Minutes of the Board of Governors Meeting
February 2003

Judges critiques will be held on Monday nights at Cabin John from 6:30-7:30 p.m. during April. Vera Spinner, Connie Povich, Judy Reiner, and Ron DeiCas have volunteered to conduct the critiques, which will be offered in dance, moves in the field, and freestyle (high and low) depending on demand. Debra Vandemark will organize the sessions and take registrations. The club has 869 members (800 home club). Test certificates were mailed out with the Directories.

Rinks were closed on Feb. 16 and 17, 2003, canceling the club sessions at Cabin John and Mt. Vernon and the MIF/FS test session at Reston. Mt. Vernon has approved the Sunday Dance session (3:45-5:15 p.m.) for April 6-June 8 with exclusions for April 20 (Easter) and April 27 (Cherry Blossom competition). Also approved are the following special events: April 6 (10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.), Adult Nationals Send-off; May 31 (11:45 a.m.-8:45 p.m.), WFSC Club Freeskating Competition; June 1 (5:30-7:00 p.m.), WFSC Annual Meeting; and August 17 (8 a.m.- 4 p.m.), FS/MIF test session. Cabin John has approved weekly sessions (Olympic rink) for Sunday MIF & Family Session (10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.), April 13-May 18 (April 20 excluded); Monday critiques (6:30-7:30 p.m.), April 7-28; and Monday Dance (7:30-9 p.m.), April 7-August 25 (May 26; Memorial Day excluded). Dates for FS/MIF test sessions (NHL Rink, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.) on May 4, June 8, and July 13 were also approved. The board discussed the possibility of holding the Club Dance Competition on April 28 (6:30-9:00pm).

Reston has approved ice for the Saturday dance session (NHL rink, 8:30-9:50 a.m. with zam at 8:20). WFSC requested April 5-June 14, but the rink contract runs through June 28. The club has the option to give back the extra two weeks but with a dance test scheduled for June 28 at Reston, the session would provide a good practice opportunity. Test session ice requests (Olympic Rink) were approved for April 5 (Dance 1-4:45pm), May 24 (Dance 1-5pm), June 20 (FS/MIF 8am-noon), June 28 (Dance 1-5pm), and August 30 (Dance 1-5pm).

The New Year's Adult Competition attracted interest from Canadian skaters, so next year WFSC should obtain a competition sanction from the Canadian Figure Skating Federation as well as USFSA. Rhea Schwartz sent a note of appreciation for the Club's work on behalf of adults. Eva Przygodzki won the Edward G. Picken Memorial Trophy with the top performance by a WFSC skater in Bronze Freestyle, the level selected by random draw.

The board passed a motion to ratify the executive decision to purchase a copier for use at competitions.

The delegates selected to represent WFSC at the 2003 USFSA Governing Council are Pat Brockner, Terri Chadwick (from the Chesapeake area), Leslie Gianelli, Konrad Huppi, Beverly Kimes, Patsy Picken, Judy Reiner, Marcia Sowles, and Vera Spinner. The board passed a motion to ask Jim Wilson to fill Ed Picken's spot on the Board (through 2004) and appoint him to the Board if he accepts. President Huppi has appointed Marcia Sowles to finish out Ed Picken's term as Member-at-Large.

The Washington Figure Skating Education & Development Fund has asked WFSC to run the Edward G. Picken Pro Am Dance Classic, with the Fund providing support through a grant of $2500.

The board approved a motion to obtain a sanction for the exhibition at Mt. Vernon's 25th Anniversary Celebration and to pay the $25 late fee.