Asian Rowing Federation releases a circular informing of the current issues and news as follows.
1. The following is the official schedule and confirmed events for 2011 Hwacheon Asian 14th Sr. and 17th Jr. Rowing Championships
- Schedule
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Date
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Events
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9th Oct
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Arrive & Check-in
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FISA Umpire Written Exam
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10th Oct
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Boat Draw, The courses will be open
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FISA Umpire Practical Exam
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11th Oct
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Course Open
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FISA Umpiring Seminar
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12th Oct
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Team Managers' Meeting
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13th to 17th Oct
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Race dates - Heats, Repechages, Semi- Finals, Finals
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16th Oct
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ARF Congress
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18th Oct
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Farewell
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*Note: ARF Congress is scheduled on 16th, Oct, 2011
- Rowing events(total 23 events)
ㆍSenior
Men : M1X, M2X, M2-, M4X, M8+, LM1X, LM2X, LM4-
Women : W1X, W2X, W2-, W4X, LW1X, LW2X
ㆍJunior
Men : JM1X, JM2X, JM2-, JM4X , JM4-
Women : JW1X, JW2X, JW2-, JW4X
- The Bulletin for 2011 Hwacheon Asian 14th Sr. and 17th Jr. Rowing Championships will be available and distributed to members via the ARF official website and circular soon.
2. Submit your nominations to fill in vacant chairs and member positions of ARF committees
- Congratulations for those who have been appointed as chairs and members of ARF committees.
- ARF is receiving nominations of qualified candidates for vacant positions of the ARF committees yet to be filled in.
- Nominations should include CVs and statements of purpose explaining the nominee’s intended contributions to the organization.
- Nominations should be submitted to ARF General Secretary only through NF officials (NF president or Secretary General) by the 10th of July, 2011.
- See the table for reference of appointments and vacancies of chairs and members of ARF committees.
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Committees |
Chairs |
Members |
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Umpiring Committee |
Mr. Nicholas Ee
(2011 to 2012)
*then transition the position to Mr. Chen Chunxin
(2013 to 2014) |
Mr. Siu Kin Wah(Hong Kong) |
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Mr. Takao Senda(Japan) |
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Mr. Chacko Kandathil(India) |
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Mr. Abdul Malik Hj A Ghanni(Malaysia) |
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Mr. Liang Bing(China) |
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Regatta Committee |
To be nominated |
To be nominated |
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Competitive Committee |
Mr. Chris Perry |
To be nominated |
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Lightweight Committee |
To be nominated |
To be nominated |
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Adaptive Rowing Committee |
To be nominated |
To be nominated |
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Marketing & Promotion Committee
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Mr. Ken Lee |
To be nominated |
*Marketing & Promotion Committee favors nominations from the three VP member countries.
3. Submit your bid for hosting 2012 Asian Junior Championship
- With the purpose of promotion and development of the sport of rowing in Asia, ARF holds Asian Junior Rowing Championships that are hosted by different ARF member countries every year.
- The Championships are fully subject to the FISA Competition Regulations and rules of Racing, and are only open to National Junior Crews of ARF members through whom all entries must be made.
- ARF invites and encourages all members to bid for hosting the Championships. Please notify the ARF General Secretary of your intention to bid for the Championships by the 10th of July, 2011 via Email.
*Note: A formal expression of bidding in writing must be submitted to the General Secretary before the Congress in October. And a BID PRESENTATION also must be made to the delegates who eventually award the bid.
- Upcoming events between 2012 and 2013
2012
ㆍ17th Asian Junior Rowing Championships
ㆍAsian Indoor Rowing Championships
ㆍAsia Cup 1
ㆍChungju Olympic Continental Qualification Regatta for Asia (To be held between April 26 to 29, 2012)
2013
ㆍ15th Asian Senior Rowing Championships
ㆍ18th Asian Junior Rowing Championships
ㆍAsian Indoor Rowing Championships
ㆍAsia Cup 1
ㆍ2013 Chungju World Rowing Championships(To be held between August 25 to September 1, 2013)
4. Appoint a Public Relations officer to assist ARF official website development(www.arfrowing.org)
- Please, designate and inform the ARF of your PR officer who can take full responsibility for smooth communication and providing rich information for ARF website development.
- Name, title, contact information (Email, phone number, fax number) should be included
5. Provide ARF with your updated contact information whenever is changed
- In order to ensure smooth and effective communication among ARF members, it is essential to keep the ARF directory updated frequently as contact information for many members continue to change.
- Please provide ARF General Secretary with your updated contact information to include both president and general secretary (or executive director)’s contact information.
6. Please make your payment of ARF annual sub115;cription fee
- Please, make your payment of the ARF annual sub115;cription fee according to information in the following.
*ARF Bank Account
ㆍBank Name : Shinhan Bank
ㆍAccount Name : ASIAN ROWING FEDERATION
ㆍAccount Number : 180-005-482725
ㆍSwift Number : SHBKKRSEXXX
ㆍAmount : USD200.00
- Due by the 30th of June
- Transfer of the payment should be under the name of your country for ARF easy identification.
- Make sure that all bank fees are marked as paid by sender so that the ARF will receive the full amount($200).
7. Reply this message immediately as a message of receipt
- It would be sincerely appreciated if you reply this to signal you've received it as soon as possible.
This aims to discern which ARF members have invalid email addresses for further ARF directory updates.
With best regards,