{"id":3711,"date":"2017-07-04T22:36:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T12:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/?p=3711"},"modified":"2017-07-04T22:36:38","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T12:36:38","slug":"atfa-agm-and-election-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/?p=3711","title":{"rendered":"ATFA AGM and Election Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australian Table Football Association Inc Annual General Meeting – Minutes<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Date: 2 July 2017
\n\u2022 Time: 2.30PM
\n\u2022 Address: Good Games Bella Vista (Lower podium H143, 24-32 Lexington Drive, Bella Vista, NSW<\/p>\n

Agenda<\/strong>
\n1. Welcome and introductions
\n2. President’s report
\n3. Financial report
\n4. Outcome of board election
\n5. Priorities for 2017-18
\n6. Any other business \/ member feedback<\/p>\n

Participants<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Benji Batten – President
\n\u2022 Luke Radziminski \u2013 Board member
\n\u2022 Peter Thomas – Secretary
\n\u2022 Eliot Kennedy – Treasurer
\n\u2022 Adrian Elmer – Communications Officer
\n\u2022 Kevin Grant
\n\u2022 Fabrizio Coco
\n\u2022 Benny Ng
\n\u2022 Steve Dettre
\n\u2022 Richard Wilson
\n\u2022 Adrian Connolly
\n\u2022 Beth Eveleigh<\/p>\n

1 \u2013 Welcome and introductions<\/strong>
\nThe meeting was opened at 2.30 pm and the President welcomed members to the meeting. Participation at the meeting was facilitated using video conference facilities.<\/p>\n

2 \u2013 President\u2019s report<\/strong>
\nThe President reported there was continued growth of table football across the country, with more people playing and participating in events. There are currently 15 affiliated clubs across six states with the most active clubs being Perth SC, Brisbane, Western Flickers, Sydney TFC, Melbourne TFC, Parramatta and Northern Falcons. There are currently 54 Australian players in the FISTF rankings and 127 players in the WASPA world rankings.
\nA FISTF International Grant Prix was held in Sydney, an International Open in Melbourne, and Satellite event also in Melbourne. Australia had a team at the Asian Cup in Japan, and had players participate in the FISTF World Cup. WASPA events have been held every month of the year.
\nA significant amount of ATFA\u2019s effort has been focused on formally establishing the association through its incorporation in New South Wales, and establishing memberships of the association. There are now 39 adult members, and nine junior members.
\nFinances have come into the association through membership fees ($10 per person) and in the future the association will be less reliant on donations.
\nEarlier this year the ATFA Board discussed its role and decided the focus would be on ATFA being primarily fulfilling its administrative functions and that clubs and players would concentrate on organising events. This allows membership fees to be set a low level and encourages members to sign up. It also allows individual clubs to develop their own model to meet their own needs. In future, any FISTF tournaments will be organised by individual clubs (awarded to those clubs through an application process), and they will take responsibility for the organisation and financial aspects related to those events. ATFA will not itself be organising events.<\/p>\n

Item 3 \u2013 Financial Report<\/strong>
\nThe Financial Report was provided by the Treasurer and has been provided to all members.
\nThe anticipated revenue for ATFA is expected to cover its administrative costs which include incorporation fees, banking fees, FISTF registration fees, and website hosting fees. Additional revenue might be gained through increased membership of ATFA. At this stage, it is not anticipated that increased revenue is needed.
\nSteve Dettre noted that FISTF has committed a total of 200-to-400 euros for assistance towards the costs of hosting the Asian Cup in 2018. Should this materialise then it will be put towards costs such as the venue fee.<\/p>\n

Item 4 \u2013 Outcome of board election<\/strong>
\nThe returning officer (Steve Dettre) provided the outcome of election for positions on the ATFA board. The outcomes were as follows:
\n\u2022 President<\/strong> – Benji BATTEN<\/strong> (Melbourne TFC)
\no Elected unopposed<\/p>\n

\u2022 Vice President<\/strong> \u2013 Raffaele LOMBARDI<\/strong> (Sydney TFC)
\no Raffaele LOMBARDI (Sydney TFC) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a020 votes
\no Adrian CONNOLLY (Western Flickers TFC) \u00a0 \u00a0 19 votes<\/p>\n

\u2022 General Secretary<\/strong> – Peter THOMAS<\/strong> (Melbourne TFC)
\no Elected unopposed<\/p>\n

\u2022 Treasurer<\/strong> – Eliot KENNEDY<\/strong> (Northern Falcons TFC)
\no Elected unopposed<\/p>\n

\u2022 Board Advisor (Communications Officer)<\/strong> – Adrian ELMER<\/strong> (Subbuteo Parramatta)
\no Elected unopposed<\/p>\n

\u2022 Board Advisor (General) – Two positions<\/strong> – Giuseppe TARDIOTA <\/strong>(Brisbane Subbuteo Club) & Christos GARAGOUNIS<\/strong> (Northern Phoenix TFC)
\no Giuseppe TARDIOTA (Brisbane Subbuteo Club) \u00a0 \u00a029 votes
\no Christos GARAGOUNIS (Northern Phoenix TFC) \u00a0 \u00a014 votes
\no Beth EVELEIGH (Melbourne TFC) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a013 votes
\no Adrian CONNOLLY (Western Flickers TFC) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a011 votes
\no Steve WRIGHT (Western Flickers TFC)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 6 votes
\no Raffaele LOMBARDI (Sydney TFC) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2 votes
\nNote<\/strong>: Two (2) votes were made in error to Adrian CONNOLLY (Western Flickers TFC), in contravention of the requirement as listed in the voting procedure: \u201cYou can only vote for Adrian Connolly or Raffaele Lombardi as a Board Advisor if you have NOT voted for them as Vice-President.\u201d These two votes were discounted already, providing the above figure as listed. Similarly, one (1) vote was made for Raffaele LOMBARDI (Sydney TFC) in contravention of the requirement. The above figure represents the discounted voting. These voting mistakes did not affect the outcome of the election for these two positions.<\/em><\/p>\n

Item 5 -Priorities for 2017-18<\/strong>
\nThe President outlined the general priorities for 2017-18 and provided members with the opportunity for feedback and discussion. The priorities were ensuring continued growth of the game through ongoing promotion, encouraging clubs to host WASPA events, and assisting clubs to hold successful FISTF events. There are forthcoming FISTF events coming up including an International Open in Perth (July), Sydney (September) and a Continental Championship in January. It is hoped that there will be a positive announcement in the coming weeks with regards to the venue for this event.
\nTo encourage greater participation the development of mini circuits will be encouraged in each state\/city to try and maximise attendance.
\nATFA will investigate ordering some official shirts in the coming weeks. These shirts would be for events such as the World Cup and Asian Cup.
\nIt is proposed that ATFA should develop a code of conduct that all players must agree to play in ATFA events. It is hope to have this in place by September.<\/p>\n

Item 6 \u2013 Any other business \/ member feedback<\/strong>
\nSteve Dettre asked whether any Australian players were planning on participating in the World Cup. The President stated that he expected Robert Green to be playing. Fabrizio Coco stated that he expected Raffaele Lombardi and Daniele Lombardi to be interested.
\nIt was noted that there will be items on the FISTF Congress agenda for voting. These items should be sent to ATFA in advance and will be discussed by the ATFA Board.<\/p>\n

Meeting closed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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