In 2009 we will be using a new online voting system for nominating and electing the WIMRA Governing Council and Officers using the following schedule:

April 7 - April 30, 2009 : Nominations of Regional Governing Council Members
May 1 - May 15, 2009 : Confirmation of Nominations
May 16 - June 15, 2009 : Election of Regional Governing Council Members
July 1 - July 15, 2009 : Election of Officers (President, Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer)

You must be a current (paid) member of WIMRA to participate in the election (either nominating or voting).

The final new Governing Council and Officers will be announced at the WIMRA Annual Meeting (which will be held at the 2009 ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship in Lysekil, Sweden between the 27th of July and 1st of August (exact date and time yet to be determined)).

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We are now accepting nominations for positions in the 2009 WIMRA Governing Council. The Governing Council is composed of representatives from each ISAF Region, with the exception of Europe which has two representatives (one representing the Scandinavian countries and one representing the rest of the region).

The Governing Council of WIMRA is defined below:

Individual duties of Representatives are to encourage and promote amateur women’s match racing within their respective regions. Requirements to be a Representative of the Governing Council is to be a current member of WIMRA and involved in match racing.

Composition of Governing Council:
. Representative from Africa Region
. Representative from Asia Region
. Representative from Central & South America Region
. Representative from Europe (Scandinavia) Region
. Representative from Europe (non-Scandinavia) Region
. Representative from North America & The Caribbean Region
. Representative from Oceania Region

If you are interested in volunteering to be on the Governing Council in your region, please send me an email (ExecDir@wimra.org) prior to the 1st of May 2009. If you are not interested, but would like to nominate someone else in your region, please send me their name and email address.

For reference, please find below the composition of the 2008 WIMRA Governing Council:
* Representative for Africa: None
* Representative for Asia: Junko Takano (JPN)
* Representative for Central & South America: Andrea Grael (BRA)
* Representative for Europe (Scandinavia): Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen (DEN)
* Representative for Europe (non-Scandinavia): Claire Leroy (FRA)
* Representative for North America & The Caribbean: Liz Baylis (USA)
* Representative for Oceania: Katie Spithill (AUS)

Liz Baylis
Executive Director
Women’s International Match Racing Association