Report from Vice President
The important preparations are as follows:
- Final selection of players and their names.
- Training
- Visa preparations. Look for Taiwanese embassies or diplomatic consulars and their addresses. Do not wait till last minute. Every minute is costly! If you are not sure who is participating or not till last minute, just send all possibles and less possibles to visa applications at least 1-2 months before departure for Taipei. Check very carefully with your travel agencies whether to apply visas to Taipei and you may need visas at transit centres.
- Audiological tests - do not wait till last minute for those who have not sent to ICSD audiologist. You can send now all deaf players as it will not cost you a cent. It is better to send all now than to wait till last minute as you will cause overload of work and possible delays at the ICSD office in Frederick, United States. Better start now!
- Final registration for individual sports must be decided well in advance. Please check final closing date.
ICSD Executive Committee members and Technical Directors of all sports met in Taipei last week (4-10 October 2008) to check the sports venues.
Survey
In Bratislava, Slovakia in September 2008 the members from all over the world overwhelmingly voted for Deaf Sports Reform. I was given a task to re-send a survey to all 96 member countries and I expect a higher number of responses this time. Shortly I will make a video in international sign language parallel to this survey to make sure that you understand this survey. It is very important to send the survey as it will help ICSD understand your "home" problems and seek ways to solve out. You will soon receive the survey.
Thank you for your time to read this message.
David Lanesman
ICSD Vice President