Fencing New Zealand are holding their 2014 AGM on the 1st March at 10am. 

Instead of travelling to Wellington to attend the meeting, we will be holding a Skype meeting in Auckland that will connect into the session in Wellington. 

The location for our end of the Skype meeting is the Garelja Bros Strawberry Gardens Office at 63 Fred Taylor Drive, Massey. Please make sure to be there by 9.45am if you're coming.

Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any queries.

FeNZ have given notice that their 2014 AGM will be held via Skype on the 1st March 2015 at 10am. We will organise a location for people to meet and join the meeting, watch this space!

For more information, see this page: http://www.fencing.org.nz/news.php?cod=2541

The New Zealand Masters Games is a 10 day event comprising more than 50 different sports and over 2400 different individual events. Fencing is represented at these games, and there will be individual Foil, Epee and Sabre events. You need to be 30+ to enter the Open events, but there is also a Novice event (Mixed Foil) for the 25+ age group.

The Fencing events are being held Saturday 7th - Sunday 8th February 2015. 

Event information is available here: http://www.nzmg.com/sports-info/sports-a-z/f-m/fencing-2015

Fencing North Annual General Meeting Minutes 2014

Meadowbank Community Centre, 7.30pm – 3rd December 2014

Attendees:

See end of document for a proxy list

Meeting starts 7.30pm

1. Apologies:

Apologies from Heather Claydon, Michael Claydon, Jonathan Claydon, and Linus Harder Barfoot.

Alice Boyd moves we accept these apologies. Jeremy Dyson seconds. All in favour

2. Confirmation of Minutes from Previous AGM

John moves these are true and accurate. Rex seconds. All in favour

3. Matters Arising from Previous AGM

No matters arising

4. President's Report

John moves we accept his report. Johann seconds. All in favour.

5. Vice-President's Report

John moves we accept this report. Jeremy seconds. All in favour.

6. Secretary's Report

Oliver moves we accept this report. Johann seconds. All in favour.

7. Treasurer's Report

Johann moves we accept this report. Gaylene seconds. All in favour.

8. Election of Executive Officers

President: John Garelja is duly elected as no one else is standing against him.

Vice President: Eric Buisman is duly elected with 29 votes. Heather Claydon received 14 votes.

Secretary: Oliver Agnew is duly elected as no one else is standing against him.

Treasurer: Linda Boyd is duly elected as no one else is standing against her.

9. Setting of Fees for 2015

Oliver Agnew moves that we set the Fencing North affiliation fee to students at $0, and the affiliation fee for non-students to $30 for associates and $40 for full members. Seconded by Tommy Leigh. Large majority in favour.

Meeting closes at 8.46pm

Proxy List

Member (Proxy held)

Oliver Agnew (Kyle Macdonald)

Alex Jacob (Lena Jacob)

Christine Chen (Laura Jacks)

Adrian Roberts (Olivia Roberts)

Tommy Leigh (Sasha Green)

Sara-Louise Williams (Sophie Elborough)

Clovis Dyson (Reilly Oliver)

Laura Harvey (Chris Lear)

Chris Bell (Hamish Chan)

Annika Siegers (Jessica Gracie)

Judit Fliszar (Stephanie Wyllie)

Nicola Buisman (Murray Boucher)

Sarah Gatland (Oliver Jacks)

Hamish Bulmer (Sophie Kincaid)

Alexander Gregory (Roman Amor)

John Garelja (Heather Claydon)

Daniel Garelja (Michael Claydon)

Gaylene Ongley (Jonathan Claydon)

At our AGM last night we voted in our executive for 2015. Their main focus for 2015 will be improving the quality of our competitions, with a particular focus on the number of entries.

President: John Garelja
Vice-President: Eric Buisman
Treasurer: Linda Boyd
Secretary: Oliver Agnew

We'd like to thank the outgoing executives Johann Ryu (Treasurer) and Heather Claydon (Vice-President) for their work this year. 

We also changed our affiliation fee structure to better communicate the value you get from affiliating. We have created two tiers, students and non-students. Fencing North have set the affiliation fee for students to $0. Non students will pay the same fees as they did through 2014 ($30 for associate membership, $40 for full membership). Reminder that this is separate to the levy charge by Fencing New Zealand.

