Due to some internal staff developments it has not been possible since the general member meeting of the LDA on 20 April last at Bochum/Germany to publish news by means of this internet site. We can now inform you that the meeting in Bochum has gone well and that the statutes, presented and discussed by President Ms Hennie Nagtegaal have been approved. Since this time, these have been legalised and passed to the notary. Also the governing board, as it presented himself during the meeting, has been accepted by the members. That means that the President Hennie Nagtegaal is supported by Ms Ellen van den Berg, who has herself taken the role as a treasurer. For the position of secretary, a job oppotunity lies open. Marketing falls under the responsibility of Gerry Walters and Chiel van Praag, Ron van den Berg and John Armstrong take the public relations under their wings.

At its last meeting the LDA have agreed that on Friday 20th April 2007 an official meeting will be held. This will take place on the eve of the German Open at the tournament venue. It conjunction with Dietmar Ernst the organisers have granted permission for this meeting to take place. The meeting is open to all interested parties and members and we hope as many will be present as is possible. At the meeting the current board of the LDA will present themselves to you, a presentation about the LDA and its goals will be made, the statutes will be discussed for approval. A financial report amongst other things will also be given. All current members will also receive direct contact with an invitation by email with the agenda. If on the off chance you do not recieve this then please make contact via the website.

During the forthcoming Dutch Open the LDA will be there with a presentation of its results of its activities and achievements so far. The statutes have been composed and have been approved, and agreement and acceptance will soon be passed. As from the Dutch Open the LDA will set up its own ranking system and the new WDF-ranking will work in conjunction with this. This ranking will get closer to completion with some other lucrative tournaments, like, for example, the Antwerp Open on 14 April. This event, celebrating its 20th anniversary, has for the coming tournament a stipulation that the prize money for the ladies will be in line with the mens.