DATE:  Saturday, February 5th, 2011

TIME:  The AGM will start at 12:00 PM and continue until it gets done . . .

LOCATION:  Illinois Union, 417 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801 . . . Room #404 . . . for directions and maps click here . . .

Make your plans . . . I look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,

Shawn A. McKinney

Illinois Rugby Union President

WHEN:  Saturday, February 5th, 2011

WHERE:  Illinois Union, 417 W Green St, Urbana, IL 661801 . . . for directions and a map go to 'LOCATION' above . . .

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TENTATIVE AGENDA:

I.

11:45 AM - Welcome

12:00 PM or ASAP – Call to Order/Roll Call (Roll will be based on fully compliant Members as of February 5th, 2011).  Any issues

with Club compliance will be addressed under 'New Business' . . .

Review of February 6th, 2010, Annual General Meeting Notes, amend if necessary, and approve as Minutes

Officers and Officials Reports:

A.

President - Shawn McKinney

B.

Treasurer - Greg Jetton

C.

Secretary - Russell Snyder

D.

Disciplinarian - Ted Paine

E.

Referee Society - Rod Pauli

F.

Collegiate Men - Shawn McKinney

G.

U23 Women - John Gow

Committee, and Sub-Committee Reports:

A.

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B.

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C.

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Old/Unfinished Business:

A.

New Dues Structure

B.

Website

C.

Union Sponsorship and Fundraising

D.

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New Business:

A.

2011 Budget:

1.

Expenses

2.

Revenue

B.

Union Elections - Send your nomination[s] to Russ Snyder!

1.

President - Shawn McKinney

a.

Anyone else?

2.

Treasurer - Greg Jetton

a.

Anyone else?

3.

Secretary - Russ Snyder

a.

Anyone else?

4.

Disciplinarian - Ted Paine

a.

Mike Schubach has put his name in for the position

5.

Collegiate Men's Coordinator - Shawn McKinney

a.

Anyone else?

6.

U23 Women's Coordinator - John Gow

a.

Anyone else?

C.

Reduction of Midwest Dues - need to make the Union Members aware of the changes

1.

Should Selectside programs be funded by the Midwest?

2.

How should Playoff Referees be funded?

D.

New USA Rugby for Collegiate/U23 Rugby in the states

1.

Categorizing the same way the NCAA does with football in the states

a.

Premier NOW

b.

Division I and Division II by 2012

c.

Division III by 2013

2.

National Premier, Division I, Division II, and Division III Playoffs

E.

New USA Rugby Geographic Areas instead of Territories - possible and probable, but when?

F.

Calendar - updates to be posted as soon as possible

1.

Many Tournaments coming up . . . go to Midwest Rugby Territorial News for details

a.

SIU Men's 21st Annual All Fools Classic - April 9th, 2011

b.

Nash Bash cancelled for this year

2.

Collegiate/U23 LAU All Star Tournament - April 16th and 17th

3.

Get your Spring schedules to me, Shawn McKinney, as soon as possible

4.

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5.

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G.

Disciplinarian Policies and Procedures

1.

Right now the position doesn't have a written policy and/or procedure on what can and can't be done . . .

2.

Very arbitrary and brings in too many personal feelings and opinions without a governing system to follow . . .

H.

Should the Union Elected Positions be for two years, as is the case with the Disciplinarian, or what?

I.

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J.

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Announcements

A.

The Union Bylaws will be posted before Spring is over!

B.

Fall Illinois Rugby Union League Matches will be posted by the 9th of April or before . . .

C.

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Adjourn