From: Leslie Kish & Joshua Krekeler <joshxles <at> ONE <dot> NET>
Date: 21 aug 1998
Subject: Announcing the Shogi Federation of America

        The following cover letter and charter draft were mailed to shogi
        clubs and postal players Thursday afternoon.  These postings
        are the second part of their official distribution.


Shogi Federation of America     460 Warner Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45219          (513) 241-3370


Dear Shogi Player:

Welcome to the Shogi Federation of America.  We have been organized by
a group of subscribers to Shogi-L (the shogi mailing list on the Internet) for
the purpose of establishing a formal regulatory body for shogi in America.
We would like to invite you, as a shogi player, to participate in writing the
SFA's bylaws over the next seven weeks.  Here is our proposed timeline:

        September 8       Pro tem charter approved
        September 8-
        October 12        Discussion of bylaws
        October 15-16     Bylaws approved and adopted at meetings
                          before the Ryu-O game and First International
                          Amateur Shogi Tournament qualifier in New
                          York City
        October 26        Bylaws sent to Secretary of State for incorporation
                          as a non-profit corporation

Please distribute copies of the attached pro tem charter to the members of
your club.  It is a draft, and a revised version will go into effect only after it
meets with your general approval.  Discuss it among yourselves and decide
what you think should be changed, added, or omitted.  Please send your
suggested revisions to me by September 8, by mail to the above address
or by e-mail to joshxles <at> one <dot> net.  If you have access to the World Wide
Web, you are also encouraged to sign up for the SFA discussion list at
http://usshogi.listbot.com.

If you are interested in running for an office in the permanent organization,
or if you know somebody else who would do a good job, please send a
statement of the candidate's qualifications to either of the above addresses
(physical or e-mail).  The recommended length is one or two paragraphs.
The elected offices will be determined during the bylaws discussion, so you
may change the office you are running for at any time.  Nominations will be
accepted throughout the month of September.  Specific deadlines and a
list of offices will be announced in a subsequent mailing.

                                                Sincerely,
                                                (signed)
                                                Josh Krekeler
                                                Pro Tem Chairman