IRF Executive Elections, 2005

Results
The following rogainers have been elected to the IRF executive

Peter Taylor - World Rogaining Championships Manager (to 2008)

Brad Hunt - Promotions and Development Officer (to 2006)

Gordon Birch - Technical Manager (to 2007)

Rod Phillips - Secretary/Treasurer (to 2009)

John Berwick
Returning Officer
3^rd November, 2005

Brad Hunt is based in Ohio, USA and has been running endurance / cross country navigation events in North America for some time. He is currently working towards the formation of the US Rogaining Association with support from Bob Reddick, Eric Smith and other leading rogainers in USA.

Peter Taylor is the immediate Past President of the Australian Rogaining Association. Over the last decade, he has been an influential and key figure in rogaining both in Australia and internationally.

Gordon Birch joined the IRF Executive in late 2000 as the Australian Rogaining Association nominee for World Rogaining Championships Manager. After serving a full term in this role including through 5WRC and 6WRC, he is now the Technical Manager for the IRF.

Rod Phillips returns to his Secretary / Treasurer role on the IRF Executive team where he has been instrumental in membership, constitution and website issues over recent years. Rod is also a former Australian Rogaining Association President and one of the founders of the International Rogaining Federation in 1989.

The first activities for the new IRF Executive will be to introduce the new Executive members to the current plans of the IRF, invite their input to future directions, and together set a course for the year ahead. An immediate matter will be a meeting on 21^st November 2005 initiated by the Australian Rogaining Association to discuss their membership.

Neil Phillips
6^th November, 2005