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Canadian Yachting Association Conference Week-End



1:44 AM Sat 21 Nov 2009 GMT
The Canadian Yachting Association is re-shaping and renewing the sport of sailing in Canada.

The AGM and Conference Weekend, 19th to 22nd of November 2009, currently in action presents a unique opportunity for members of the wider sailing community to contribute to the development of a new vision and coordinated strategy for our sport.

In this regard, an agenda has been planned that will encourage debate and dialogue amongst all our stakeholders about the issues facing CYA.








Annual General Meeting and Conference 2009 Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Toronto, Ontario

Schedule

Friday, 20th November, 2009

0800

Registration

Reception - RCYC

0930

Opening Addresses

CYA President -Gerry Giffin

City Bistro

0945

Facilitation Process

Morgan Buckley -CEO ASMT

City Bistro

1000

Benchmarking CYA

Paddy Boyd

CYA ED -

City Bistro

1020

Long Term Athlete Development Setting the Stage for Change

Sarah Case-Moscrop, CYA Racing Andrew Moss, Moss Melien Inc

City Bistro

1100

COFFEE

11.15

Sailing for Gold, Sailing for Life ? Our CYA ? Our Ideas ? Our Future

All Participants Workshop sessions developing stakeholder’s views on the development of CYA over the next five years

City Bistro Breakout Rooms ? Commodores Room ? Model Room

11.45

Developing A Better Stronger Sport ? Generating Skills ? Raising the Bar ? High performance

All Participants Debating how talented sailors can become top level achievers; what structures can we put in place to ensure CYA excels in all aspects of sailor and official development

City Bistro Breakout Rooms ? Commodores Room ? Model Room

1300

LUNCH (participants are on their own for lunch)

1400

Growing The Sport

All Participants

City Bistro

? Increasing participation ? Learning and training people to sail ? Opportunities in Sailing

Attracting newcomers ; retaining inductees; providing age and stage appropriate development for all participants in sailing

Breakout Rooms ? Commodores Room ? Model Room

1515

COFFEE

1530

Plenary

All Participants

City Bistro

1700

1900

CYA ROLEX AWARDS - RECEPTION AND DINNER



Annual General Meeting and Conference 2009 Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Toronto, Ontario

Saturday, 21st November 2009

0800

Commodores Breakfast

Model Room

0930

Opening Address

Sport Canada - Annette Wildgoose

City Bistro

Sport and the State

1000

Going for Gold

Ken Dool - CYA HP Director

City Bistro

CYA High Performance

1030

COFFEE

1045

The Business and Promotion Of Sailing in Canada The revenue + business model Raising The Profile + Communications ? National level

All Participants The current position for CYA - Revenues, expenditures pressures. Opportunities for CYA, PSA’s and Clubs to strengthen Canadian sailing together. Communicating the message at all levels.

City Bistro Breakout Rooms ? Commodores Room ? Model Room

? Provincial level

? Club/Local level

1300

LUNCH

Canada’s Olympic Sailing Legacy -Book Signing

1400

Sailing Together

All Participants

City Bistro

? W? ?

Making it happen -what needs to happen next National level Provincial level

The hows, whats, whos and whens of driving the sport forward. Critical success factors and Performance Indicators along the way

Breakout Rooms ? Commodores Room ? Model Room

?

Club/Local level

1515

COFFEE

1530

Plenary: A call to action

All Participants

City Bistro

? ?

Making our sport work for all How we will do it

?

Outcomes

1700

President’s Closing Address

Gerry Giffin

City Bistro



Annual General Meeting and Conference 2009 Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Toronto, Ontario

Sunday, 22nd November, 2009

0830

Annual General Meeting Registration

Model Room

0930

Annual General Meeting

All Members

Bistro

1230

Provincial Council and Board of

Provincial Council and Board of

Commodores

Directors Meeting

Directors

Room

1400

Board of Directors Meeting

Board of Directors

Model or Canada Room




by Guy Perrin




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