Location: Palo Alto, CA More Info: Click here Date: August 8th – 15th, 2009 Sports Chair: Dennis Davis Dennis Davis was the organizer of the 25th Anniversary Ping-Pong Diplomacy at Stanford University.  He has organized and managed many local table tennis tournaments. Davis managed the table tennis competition for the 2006, 2007 & 2008 Bay Area Senior Games.

San Diego Table Tennis Association Board Meeting July 21, 2009 7:00 pm BPAC Board Room This meeting is open to all members of the SDTTA

SDTTA Board Members Present:  Jerry Harris, Angie Bengtsson, Bill Cooper, Scott Roberts, Mark Adelman, James Kahn SDTTA Members Present:  Daryl Sterling, Neil Smyth, Son Young Kahng Call to Order:  Jerry Harris 7:05 pm Agenda:  Provided by Jerry Harris Approval of Minutes:  No corrections noted.  Motion to approve June 16, 2009 minutes made by Bill Cooper, second by Mark Adelman.  Motion carried. Treasurer’s Report:

1. Collection Status/procedure and Income Statement Report (Mark) – Collection of dues in June was about $1700, and July to date was about $1200, of which $400 was collected from Thursday Round Robins in the past 2 weeks.  YTD summary of income:  membership =  $13,869;  league $647;  total income =  $14,516.  Total expenses YTD =  $14,597, so we have an overall deficit of $81 for YTD.
2. Stock Report / Policy  and Net Worth – Per last Board meeting, Neil Smyth closed the brokerage account and transferred the money to Union Bank.  SDTTA’s assets are now cash ($27,690) and tables ($17,916), for total assets of $45,607.
3. BPAC Hours – Received a bill of $5000 for buying more hours.  Anticipate a total bill (for year) of around $20,000 for extra hours, of which SDTTA’s share will be $5000.

Membership Report:

1. Membership Collections / Procedure – Clarification of one-time fees for non-members:  $5/day for adult, $1/day for children under 18, and  $1/day for players from Mexico (mostly Mexicali and Ensenada) based on long-time understanding and history.  Also make sure all information on the yellow membership sheets are legible.
2. Data base (Mark) – A shortlist of names and payments made will be distributed to Board members to help facilitate membership dues collections.  Need to give Neil the longlist of membership names + addresses to send out gala invitations.

Gala:

1. Neil S. brought sample invitations/RSVP cards and large poster to be put up regarding the 50^th anniversary Gala event for SDTTA.  Discussed need to promote the gala, especially its importance, value and historical significance.  It will be featured on the SDTTA website.  Total anticipated cost of the gala is $14,600 for 400 people.  Mark Adelman made a motion to charge $20/adult, $10/child under 18, and $30 at the door.  Second by James Kahn.  Motion carried.
2. Mike Gift, who will be serving as a DJ at the Gala, made a request for $100 in advance.  His total charge is $150.  Motion made by Scott Roberts to approve the $100 advance.  Second by Angie Bengtsson.  Motion carried.

Board Nominations: Discussed possible candidates to fill the vacant Board position.  Board members will approach possible candidates to determine who might be interested. Calendar:

1. August Board Meeting – the usual room is not available, so either the date or the place will be changed.  TBD.
2. Stellan and Angie Bengtsson will return on September 10th.
3. September 19, 2009 (Sat)= 50^th Anniversary Gala.
4. October = NATT Tournament.  NATT received a bill from Michelle (BPAC) for $5000 to use BPAC in October.  NATT thinks the bill too high and may cancel the event at BPAC.  Alternatives will include moving it to LA or finding another venue in San Diego.  Their April bill was around $4000 (after much negotiation by Jerry H.) and last year’s Oct. bill was around $3500 for use of BPAC.
5. November = Club Tournament.

