Minutes of CAFA Executive Meeting

November 30, 2005

Attendees

Tom Lightfoot (Chair, minutes), Kirk Krack, Mandy Cruickshank, Matt Charlton (by phone). Helen Lightfoot was unable to attend

Call to Order

This meeting was held at 113 - 3075 Primrose Lane, Coquitlam. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. PDT

Meeting Minutes

September 14, 2005 Minutes approved.

Action Items

Tom

  1. Website translation
    Ongoing.
  2. 2007 World championships bid
    Ongoing.
  3. Website
    Still need to update Nationals credits.

Kirk

  1. Diver Magazine mailout
    Cancelled.
  2. CAFA poster
    Ongoing.

Helen

  1. Minutes
    Completed.
  2. AIDA Rules document revision
    Cancelled as new AIDA rules are coming in a few months.

Mandy

  1. DEMA Booth display
  2. Done.

Matt

  1. Mont Tremblant Club
    Ongoing.

Agenda

Insurance

The deadline for a second insurance quote has passed. As with the first quotation, a legal agreement had to be made between the policy holders, CAFA, USAA and Performance Freediving. Uncertainty over the legal agreement was the primary cause of the delay.

Action Item:

DEMA

CAFA attended the Dive Equipment Manufacturers Association (DEMA) trade show in Las Vegas in the beginning of October. CAFA and freediving in general were well received during the show. Tom made contact with 16 Canadian dive stores at the show. Of those, five are interested in either courses or presentations and one expressed interest in taking out a corporate membership.

Action Items:

Future Trade Shows

CAFA has committed to having a booth at the following events:

In addition, Kirk and Mandy will be attending an Alberta Underwater Council event, representing Performance Freediving and CAFA.

Action Items:

2004 World Championships

CAFA has finally received $1,686 CDN from AIDA International to sponsor the 2004 World Championships that were held in Vancouver. The money originated from a donation by Dr. George Lopez.

Action Item:

2006 Competition Schedule

Matt and Mandy will come up with a competition schedule by February 1.

Pet Projects

Mandy proposed that board members have 'pet projects' to work on through the year.

Mandy
Kirk
Tom
Matt

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 8:12 p.m. PST


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