Newsletter September 2015

IML’s KEEPING PACE

How time flies with Keeping Pace. We are into our third edition of the IML Walking Association’s newsletter. There are several happening that have progressed since out last letter. We want to keep you in the loop and address some of the IML participants concerns so with that, let’s do just that. Keeping Page has what you are looking for, 2016 IML event dates (see below). The IML Walking Association will list 1 year in advance on the IML website. Look for 2017 event dates to be listed 1 January 2016. Please see http://www.imlwalking.org/#/events/calendar for detailed info. IML would like to thank all the IML walkers for participating in the walks.

NEWSFLASH-LATEST DATE CHANGE: Reminder !! International Two Day Walks

November 07th and 08th 2015

Two days walking in BARCELONA International Walk of Barcelona (IML / IVV)

1 IML & IVV Joint Cooperation

IML walkers taking part in an IVV Olym- piad,Europiad & Asiapiad can obtain an IML stamp when completing at least two consecutive days of minimum 20 km per day. If the event takes more than 2 days the walkers must complete every day of the event. (10 km for aged over 70).

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3rd Europiad, Kitzbuehel 3rd Asianpiad May 26th – May 28th, 2016. November12th-November 13th, 2016 Austrian Volkssportverband Chinese Taipei Alpine Association 2

Rotorua Walking Festival - Dates for 2016 - third weekend in March 19/20

Greetings

Just a brief email to advise that the next Rotorua Walking Festival (New Zealand) will be held on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 March in 2016.

Below are details of our website and the international website with other events. The local website is http://www.rotoruawalkingfestival.org.nz/;\

We have had to change our walk dates because of an international mountain bike festival (Crankworx – also held in France and Canada) which brings thousands of people into Rotorua. This will be in Rotorua from 9-13 March 2016 which puts it in direct competition to the walking festival (same weekend) for accommodation and use of the forest.

We apologise for any inconvenience around the dates as we realise that some people may have already made arrangements, but in shifting the date it makes it much easier for accommodation, reduces any issues between walkers and bikers in the forest and also brings the event a little closer to the Canberra weekend of walks.

Also we have a 20 year pictorial history of the Rotorua Walking Festival on YouTube. The link is here and it has been added to the IML Walking Association Website as well - click on the link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LBkt1hSuTc&feature=em The link for the pictorial history of the Rotorua Walking Festival is on our page of IML’s website - http://www.imlwalking.org/#/members/Rotorua Please contact me if there is any further information you require.

Kind regards

Deryck Rotorua Waking Festival Website: http://www.rotoruawalkingfestival.org.nz/

3 Do you know what it takes to become a GLOBAL WALKER?

A walker completing 75% or maximum 10 IML walks (whichever is the lesser) in each IML region is entitled to the Global Walker clip and certificate. !! The second walk in the same country ( China, Japan ) counts also for the Global Walker award !! !! note that no walk shall be used twice to qualify

event country completed 1 Gilboa / / Israel 2 Borås / / Sweden 3 Blankenberge / / Belgium 4 Wellingborough / / U.K. 5 Bern-Belp / / Switzerland 6 Chantonnay / / France 7 Diekirch / / GD Luxembourg 8 Viborg / / Denmark 9 Castlebar / / Ireland 10 Nijmegen / / The Netherlands 11 Vaasa / / Finland 12 Verdal / / Norway 13 Arenzano / / Italy 14 Seefeld / / Austria 15 Brno / / Czech Republic 16 Fulda / / Germany 17 Barcelona / / Spain 18 Jurbarkas / Lithuania 19 Rotorua / / New-Zealand 20 Canberra / / Australia 21 Yatsushiro / / Japan 22 Dalian / / China 23 Beijing (China) / / China 24 Arlington USA / / U.S.A. 25 Won-Ju / Korea 26 Higashimatsuyama / Japan 27 Taipei / Chinese Taipei 28 Yogyakarta / / Indonesia

Example in the current situation: we have now 28 IML members

countrie walks needed for the Global 75% s Walker title European Region 18 14 maximum 10 Pan Pacific Region 10 8 8 = lesser as 10 8 28 18

4 And MORE: Congratulations to Former IML Board Member Deryck Shaw

On his new position as President of New Zealand Football.

We wish you all the best with lots of success! ~

As IML, WA moves forward in an effort to improve communication among IML walkers and accredited members we have designed an IML complaint procedure. http://www.imlwalking.org/new/downloads/IML%20Complaint%20procedure.pdf

Our recommendation is to attempt to resolve the issue with the event coordinator first. Adjustments cannot be addressed if not

known. If the complaint is not resolve or is not possible during the event weekend please follow the complaint procedure at http://www.imlwalking.org

Stay tuned for the next Keeping Pace - IML’s newsletter Intriguing Thoughts & Views. Please forward your input for consideration to: [email protected]

IML events calendar 2015 August September October November 01 Sat Jurbarkas 01 Tue 01 Thu 01 Sun Higashimatsuyama 02 Sun Jurbarkas 02 Wed 02 Fri 02 Mon Higashimatsuyama 03 Mon 03 Thu 03 Sat Fulda 03 Tue Higashimatsuyama 04 Tue 04 Fri 04 Sun Fulda 04 Wed 05 Wed 05 Sat 05 Mon 05 Thu 06 Thu 06 Sun 06 Tue 06 Fri 07 Fri Vaasa 07 Mon 07 Wed 07 Sat Taipei Barcelona 08 Sat Vaasa 08 Tue 08 Thu 08 Sun Taipei Barcelona 09 Sun Vaasa 09 Wed 09 Fri 09 Mon 10 Mon 10 Thu 10 Sat 10 Tue 11 Tue 11 Fri 11 Sun 11 Wed 12 Wed 12 Sat Arenzano 12 Mon 12 Thu

Beijing 13 Thu 13 Sun Arenzano 13 Tue 13 Fri Beijing 14 Fri 14 Mon 14 Wed 14 Sat Jogjakarta 15 Sat 15 Tue 15 Thu 15 Sun Jogjakarta Beijing has decided to hold an extra event on the original dates, 16 Sun 16 Wed 16 Fri 16 Mon i.e. 19th and 20th Sept., for the IML international walkers. 17 Mon 17 Thu 17 Sat Arlington 17 Tue 18 Tue 18 Fri Seefeld 18 Sun Arlington 18 Wed

19 Wed 19 Sat Seefeld 19 Mon 19 Thu 20 Thu 20 Sun Seefeld 20 Tue 20 Fri

21 Fri 21 Mon 21 Wed 21 Sat 22 Sat 22 Tue 22 Thu 22 Sun 23 Sun 23 Wed 23 Fri 23 Mon 24 Mon 24 Thu 24 Sat Won - Ju 24 Tue 25 Tue 25 Fri 25 Sun Won - Ju 25 Wed 26 Wed 26 Sat Brno 26 Mon 26 Thu 27 Thu 27 Sun Brno 27 Tue 27 Fri 28 Fri 28 Mon 28 Wed 28 Sat 29 Sat Verdal 29 Tue 29 Thu 29 Sun 30 Sun Verdal 30 Wed 30 Fri 30 Mon 31 Mon 31 Sat