CANSI Pacific AGM - October 20 Posted on Oct 9th, 2009
Dear CANSI Friends,
You are invited to the CANSI Pacific AGM on October 20 at 7 pm in Vancouver. We will conduct our normal business, elect a new Pacific Committee and review our upcoming course schedule. We will be treated to a presentation by Brian Jones on his ascent of Mount Everest and some beverages brewed by yours truly. Presentations, nominations, motions issues etc are welcome both in person and by email. Please copy marks@telus.net and info@pacific.cansi.ca with all email submissions.
Please log onto the website to "sign up" for this meeting as soon as possible so we can predict attendance.
Our first wave of courses will be posted this week. We are still finalizing course conductors and more courses will be added beyond those listed in this email. Please email myself and Mat Wallace at cansi_pacific_tech@hotmail.com with any additional requests.
Regards
Mark Simpson
CANSI Pacific Board Representative.
Welcome Back to the 2009-2010 Season
We are excited about this season - having the Olympics staged in Canada will bring a whole new excitement and exposure to Nordic skiing. We urge you to stay involved in the sport and help CANSI promote Telemark and Nordic skiing.
We are writing to ask you to renew your membership for the coming season. We value you as a member and offer 3 types of membership to suit your individual needs.
• Professional Membership ($70), including insurance
• Associate Membership ($50), excluding insurance
• Affiliate Membership ($20), for those without certifications
Your national executive has worked hard over the summer to identify and deliver on our key priorities for members. Your key membership benefits for this season include:
• Professional Development Day / Refresher included as part of membership (new for 2009/2010)
• Membership fees are frozen (for another year)
• New Uniform program with Arc'Teryx, Craft, and Silverfoot
• Pro Deal programs with Black Diamond, Scarpa and others.
• CANSI will be selling an exclusive CANSI toque designed by Silverfoot at low cost
• Our national office is available to help you - Françoise can be reached at office@cansi.ca or 1-819-827-1800
• High quality membership cards sent by mail within 2 weeks of renewal
• X-Citation (published 4x/year) and a brief Inside Track e-newsletter
• And excellent courses delivered by our Course Conductors
To receive these benefits, please renew your membership online at www.cansi.ca/en/membership/renewal. Please make sure that you update your contact information and e-mail address and check that your certifications are correct.
Information on the pro deals will be on the cansi.ca Members Area shortly. Information on the free PD/Refresher days for each region will be posted on www.cansi.ca with a fee of $0. Space will be limited in these programs, so sign up early.
We welcome you back and wish you a great season of good skiing, camaraderie and fitness and of course... many powder days.
Regards,
Garry Almond
Garry Almond ▪ President; Canadian Association of Nordic Ski Instructors (CANSI) ▪ 416.708.6430 ▪ president@cansi.ca ▪ www.cansi.ca
CANSI Pacific AGM 2009-2010
7:00 - 9:00 pm Wednesday, October 20, 2009
Canada West Mountain School
47 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC
1. Call meeting to order
2. Approval of the agenda
3. Financial Report - Linda Knight
4. Acceptance of Financial Statements as presented
5. National Report - Mark Simpson
6. Technical Report - Mat Wallace
7. Course Reports 2008-2009 - Mark Simpson
8. Role of Canada West Mountain School- Brian Jones
9. Election of Officers- 2 year term
Call for nominations - Mat Wallace is nominated by Mark Simpson. Guy Paulsen in nominated by Mark Simpson. Nominations will close at 7 pm on Oct 20, 2009. Please email all nominations to marks@telus.net
Current Board: Georgia Heraty - 2009, Mark Simpson (National Rep) - 2009, Mike Thomas (VP) - 2009, Sherryl Yeager (Xcitation Editor) - 2009, and Emily Grady - 2008.
10. New Business
Course schedule for 2009/2010 season - Discussion and acceptance of draft course schedule as presented. Note we will offer free refreshers this year as a membership retention strategy.
Motion # 1 by Mark Simpson
That we retain CWMS for 2009- 2010 season for web and course administration and customer interface.
Motion # 2 by Mark Simpson
That we budget $1500 this fiscal year to produce and distribute a electronic and print brochure, enhance our PR and communications with Western Ski Industry. Also we would make these templates available and useable as a national resource.
Motion # 3 by Mark Simpson
That we continue to offer a scholarship program for 2009- 2010 season for training of course conductors and budget $1000 for this purpose.
11. 8:00 Adjourn formal meeting
12. 8:00 pm Presentation with of the Ascent of Mount Everest by Brian Jones with still and video images with free beverages provided by Russell Brewing Company and snacks courtesy of CANSI Pacific.
13. Next AGM Meeting:
Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 7 - 9 pm,
Canada West Mountain School,
47 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC
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