Does anyone know how the US Relay Champs voting is going?

-- Lemon Moraine (lemonmoraine@yahoo.com), December 22, 1999

Answers

The BOD has voted 10-7 in favor of awarding the Relays to NEOC. So get out your compasses and start sharpening the edges until they're like razors!

-- Swampfox (mikell@sprynet.com), December 22, 1999.

Wow -- this is definitely big news. It is time to start serious discussions about preparation and the "game plan" for the relay champs.

-- Michael Eglinski (mike_eglinski@kcmo.org), December 22, 1999.

Unfortunately with the timing of this event being April 15th and all....... I really don't want to piss off too many people, but I hope everyone in OK will understand when I tell them and this will have repercussions all over the orienteering world, I know the wrath I may feel as a result of this announcement, but feel I need to go ahead and do this... Please scroll down to read the official announcement

News Release:

Dan Meenehan will not be attending.................

The North American Rogaine Champs

Please don't tell Al.

-- Dan (Daniel.Meenehan@umb.com), December 23, 1999.

Where might one obtain a list of those who voted for and voted against NEOC's bid to host the relays? (Assuming one wishes to obtain such a list.) These are certainly things that the public has a right to know!

Wouldn't it serve the OK interest to know who is for us and who is against us?

I consider the BOD vote a referendum on OK rather than NEOC.

-- Mook (everett@psi.edu), December 23, 1999.

Here is the latest from JJ (who will be the vetter for the NEOC event). Yep, it passed 10-7. We'll have an individual day on Saturday, on a small but pretty intricate map, and the Relay Champs on Sunday, on a separate map adjacent to the first one. The mapping/setting crew is pretty enthusiastic about the venue.

J-J

-- Michael Eglinski (mike_eglinski@kcmo.org), December 31, 1999.