From erik_mtbracer@yahoo.com Mon Dec 2 12:56:06 2002 Received: from mailscan5.cac.washington.edu (mailscan5.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.137]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW01.12/8.12.1+UW02.11) with SMTP id gB2Ku5rw040570 for ; Mon, 2 Dec 2002 12:56:05 -0800 Received: FROM mxu1.u.washington.edu BY mailscan5.cac.washington.edu ; Mon Dec 02 12:56:04 2002 -0800 Received: from web21402.mail.yahoo.com (web21402.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.232.72]) by mxu1.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW01.12/8.12.1+UW02.11) with SMTP id gB2Ku48I007041 for ; Mon, 2 Dec 2002 12:56:04 -0800 Message-ID: <20021202205603.44796.qmail@web21402.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [128.95.239.205] by web21402.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 02 Dec 2002 12:56:03 PST Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 12:56:03 -0800 (PST) From: E P Subject: [teamdirtworld] Team Meeting 12/5 6:30pm To: uwracing@u.washington.edu In-Reply-To: <5.1.1.5.2.20021125134948.03e44188@mailsea.sea.adobe.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii If you are interested in being on a MTB team for the '03 season come to our meeting as described below. -Erik P. --- Jeff Moran wrote: > Team, > > Eric T and I would like to have a team meeting > December 5th Thursday 6:30pm > - 8:00pm. The meeting will take place at Adobe > Systems located in Fremont. > The address is 801 N 34th. St. Directions to about > where to park (bike and > auto) and where to go are at the bottom of this > email. > > Who Should Attend? > Basically, anyone who is planning on racing and > participating with > Dirtworld in the 2003 season, including anyone new > interested in joining > the team. Please encourage any new recruits that you > may know to join us. > Several have been added to the email list here. > > If you are team member from a previous year and you > are not planning on > being with Dirtworld next year, although we'd love > to have you because you > will always be family, this is really for those who > will be with us in the > 2003 season. If you are interested in what the team > may have to offer you > specifically and you're just not sure about next, > please feel free to talk > to me off-line. I'm happy to help address any > questions you may have. > Especially if it's an opportunity to keep you with > the team. > > Hidi & Kevin, please forward this to any recruits > that you are working with. > > What if I can't make it? > Well of course we'll miss you, but if you cannot > make it to the meeting and > you still have an interest in being with Dirtworld > in the 2003 then please > contact me or Eric Thompson off-line so that we are > aware. Furthermore, > please note the action items below in the agenda and > provide us with as > much feedback as is reasonable over email. > > Following is an agenda. Please note that there are > several action items and > come prepared to discuss these items. It may change > depending on what > happens with sponsorship in the next few weeks. > > ================================== > Agenda for December Winter Meeting: > > Introductions > - Especially new recruits! > > Sponsorship Update: > Jeff & Eric T, Jason S, Eric L will give an update > on what happened with > sponsorship this year. What companies were > approached, process, feedback > and results to date. > > 2003 Team > 1. Team Contract Presented. Everyone who will be on > the team for 2003 must > sign a team contract and accept the commitment > obligations listed. > 2. 2002 - A look back. > 3. 2003 - Discussion of Team Goals. > Discussion will focus on what events the team would > like to make a > priority. This will be more concrete than "WIM > Races" and we will try to > pick several events where will try to have a large > presence. Example, > Battle of Seattle Race, MS 50 MTB ride, Snoqualmie > 24hour race, Whistler > Weekend, etc. Come with your personal favorites in > mind! > > Action Items: > The following are items that will be presented to > the team that > require/need feedback. Please look them over and > come prepared. > > 1. Team Meetings: > Last year's team had a majority vote to hold team > meetings either once a > month or every other month. I am hoping to flush out > the ideas of this at > the meeting. Please come with your opinions on where > we hold these meetings > and how often. We can meet at someone's house or an > eating establishment, > or we can do a mixture of both. Regarding meeting > location, I want to be > sensitive to our eastside residents. > Action: Decide on meeting times and place(s). Team > Leader to organize? > > 2. Team Clothing: > Each Race Kit this year will contain a jersey and > pair of shorts (depending > upon discipline). We're hoping to include t-shirts > as well. Each team > member will be required to purchase a Race Kit this > year. We will not be > using last year's jersey's in races. > > There is an opportunity to order other team clothing > if we meet the minimum > orders. If you have desires to order Vests, Jackets, > bibs, skinsuits, hats, > socks, etc. please let us know at this time. We will > be finalizing the > clothing order based on these feedback. We are > currently working on pricing > with Louis Garneau and Hot Shoppe. With luck we will > have pricing available > to you to make decisions on. Also, if shipped to us > in time we may have Fit > Kits too. > > - Downhillers, if you have clothing needs or ideas > that are not met through > the Garnaeu options please let Eric Thompson know. > There are some options > that we can explore with Azonic. > Action: Need to take sizes as well as vote on other > clothing options. We > will be accepting payments for race kits at this > time if we have a final > decision made. > > > Volunteer Opps: > There will be opportunities to help out the team. > The following > opportunities are available and will be explained > further at the meeting. > > 1. Sponsor Representatives > This year we will be looking for volunteers to > handle the orders for > particular gear. This task would involve sending out > details on the order, > collecting orders from the team (via email), > answering questions and > processing the order with the XC or DH mgr. If you > would like to sign up > for a task like this there will be an opportunity at > the meeting. > > 2. Bookkeeping: The team has a need of a bookkeeper. > If you are interested > please contact Eric Layland. > > 3. Bike Stand: The team needs a new bike stand to > that can be easily > transported to the races. Open to any and all > designs. If you are feeling > creative let us know. Reimbursment is assumed, > although donating to the > team is wonderful of course. > > 4. Newsletter Contributors: Each month we are hoping > to put out a team > newsletter that will recap that past month's > activities. We'd like to have > a couple standing columns each month ranging from > topics like training, to > technology, reviews, profiles, etc. This is an easy > way to participate! > > 5. Training Coordinator/Coach/Guru - Looking for > individual(s) to step up > and help organize team rides, both on and off road. > These could be rec > rides, or training rides. We may be served best by a > few individuals > working on this effort, perhaps each person being > from a different geo to > help make the rides more accessible. > > Bicycle Alliance of Washington Presentation: > Jeff Moran will give a ten minute presentation on > the Bicycle Alliance of > Washington a state wide Advocacy non-profit. Their > mission statement is > "more people bicycling safely more often." The > Bicycle Alliance is one of > the non-profit groups that Dirtworld will be > donating money to this season > and raising awareness of at race events. This is a > new === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com .