ATTENDEES: Bill Bryant, John Lee Ellis, Don Hamilton, Lois Springsteen, Tim Sullivan, Jennifer Wise, Jennifer Barber, Mike Dayton

  1. Additional RUSA events - Voted and approved additional spring RUSA events in Colorado and Minnesota.
  2. Election of Officers - Bill Bryant has been re-elected President with John Lee Ellis continuing as Vice President and Tim Sullivan as Treasurer. All other volunteers are remaining except for the open Webmaster position.
  3. RUSA Rules for Organizers - Voted and approved modifications to the Super Randonneurs procedures to remove obsolete verbiage.
  4. President Report - RUSA handbooks and 2004 results publication will be mailed out to the membership in February. Davis Bike Club is taking a 'rest' and not having as many events as they have had in the past.
  5. American Randonneur winner - Bill Bryant announced that Jim Kuehn is the 2004 American Randonneur winner
  6. RUSA Safety Program - Don Hamilton and Jennifer Wise discussed the first steps of the safety program in which RUSA will offer to members Sam Brown Belts and Ankle Bands at subsidized prices. Result of the general discussion was to have quantities and prices determined and to be proposed to the board.
  7. RUSA Logo is now Registered - Jennifer Wise announced that the US Trademark Patent Office has accepted the RUSA Logo as official registered mark

Submitted by Don Hamilton, Secretary