IAWLS General Assembly
Lienz, Austria Saturday, January 21, 2006.
Total present plus represented by proxy, 38, which represented a quorum (minimum 31)
Meeting called to order at 17:15 by Piotr Szkarlat, Chair
Agenda:
- President’s Report
- Treasurer’s Report
- Election of interim Executive Committee to 3 year term
- Motion to fix membership fee at zero
- New Business
President’s Report presented by Hannes Larsson
Motion to Accept: For 38, Against 0
Treasurer’s Report presented by Hannes Larsson
Motion to Accept: For 38, Against 0
Election of Interim Executive Committee to 3 year term
For 37, Against 0, Abstain 1
Motion to fix membership fee at zero.
For For 38, Against 0
New Business: Several Topics were introduced by those present
Lois Nagl questioned race fees, in particular that the last minute entry fee for the DL is too high.
Hannes Larsson responded for the Committee that race fees are set by each race organization, not by Worldloppet
Boris Petroff enquired about the status of the Global Worldloppet Skier designation .
Hannes Larsson answered that this topic will be discussed at the Worldloppet Annual General Meeting in June 2006. IAWLS has been invited to send a representative to this meeting.
Andrew Johnsen asked about the status of the virtual passport concept.
Hannes Larsson responded that this concept will be discussed at the IAWLS EC meeting with Angelo Corradini, WL Secretary General, on January 25, 2006.
Gary Fohr suggested that the facility for a chatroom for skiers would be a good addition to the IAWLS web site.
Piotr Szkarlat answered that this suggestion would be forwarded to Bengt Karlsson, our webmaster.
Colin Addison suggested that there should be a uniform skier Code of Conduct governing behavior during races. The Code would contain points such as no removal of skis to run around a traffic jam, slower skiers stay to the right of the trail, etc.
Hannes Larsson answered that each race has its own regulations. This point would be further discussed by the IAWLS EC to determine the feasibility of a common code proposed by IAWLS.
Adjournment
There being no other topics of discussion, the meeting adjourned at 17:40