Linda Vista Training Facility:  Ira, the supervisor at Linda Vista will be on vacation for 1 month.  We will start in September after Stellan and Angie returns.  The hours will be Tues AM and PM (Jr training), Thur AM, Sat AM (Jr training) and PM.  We will need adequate supervision over the equipment by SDTTA members at all times. NATT Letter: Jerry Harris reported that NATT may send tables for us to try.  Bill Cooper reported that Butterfly is also putting together an offer for us. Equipment Report:  Bill Cooper has put together 6 “double barriers” to replace the cardboard barriers, which are expensive (~$400) and easily worn out.  Trial use was positive, especially for multi-ball purposes and as a barrier between TT and volleyball/badminton areas.  He also reported that pieces from the nets are being stolen (parts that screw on).  Our website should remind players to be careful with the equipment. Webmaster’s Report: New website should feature SDTTA highlights on its homepage, such as DJ’s NATT championship and the Gala information.  The side area should include such information as upcoming tournaments, Board members/minutes/agenda, ability for members to update their email, a suggestion box which would be forwarded to all the Board members, TT Etiquette (including care and maintenance of equipment), and links to feature videos. Miscellaneous: SDTTA board member business cards need to be made for Mark Adelman and James Kahn.  It needs to be revised for Angie Bengtsson. Motion to adjourn made by Scott Roberts, second by Mark Adelman.  Meeting adjourned at 9:15p.m. Next Meeting:  TBD, either August 17, 2009 (Mon) or August 18, 2009 (Tues).

Here are the results for the California State Games!

Women’s Open Singles	Men’s Open Singles	Medal
Brana Vlasic	Davy Umel Jr.
Jasmine Nguyen	Earl Alto
Alicia Sanchez	Koji Kido
Under 15	Open Doubles
Justine Nguyen	Davy Umel Jr. & Brana Vlasic
Under 17 Boys	Over 30 Men’s Singles
David Flores	Koji Kido
Justin Nguyen	Sai Kwok
Alex Kahng	Javid Khazaeli
Over 45 Men’s Singles	Over 60 Men’s Singles
Javid Khazaeli	Bill Ukapatayasakul
Tat Wai	Ragner Fahlstrom
Bill Ukapatayasakul	Mark Adelman
	Over 70 Men’s Singles
	Ragner Fahlstrom
	Suresh Kanekar
	Neil Smythe

Here’s how some of our members did during this year’s US Open! If you’re not on the list or know of some additional results, please tell me so I can include you!

Member	Place	Event
Bill Ukapatayasakul	Gold	65-69 Men Singles
	Silver	Over 60 Men Doubles
	Semifinalist	Over 60 Men Singles
	Semifinalist	Over 65 Men Singles
	IVC Semifinalist	Random Draw Doubles
	Gold	International Veteran Open
Kazemi Benam	Silver	Under1800 Over 40
Borko Dragojlovic	Silver	50-64 Doubles IVC
	Quarterfinalist	50-59 IVC Single
Daryl Sterling Jr.	Quarterfinalist	Under 1600
Hosea Ira Framo (JR)	Semifinalist	Under 1350
Josiah Framo	Quarterfinalist	Boys U13 Singles

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San Diego Table Tennis Association Board Meeting June 16, 2009 7:00 pm BPAC Board Room This meeting is open to all members of the SDTTA

SDTTA Board Members Present:  Jerry Harris, Angie Bengtsson, Bill Cooper, Scott Roberts, Mark Adelman, James Kahn Call to Order:  Jerry Harris 7:05 pm Agenda:  Provided by Jerry Harris Approval of Minutes:  No corrections noted.  Motion to approve made by Mark Adelman, second by Bill Cooper.  Motion carried. Treasurer’s Report:

1. Bank Signer Card  –  Jerry Harris reported that the bank signer card has not yet been changed.  He will arrange to meet with Mark Adelman at Union Bank in order to add Mark as a signer, in addition to Jerry Harris and Bill Cooper, and remove Neil Smyth from the signer’s card, as previously approved.
2. Stock Report / Policy – Discussed moving money out of the separate brokerage account and placing it into a money market account at Union Bank.  Motion made by Mark Adelman to close the stock account and put it into a money market account.  Second by Bill Cooper.  Motion carried.
3. Income Statement Report (Mark) – About $1800-2000 were collected in dues for the past month due to concerted efforts by board members to track and manage collection of membership dues.   The overall total shows a loss due to the purchase of new tables this past quarter.

Mission Statement: Jerry reported that the mission statement online and in the By-laws may need to be updated.  It was agreed that everyone will think about what to add and/or delete to the existing mission statement for further discussion at the next meeting. Membership Report:

1. Membership Collections / Procedure – “Bring a friend for one time free” has been found to be unworkable because too many people are involved in the collection process.  It will be $5/person/day for non-members.
2. Data base (Mark) – A shortlist of names and payments made will be distributed to Board members to help facilitate membership dues collections.

