IRSA

Following the requirements as set out in Articles 7.20 and 7.21 of the Constitution, the EC has co-opted Gordon Davies (IRL) as Racing Chairman, and Henning Faas (GER) as Publicity Officer.
(Voting – In favour: Chairman, OP Chairman, RO Europe, RO Oceania, Technical Chairman, Vice-Chairman.  Not present: RO Americas.)

Selwyn Holland (AUS), Regional Officer Oceania, has accepted the EC proposal to act as Secretary until such time as another can be co-opted.
(Voting – In favour: Chairman, OP Chairman, RO Europe, RO Oceania, Technical Chairman, Vice-Chairman.  Not present: RO Americas.)

The EC has approved and signed a renewed IOMICA Agreement, and has asked IOMICA to sign it.  There is no material change to the Agreement.  It needed re-signing because of the name change from RSD to IRSA.
(Voting – In favour: Chairman, OP Chairman, RO Europe, RO Oceania, Vice-Chairman.  Not present: Technical Chairman, RO Americas.)

The EC has drafted revised IRSA Regulations, and circulated them to the Membership (DNMs, IOMICA) for comment.

The Formal Meeting has approved IRSA Guidelines for Meetings, one set (P1) for more formal meetings such as the General Assembly, and one set (P2) for less formal meetings such as consideration of proposals in the EC discussion forum.  The guidelines might be useful for any organisation which conducts business through asynchronous Internet communications.
(Voting P1 – In favour: Chairman, OP Chairman, RO Europe, RO Oceania, Technical Chairman.  Not present: Vice-Chairman, RO Americas.
Voting P2 – In favour: Chairman, OP-Chairman, RO-Europe, RO-Oceania, Technical-Chairman, Vice-Chairman.  Not present: RO-Americas.)

The Formal Meeting has received the nominations from the DMNs for IRSA committees.  In due course, invitations will be sent out to committee members by the committee chairmen, Graham Bantock for the Technical Committee, and Terry Rensch for the O&P Committee.  The Racing Committee awaits the co-option of a new Chairman.