ATTENDEES (b=board member): Mike Dayton(b), John Lee Ellis(b), Don Hamilton, Rob Hawks (b), Jim Kuehn, Lois Springsteen (b), Mark Thomas(b), Eric Vigoren (b), Jennifer Wise (b).

  1. New Dart Populaire event.

    The board discussed the current state of development on a team event to be called the Dart Populaire. The guiding principle was that the dart populaire would be considered a member of the team events and not a populaire. The board considered these proposals for populaire events and times: (A) Dart Populaire - 8 hour time limit / 120km minimum distance; (B) Dart - 13.5 hour time limit / 200km minimum distance; ( Arrow - 24 hour time limit / 360km minimum distance. The Board voted unanimously to adopt the rules change for implementation in 2013.

  2. Election planning

    Mr. Thomas noted that he had received 9 unique nominations for board seats and 2 for the RBA-Liaison seat. There was discussion about ways to get out the vote, including contacts through Facebook, RBA postings, listservs, and a possible e-mailing to members. Mr. Hamilton noted that online voting had increased turn-out slightly. Mr. Vigoren suggested sending a note to the RBA list encouraging them to ask members to vote.

  3. Newsletter production

    Mr. Dayton discussed the schedule for the next newsletter and also discussed the use of an outside contractor to handle the newsletter production. The board ultimately agreed to try the outside provider to keep the newsletter on a consistent schedule.

  4. 2013 calendar planning (Lois/John)

    Mr. Ellis noted that event planning for 2013 was under way and outlined a few areas of concern to be addressed. He said he would have the schedule ready for board approval at an October meeting.