Board Members – unexcused absences:  Jock has sent email stating that Priscilla Umel would like to resign from the Board.  Bill Cooper made a motion to accept the resignation and thank Priscilla for her years of service.  Second by James Kahn.  Motion carried. Calendar:

1. Jock has also sent email stating his resignation from the BPAC Rec Council and from coaching with the Pee Wee group.  Jerry Harris will send a thank you email to Jock and wishing him well.  The beginning Pee Wee group meets on Saturdays from 11:30 to 12:30.  We will need a new head coach for the Pee Wees.  Mark Adelman will help out until a new head coach can be found.
2. Stellan and Angie Bengtsson will be out of town until sometime in September.
3. July 19, 2009 (Sun)= California State Games (divided by age, not ratings).
4. October = NATT Tournament.
5. November = Club Tournament.

Linda Vista Training Facility:  Angie reported that she attended the Linda Vista Rec Council meeting.  The Rec Council approved the following schedule.  The facilities will be open on Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings for junior training.  It will have open play on Saturday afternoons.  SDTTA needs to provide coaching for one hour.  We will start in September after Stellan and Angie returns.  We may be able to pick up more hours later.  We will need adequate supervision over the equipment by SDTTA members at all times. NATT Letter: Jerry Harris reported that NATT/JOOLA made an offer to sell us 25 tables at $600/table, for a total cost of around $18,000.  These tables usually sell for $1600/table.  However, the nets stay attached to the table and cannot be adjusted.  Since we are getting better deals now with the Butterfly tables, Jerry will respond by requesting a few free tables to try out first. Insurance D & O: The present insurance expires on July 1, 2009.  A renewal policy will cost $800 – 900.  USATT provides the medical insurance which costs about $2000.  Motion to renew D & O Insurance made by Bill Cooper.  Second by James Kahn.  Motion carried. Equipment Report:  Bill Cooper reported “so far so good” on the status of tables and nets.  He stated that Andro no longer makes the tall barriers, so all members should be more careful with the barriers we currently have.  He is also working on putting together an even higher barrier for the coaching area. Coaching: The juniors are looking good; many should reach their peak at the US Open in the first week of July. Webmaster’s Report: New website is missing some information, such as Bylaws and Board Minutes.  Also, it is not as aesthetically nice as the two previous websites. Spring League Results: In Division 1, the “Mousaka” team (Mica Vlasic, Mark Adelman, Brian Bradley) won first place.  In Division 2, the “Tootsie Rolls”(Angel Lou, Hong Seoung, Emeline Valdoria) won first place.  James Kahn will look into trophies, with a budget of about $20/ person, and a total budget of about $120. Next Meeting:  July 21, 2009 at 7pm. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m..

San Diego Table Tennis Association Board Meeting May 19, 2009 7:00 pm BPAC Board Room This meeting is open to all members of the SDTTA

SDTTA Board Members Present:  Jerry Harris, Angie Bengtsson, Bill Cooper, Scott Roberts, Mark Adelman, James Kahn Call to Order:  Jerry Harris 7:00 pm Agenda:  Provided by Jerry Harris Approval of Minutes:  One correction to April 21, 2009 minutes.  Change “4” tables to “5” tables to be moved to Linda Vista Recreation for training.  Approval made by Mark Adelman, second by James Kahn.  Motion carried. Treasurer’s Report:

1. Bank Signer Card  –  Motion to add Mark Adelman, in addition to Jerry Harris and Bill Cooper, and remove Neil Smyth from the signer’s card at Union Bank.  Discussed requirement to have 2 signers for check amounts over $500.  Motion made by Bill Cooper and second by James Kahn.  Motion carried.
2. Stock Report / Policy – Currently, all money in a separate brokerage account is in US Treasury Bonds, with inflation protected.  The interest is generally better than money-market funds and accumulated money goes directly into the bank account.  The brokerage account is currently in Neil’s name only.  Motion made by Jerry Harris to add Mark Adelman and James Kahn’s names to the account and have Neil stay on as advisor for investments.  Second made by Angie Bengtsson.  Motion carried.
3. Income Statement Report (Mark) – About $2000 balance in checking account and about $500 brought in last month.  Income year to date is about $11,454 including income from memberships of $9982.57.
4. Net Worth as of 5/15/09 (Mark) – cash in checking account = $2125.22; investments = $23,529.41; tables = $17,916.67; total assets = $41,446.08; liability = $0; overall total = $43,571.30.

