United States Aquatic Sports

Convention XXXII Information

Hyatt Regency Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
September 14-18, 2011

 

General Information:

U.S. Masters Swimming will conduct public meetings from September 14-18. All delegates should plan to attend meetings beginning with the first House of Delegates meeting on Thursday morning, September 15 at 8:00 a.m. The final House of Delegates meeting will be held on Saturday afternoon, September 17. Delegates are expected to attend all House of Delegates meetings. The Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, September 14 from 8:30 a.m. through 2 p.m. is open to any delegates wishing to observe. The sports medicine and coaches presentations on Thursday, September 17 at 11:15 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. are also open to all delegates.

 

Resources for Delegates:

Welcome Letter, containing pre-convention and convention instructions and a rough overview of convention activities

Survival guide for new delegates. If this is your first USAS convention, this document will give you an overview of what to expect.

House of Delegates meeting agenda

 

Pre-Convention Delegate Packet:

The pre-convention packet containing annual reports for all entities and meeting agendas for committee meetings are available here in PDF format. All delegates are expected to download and read the pre-convention packet prior to arriving at convention.

Complete Pre-Convention Packet
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Individual Sections of Pre-Convention Packet:

• Cover Page
• Announcements *updated 8/29
• Table of Contents
• USMS Convention Schedule *updated 9/6
• Executive Committee Reports
• National Office Reports
• Committee Reports & Meeting Agendas 
• Elections:
  Candidates for Office
• Liaison, Special Assignments & Task Force Reports
• Proposed Legislation Changes
• Open Water legislation FAQ *added 9/12 (not included in full packet above)
• Proposed Changes to Long Distance Rules
• Proposed Rules Changes
• 2012 Budget Proposal *added 9/12
• Attachments:
  • Convention Check-In & Certification Procedure
  • Rules of the USMS Annual Meeting
  • Roberts Rules of Order - The Basics *added 8/30
  • USMS Leadership and Staff - An Abridged Directory *added 8/30
  • Open Water Safety Objectives for Friday Workshop *added 9/8
    

 

Resources for Committees:

• Instructions for meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes template (MS Word document)
• Example of a completed meeting minutes document
• Meeting attendance form, continuation page, un-numbered continuation page

 

Convention Registration:

All persons attending or presenting at any meetings at the convention MUST be registered for the convention. Please use the Delegate Registration form. For those LMSCs with 5 or more delegates, you can opt to fill out the Group Registration form (pay with one check). Registration fees are:

- id="mce_marker"60.00 - EARLY registration postmarked by August 22, 2011
- id="mce_marker"90.00 - LATE registration postmarked on August 23, 2011 or later

 

Hotel Reservations:

Hotel information can be found on the USAS website. You are responsible for making your hotel reservations directly with the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront or by calling Hyatt Worldwide reservations - 800-233-1234. To obtain the group rate, mention United States Aquatic Sports. The cut-off date is August 15th.

 

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