In Attendance:

• Tomek Amborski - Division Chair
• Elizabeth Earls - Vice Chair
• Glenn Willette - Treasurer
  
• Amber Loggins - Representative Cal Fencing
• Brandon Doerfler - Observer, Cal Fencing
• Greg Massialas - Representative Massialas Foundation at Halberstadt
• Jonathan Jefferies - Representative East Bay Fencers Gym/Pacific Fencing Club
• Mike Pederson - Representative Golden Gate Fencing Center
• Maureen Griffin - Representative Kid's on the Fence
• Howard Kaufman - Representative Marin Fencing Academy
• Jim Liebich - Representative Sonoma Fencing Academy
• Peter Burchard - Representative Halberstadt Fencing Club
• Eric Dew - Representative First Place Fencing
• Valerie Rozenblatt - Representative Elite Musketeers Fencers Club
• Alex Kuznetsov - Observer, Elite Musketeers Fencers Club
• Anthony Joslin - Representative Coastside Fencing Club
• Paul Soter - Observer, GGFC and Pacific Coast Section

Agenda items:

1. Approval of 2004/2005 Bay Cup Calendar
   Division II/III/Veteran Qualifying events scheduled too early to optimize qualifiers and will be moved to more advantageous date of Sunday April 24th. Greg Massialas moves to approve Bay Cup calendar and Qualifying dates. Seconded by Peter Burchard. Motion Passed.
2. Tomek Amborski moves to require all clubs hosting USFA sanctioned tournaments forward their results to Division Officials to conduct rating changes.
   Seconded by Maureen Griffin. Motion Passed.
3. Bylaw Changes
   Alterations to Article IV Executive Committee Election and Composition - passed unanimously. The addition to Article V dictating procedure for holding a second meeting when a quorum fails to be met at the first - will be discussed further.
   Alteration to Article III regarding the Executive Committee's authority over entrance fees for Northern California tournaments - will be discussed further.
4. Veteran Women's Tournament Proposal
   One event will be held independent of the Bay Cup to determine interest.
5. Promotional material
   The Division will consider creating a notification list, following the model of the Pacific Coast Section, division members may choose to be included upon.
6. Referee Clinics
   Scheduling and improved advertising will be discussed further.
7. Locations for Qualifying events
   
   • Jr. Olympic Qualifiers December 18th and 19th
     • Elite Musketeers Fencing Club
   • Division II/III/Vet/Div I Team April 24th
     • Men's Foil - Halberstadt Fencers Club
     • Men's Epee - Halberstadt Fencers Club
     • Men's Sabre - Halberstadt Fencers Club
       
     • Women's Foil - Swordplay Fencing Academy
     • Women's Epee - Swordplay Fencing Academy
     • Women's Sabre - Swordplay Fencing Academy
   • Y14/U16/19Team Summer Nationals Qualifier May 14th and 15th
     • Golden Gate Fencing Center
8. Membership Meeting to approve Bylaws scheduled Saturday November 20th 2004 at 4:00pm at Swordplay Fencing Academy in Concord.

Meeting adjourned 5:30pm.