
PNW Quizzing General Assembly Meeting Minutes
- Date: Saturday, September 25, 2021
- Time: 12:51 PM to 1:33 PM
- Location: Alliance Bible Church
Organizational Represention
The following organizatons were represented at the meeting:
- ABC
- Madras
- Trinitas
- EBC
- Lighthouse
Gig Harbor was absent from the meet but expressed they are planning to participate this season. NSA was represented but expressed they are unlikely to participate this season.
Board of Directors
The following slate was elected to be this season's Board of Directors:
- Gryphon Shafer, PNWTI
- Jeremy Swingle, Trinitas
- Sharalyn Shafer, PNWTI
- Kristine Delamarter, Madras
- Andrew Borden, Alliance Bible Church
The vote was unanimous.
District Coordinator
The bylaws require the District Coordinator to be ratified each season. Gryphon Shafer was nominated and voted in for another term as District Coordinator.
Summary of Discussions
The assembly discussed the current plan for hosting meets this season. They discussed the pros and cons of the plan. They also discussed some of the governing dynamics behind the decision-making process and the heuristics for making these decisions.
Financially, this plan will put a burden on PNW Quizzing. The assembly voted to raise participation fees to $50 per Ultrameetâ„¢ but keep the fees at $20 for any normal, local district meets and District Championships. The assembly also agreed to solicit tax-deductible donations from their churches and communities to help cover extra costs.
It was also discussed that it would be best to take only 1 team of 5 to Internationals this season.
At the moment, the Great West Invitational (GWI) meet details are ambiguous. CMD expressed a strong desire that GWI be in-person. News and updates on GWI will be shared when they become available.
District Size
Here are the following district size statistics:
- ABC = 12 quizzers across 3 teams
- Trinitas = 9 quizzers across 3 teams
- EBC = 10 quizzers across 3 teams
- Lighthouse = 23 quizzers across 6 teams
- Madras = 5 quizzers across 2 teams
- Gig Harbor = 4 quizzers in 1 team
So that's 63 quizzers across 18 teams.