TBKA General Membership Meeting

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After only 1 month in its existence, TBKA is getting off the ground! Our goals are to preserve access, promote safe kiting, and build goodwill in the community through organized clean-ups, exhibitions, clinics, and contests. The leadership team of TBKA has been busy laying the groundwork for a legitimate, membership based, association and are pleased with its progress. After several successful leadership meetings, we are holding our first general membership meeting Saturday, May 10th at 8:00 PM (Location TBA).

Meeting agenda:

• introduce the leadership team

• discuss several upcoming summer events

• open the floor for local kiters to speak about what they would like to see from TBKA in the upcoming season.

This association will operate under the guidance of this leadership team until elections are held for a Board of Directors after Jan. 1, 2009.

• The meeting will last approximately 1 hour, and discussion of each topic will be brief, leaving more time for open floor discussion.

• We ask that all local instructors attend this meeting- Please arrive 1 hour before meeting (7:00 PM)to discuss some great news for instructors.

With the help of Tampa Bay local, Scott Fears , we now have a website, forum, and Wiki launch sites pages! The forum was created to provide public information about kiteboarding in Tampa Bay, and to communicate between association leaders and members. In the first 30 days, we had over 9,000 page views, averaging around 300 per day! With over 50 members signing up in the first month, I think its safe to say that there's a lot of concerned kiters out there who agree that a unified approach can help preserve our sport and keep our beaches safe!

This forum will also be used as an online voting tool for general members on certain issues, Your input and participation is encouraged in this process. Please sign up if you want your voice and vote to be heard.

http://tbka.org/forum/index.php

See you all at the meeting!

-Team TBKA