2026
2025
Minutes from January 24 Board Meeting
Minutes from February 28 Board Meeting
Minutes from March 28 Board Meeting
Minutes from May 2 Board Meeting
Minutes from May 23 Board Meeting
Minutes from June 27 Board Meeting
Minutes from July 25 Board Meeting
Minutes from August 22 Board Meeting
Minutes from September 26 Board Meeting
Minutes from October 24 Board Meeting
Minutes from November 21 Board Meeting
Minutes from December 19 Board Meeting
2024
Minutes from January 26 Board Meeting
Minutes from February 23 Board Meeting
Minutes from March 22 Board Meeting
Minutes from April 26 Board Meeting
Minutes from May 29 Board Meeting
Minutes from June 28 Board Meeting
Minutes from July 26 Board Meeting
Minutes from August 23 Board Meeting
Minutes from September 26-27 Board Meeting
Minutes from October 25 Board Meeting
Minutes from November 22 Board Meeting
2023
Minutes from January 27 Board Meeting
Minutes from February 25 Board Meeting
Minutes from March 24 Board Meeting
Minutes from April 28 Board Meeting
Minutes from June 23 Board Meeting
Minutes from July 28 Board Meeting
Minutes from August 23 Board Meeting
Minutes from September 22 Board Meeting
Minutes from October 28 Board Meeting
Minutes from November 24 Board Meeting
2022
Minutes from January 28 Board Meeting
Minutes from February 18 Board Meeting
Minutes from February 25 Board Meeting
Minutes from March 25 Board Meeting
Minutes from May 27 Board Meeting
Minutes from July 9 Board Meeting
Minutes from August 12 Board meeting
Minutes from September 16 Board Meeting
Minutes from September 19 Board Meeting
Minutes from October 28 Board Meeting
Minutes from December 16 Meeting
2021
Minutes from January 22 Board Meeting
Minutes from February 26 Board Meeting
Minutes from March 26 Board Meeting
Minutes from June 25 Board Meeting
Minutes from July 23 Board Meeting
Minutes from September 10 Board Meeting
Minutes from October 6 and 7 Board Meeting (In-person)
Minutes from December 17 Board Meeting
2020
Minutes from January 29 Board Meeting
Minutes from February 28 Board Meeting
Minutes from March 27 Board Meeting
Minutes from April 24 Board Meeting
Minutes from May 26 Board Meeting
Minutes from June 26 Board Meeting
Minutes from July 31 Board Meeting
Minutes from August 21 Board Meeting
Minutes from September 25 Board Meeting
Minutes from October 30 Board Meeting
Minutes from December 18 Board Meeting
2019
Minutes from January 14 Board Meeting
Minutes from February 11 Board Meeting
Minutes from March 25 Board Meeting
Minutes from April 24 & 25 Board Meeting
Minutes from May 20 Board Meeting
Minutes from June 18 Board Meeting
Minutes from July 22 Board Meeting
Minutes from September 10 Board Meeting
Minutes from October 16 & 17 Board Meeting
2018
Minutes from November 26 Board Meeting
Minutes from October 15 Board Meeting
Minutes from September 23 Board Meeting
Minutes from September 22 Board Meeting
Minutes from September 19 Board Meeting
Minutes from July 12 Board Meeting
Minutes from June 14 Board Meeting
Minutes from April 28-29 Board Meeting
Minutes from March 28 Board Meeting
Minutes from February 22 Board Meeting
Minutes from January 18 Board Meeting
2017
Minutes from December 13 Board Meeting
Minutes from November 5 & 6 in-person Board Meeting
Minutes from September 14 Board Meeting
Minutes from July 27 Board Meeting
Minutes from June 14 Board Meeting
Minutes from May 18 Board Meeting
Minutes from March 17 & 18 in-person Board Meeting
Minutes from March 2nd Board Meeting
Minutes from January 26th Board Meeting
2016
Minutes from November 28th Board Meeting
Minutes from October 2nd in-person Board Meeting
Minutes from September 14th Board Meeting
Minutes from August 4th Board Meeting
Minutes from June 15th Board Meeting
Minutes from April 24-25 In-Person Board Meeting