With this system students will be paying $50 for a full membership to Fencing North ($0) and Fencing New Zealand ($50). This is the same price they paid this year for an associate membership to Fencing North and Fencing New Zealand, and assuming that Fencing New Zealand's fee does not change for 2015. However we will be pushing them to introduce a student rate too!. 

In 2014 with the associate membership, students were only able to enter regional secondary school circuit events, but in 2015 for the same fee they can enter absolutely any event nationally or internationally! This will attract many fencers who previously didn't want to affiliate to only fence at one set of competitions. Through this strategy we will see more fencers at competitions, particularly our regional age group championship events which have been lacklustre through 2014. Additionally, more competitors means more ranking points earned by our fencers, which will give our fencers better national rankings and a better seeding when they compete at national events. 

Additionally we'd like to announce that we've made some large cosmetic changes to our website. The site is now much cleaner with a flat design. It is also fully optimised for mobile devices! Go and check it out. 

Currently the majority of the content on the site is catered towards existing fencers (results/event info/calendars). Moving into 2015 we will be loading the site with all sorts of great new content to cater towards other groups like non-fencers/potential fencers/friends or relatives of fencers. We also want to use the site as a platform to communicate the opportunities you get through fencing across different age groups (such as travelling/representing NZ or your city/attending events like World Championships or Commonwealth Championships). We will highlight lots of these with anecdotes from current fencers. 

Also this weekend three of our fencers are off to Australia to represent New Zealand at Australian National Fencing Champs. We'd like to wish Stephanie Wyllie (North Harbour Fencing Club), Oliver Agnew (New Zealand Academy of Fencing) and Michael Claydon (Auckland Swords Club) the best of luck! 

Finally, our AGM minutes are available on our site here:http://www.fencingnorth.com/useful-files/meeting-minutes/item/250-fencing-north-agm-minutes-2014

Have a great holiday season! See you all in 2015.

Nominations are invited from any fencer who wishes to be considered for selection to compete in the Asian Cadet and Junior Championships in 2015.

The competition will be held in Abu Dhabi, UAE from 28 February to 9 March 2015.

Selection will be in terms of the relevant FeNZ selection criteria which can be found on the FeNZ web site.

Nominations close on 21 December 2014 and should be made on the FeNZ nomination form found on the FeNZ web site here, to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than 21 December 2014.

Only four athletes can be entered in each category. Where the numbers of athletes attending requires, a referee/s may need to be provided.

No funding is available to assist athletes to attend this competition, and the cost of any referees and management will be the borne by athletes attending. A current FIE licence will be required.

Source: http://www.fencing.org.nz

 The following people have been nominated to be Fencing North Executive Officers in 2015.

• President: John Garelja
• Vice President: Heather Claydon / Eric Buisman
• Treasurer: Linda Boyd
• Secretary: Oliver Agnew

Voting for these positions will happen at the AGM on the 3rd December. If you cannot attend the AGM and wish to make a proxy vote, you need to email the Secretary (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and let him know who you’ve instructed to place a vote on your behalf. Remember that any member can only hold one other member’s proxy.

You can find information about the AGM (including the location and agenda) here: http://fencingnorth.com/item/183-fencing-north-agm-2014 

The International Fencing Federation (FIE), at their congress in Rome, has announced host cities for World Championships. 

This year several Kiwi fencers represented New Zealand at World Champs in Kazan (Russia), Junior and Cadet World Champs in Plodiv (Bulgaria) and Veteran World Champs in Debrecen (Hungary), and had a fantastic time. 

World Championships:

2015: Moscow, Russia

2016: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (same facilities as the 2016 Olympic Games)

2017: Leipzig, Germany

Junior and Cadet World Championships:

2015: Tashkent, Uzbekistan

2016: Bourges, France

Veteran World Championships:

2015: Limoges, France 

2016: Stralsund, Germany

2017: Maribor, Slovenia

For more information, see this article: http://fie.org/media/news/19

 Fencing North Annual General Meeting - 2014

Wednesday 3rd December 2014, 7.30pm

Meadowbank Community Centre

Notice is given that Fencing North's AGM for the year shall be held on the 3rd December 2014 at 7.30pm in the Meadowbank Community Centre, 29 St Johns Rd.

