CMAS and WAA

[Jim Melrod]

Dear Carol and everyone else on the Hockey Net:

I've been monitoring all this from the sidelines. Carol's latest
statements below are the most useful and concise and unemotional yet.

Not being a tournament player but knowing what crapola has come out of CMAS
from
my sideline perspective over many years I hope the small hockey world can
take
advantage of the simple, up front and open opportunity to embrace WAA.

For those countries that get a boost from CMAS let them pursue their agenda.

Good luck with WAA and the Columbia Tourney.

Best regards,

Jim Melrod
San Diego Club Treasurer



---- Carol Rose <cros...@aol.com> wrote:
> As many of you may know, CMAS is in some disarray. It is in deep financial
distress; the secretary general resigned last month (he was basically
running
the organization - directing office, website content, etc); and control of
the
website was totally lost. The website has now been regained partially I
guess.
The site is up after being down for a while, but I don't think there has
been or
will be any info loaded onto it for a while - how long that is, I am totally
uncertain. The CMAS BOD met on Saturday November 21, but I've had no word on
agenda, discussion and/or decisions. There are no meeting minutes from the
CMAS
GA in May 2009 nor the BOD meeting of Sept 2009 yet to be seen.
>
>
> On the CMAS UW Hockey Commission front, at least two things have happened
recently: 1) a proposed calendar has been published by Tristan, NZ, as CMAS
uwhockey tournament director; and 2) a proposed new structure for the
commission
was published in August 2009 and again recently - written and distributed by
Romain, Belgium. I do not know for sure if either publication is or is not
official from the commission, and both are PROPOSED - proposed meaning
suggested. I believe contact has been and continues to be made between CMAS
uwh
commission president Thomas deTrebons, France, and the CMAS exec vice
president,
Ivan Nyiri, Hungary.
>
>
> On the WAA front, the 2010 World Championships in Colombia are proceeding
in
an orderly fashion. Dates, location, etc announced. A website is expected
soon.
All countries and all divisions are welcomed. Membership in WAA is not
required.
>
>
> Carol Rose
> President USOA
> Secretary The WAA
>
>




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