CONVENTION COUNTDOWN

Payment for Hotel Accommodation

A few people have still to pay for their accommodation at the hotel. Please send your cheque, made payable to BAFRA, to Charles Dean-young at 89 Smithfield Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 7LD before the Easter weekend.

Hotel directions can be found here, full details of the Convention can be found here.

Accommodation Arrangements

The following people are attending the Convention but have not requested accommodation:

P Parsons, R Prattley, A Lovell, P Cottier, M Cavanagh, B Yates, A Binns, B Beynon, G McJannett, R Salvesen and M Cockerill.

Those who have requested accommodation are:

Volunteers

I need a few volunteers to help out during both days of the Convention to make sure everything runs smoothly. This will involve moving everyone around between Break-Out Sessions, staffing the Sign-In Desk and also keeping the programme on schedule. Drop me an email if you can help.

Davie Parsons

training@bafra.org

JOHN SLAVIN TROPHY 2007-08

John Slavin was a long-serving BAFRA official and sometime director of the Association who sadly died in October 2005. In his memory BAFRA has dedicated an award made to a team that shows commitment to improving the game experience for players and fans, as well as officials.

This season BAFRA members have been conducting an audit of game management at each team's home game. It is therefore appropriate that the John Slavin Trophy should be presented to the team that has consistently performed best in this.

The 2007-08 BUAFL award goes to Southampton Stags.

The Stags will be presented with their award at the BUAFL Championship Game. BAFRA member Chris Jarvis will make the presentation.

Jim Briggs

president@bafra.org

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

All of the information for the AGM was sent out to qualified members on Saturday last via e-mail. If anyone has not received this, please let me know and I will forward a copy to you. Whilst only qualified members may vote at the AGM, it is open to all members to attend. The agenda therefore follows below.

Agenda

First Annual General Meeting of the British American Football Referees’ Association Limited to be held in the Coventry Hill Hotel, Rye Hill, Birmingham Road, Allesley, Coventry CV5 9PH on Saturday 5th April 2008 commencing at 5:00pm

1. Welcome and Introductions

2. Apologies

3. Minutes of final AGM of BAFRA dated 25th March 2007. The minutes may be accessed here:

4. Matters Arising

5. Appointment of Teller(s) for the meeting.

Reports from Directors

6. Report from the President

7. Report from the General Secretary

8. Report from the Director of Finance

9. Report from the Director of Operations

10. Report from the Director of Training

11. Report from the Director of Recruitment

12. Report from the Director without Portfolio

Election of Directors

13. Election of President – between Jim Briggs and Phil Cottier

14. Election of General Secretary – Paul Sutton unopposed

15. Election of Director of Operations – between Phil Clarke and Pete Johnson

16. Election of Director of Training – David Parsons unopposed

17. Election of Director of Recruitment – Alun Price unopposed

18. Election of Directors without Portfolio (2 posts) Daniel Bridgland and Keith Wickham unopposed (however an election will be required to determine which of them is appointed for two years and which for one year only).

Resolutions Submitted to the Meeting

No resolutions have been submitted for consideration by the meeting.

Other Issues

19. Any Other Urgent Business

20. Confirmation that the next meeting will be held on the Saturday afternoon of the 2009 Convention and Training Weekend

Paul Sutton

secretary@bafra.org

RESULTS

Sunday 16^th March 2008

BUAFL Northern Conference Championship Result:

Staffordshire Stallions 34 @ Newcastle Raiders 28

BUAFL Southern Conference Championship Result:

Hertfordshire Hurricanes 7 @ Southampton Stags 19

DISCIPLINARY CASES

GAME MANAGEMENT REPORTS

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