The Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Chess Association was called to order at 9:38 AM at the Best Western Marlborough, site of the 2017 Massachusetts Open, with President Nathan Smolensky presiding. Attending were:
Nathan Smolensky, President and Chess Horizons Editor
Robert Messenger, Treasurer and Membership Secretary
Paul Arond, Director
Jeffrey Caruso, Director and Elections Commissioner
Robert E King of Amherst, MA
George Mirijanian of Fitchburg, MA
Stephen Dann of Worcester, MA
Leo Bonnell of Beverly, MA
Dima Barash, Director, arrived later.
A quorum was not present.
Mr. Caruso presented the results of the 2017 MACA Election (appended).
Mr. Messenger presented the Treasurer’s Report (appended with corrections) and the Membership Report (appended)
Mr. Smolensky presented a verbal report on the state of Chess Horizons.
The Promotions Chairman, Edward Chiu, sent a report to the board which is appended to these minutes.
The time of the next MACA Board Meeting will be announced by Mr. Smolensky. Mr. Dann requested that the time and place be made available to the public, for example on the MACA website.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:54 AM.
Jeffrey Caruso, Acting Clerk