Roll Call (26 Clubs present).

Distribution of club reports.

Period of remembrance;
a minutes silence was held for deceased NAFCSC members.

Jacky Meehan, President of the NAFCSC welcomed our Guests and Visitors

Minutes of 2005 NAFCSC AGM read by Mike Boyd, Secretary of the NAFCSC
Motion to Accept the minutes as read was made by John Rose (Bramalea CSC)
and seconded by Richard McKenna (San Francisco CSC):
The motion carried, the minutes were accepted.

President’s report (Jackie Meehan):

Thanks for all member clubs and guests for attending the 2006 AGM
And a special thanks to the members and committee of the Windsor CSC.

Information about Las Vegas 2007
The Convention will be from Sunday, June 24th to Sunday, July 1st
At the Riviera (Reservation Code is “Celts07”)

We anticipate a few changes to some of the events;
the Casino will limit the amount of the carry out in the pool area during the Pool Party
there will be a admission charge for the cabaret night and the welcome event
ticketing for the Dinner Dance will be more structured –
numbers and ticket money will have to be sent in earlier
and tickets have to be picked up by Thursday afternoon
(Federation office will not be open on Friday)

Honesty among clubs of the Federation is what keeps us going.
President’s report accepted.

Vice President’s report (Tam Donnelly):

Working with Setanta for 2006 – 2007 season
Tam is negotiating with them
with the idea that there will be no increase in costs for the upcoming year.

Explanation of broadcast rights:
Setanta holds the rights for the SPL for three more seasons (through 2008 – 2009 season)
for broadcast into commercial establishments.
Internet broadcast rights are not explicitly covered in this deal,
however we expect that the SPL will address internet rights in the next cycle of broadcast negotiations.
Each competition (SPL, Scottish Cup, League Cup and European competitions)
have separate rights and must be negotiated competition by competition with Setanta.
This may result in us having “unattractive broadcasts”
e.g. League Cup ties in the early rounds with lower league opposition.

We will require new clubs to put more money upfront for matches
(must pay for first 10 matches of season before getting “switched on”
should get one rangers match by then
and it will give the new club a chance to determine if their finances will be stable.

We are attempting to get all matches aired via Setanta’s Digital dish (T5).
If it is necessary to show matches on C-Band, Setanta will re-air the match affected,
either on the T5 dish or the Setanta Pub channel.
Clubs that do not have a C-Band dish will not be charged when matches are aired on the big dish.

Tam will be temporarily handling ticketing for Celtic matches
(Jim McGuire will resume when he is able to).

Treasurer's Report (Peter Milligan):

Peter noted that Information packets were distributed and the financials were reviewed at the President's meeting (Friday morning).
Please contact Peter for more details

Secretary – Webmaster's report (Mike Boyd):

Updates to website – please keep information current.
Please forward accurate lists of officers and email addresses to the email address on the site.
The changes to the NAFCSC site make it more critical that correct addresses are provided.
There will be some adjustments to the programming of the email system –
it will send a copy of your message to you when you use the email functionality,
so that you can archive the message like a “Sent Message”.
We will be handling more of the registration and information aspects of the NAFCSC convention online
updates as they develop.

Mike will be heading a group to examine new technologies for receiving matches over the internet
(Sling and other video transmission services).
He will reach out to technologically adept members of the Federation
to evaluate the suitability of these technologies.

Mike discussed changes to the listing of clubs on the website.
For clubs in North America, the aim is to list only clubs that are broadcasting matches through the NAFCSC satellite package;
if a club is only getting the matches through Celtic TV, they will not be listed.
An exception will be made for clubs that fall outside of Setanta’s broadcast footprint
(Hawaii and Bermuda CSC are examples).
A motion to reflect this will be made in the New Business section of the meeting.

Unfinished business:

Amendments to NAFCSC Constitution: there were no proposed amendments to the constitution

Election of Officers (run by Harry McGinn):

Election of Officers (run by John Burke, St. Catharine’s CSC):
Positions up for election: Vice President, Secretary and East Coast Representative.

Vice-President (currently Tom Donnelly):
Nominations:
Tom Donnelly (nominated by Archie McVeigh, London CSC, seconded by Larry Brown, LA CSC)
No other nominations, Tom Donnelly re-elected by acclaim.

Secretary (currently Mike Boyd):
Nominations:
Mike Boyd (nominated by Fred Haggerty, Durham CSC, seconded by Brian McAuley Bramalea CSC)
No other nominations, Mike Boyd re-elected by acclaim.

East Coast Representative (currently Jim McGuire)
Nominations:
Jim McGuire (nominated by Mike Boyd Chicago CSC, seconded by John Rose, Bramalea CSC)
John Rose – declined with thanks
No other nominations, Jim McGuire re-elected by acclaim.

New Business:
Jackie Meehan provided his experiences with Celtic eLottery

New Business:

Mike Boyd (Chicago CSC) made the following motion:
“To be listed on the NAFCSC web page as a member club,
A club must be a member in good standing of the NAFCSC.
This is defined as purchasing match broadcasting through the NAFCSC’s deal with Setanta Sports;
exceptions being made for clubs outside of Setanta’s broadcast footprint.
No individual or organization that solely views matches through CelticTV
or other internet based options will be allowed to join
the North American Federation of Celtic Supporters Clubs”

The motion was seconded by John Burke (St. Catharines CSC).
After discussion, the motion passed and will be effective July 1st, 2006.

The NAFCSC will be conducting a raffle in the upcoming season
to assist in the sponsorship of guests for the 2007 Convention.
First prize will consist of airfare for two to Glasgow
and tickets to a Celtic match (in the Director Box).
More details will follow.

A motion to adjourn was made by
Brian Linden (Hamilton Jock Stein CSC) and seconded by
John Rose (Bramalea CSC).

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 12:55 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Mike Boyd
Secretary, NAFCSC