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
- Website translation
Ongoing. - 2007 World championships bid
Ongoing. - Website
Still need to update Nationals credits.
Kirk
- Diver Magazine mailout
Cancelled. - CAFA poster
Ongoing.
Helen
- Minutes
Completed. - AIDA Rules document revision
Cancelled as new AIDA rules are coming in a few months.
Mandy
- DEMA Booth display Done.
Matt
- 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:
- Kirk will contact the insurance company to see if they will still deal with us, get a legal agreement drafted by a lawyer and then re-request a new quotation when all parties are ready to commit. Target date for beginning of new policy is February 1, 2006.
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:
- Tom to send a follow-up email to all Canadian dive stores, indicating upcoming trade shows and events that CAFA will be attending.
- Tom to follow up with Total Diving in Montreal about corporate membership.
- Tom to contact Martin Stepanek to get photos he took of the CAFA booth
- Tom to follow up with Dive & Sea Sports, Pacific Pro Dive and Sidney Scuba & Surf about in-store presentations.
- Kirk/Mandy to follow up with Total Diving, Diving Dynamics, Edge Diving and Langley Diving Locker about presentations and courses.
- Board to decide by end of March whether or not to attend DEMA 2006.
Future Trade Shows
CAFA has committed to having a booth at the following events:
- Vancouver Aquarium Underwater Weekend, January 20 to 22
- Vancouver Outdoor Show, February 17 to 19
- Toronto Outdoor Show, February 24 to 26
In addition, Kirk and Mandy will be attending an Alberta Underwater Council event, representing Performance Freediving and CAFA.
Action Items:
- Tom to contact Donnie at Vancouver Aquarium about getting a spot that will fit the 8'x10' pop-up display
- Tom to send brochures and display to Matt for Toronto Outdoor Show
- Matt/Mandy to create a brochure for the general public, using text Matt has already written and Mandy's layout skills
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:
- Helen to draft a leter of thanks to Dr. Lopez for the donation
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
- Coordinate 2006 competition schedule
- Apply for Power Bar sponsorship for Team Canada
- Design and send posters to select dive centres
Kirk
- Insurance
Tom
- Make video/slide presentations at dive stores
- Arrange for translation of website to French
- Volunteer database for website
Matt
- Follow other Team Canada sponsorship leads
- Design Team Canada uniform
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 8:12 p.m. PST
