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Wednesday May 26, 2010
FIL to host second General Assembly
Delegates from member nations to convene in Manchester, England
Feffie Barnhill, FIL President
(Wilmington, DE) The second Federation of International Lacrosse General Assembly will take place July 13th and 14th in the Chancellors Hotel and Conference Centre in Manchester England. A delegate and an observer from each member nation will be in attendance to hear reports of FIL activities and development, and to vote on various documents. The FIL Board has been working very hard to update and create new documents that will be the governing outline of the organization. For the first time, a Code of Conduct for all FIL World Events will be presented. The FIL Anti-Doping Rules have been updated and approved by WADA and now are to be voted on by the membership. The Women’s Competition Committee has completely re-organized their event bylaws which includes a document on player eligibility criteria. Both the men and women are recommending several rules changes. Always a highlight of this meeting is the presentations of future FIL World events by the host country. These presentations will have everyone in attendance dreaming of the future of lacrosse. Along with future planning will be review of a 5-year budget and the new strategic plan for FIL. All documents that have been sent to member countries are included below. Please feel free to review these documents and comment to your countries lacrosse organization. Let your thoughts be heard! GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING DOCUMENTS: General Information Meeting Schedule Meeting Agenda FIL Conference Info Manchester 2010 Ground Plan Codes of Conduct FIL player code of conduct agreement FIL staff code of conduct agreement FIL officials code of conduct agreement Procedural Documents FIL Constitution – May 2010 draft FIL Bylaws – May 2010 Draft FIL Policies - May 2010 Draft v2 12-5-10 FIL Roles and Responsibilities_v2 14-5-10 Documentation Changes v3 13-5-10 Rules Changes-extract from Policies 12-5-10 Criteria to vote at sector meetings GA Documents Budget Presentation FIL GA July 2010 FIL Strategic Plan 2011-2014 Women’s Game Specific Women's World Event Bylaws & Forms 1-5-10 Women's Player Eligibility 17-5-10 Women's International Rating Policy Women's Fitness Requirements for International Rating Policy Women's Rules to Vote 21-4-10 Men’s Game Specific Document Changes / Bylaws - MEN Men's Rule Change Proposals 10-5-10 Anti-Doping / WADA ADAMS Quick Reference for Athletes ADAMS User Guide Athletes ADAMS User Guide Sports Organizations Whereabouts & ADAMS Summary FIL Anti Doping Rules 2010