I was reading the kite forum and i noticed a post on the nats they are having at gero. I would like to know as im sure many other people what is happening with it with ours??? Like if you need helpers etc better to speak out now while you have a chance otherwise you might be s*&%ing yourslef closer to the event.

Iv notice they (the tea baggers) have the redbull team going up there and giving out free drink, anything like that happening?? would be pretty cool

Anyway just wondering thats all

shmage

nationals sorry, just trying to be short heheh

in terms of WWA there is lots going on, you just need to look for it.
Our new brochure and calendars are starting to reach shops so go into you local shop and grab one.
All members should have been sent a copy of the brochure, newsletter etc, so if you aint a members and you want to know whats going on, sign up!

it was posted on seabreeze that the calendar was now available on the Web....

As a WWA member you are free to contribute to committee meeting and activities.

I like the idea of publishing and abstracted version of the committee meeting minutes on the web some where mainly because if i wasnt attending meetings i would like to know what is being discussed in the meetings. I see WWA as a public entity. But this issue has divided committee members.

How can WWA better communicate what we are doing?
Why shall we try to communicate to non-members is the other issue?

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Why shall we try to communicate to non-members is the other issue?

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To me this is not the right attitude WWA should be taking if they want to attract new members. I agree with shmage, if WWA wanted to grow then surley they would want to communicate with as many people as they can. It makes no sense to me why they would not make information available to the general public if they are trying to grow the sport and increase numbers at WWA events.

Im not a WWA member, fortunantly i know where to get the info when i decide to look into it but i bet there many windsurfers who dont visit the forums or wwa website, does WWA realy want to shut these people out?

CRITICISE IF ONLY YOU ARE WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE.
thats why im here. cause WWA really annoyed me last year so i thought i could improve things this year, looking at the more professional and attractive membership form and brochures that shops can give out to customers, i think my input has been worth while.
yes it has been hard to get it all together but nothing ever was achieved with a bit of committment..

i totally agree that WWA is a public entity and everyone should know what happens there,,
we all visit seabreeze more often than the wwa site so why not put a section in the Windsurfing forum just for WWA notices..
there are lots of forums on the webs lets not create another one on the WWA web site,, we have come to the decision to use seabreeze instead.

"I think more people would come along and have a say, but only when the discussion is relevant to their particular interest."
"Having to come along just to find out what's happening puts people off and if we all came along it would just bog down the meetings."
good point, so maybe we should publish the meeting agendas a week or so prior on seabreeze then, would you guys like this idea,

"Displaying the minutes of the meetings would be good for this purpose and in a members only area on the WWA web site could keep it private and secure"
some people are suggesting that non-WWA members should also have this information too?

one thing to note, WWA is volunteer based, so WWA comes 2nd to our work and our daily lives. With volunteers you cant sack them cause they are not doing a good enough job, nor can you force them to work harder than they can... so this is one issue WWA committee faces..

But i am a committee member and i totally understand where you guys are coming from.
a simple feedback like: why arent you a member Tozza is what wwa needs to know.
what does WWA need to do to attract your membership or
what do you want from WWA.

committee meetings are 2 hours once a fortnight...
you guys are more than welcome to sign up and come along!

If the demand is there for a WindsurfingWA forum in here (just like kites have their WAKSA forum hosted here), I have no hesitation in adding it.

The problem faced is that some folk only go into the "official" forum occasionally, so not everybody knows what's going on. My vote would be for WWA to post messages in this main forum, perhaps prefixing their topics with "WindsurfingWA: ".

Open to suggestions..

..Laurie

Sounds like a good idea to put minutes up on the website and have links posted in forums to the relevent information. It really seems as though the internet is the most cost effective and easy way to distribute information but do the masses of windsurfers out there visit these sites very often? Perhaps WWA can get some signs made up so when u go to ur local spot u put up ur sign just with maybe the web address to try and prompt ppl to do more research? - just a thought.
As for me One day I intend to become a member, but really atm i dont have the time of finances ... still need my own car to get down sailing! still paying off new board :p and none of my mates windsurf so still go out for a drink with them. But ill prolly come down and watch a few races this year see what goes on.