a table tennis net and paddle. All of the board members liked the design. Scott proposed that the club could buy this quality t-shirt with different colors and the graphics company would give us a good price of $9.80/shirt for 24-47 shirts, 48-71 for $7.30. The sizes went from small to 3XL. Fifty shirts would cost us around $365. A youth shirt needs a new screen sitting at a fee of $35. Many felt that the small would fit most of our smallest players. Some the board members felt that it was a good idea but we needed to wait until the San Diego Power Pong Event was over and that we had sold our present order of club shirts. 2. The Butterfly shirts have been ordered by Bill Cooper. Bill is recovering from gall bladder surgery and was not able to attend meeting. Mark will call Bill to see when they will arrive. The board as a whole wants to meet as a whole group to decide the name and logo. The decision to buy the logo t-shirts will be made at this meeting. 3. Report on San Diego Power Pong tournament. Mark will e-mail Attila. 4. Discuss rising city fees for BPAC rental space was tabled until more information comes from the Recreation Council. 5. Procedure for next year’s Board Member positions election. The deadline for submitting candidates is November 30. Daryl will post the election positions. The election date is December 14th. The election committee: Suresh, John Tentor, Steve Carr, Mischa (Brana’s father). Borko will talk with these people serving on the Committee. 6. Sign & stand for posting fees at the club was tabled for now. 7. Posting the sign “Please Do Not Sit/or Put Weight on Table Tennis Tables at the club was approved and Shelley stated that she would take care of this. 8. Executive Director’s report. We have Jerry Harris who is on the BPAC committee to represent us. 9. Webmaster’s report. No special topic brought up at this meeting. 10. Equipment Report. The club has 22 tables present for the SD Power Pong tournament. We need two more. There are two new tables that need to be put together. There are two tables loaned out to a Senior Center that we can bring back for this tournament. Arrangements for transporting the tables. Because of Christmas being so close to our Board Meeting date, we as a Board voted to have our next meeting on December 14th. The next meeting of the SDTTA Board will be November 16, 2010. James made a motion to adjourn and it was seconded by Borko. Respectfully Submitted, Shelley Hardy, SDTTA Secretary

Mark Adelman Gold Medal in Mixed Doubles 60-64 Silver Medal in Men’s Doubles 65-69 Bronze Medal in Men’s Singles 65-69 Ray Fahlstrom Men’s Singles 70-74 Bronze Medal. Bill Ukapatayasakul Gold in Draw Doubles Silver in 65-69 Men’s Singles Silver in Open over 2000 Rated Event Silver in Men’s Singles 65-69 Jerry Wu Silver in Men’s Singles 55-59 Interesting matches: The #1 Seed Carlton Sealey from Bridge Town Barbados, rated 2276, was defeated in 5 games by #5 seed Zedplin Law, rated 2081, from Mississauga Canada. Another unexpected competitive match was San Diego’s own Mark Adelman against the #3 seed Wilmont Goddard Rating 2134 from St. Michaels Barbados. In the over 2000 rated event, Mark went ahead 2 games to 1 only to have Goddard tie it up 2 all. Then, Mark had 4 match points but couldn’t convert and the match went to Goddard Deuce in the 5th after Mark had him 10-8 in the 5th. Photos (From left to right): Danny Nazi who Mark played for the Bronze Medal in Men’s Singles 65-69, a picture of Mark Adelman and his Mixed Doubles Partner Perrello Smith and the couple they Defeated Jerry & Geraldine Lesser, Mark Adelman with the 3 medals listed above. Best regards to all, Mark Adelman