Ian Lising mail for Worlds and The ESL-EFL Committee

Dear All (Please disseminate to the relevant listserves),

I hope this email finds everyone in great health and spirits.

I. 2009 Worlds
I would like to thank Art Ward, Derek Lande, and the entire Cork
Worlds 2009 Team for their July report. You may find a link to the
file in the message attached to this email or just click on
this:http://z13.zupload.com/download.php?file=getfile&filepath=78651

Any comments or concerns must be forwarded to your national or
regional representatives. They in turn will communicate your
sentiments to the Worlds 2009 organising committee.

II. The ESL-EFL Committee
It is with great pleasure that I name Lars Duursma as the Chair of
the ESL-EFL Committee. The purpose of this committee is to discuss
and formulate a constitutional amendment to be considered at council
next year on the issue of the EFL competition. He may be contacted
at lars.duursma@... . I would like to thank him for accepting
the role.

III. Worlds 2008 Registration
Thanks to TJ, Rish, and the whole Assumption Worlds 2008 Team and
their continued tireless work, the registration for this years event
has been quite phenomenal. However, I have noticed that
some "institutions" registering for Worlds are not quite legitimate.
I will ask the organising committee to forward us the complete list
of registered teams during their Verification Phase (1st September -
4th September). We will then ask the committee to return the funds
to the constitutionally ineligible teams and drop them from the
list. It's simple, if you created your own institution/fragmented an
existing one to circumvent the team cap, just withdraw your entry
now and save yourself some embarrassment and drafting/wiring fees.

Thanks for your kind attention.

Cheers,
Ian Lising