Dear WHPVA board members,
Nick asked me to forward to you a proposal for a rule amendment (see
text below) and to conduct you to hold a referendum on it.
Please read carefully the modified rules, discuss them with your member
organisation and make up your minds. According to our constitution each
member of the board (i.e. representative of the member organisation) has
got one vote (ACCEPT or REJECT the amendment and let it take effect
immediately rather than in November 2015). You can vote by responding to
this email or by sending an email to edgar.teufel@xxxxxxxxxx containing
your choice (ACCEPT or REJECT). Please do so before June 5th, 2015 (20
working days from this post). Simple majority of received votes decides
the matter.
The current rules can be found on our website. The proposed amendments
are (changes bracketed with "*"):
3.1.2 Energy Storage: No device which stores energy over more than one
input power cycle (e.g., one leg stroke), or which releases energy under
control of the operator, may be used in any event except the road race,
or speed events longer than one mile. Energy storage devices are
permitted in these events provided no energy**is stored before the start
of the event. This means absolutely no chemical, electrical, kinetic,
potential, or other form of energy storage at the start. This includes
phase-change vests or ice packs. *The use of spray water bottles with
ambient temperature water is accepted*.
Your choice is:
[ ] ACCEPT the amended paragraph as listed above and let it take effect
immediately
[ ] REJECT the amended paragraph
Deadline: June 5th, 2015
Please feel free to discuss the issue on whpva@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. And please
note that I can not take part in the discussion (because I am not a
board member). But I will try to answer questions.
Kind regards
Edgar
WHPVA record committee
