2011 Board of Directors meetings
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:18 pm
OK, it’s 2011, and it’s the start of a new year for slalom skateboard racing. The 2011 ISSA Board of Directors has been busy discussing how the ISSA can help organize and promote slalom racing around the world.
Held our first regular BOD meeting
The 2011 BOD held a conference call on Saturday, January 8, 2011, to discuss and decide several major goals for the year.
Here’s what we’ve done so far:
Elected officers
President: Jani Soderhall (FRA)
Vice President: Petr Janousek (CZE)
Secretary: Flavio Badenes
Treasurer: Jonathan Harms (USA)
Finalized the 2010 world ranking
The 2010 world rankings have been completed and published on slalomranking.com. The 2010 BOD worked hard to set up a new system of race statuses and ranking points but was unable to publish a full world ranking before the end of the year. So a team of volunteers worked diligently during the last few weeks of 2010 to gather and submit all known race results to Hans “Corky” Koraeus so they could be entered into the same ranking system that has been used in the past.
We know that some might consider this a less than ideal solution, as there was no perfect way to match the 2010 BOD’s statuses with those of the previously existing system. But we feel confident that the rankings on slalomranking.com give a fair and accurate account of the results of races (and racers) for 2010, and we thank all of those who volunteered their time and energy to help complete the ranking.
We also thank the 2010 BOD for their hard work, their dedication and their willingness to try something new. We believe the events of 2010 will serve as a valuable guide for what we plan to do in 2011. One of the 2011 BOD’s highest priorities will be to ensure that race results are submitted quickly and the ranking is updated and published regularly.
Acknowledged that there's more to do
We realize the above actions are just a start, and there is much more to do. We also discussed further actions to be taken, and scheduled our next meeting to decide on them. We will post regular announcements and updates on the front page and/or the forums as we act on and implement these items.
Held our first regular BOD meeting
The 2011 BOD held a conference call on Saturday, January 8, 2011, to discuss and decide several major goals for the year.
Here’s what we’ve done so far:
Elected officers
President: Jani Soderhall (FRA)
Vice President: Petr Janousek (CZE)
Secretary: Flavio Badenes
Treasurer: Jonathan Harms (USA)
Finalized the 2010 world ranking
The 2010 world rankings have been completed and published on slalomranking.com. The 2010 BOD worked hard to set up a new system of race statuses and ranking points but was unable to publish a full world ranking before the end of the year. So a team of volunteers worked diligently during the last few weeks of 2010 to gather and submit all known race results to Hans “Corky” Koraeus so they could be entered into the same ranking system that has been used in the past.
We know that some might consider this a less than ideal solution, as there was no perfect way to match the 2010 BOD’s statuses with those of the previously existing system. But we feel confident that the rankings on slalomranking.com give a fair and accurate account of the results of races (and racers) for 2010, and we thank all of those who volunteered their time and energy to help complete the ranking.
We also thank the 2010 BOD for their hard work, their dedication and their willingness to try something new. We believe the events of 2010 will serve as a valuable guide for what we plan to do in 2011. One of the 2011 BOD’s highest priorities will be to ensure that race results are submitted quickly and the ranking is updated and published regularly.
Acknowledged that there's more to do
We realize the above actions are just a start, and there is much more to do. We also discussed further actions to be taken, and scheduled our next meeting to decide on them. We will post regular announcements and updates on the front page and/or the forums as we act on and implement these items.