Minutes from March 24th Board Meeting
Minutes from March 4th Special Board Meeting
Minutes from Feb 10th Board Meeting
2015
Minutes from the Dec 14th Board Meeting
Minutes from the Sept 27th & 28th in-person Board Meeting
Board Member Commitment Document
Minutes from the August 27, 2015 Board Meeting
Minutes from the July 15, 2015 Board Meeting
SZBA Major Decision-Making Process
Minutes from the May 12th, 2015 Board Meeting
Results of Survey of SZBA Associate Members
Minutes from the March 28 & 29th, 2015 in-person Board Meeting
Minutes from the February 19, 2015 Board Meeting
Minutes from the January 20, 2015 Board Meeting
2014
Minutes from the December 18, 2014 Board Meeting
Minutes from the October 30, 2014 Board Meeting
Minutes from the October 5, 2014 Board Meeting
Minutes from the August 18, 2014 Board Meeting
Minutes from the June 5,2014 Board Meeting
Minutes from the April 7, 2014 Board Meeting
Draft – Proposed Standards for SZBA Full Membership
Minutes from the March 22-23, 2014 Board Meeting
Minutes from the February 21, 2014 Board Meeting
Minutes from the January 6, 2014 Board Meeting
2013
Minutes from the November 18, 2013 Board Meeting
Minutes from the October 11-12, 2013 Board Meeting
Minutes from the July 2, 2013 Board Meeting
Minutes from the June 18, 2013 Board Meeting
Minutes from the April 28-29, 2013 Board Meeting
Minutes from the March 12, 2013 Board Meeting
Minutes from the January 7, 2013 Board Meeting
2012
From the Standards Committee:
SZBA Priest Training Recommendations (Draft)
SZBA Standards Survey Definitions
SZBA Standards Survey 2012 Conference Report
Standards Survey 2012 Final Data Report
Board Minutes:
Minutes from the November 20, 2012 Board Meeting
Minutes from the October, 2012 Board Meetings
Minutes from the September 4, 2012 Board Meeting
Minutes from the July 17, 2012 Board Meeting
Minutes from the April 15 – 16, 2012 Board Meeting
Minutes from the January 4, 2012 Board Meeting
Individual ethics statement template (for members who are either not associated with a center/temple, or are associated with a center/temple that does not have an ethics statement):
SZBA Individual Ethics Statement Template (2012) [PDF]
SZBA Individual Ethics Statement Template (2012) [Word DOC]
2011
Minutes from the November 16, 2011 Board Meeting
Minutes from the October 12, 2011 Board Meeting
Minutes from the August 15-16, 2011 Board Meeting
Minutes from the June 8, 2011 Board Meeting
From the Women Ancestor Document Committee:
Minutes from the March 1, 2011 Board Meeting
Minutes from the January 12, 2011 Board Meeting
2010
From the Ethics Committee – Sample Ethics Statements from Member centers:
Minutes from the November 15, 2010 Board Meeting
Minutes from the October 9-10, 2010 Board Meeting
Minutes from the September 1, 2010 Board Meeting
Minutes from the July 13 & 14, 2010 Board Meeting
Minutes from the May 21, 2010 Board Meeting
Minutes from the April 6, 2010 Board Meeting
Minutes from the January 20, 2010 Board Meeting
2009
Minutes from the November 18, 2009 Board Meeting
Minutes from the September 23, 2009 Board Meeting
Minutes from the July 8 & 9, 2009 Board Meeting
Minutes from the May 6, 2009 Board Meeting
Minutes from the March 11, 2009 Board Meeting
Minutes from the January 7, 2009 Board Meeting
Reports:
Guidelines for the Formation of Soto Zen Priests in the West
Everyone Matters – Tonen’s Report On Social Service Activities To the Soto Zen International Symposium
2007 Lay Teachers Committee Report
2008
Minutes from the October 5 & 6, 2008 Board Meeting
Minutes from the June 11 & July 2, 2008 Board Meeting
Minutes from the March 5, 2008 Board Meeting
Minutes from the January 9-10, 2008 Board Meeting
2007
Minutes from the September 13, 2007 Board Meeting