Gala Event:

1. Neil S. and Marissa F. reported on the planning of the SDTTA 50^th Anniversary Gala Event.  It will take place on 9/19/2009 at 6pm in the Spanish Village Center at Balboa Park.  RSVP must be made by 8/19/09.  Guests cannot exceed 400 in number.  There will be a dinner buffet, cash bar, dance, casual dress, and inspirational speakers by TT greats.  About $3000 has been spent, and the estimated budget is about $10,000 to $12,000.  Neil will fax a more detailed estimate soon.
2. Since budget is tight, several ideas were suggested to help with the funding.  First, Mark Adelman can sit with Phil Van De Wiele on Thursday Round Robin nights to help collect dues.  Second, some fee may be charged, such as $20/person, to attend the Gala.  Third, Marissa F. volunteered to offer portraits to SDTTA members (sitting fee plus 8 x 10 picture) for a set fee, and would donate those funds to SDTTA.
3. Final decisions need to be made by early July, so that invitations may be sent out by July 15, 2009.

Membership Report:

1. Membership Collections – Concerted effort will be made in the next two months to track and manage collection of membership dues.  First, an updated master list of members and their paid dues will be compiled on the SDTTA laptop by Mark Adelman, with the help of his daughter, Daryl Sterling, and Phil Van De Wiele.  Second, all supplies for membership information and kit will be maintained by James Kahn and will be available with the laptop inside the metal locked cabinet.   Angie B. will make sure all Board Members have keys to both the wooden and metal cabinets.  Third, the following people will be in charge of manning tables, updating the SDTTA membership information on the laptop, and collecting unpaid dues during key hours for the days listed:  Monday – James Kahn; Tuesday and Friday – Mark Adelman; Thursday – Phil Van De Wiele; Saturday – Scott Roberts; Sunday – any available Board Member.  All money collected will be directly handed over to the treasurer, Mark Adelman, for deposit each week.  Angie B. will get 4 extra money pouches to make collecting and storing money easier.
2. Data base – There are several lists that need to be combined into one master list.  List from Neil with handwritten notes stating the amounts people owe as of 1/31/09.  List from Jock (with or without email addresses with all paid members highlighted) which was emailed to Board members about a month or so ago.  Handwritten list from Brana in a notebook of all her collections for the past couple of months.  List from Daryl of all people who have signed up online through our new website and Paypal.
3. Collections Procedure – All required information will be directly placed onto the SDTTA laptop; Release and Waiver forms must be signed for each person who plays at SDTTA;  money will be collected (cash, check or credit card through paypal – don’t forget the security code); receipts will be given (one to member, one to treasurer, one to remain in the receipt booklet); yellow cards will be filled out, laminated, and given to the member with a reminder to carry it at all times.

Webmaster’s Report:  Daryl Sterling reported on the new SDTTA website.  It was devised based on his 8-month observation of what people actually look at.  Among the top rated were 1 – calendar; 2 – ratings; 3 – homepage; and 4 – tournaments.  Therefore, tournaments information have been added as well as new graphs (with full history and comparison with other players).  Players may upload a photo of themselves and update their own personal history.   The new website also has Paypal capabilities, but you would need a laptop with an internet connection to register members that way (or put in the info later).  Daryl will email the Board Members more detailed information on how to log on and get paypal information. Board Members – unexcused absences:  There was expression of concern that Priscilla Umel had another unexcused absence today.  Jock volunteered to give her a phone call and ask if she wants to resign from the board. Calendar: July 18, 2009 = California State Games (divided by age, not ratings); October = NATT Tournament; November = Club Tournament Linda Vista Training Facility:  4 to 6 tables – for alternate site when BPAC closed; for training programs; for summer clinics; to grow TT in San Diego.  Jerry Harris and Angie Bengtsson will write up for the supervisor and will present in front of their Rec Council on 2^nd Tuesday of the month regarding having independent contract coaches (10% of fees go to Linda Vista) or volunteer coaches with a Special Use Permit (free if no fees charged by coaches).  SDTTA may use the facilities on Tuesday evenings and Saturdays from 10 to 12 and 1 to 3 or 4pm.  Some of the time must be open to the public.  We may be able to get more hours if other users leave because of the increase in use fees charged by the city starting in July.  [In the future, looking for a place for about 10 tables in North County…] Equipment Report:  Bill Cooper reported on the status of tables and nets.  Table prices have increased from $820 each to $900 each.  He was able to negotiate 6 tables for $720 each + freight.  Nets are usually $60 each.  He negotiated 10 nets for $40 each.  Total for 6 tables and 10 nets + freight = $4045 + $811.67 (Jerry H.).  If members are interested, SDTTA will include purchase of individual member’s tables with those of SDTTA for better pricing. Next Meeting:  June 16, 2009 at 7pm. Meeting adjourned.