From: Leslie Kish & Joshua Krekeler <joshxles <at> ONE <dot> NET>
Date: 30 aug 1998
Subject: Shogi Federaton of America founding meeting

The Shogi Federation of America will be writing its bylaws over the
next six weeks, ending with a meeting in New York after the Ryu-O
game there in October.  The purposes of the meeting will be to resolve
any last-minute issues, elect officers for the permanent organization,
and adopt the bylaws.

Our original timetable had the meeting scheduled for Thursday the
15th or Friday the 16th.  We have since learned that the Ryu-O game
will be ending on Friday, leaving the rest of the weekend free.  Plans
for the weekend also call for a still-unnamed tournament.  The winner
of the tournament will be a candidate for a trip to the First International
Amateur Shogi Tournament.  One suggestion for the weekend's
schedule is:
                October 16   Arrive in New York City, watch the end
                               of the Ryu-O game, meet pros.
                October 17   Day - Five-round tournament
                               Evening - Shogi Federation of America
                                          founding meeting
                October 18   Playoff among the players with the top
                               four scores from Saturday

Having the meeting on the weekend, in the middle of the tournament,
will hopefully allow more people to attend.  If any members of the New
York club can help us work out more details, please send a message to
usshogi <at> listbot <dot> com or joshxles <at> one <dot> net.

You can sign up for the Shogi Federation of America discussion list, where
we will work on issues for the bylaws in detail, at http://usshogi.listbot.com

Josh Krekeler