EXECUTIVE BOARD AGENDA FOR JANUARY 20 & 21, 2001
JANUARY 20, 2001
ADVANCE
AGENDA
PAGE
1. Call to order. 8
2. Adoption of the agenda. 8
3. Joel Berez, Games Parlor contract. 9
4. Web play. 65
5. Plan for on-line tournament reporting
and 66
payment.
FINANCES
6. Review of seven-month financials. 69
7. VP of Finance/ CFO projections for the
year 101
8. Report on books and equipment options. 126
9. Catalog distribution and frequency
policy. 164
10.
Marketing strategy.
165
11.
Customer satisfaction survey/ methods to
166
improve customer service.
12. Report
on tasks performed by staff, i.e., 171
job
descriptions/ USCF functions.
13.
Possible modifications to planning budget:
173
a)
Expenses
1)
Cut in USCF functions. 173
2)
Additional staff needs. 182
3)
Computerization. 383
4)
Life Member list review. 392
b)
Revenues
1) Increase in advertising revenue.
395
2) Fund-raising. 397
3) USCF Patron Campaign.
401
4) USCF Charitable Trust Letter.
402
5) Olympiad Appeal.
404
6) A second 501(c)(3) organization. 405
7) VIP Program for Life Members.
420
8) Sponsorship.
432
14.
Contract review rules.
433
15.
Accountability-- reporting procedures.
435
16.
Liability coverage for affiliates and for
439
national events.
SCHOLASTIC 193
Super
Nationals.
Pan American Intercollegiate.
Mainstreaming scholastic members.
National College Chess League.
Chess
Courses for college credit.
Girls
and women in chess.
JANUARY 21, 2001
Closed
Session “Legal, Personnel, Committee Appointments.”
Open
Session
Tournaments
and Members
24. Press
release policy.
446
25.
GrandMaster Alexander Goldin.
451
26.
Implementation of 80 percent Internet
454
membership.
27. Rule
book contract.
457
28. Survey
report.
458
29. 2001 and 2002 U.S. Open status. 458
30. USCF
tournament bidding policy, procedures,
461
contracts.
31.
Feedback for language for indemnification
466
at
tournaments.
32. Americinn tournaments. 399
33. New
rating system, activity points
467
implementation.
34.
Improvement of timeliness and accuracy of
467
TD
rating reports.
35. Discount on electronic
submission. 472
36. Rating
list on web.
472
37. Report
on New Delhi trip.
473
38. Prison
affiliates and a modest membership
476
initiative.
39.
Koltanowski seminars.
223
Chess Life
40.
Timeliness.
480
41. TLA
announcement refunds.
480
42. Year
of the Over-the-Board Player.
486
43.
Activity points announcements.
486
44. Member
orientation philosophy.
487
45.
Polybagged CD for newsstand issues on
488
occasion.
46. 13th
(last chance) issue.
491
Executive
Board and Delegate Matters
47. Change
advance copy policy on mailing
493
labels
of voters.
48. BINFO
subscription status.
505
49.
Professionalizing the delegates' meeting/
521
credentialing.
50.
Interim financial reporting.
527
51.
Tiebreaking for elections. 527
52. Board
procedures.
534
53.
Communications procedures.
544
54. Define
the responsibilities of the
545
secretary and the compliance officer.
55.
Procedure for input from committee chairs.
545
56.
Standards of conduct for committee members.
545
57.
Posting on Rec Games Chess Politics by LMA
545
member.
58.
Chinese Summit Match.
548
59. Chess
Museum and Hall of Fame.
553