The IAUM general meeting 2007

  24 August 2007 at restaurant Ilokivi, Jyväskylä, Finland

  The minutes of the meeting

  1. Risto Karasmaa opened the meeting at 5.15 pm.
  2. Andrew Waddington was elected chairman of the meeting.

Risto Karasmaa was elected secretary of the meeting.

Neil Fairclough and Kelly Rodmell were elected as scrutinizers of the minutes and vote counters.

  1. The legality and quorum were verified.
  2. The agenda was accepted.
  3. The annual report was presented. The World Championships and the World Cup were organized.
  4. Was not considered because there has been no financial activity within the year.
  5. The plan of action was confirmed. The membership fee was confirmed to be 10 euros. The membership fee is required to all who compete in World Championships, continental championships or World Cup competitions. The membership fee must be added to the entry fee when athlete competes first time in the year in some of the mentioned competitions.
  6. Because no general meeting was held last year the meeting decided to elect three board members for two years term and three members for one year term.

Georg Fanschitz (Austria), David Purdon (Australia) and Reidar Zapf-Gilje (Norway and Canada) were elected board members for two years term. Marnix Engels (The Netherlands), Kelly Rodmell (Great Britain) and Brant Tolsma (United States) were elected for one year term. Martin Ruthe (Germany) and Dimitry Yakoushkin (United States) were elected as deputy members. Brant Tolsma was elected chairman of the board.

  1. Kyösti Poutiainen was elected the auditor. Andrew Waddington was elected deputy auditor.
  2. Other business
    1. The rules concerning the new masters age group M35, The meeting decided to keep the 110 m hurdle height 106,7 cm until the final decision of the WMA.
    2. Reidar Zapf-Gilje has proposed that an overall winner should be awarded in the World championships based on age graded points. The meeting did not recommend that.
    3. The meeting decided to authorize the treasurer to open and use the IAUM bank account.
  3. The meeting was completed at 5.45 pm.

 

            Andrew Waddington                                        Risto Karasmaa

Chairman of the meeting                                   Secretary of the meeting

 

            Neil Fairclough                                                 Kelly Rodmell

            Scrutinizers of the minutes of the meeting