The Crowd Goes Wild interviewed Rio hopeful Hamish Chan - check out the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nNhPJs2zBQ&feature=youtu.be

Fencing New Zealand are holding their Annual General meeting at 7pm on 29th March. The meeting will be via Skype and we will be connecting in to the meeting from Auckland Swords Club (Auckland Grammar School Old Gymnasium, 54 Mountain Rd, Epsom).   All members are welcome to attend. Please arrive by 6.50pm if you want to listen in.

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Find the event photos on our facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/fencingnorth

 

Fencing North Committee Meeting

Wednesday 9^th March 2016, 7.30pm

Meadowbank Community Centre, Meadowbank

Present:

Eric Buisman

Oliver Agnew

Linda Boyd

Gaylene Ongley

Jessica Gracie

Hamish Bulmer

Adrian Roberts

Isabelle Williams

Daniela Ravera

 

Apologies:

Anya Kamynina

Judit Fliszar

 

Meeting starts 7.30pm:

 

Minutes from previous meeting:
Isabelle Williams moves that we accept the minutes from the previous meeting, Jess Gracie seconds. All in favour.

 

Matters arising from previous meeting:

FeNZ AGM on 29^th March – we will set up a meeting at Auckland Swords Club to skype in to the AGM. Oliver to send out details.

 

Treasurer’s Report:

Oliver Agnew still needs to be paid $358.28.

Daniela moves that we accept the Treasurer’s report, Hamish Bulmer seconds. All in favour.

 

Fencing NZ News

Ian Perry wants to start a series of roadshows introducing the FeNZ Strategic Plan – suggestion that we invite him to our April meeting. Eric to formally invite Ian.

 

Payments

Note that unless there are receipts people will not be reimbursed.

Johann Ryu needs to be reimbursed for prizes, $29.84.

 

Other Business

Oliver brings up that we have some fencers competing at International competitions in April and that we paid for our fencer’s individual entry fees at similar events last year.

Daniela Ravera moves that Fencing North should pay for entry fees for fencers competing at International Events in April, Jess Gracie seconds. All in favour.

 

Meeting closed at 8.30pm

Fencing North Committee Meeting

Wednesday 24^th February 2016, 7.30pm

Meadowbank Community Centre, Meadowbank

 

Present:

 

Eric Buisman

Oliver Agnew

Linda Boyd

Jess Gracie

Gaylene Ongley

Adrian Roberts

Hamish Bulmer

Laura Harvey

Daniela Ravera

Jeremy Dyson

 

Apologies:

 

John Garelja (Vice-President)

Isabelle Williams

Anya Kamynina

Judit Fliszar

 

Meeting starts 7.30pm:

 

Minutes from previous meeting:

Laura Harvey moves that we accept the previous minutes. Hamish Bulmer seconds. All in favour.

 

Matters arising from previous meeting:

There was a top up to the insurance to cover our new equipment – the total insurance cost ended up being $1643.73

 

Treasurer’s Report:

Hamish Bulmer moves that we accept the treasurer’s report. Oliver Agnew seconds. All in favour.

 

Fencing NZ News

Eric has received a copy of the FeNZ Strategic Plan to distribute to the Fencing North Committee. This is a living document and we are going to work through it at club level, looking towards providing feedback as a region.

 

Fencing NZ AGM

The FeNZ AGM will be on 29^th March at 7pm. Oliver to distribute the notice of AGM to our clubs. Gaylene to talk to AGS to see if we can connect to their wifi to host a group that can call in to the AGM.

 

Competition Sub Committee 2016

Forming of sub-committee for 2016 - nominally to be lead by Daniela Ravera.

Members: Daniela, Christine, Johann, Laura, Oliver, Hamish B. This may be expanded.

 

High Performance Programme

To discuss next meeting.

 

NZ U15 / U17 Championships

Scheduled for 22-25th April.

AHPF to do catering.

Jess Gracie to run computer.

We received a message from Kate Brill enquiring about U15 epee/sabre. It is proposed that we ask for expresions of interest to compete in these events.

 

New Affiliation System

New online affiliation system to be used by all fencers. Oliver to work on how clubs can affiliate their fencers, and also how clubs can check which of their fencers are affiliated.

 

Competition Venues 2016

All competitions have been booked at Massey High School

 

Equipment Purchases Update

Everything that we purchased has arrived in NZ - expecting piste delivery in time for W Dawn

 

Payments

Oliver for website SSL certificate and hosting $358.28

Gaylene for Meadowbank Community Centre hire $225

We need to update our cheque signatories, Oliver to organise – aiming for 5^th March during W Dawn.

 

Goal Setting Session

At the April meeting we will look at goals

 

Other Business

Adrian asked if clubs could run their own competitions and invite fencers from other clubs. So long as the fencers are affiliated this is okay.

 

Meeting closed at 9.30pm

 

We kicked off the fencing season with a good day at Massey High. There were 41 fencers competing - thanks to everyone who came!

 

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