MINUTES of Tele-Conference

Board of Directors Meeting

June 17, 2002

The following Board members were present for some or all of the Tele-Conference: Sheri Pittman (SP), Jiing Wang (JW), Tong Lee (TL), Tim Boggan (TB), Li Ai (LA), George Brathwaite (GB), Robert Mayer (RM), Jimmy McClure (JM), Hank McCoullum (HM), Barney D. Reed (BR), and Dennis Taylor (DT). Absent: Tawny Banh and Todd Sweeris. USATT Operations Director Margaret Smith was present throughout.

ITEM 1. Discussion centered on the candidates the Nominating Committee recommended for the 2002 ballot. The Board was not familiar with every candidate, but in this instance decided to trust the judgment of the Committee.

MOTION I. Moved that the Board accept the Nominating Committee’s recommendation that the following candidates be placed on the ballot for the 2002 election—with the proviso that in the future the Committee give the Board background on the relative unknown(s) they recommend:

• For Executive Vice-President: Jiing Wang and Lily Yip.

• For Vice-President: George Brathwaite (incumbent), Barney D. Reed (incumbent), Dennis M. Taylor (incumbent), and Timothy Titrud.

• For Treasurer: Henry Kwong and Tong Lee (incumbent).

Proposed by Hank McCoullum; seconded by Tong Lee.

PASSED: 9-0-0 (SP, JW, TL, TB, LA, RM, JM, HM, DT).

ITEM 2. Discussion centered on the additional members the Nominating Committee did not recommend but at least one Board member did. Again, the Board was not familiar with every candidate.

MOTION II. Moved that the Board accept Larry Rose as a candidate for Treasurer.

            Proposed by Li Ai; seconded by Tim Boggan.

            PASSED: 9-0 (SP, JW, TL, TB, LA, RM, JM, HM, DT).

MOTION III. Moved that the Board accept Olivier Mader as a candidate for V_P.

            Proposed by Li Ai; seconded by Robert Mayer.

            DEFEATED: 2-5-2.

            In Favor: RM, JM.

            Against: SP, JW, TL, TB, HM.

            Abstain: LA, DT.

MOTION IV. Moved that the Board accept Attila Malek as a candidate for V-P.

            Proposed by Tim Boggan; seconded by Hank McCoullum.

            PASSED: 8-0-1

            In Favor: SP, JW, TL, TB, LI, RM, JM, HM.

            Abstain: DT.

ITEM 2. Discussion centered on President Pittman’s second Letter of Intent indicating that, indeed, USA Table Tennis wanted to be one of the six sports involved in the proposed Pompano Beach, FL Olympic Training Center.

MOTION V: Moved that President Pittman send a second Letter of Intent assuring organizers of the Pompano Beach, FL Training Center that USA Table Tennis wanted to be one of the sports involved.

            Proposed by Hank McCoullum; seconded by Robert Mayer.

            PASSED: 9-0-0.

ITEM 3. Complex discussion centered on a resolution of the then uncertain TV contractor for the 2002 U.S. Open, and, given the TV bids and re-bids involved in protracted negotiations, what our Open obligations should rightfully be to the ITTF. We decided to follow the advice of our corporate/litigation lawyers.

MOTION VI: Moved that we not accept the new bid by Mobile Production Services.

            Proposed by Hank McCoullum; seconded by Jiing Wang.

            PASSED: 10-0-1.

            In favor: SP, JW, TL, TB, LA, GB, RM, JM, HM, DT.

            Abstain: BR.

MOTION VII. Moved that we do accept the new bid made by the Digicast Corporation.

            Proposed by Hank McCoullum; seconded by Tim Boggan.

            PASSED: 9-1-1.

            In favor: SP, JW, TL, TB, LA, GB, RM, JM, HM.

            Against: DT.

            Abstain: BR.

ITEM 4. After our May 10-11 Board Meeting, where we’d engaged in sifting through thoughts on just what our Core issues, our Task Objectives ought to be, given our limited finances, President Pittman saw an opportunity to make at least a limited move in implementing these. Since we no longer have an Executive Director, and are short-staffed with both Margaret and Sheri just not reasonably able to do more, Sheri wanted the Board’s o.k.to hire, for a month’s trial period, a Florida sports figure with a well-known background as a soccer coach. She thought, if given a chance, this man could generate action for us. After a discussion, including reservations regarding the Executive Director position and the possible further tenure of this Florida sports figure, we decided…

MOTION VIII. Moved that we hire, for a trial run of four weeks, with absolutely no further promise of employment, the Florida sports figure President Pittman requests.

            Proposed by Tim Boggan; seconded by Hank McCoullum.

            PASSED: 8-0-1.

            In Favor: SP, JW, TL, TB, RM, JM, HM, BR.

            Abstain: GB.

Respectfully submitted.

USATT Secretary,

Tim Boggan