The Newsletter is now updated to FORUM with news and views on issues affecting you the members.
MDTTA FORUM
1. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE.
Major change. WANTED - Hon. Treasurer , Match Secretary, Chairperson, Tournaments Organiser.
REWARD - Continuing league in it's present form.
Long serving Officers David Goodwin, Treasurer and previously Auditor and Janie Cooper, Match Secretary, have both kept our wheels turning so excellently in two key roles for a period covering a couple of decades. Eve Skates, Competitions Organiser and the previous Gen. Sec who for many years has played such a very valuable part in our operations, along with the Chair, Julie Hall who has undertaken a number of very important tasks, including leading the Association for five years, organised our tournaments and the successful 90th Anniversary Garden Party. They are all standing down and are not going to be available for re-election.
Our simple thanks to them for their efforts is genuinely meant but seems so little for all that time and work they have given, to ensure the MDTTA operated effectively.
We urge you to come to the AGM and show your appreciation.
This though gives rise to the Wanted poster, for new people to come forward. They will have to be found to avoid the current Association ceasing to exist. It is always good to have new blood, though not quite so many all at once. Please come forward, let Julie and Roger know of any one who is prepared to do one of the roles or as a Committee member. Anyone who genuinely wants to know more about the Officer roles please contact Roger for a role description sheet. We should aim to go into the AGM knowing the nominees, rather than wait and hope.
So, please let's have those names, time for the younger ones to take the Association towards its 100th Anniversary. Who wants the Association to fold! The GenSec will issue a regular update on whether anyone has come forward.
2. AGM.
The date is dependent on ensuring the trophies can be made ready, as there will be a delay in completing the outstanding weather affected matches. Currently we are looking at w/c 26th April (if not it then w/c 3rd May).
A formal notice will be issued very soon.
3. WEB SITE.
We are moving forward on updating the site by seeking quotations. The web site has been in use now for several years and the Association wants to build on its success and review its operating cost.
PURPOSE (what do we want to achieve). Enhance user friendliness, enhance information available from matches, keep up to date and relevant, lower operating cost.
OBJECTIVE (how are we going to bring this about). Update format and menu, increase speed of access, security controlled self inputting of data and information, regularly cleanse to keep current, have a service level agreement.
OUTCOME (the results seen should be). Greater level of information, increased usage by members, lower, annual revenue cost.
MAIN FEATURES. Extracts from Hand Book, better layout and menu, more results information (including all divisional details together with match results matrix inc game scores (e type match card) and league table all on one page - player %'s and ranking points automatically updated from result of games - eventually ranking points used to set player handicaps and better two way communications between Officers and members.
A copy of the full specification will be sent to Club Secs.
4. RELEGATION.
Rumour has it three teams will be demoted from division 1. Not true. Reference in rule 4.8 to this subject by "prior to Signing On meeting" relates to the coming season (viz. it is not retrospective). No notice was given at/before the last Signing On meeting (Sept 2009) - so it is the usual automatic 2 down and 2 up for next season (2010/ 11).
Regards. Roger. Forum (Newsletter) Editor.
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