Mike,
The NCC (National Competition Committee) actually still exists - they
just dropped a "C" somewhere along the line in recognition of the fact
that they deal with a lot more than just "Co-ordination". Ross McLean
is the current chair.
The NCC and its predecessor is responsible for scheduling and rules of
National competition. It has never had jurisdiction over State
Associations or clubs. Regardless of what NCC decided, a State
Association can (and sometimes does) schedule a competition in conflict
with a Nationals and so can a club. South Australia is holding an event
in conflict with the Club Class Nationals in January, as well as Horsham
clashing with the multiclass. And it was always thus, though of course
scheduling was a bit easier when we had only one Nationals and not three.
It's a Federation, just like Australia :) And the dark ages were only
dark to those who lacked a torch and some L-ion batteries.
In this setup, the wonder is not that there are clashes but that there
are so few. There are too many events and too few weeks, and at least
in the case of Nationals very few places and people capable and willing
to host them.
What is pleasing is that there seems to be a lot of customers for
gliding events of all types at present. It's probably better to have
this problem than the other one.
Cheers
/Tim/
/tra dire e fare c'รจ mezzo il mare/
On 12/11/2011 10:09, Mike Borgelt wrote:
At 08:10 PM 11/11/2011, you wrote:
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Mike -- we already have there here in Canberra ;)
Once upon a time there was a thing called the NCCC National
Competitions Co-ordinating Committee.
These contests require sanction by the GFA IIRC.
So in about April everyone running a contest puts in their bids for
time slots and the NCCC then tries to minimise the conflicts. Some of
the conflicts aren't that important eg WA State contest and any
Nationals as few WA pilots go to Nationals.
You could move this process 12 months earlier if necessary to aloow
time for annual leave applications etc.
A Dark Age is when you not only don't know how to do things but you've
forgotten you ever knew.
Mike
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