All Fencing North members are encouraged to attend this meeting

If you cannot attend the meeting you can give your vote to another member to cast by proxy, but you need to email the Secretary (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) to inform who holds your vote.

Nominees for Executive Positions:

• President: John Garelja
• Vice President: Heather Claydon / Eric Buisman
• Treasurer: Linda Boyd
• Secretary: Oliver Agnew 

Agenda:

1. Present / Apologies
2. Confirmation of minutes of the previous AGM
3. Matters arising from previous AGM
4. President's report
5. Vice-President's report
6. Secretary's report
7. Treasurer's report
8. Election of the Executive Officers
9. Setting of fees for 2015

Description of Executive Officer Roles:

President:

The President presides at all Fencing North meetings. The President also represent's Fencing North at the Fencing New Zealand Board. The President shall ensure that all proper records of Fencing North's business are kept by the Secretary and that proper financial records are kept by the Treasurer. In situations where voting at Fencing North meetings is tied, the President will have the casting vote.

Vice-President:

The Vice-President acts on behalf of the President in meetings where the President cannot be present.

Treasurer:

The Treasurer is responsible for the financial affairs of Fencing North.

It is the duty of the Treasurer to file balance sheets and accounts with the Companies Office (Incorporated Societies) and to arrange for the IT manager to keep updated information about Fencing North held by Incorporated Societies.

Other duties include the banking of Affiliations, Entry fees, and any other monies coming to Fencing North eg Grants, Donations, Sales of equipment etc. All income must be recorded and the Treasurer is to keep a cash book and receipt book with detailed information on all deposits. The Treasurer is also responsible for maintaining an up to date record (the Fencers' Register) of all fencers affiliated to Fencing North.

The Treasurer must attend the monthly Committee meetings of Fencing North held on the first Wednesday of each month commencing in February 2015 until the AGM at the end of the year. The Treasurer's role at these meetings is to provide an updated financial statement for the organisation and to provide a breakdown of all income and invoices paid during the past month and to obtain instructions as to the disposition of financial matters for the month following. The Fencing Register must be available for these meetings.

All payments made from Fencing North accounts must be made by the Treasurer, no-one else. 

At the Annual General Meeting the Treasurer is to present the Financial Report and Balance Sheet to the meeting and be prepared to answer any questions arising.

Secretary:

The Secretary shall keep a record of all Fencing North meetings. The Secretary shall also be responsible for proper keeping of all correspondence, and the records relating to the business and affairs of Fencing North.

Fencing North Committee Meeting

Monday 1st November 2014, 7.30pm

Meadowbank Community Centre, Meadowbank

Present:

John Garelja (President)

Heather Claydon (Vice President)

Oliver Agnew (Secretary) – holds proxy Judit Fliszar

Hamish Bulmer

Chris Lear – holds proxy Laura Harvey

Gaylene Ongley

Jeremy Dyson

Apologies:

Laura Harvey

Judit Fliszar

Meeting starts 7.30pm:

Matters arising from previous minutes:

RE: NZ Coaching accreditation program:

Dave Barson is taking over management of NZ coaching accreditation program for Fencing NZ.

Treasurer’s Report:

There was no treasurer’s report this meeting

Administration of Fencing North:

We need to submit the following information to incorporated societies.

• ·      Elected officers
• ·      AGM minutes
• ·      Yearly financial reports

Fencing North Calendar 2015:

Oliver to give Heather access to the North website to populate the 2015 Calendar.

National Events 2015:

Fencing North has been asked to run a national teams event. FeNZ have scheduled this for. We’re waiting for FeNZ to provide a format for this event.

Bills to pay:

Jeremy Dyson moves we pay the following bills, Oliver Agnew seconds. All in favour. 

• ·      Mainland Fencing for a replacement transformer for a box. - $72.00
• ·      John Garelja’s airfares to attend FeNZ planning meeting in October - $278.95
• ·      Fencing MidSouth for 5 Fencing North Teams at Nationals - $200.00
• ·      Outstanding affiliations to FeNZ $250.00

These payments will be made via Internet banking.

Fencing North AGM:

Our AGM will be at 7.30pm on Wednesday 3^rd December at the Meadowbank Community Centre.

Oliver will distribute meeting information and organise call for nominations to officer positions.

Meeting closed at 9pm