03/24/08

Home
News 
Calendar
Division Business
Member Clubs
Camps
Hall of Fame
Links

Division Business

Officers:
 

3/2 Agenda Item: Splitting the Division

Summary of the Proposal:

Due to the Socal division having no permanent venue in which to conduct division qualifiers, combined with the geography and traffic patterns of the Southern California region and the relatively large diverse membership, it has become exceeding difficult to conduct business as a cohesive division in which to address the best interests of the fencing community. There are other regions with even larger geographic sizes but it is not just the square footage of the area but the travel time needed to commute that makes it difficult to find volunteers to organize and run the division.

The Socal Division currently has large qualifiers. Although other divisions are just as large, many have a permanent venue in which to host qualifiers and store equipment. In the Los Angeles area, due to the high price of real estate, it is difficult to find affordable large venues. Since venues big enough to hold all the qualifying events are unavailable, the overall number of days, to conduct qualifiers has risen to 8 days over 4 - 6 weekends. Having the events over so many days and weekends has become increasing difficult to find volunteers willing to transport equipment and run these events.

The proposal is for the division to be split into two new divisions, the Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley Divisions. The fencing clubs in Santa Barbara, Malibu, and outlying areas would be given the option of either joining one of the two new divisions or joining the current existing divisions of Central Coast, Orange Coast or San Bernardino. The division's equipment and funds would be split roughly per member based on the number of members for the 2007-08 season. Splitting up the socal division would even out the number of members in the section, facilitate a more cohesive division by making it easier to find volunteers to run the required qualifies and overall improve fencing opportunities for the fencing community.

For the complete proposal, see the Div Split pdf file.

Executive Committee Members:

Home | News | Calendar | Division Business | Member Clubs | Camps | Hall of Fame | Links