NGFFL Minutes: 10 April 2012

7.30-9:00pm Eastern Attendees Board: Shane Kinkennon (DEN), Thurman Williams (DC), Phil Clawson (BOS), Sam Lehman (NYC), Patrick McIntyre (DC), Chris Cormier (DC), Lance Burage (ATL) Guests: Seth Greenleaf (NYC), Shawn Rea (PHX), Wayne Knaub (PHL), Joe Cooper (DEN), Mark Barr (SLC->NYC) 7.30pm: Welcome / Vision / Agenda Review (Shane) Welcomes Shawn Albritton, and Lance back to the Board. Welcomes Seth, Shawn Rea, and Wayne were invited to detail the recommendations of the Task Force. 7.39pm: Update from Gay Bowl Denver Host Committee (Joe Cooper) Fields are secured. Host hotel contract is signed Embassy Suites $149 per night. Must fill 150 rooms. Free hot, cooked-to-order breakfasts and free cocktails, beer, and appetizers from 5-7pm. Hollah! In the heart of downtown Denver. And we have the entire hotel. Registration will go live May 1. $600 for up to 18 players; $40 for each additional player th through June 30 . After June 30, $600 for up to 15; $40 for each additional player. Captains will receive a link to send to players for individual player registration. There will be registration for non-players, significant others, etc. Fee is not yet set, but will account for t-shirts, parties, etc. Closing party will be a buffet-style dinner. Event schedule is determined, but agreements will soon be signed. Houston has been very helpful. Sponsorship package is online. 7.52pm: Second-Team Priorities (Thurman) DEN, NYC, HOU, SAN, DC, CHI, ATL, PHX, SLC, BOS, in that order City leaders to be informed of the process and timeline, as well as the priority list given league guidelines Mention will be made in the 2MD 7.53pm: Gay Bowl Task Force Report (Thurman) Seven folks have been very influential in the recommendations, and they have been an inordinate amount of work and conversation into this Sean Greenleaf (NYC), Wayne Knaub (PHL), Ty Law (CHI), Chris Whitlow (ATL), Lance Burage (ATL), Shawn Rea (PHX), and Mark Barr (SLC >> NYC) Members of the Task Force provided in great detail their findings, case for change, and recommendations Care was taken to balance the appropriate competition for all teams with the opportunity for all teams to win Gay Bowl The board strongly agrees with the rationale of the framework and will take time to consider the recommendations and their implications Process moving forward: o Board will likely say YES to the foundational concepts of the proposal, but needs a cleaned-up, final proposal before a final vote o Lance will draw up a seeding recommendation based on Houstons post-pool play results and prior tournament seedings. The board will debate and include the seeding proposal in the final recommendation to be approved o The entirety of the proposal, including the accompanying powerpoint deck, will be shared with city leaders and participants upon Board approval 9.35pm: Adjourn