[NSRCA-discussion] CIAM Meeting Representation

[Derek Koopowitz]

Airfare alone is about $1100 and then there is food/accommodations for 3
nights, train fare from Zurich to Lausanne and back... I would estimate at
least another $800 everything else.

On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Peter Vogel <vogel.peter at gmail.com> wrote:

> How much would you need?
>
> And Ron, I think that's exactly what it is.  It's part of why I voted
> against Bob Brown, he said as much in his campaign statement...
>
> Peter+
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 5:53 PM, Derek Koopowitz <derekkoopowitz at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> That is true, Bill.  I was sent a letter by the AMA stating that travel
>> expenses would not be paid for and that I could attend if I paid for myself
>> or the NSRCA paid for me to attend.
>>
>> I can only believe that this will only further isolate us (F3A) from the
>> rest of the world.  Yes, I'm still the rep to CIAM but face-to-face
>> meetings accomplish so much more than through email.  I had built up a
>> great relationship with the movers/shakers in F3A and now I feel that it
>> will be in jeopardy.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 3:49 PM, Bill's Email <silentav8r at cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Thought you folks might be interested what is going on in the soaring
>>> side of the FAI world. A proposal to condense several events, soaring being
>>> one of them, has been submitted. The soaring community in the US is taking
>>> notice that AMA is not funding the individual area reps to go to the
>>> meeting, so the soaring folks have decided to try to fund it themselves.
>>> Here's the thread:
>>>
>>> http://www.rcgroups.com/**forums/showpost.php?p=**24403409&postcount=1<http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=24403409&postcount=1>
>>>
>>> This is the document that has gotten them to do this:
>>>
>>> http://lomcovak.cz/wp_eng/f3b/**2013/03/f3b-world-**
>>> championship-in-future-**canceled/<http://lomcovak.cz/wp_eng/f3b/2013/03/f3b-world-championship-in-future-canceled/>
>>>
>>> F3A is mentioned, but only in that it should remain as is. F3M is talked
>>> about as a target for elimination. Again, this is a proposal submitted for
>>> consideration.
>>>
>>> Thought you might find it interesting. I recall reading that our US F3A
>>> CIAM rep was also told by AMA that they would not fund his travel.
>>>
>>> Bill in OC
>>>
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