1. At 1:05 PM the President called the IGRA Board Meeting to order. The entire Executive Board was present as well as most of the Trustees. A few Trustees were not present due to work schedules or finances at their home cities.
   • A quorum was met.
   • The minutes of the last IGRA Board Meeting, July 27, 2012 which was held at the Detroit, Michigan were approved.
   • On the Monday night before IGRA Board Meetings, there were supposed to be telephonic Committee Chair meetings. While this was the plan, no one mentioned if the Committee meetings occurred.
   • The IGRA President went around the tables and had everyone introduce themselves.
2. President's Report
   • The President deferred his report until Convention. This is true of most Officers so this report will be very short.
3. Vice President's Report
   • IGRA Royalty Contest was a huge success this year at IGRA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas.
   • The Royalty Contest had many attendees, some from the general public.
   • IGRA Royalty now consists of ten active Royalty members.
   • Royalty LOGO looks very professional.
   • Royalty is very close to making their goal of $ 25,000. (Note: during Convention they made and surpassed their goal.)
4. Secretary's Report
   • The Secretary deferred his report until Convention.
5. Treasurer's Report
   • The Treasurer deferred his report until Convention.
6. Trustee Chair's Report
   • Ed Barry, ILGRA, is the Trustee Chair.
   • He stated that there will be an EPRB meeting after the Trustees Meeting.
   • He also said at one point that there were to be three EPRBs, but now there is only one.
7. Administrative Assistant
   • Associations must remember to get liability insurance.
   • The cost of this insurance depends on the number of Associations holding rodeos and rodeo schools.
8. Corporate Auditor
   • Ed Barry is the Corporate Auditor.
   • In his audit for the past fiscal quarter, he selected 10 % of all transactions and audited them. He does not audit deposits.
   • There were 432 line items/expenditures to audit. So he randomly selected 43 to review.
   • Ed Barry found no discrepancies.
9. General Announcements and Issues
   • Ron Trusley wants a name change from Arizona Gay Rodeo Association (AGRA) to Arizona Gay Rodeo Association (AZGRA).
   • The following rodeos were approved or cancelled for 2013.
     • FGRA (cancelled)
     • NGRA (approved)
     • OGRA (approved)
     • SSGRA (approved)
     • AGRA (approved)
     • GRGRA-PS (approved)
     • DSRA (approved)
   • Next there was a discussion on where to hold 2013 IGRA Board meetings. Following are the approved sites.
     • Winter - University in St Louis, MO in January
     • Spring - GSGRA-PS, Palm Springs, CA, May 3
     • Summer - CGRA, Denver, CO , July 12
     • Fall - Convention, GSGRA, San Diego, CA
   • Brian Rogers, who organized Convention, said that there is a positive cash flow, and then deferred his report until Convention.
10. The IGRA Board Meeting was adjourned at 2:25 PM.

Trustees Meeting Tuscany Casino and Suites, Las Vegas, Nevada November 9, 2012

1. The meeting was called to order at 2:45 PM
2. A Roll Call was made of all attendees.
3. The minutes of the last Trustee meeting which was held in Detroit, Michigan were approved.
4. There was no Old Business.
5. The following officials were recertified.
   1. Arena Directors - 4 people
   2. Auditors - 2 people
   3. Secretary - 7 people
   4. Scorekeepers - 12 people
   5. Chute Coordinators - 5 people
   6. Judges - 10 people
6. After the Trustee meeting there was one EPRB discussion.
7. The Trustees meeting adjourned at 3:27 PM

Respectfully submitted by Tom Lott, ASGRA trustee