The minutes of the annual meeting of the International association for Ultra Multievents (the IAUM) in Gateshead Civic Center, Great Britain 20th August 2004.
1.
Risto Karasmaa opened the meeting at 5.50 pm.
2.
Pete Clarke was elected chairman of the meeting. Risto Karasmaa was elected secretary of the meeting. Kyösti Poutiainen and Reidar Zapf-Gilje were chosen to be scrutinizers of the minutes of the meeting. Georg Franschitz and Martijn Visscher were chosen to be counters of the votes.
3
The legality and the quorum of the meeting were verified.
4.
The agenda was accepted.
5.-6.
Not considered.
7.
The plan of action was considered and accepted. The world cup will be organized with at least
five competitions: Australia, Germany, Austria, Netherlands and United States. The world championships will be organized in Lynchburg Va., United States.
8.
Georg Franschitz (Austria), Richard Hunter (Great Britain) and Brant Tolsma (United States) were
elected for two years in 2003. Pete Clarke (Great Britain), Risto Karasmaa (Finland) and Martijn Visscher (Netherlands) were the retiring members. Pete Clarke and Martijn Visscher were elected again for two years. David Purdon (Australia) was elected for two years. Harald Buwing (Germany) and Risto Karasmaa were elected as deputy members for one year. Richard Hunter was elected as chairman of the board.
9.
The board was granted the right to choose the officials necessary for managing the IAUM.
10.
The organizer of the year 2006 world championships was requested. There was two candidates, Bendigo in Australia and Turku in Finland. Bendigo was selected by 22-13 (two abstentions).
11.
The meeting was completed at 6.20 pm.
Pete Clarke, chairman
Risto Karasmaa, secretary
Kyösti Poutiainen, scrutinizer
Reidar Zapf-Gilje, scrutinizer