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Minutes of the 28th Annual Meeting Table of Contents Opening Session ................................................................................................................................. 3 Closing General Session ..................................................................................................................... 5 Board of Directors Meeting ................................................................................................................. 8 Athlete Support ................................................................................................................................. 12 Audit Committee ............................................................................................................................... 13 Budget Committee ............................................................................................................................ 13 Ethics Committee .............................................................................................................................. 15 International Relations ....................................................................................................................... 16 High Performance Programs Men’s Track & Field............................................................................................................................21 Women’s Track & Field.......................................................................................................................22 Race Walking......................................................................................................................................27 Developmental Group Joint Men’s & Women’s Development ...............................................................................................35 Sports Medicine & Sports Sciences...................................................................................................37 Long Distance Running Programs Men’s Long Distance Running Executive Committee ........................................................................41 Men’s LDR General Session...............................................................................................................42 Women’s LDR Executive Committee .................................................................................................45 Women’s LDR General Sessions........................................................................................................47 Masters Long Distance Running ........................................................................................................49 Mountain, Ultra & Trail Running (MUT) ...............................................................................................51 Cross Country Council .......................................................................................................................54 Road Running Technical Council .......................................................................................................58 General Competition Division Associations Executive Committee ....................................................................................................65 Associations General Session ............................................................................................................67 Club Council.......................................................................................................................................68 Masters Track & Field .........................................................................................................................73 Joint Masters T&F and LDR Committees ...........................................................................................82 Masters Track & Field Executive Committee......................................................................................85 Youth Athletics ...................................................................................................................................88 Administrative Division Athletics for the Disabled .................................................................................................................101 Athletes Advisory Committee ...........................................................................................................102 Coaches Advisory.............................................................................................................................105 Officials Executive Board Meeting....................................................................................................107 Officials General Sessions ................................................................................................................110 Organizational Services ....................................................................................................................115 Rules Scorecard -- Amended by the Second General Session – December 3, 2006......................117 Indianapolis, Indiana 2006 Minutes of the 28th Annual Meeting Opening Session MINUTES MOTION: Approve the minutes of the 2005 Wednesday, November 29, 2006 Annual Meeting November 30, 2005 and December 4, 2005 as published. APPROVED CALL TO ORDER/WELCOME NECROLOGY President Bill Roe called the meeting to order at All in attendance paid respect to those among our 7:10 PM. Brooke Roe sang the National Anthem. sports family who passed away in 2006. Deputy Mayor of Indianapolis Steve Campbell and Cheryl Sunman from the Indianapolis Association PRESIDENT’S REPORT welcomed everyone. President Bill Roe gave his report. During his address, Roe discussed his wish list for the future QUORUM of track and field in the U.S.: A quorum was established by verifying the • I’d like us to be more popular as an elite attendance of at least one member of the sport Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Central California, • I’d like more people to watch our sport on Colorado, Dakotas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, television and/or the Internet Illinois, Indiana, Inland Northwest, Kentucky, Lake • I’d like more people to be in our sport, Erie, Long Island, Metropolitan, Michigan, Mid- particularly at the grassroots level Atlantic, Minnesota, Missouri Valley, Montana, • I’d like our sport to be drug free Nebraska, New England, New Jersey, Niagara, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Ozark, Roe also listed his visions for the organization: Pacific, Pacific Northwest, Potomac Valley, San • I envision a structure for our sport which Diego ,Snake River, South Texas, Southern, first makes sure the entire community of Southern California, Southwestern, Tennessee, our sport is represented, and in the right Three Rivers, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, places Wisconsin, NAIA, AAU and athletes: Phillip Dunn, • I envision a structure which gives each James Garcia, Nicole Aish, Curt Clausen, Gary distinct division of our sport control of Morgan, LaTanya Sheffield, Tony Cosey, Teddy their area – governance, budget priorities, Mitchell, Thomas Johnson, Jolene Moore. strategic planning, and development – to name a few • I envision a Board which know its job as a ORGANIZATION SERVICES REPORT board – policy maker, employer of the Walter High, chair of the Organizational Service CEO, planner, advocate and evaluator – Committee reported that the Jewish Community and knows the difference between Centers Association, the U.S. Women’s Track management and governance Coaches Association and the Special Olympic International organizations had been suspended Roe reported on the new mentoring program – the form memberships for non-payment of dues. goal of which is to identify, encourage and develop the organization’s leaders of the future. The Adirondack, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Gulf, Maine and South Carolina Associations were Roe also stressed a strengthening of the dialog determined to NOT be in compliance with with the USOC. delegation balance. TREASURER’S REPORT The Iowa, Wyoming and Nevada associations have Ed Koch, Treasurer and Larry James, chair of the not submitted delegations for this year’s Annual Budget committee reported that the Budget Meeting. committee had produced a preliminary budget and invited anyone interested in appearing before the The Accreditation Subcommittee recommends committee for appeals to contact them. that the Wyoming association have its voting rights suspended because it does not meet minimum RULES COMMITTEE standards for accreditation. Bob Podkaminer reported that there were over one hundred rule items for consideration at this MOTION: Accept the report of the Accreditation year’s meeting. He welcomed everyone to attend Subcommittee. APPROVED the Rules Committee meetings to give input and encouraged committees to consider these items Indianapolis, Indiana 2006 early in the week and bring input to the Rules IAAF REPORT committee IAAF Council member Bob Hersh noted that the most recent Council meeting was in November, LAW AND LEGISLATION too late for inclusion in the written report so Jim Murphy reviewed the role of the Law & addition information was provided: Legislation Committee and noted that there are a • IAAF chose venues for two World few matters before the committee from last year. Championships. The 2008 World Cross Country Championships will be held in Entertainment Intermission Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 30. And the Tech High School Technicians, a local choral 2009 World Youth Championships will be in group directed by Cindy Hartshog performed