Here are the notes from the 2006 Convention meeting, so feel free to
add discussion to anything we talked about. I will post the bylaws
also, they have now been approved by the national BoD and from now on
they will be in the rule book every year! The bylaws were a big step
for the Youth Advisory Board.

Shane

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2006 Convention Notes
Youth Advisory Board Meeting
POAC Convention, Indianapolis
Feb. 25, 2006

Youth Present

Review
- Told youth that the Board of Directors had passed the handicap
rider medal in October and recommended that we develop bylaws to
organize the Advisory Board.

Bylaws
- Shane read the bylaws and explained them. No one had any questions
or recommendations.

Gaming High Point Proposal
- This is a proposal to have year-end awards for each age group in
Top Timed Event. The current award is Top Timed Event 18 & Under.
This has been an idea from the Youth Advisory Board for a long time,
and it was tabled in October because the Youth Advisory Board did not
have bylaws.
- Harry Chestnut and Denny Brown were present to discuss this
proposal with us. They felt that as long as we were going to find the
money to support the new categories, then the awards would be able to
be in effect by the 2007 show year.
- The youth did not want these awards to be traveling trophies.
- The price for sponsoring each award would be a little over $100 for
the first place and second place trophies and the certificates for
3rd-6th places.

International Team Contest Proposal
- The Advisory Board came up with this idea last year since the World
Show is no longer existing and the Team Competition was always a
unique part of the World Show.
- The proposal would not add any classes to the International.
Instead it would take the points from the classes that the teammates
are already entered in.
- The youth present said that they liked the idea of the team
competition.

Directors still needed
- Shane and Shalene pointed out that there are still some regions
that are not fully represented by youth directors.
- Since this year is the first year, the official nomination policies
defined in the Bylaws can not exactly go into effect. Shane said that
volunteers would be appointed as directors for this year. Several
people had already come to him before the meeting to express interest
in being regional directors.
- Nikki Little became the third Northeast region director.
- Kylie Horrocks was added as the third Mideast Director.
- Jason Farrington, Joel Farrington, and Meg Belcher were added as
Mid-America directors.
- Alex Tarazewski said that he could be unable to complete his term,
so Tori Tarazewski took his place as a Midwest director.

Secretary Needed
- The new bylaws call for three officers; a president, vice-
president, and a secretary.
- A secretary had not yet been chosen since it was a new position.
- Alex Tarazewski, Heidi Harper, Kylie Horrocks, Nikki Little, Nikki
Daig, Andy Burger, and Amanda Reed were directors present at the
time. Kylie and Nikki were interested in being secretary.
- Shane and Shalene passed out paper, and votes were cast by the
directors present.
- Shane and Shalene counted the votes and Nikki Little became the new
Secretary.

Special Events
- Someone asked if we would still be able to have the pizza party at
the International.
- Mr. Belcher said that he would make sure we were able to hold a
party and meeting in St. Louis.

Convention Meeting Time
- There was an issue this year with the scheduling for Convention.
- The youth who spoke said that after the Fashion Show would be a
good time for the meeting.
- Someone suggested that since the adults have a little party after
the Fashion Show that the youth should have a pizza and movie party
following the meeting.
- We would need to make sure that the movie is appropriate for the
smaller kids, too.

Miscellaneous
- Charlene Shingleton wanted to express appreciation that some states
were developing state youth clubs. She felt that this is a big step
in the right direction and will help the progress of the Advisory
Board.
- Michele Payne said that we have come very far this year as far as
developing the Advisory Board.
- Denny and Harry said that the Advisory Board is a major part of the
Building and Promotion movement for the POAC.
- Shane and Shalene passed out cameras for Nicole Webel and
instructed the kids to take pictures and turn them in so that the
pictures could be in the magazine.