The Board of Orienteering Tasmania met for a full day meeting on Sunday February 9th. A more complete discussion of what transpired will be found in the forthcoming OKnow and the Minutes will be circulated to clubs. The following is a brief description of the items discussed.
- The Board discussed future directions for orienteering and arrived at new initiatives including finding ways for more orienteers to try bush orienteering, and taking a more strategic approach to find new areas to map and upgrading old maps.
- The state grant was reviewed and responsibilities agreed for the implementation of the plans for which funding has been granted.
- A revised budget for2014 has been prepared by Director of Finance, Andrea Schiwy, who reported that the 2013 accounts were with the auditor in preparation for the AGM. She reported that the finances of Orienteering Tasmania were in good shape and that the Board had the scope to undertake some new projects.
- Director of Performance, Jan Hardy, presented some revised policies relating to school teams, selection and the National Orienteering League. These were approved by the Board and will shortly replace the existing policies on the OT web site. She also presented a proposed new funding model for these high performance areas and her recommendations were adopted.
- It was agreed that the President should commence negotiations with Orienteering Australia with regard to the introduction of a new funding model being established by OA, which requires consultation with states.
- Vice President, Ian Rathbone, demonstrated how the event entry for the Oceania Championships might be handled by Eventor, the system being promoted by Orienteering Australia, for adoption by all states. Ian pointed out some serious deficiencies in the way it handles membership that would need to be resolved before OT would consider using Eventor for this purpose.
- Orienteering Australia and the Oceania organisers, led by Bernard Walker, have reached an agreement over levies and funding for the championships and associated World Cup events. The Board ratified the agreement.
- Event organisers are reminded that a copy of the OT Risk Waiver must be prominently displayed at all events.
Preparations for the AGM and Award Presentations, to be held at St Helens, from 6:00pm on Sunday March 9 are well advanced. I hope to see you there. Please let Secretary, David Marshall, know if you intend to join us for a meal.
Warwick Moore
OT President