I'm a PDGA #3129 living in the Netherlands. I know there are 16 of you activity players as of today. My favorite 'object' course in Utrecht's Princess AmaliaPark. Come and play sometime, on the course driectory. I'll finish my hibernation in time to play the 3rd Sunday Series in Rotterdam in March. Info about it in our 'Disctiviteit #81' on homepage.mac.com/disctivity. WDG tournament are on the 1st Saturday's and are listed in the agenda of the website www.frisbeesport.nl (http://www.frisbeesport.nl)
our club tries to keep an eclectic agenda for 'sport' at http://ical.mac.com/disctivity/sport ( not always up to day but getting better over the years)

For those that don't know, Mike Ocon is doing more to promote disc golf at all levels than anyone I know.

Mike, I am headed your way again in March for two weeks. I think I am going to work one week and be a tourist for a week. I definitely want to make your event. I noticed there is an Austrian Open and some other event in Germany. I'll send you the details as they develop

announcement:

I am retiring as the PDGA Country Coordinator in NL as of the 1st of October 2007.

As of the 1st of January 2008, I will be eligible to play as a Senior Grandmaster.

It is time for a person to be elected as the PDGA Country Coordinator in NL .

There are 68 registered members current in 2007.

Election planning is 17 nov, 2007. I want to vote for 1 of 17 qualified people, 3 with their official's card and two working on it. You too?

sincerely,
L.M. �Mike� Ocon-Agresta
pdga #3129

I just retired as the country coordinator, not in the grave ( someday surely :) )
who is going to Lunen to play a new course, its not that far away from Utrecht, www.discgolf-nrw.de (http://www.discgolf-nrw.de) - check this for more infos! and a website I'm using and am learning to update it daily http://web.mac.com/disctivity I still also use http://homepage.mac.com/disctivity also still an amateur site

------ important information re PDGA NL election 17 november ------
can also be found at: http://web.mac.com/disctivity and
NLPDGA yahoo group


Dear Angela, Arthur, Barbara, Bas, Berend, Bert, Bob, Cees, Chris C., Chris L., Ed, Eric T., Erik S., Eveline, Floor, Frank (Liang), Frits, Gabriel, Giel, Godwin, Hans, Henk, Henry, Hubert, Jeff, Jip, Joop, Kaiser (Xia), Laurens, Marco, Mario, Marion, Mathijs, Menno, Michel O., Michiel V., Morad, Nick, Nico, Noot, Nouha, Patrick, Paul, Peter B., Peter Z., Ralph, Ren� O., Ren� W., Rens, Rick, Rinaldo, Rob, Ronald, Roy, Rudi, Rutger, Ruud, Sander, Scott, Sietse, Skip, Stephan, Tappy, Thijs, Ton G., Ton M. and Wouter:

Now I�m back also as a PDGA�er registered in NL and I�m looking forward to voting for one of us, except me, to be a person to lead us and coordinate the five paths, plans and goals that will make DG a great time to help us be a part of the 2014 Winter Olympics and perhaps some other fun events and/or as simply to get together with other PDGA�ers to play a round of Disc Golf.

There a lot to be done in the Netherlands for DG, and we need to have continuous coordination in the PDGA, it is the general consent that Erik S. will act as temporary Country Coordinator until our election on November 17.

For the upcoming election, we have Erik S #13407 . (nominated by Michel O. #29214 ) and Gabriel #3711 (nominated by Barbara M. #28398, 2nd Peter B #28282) on the ballot so far:

__ Erik #13407 has offered this statement to the members to consider voting for him:, �Als country coordinator PDGA Nederland wil ik draaipunt zijn tussen de in Nederland actieve discgolfers en de internationale organisaties zoals PDGA Europa en PDGA/ WFDF. �

__ Barbara M. #28398 is nominating Gabriel #3711 because it seems clear to her, after reading Gabriel�s letter (Sept 2006 see www.frisbeesport.nl (http://www.frisbeesport.nl) forum) Gabriel #3711 has put a great deal of thought into coordination of DG in NL, particularly better coordination between the PDGA and the NFB.

The Country Coordinator is an important position, and the November 17 election is all about selecting a new Country Coordinator who will help the PGDA achieve our goals for the next 3 years. Some of our goals include:
- DG players able to communicate about/with players oa. www.pdga.com (http://www.pdga.com) find DISCussion click to INTERNATIONAL
- DG kaddy�s offer/ get-feedback on what they are doing to help players
- DG gallery events� what�s happening where, when, why ( other events, ie DDC, Accuracy, as well..)
- DG officials Who are the PDGA officials in NL, EU, rules, translation ( incl ec2008 proj.)
- DG Industry who is doing what, and where re materials; discs, courses, baskets,, etc

To promote the sport of disc golf in ways which will enhance the enjoyment of the game for its members and for the general public. To encourage good spirit and fellowship among all who play disc golf. To maintain an organized framework for representative government by the members of the association. To establish and maintain high standards of excellence in promoting and managing competitive disc golf events and annual championship tournaments that highlight the sport of disc golf. To communicate event results, opinions, and other information beneficial to the sport via electronic and printed media. To achieve standardization in the Rules of Play, equipment used for play, tournament formats, and all other aspects of the sport of disc golf. To educate its members and the general public on the Rules of Play and the virtues of disc golf as a recreational sporting activity. To co-operate with other organizations having common or related objectives for the good of the sport.

All nominations need to be received by November 1.
please send all nominations to:
Barbara # 28398 barbaramangan@gmail.com

Players will receive an electronic ballot as well as a paper ballot via regular post. Ballots need to be received no later than November 17. Details will be included with the paper ballot.

So folks, think about it, please put someone�s name on the ballot that you can say, here�s a PDGA active member who do his/her best to coordinate the many aspects of DG in NL

friendly greetings,
Mike #3129 �retired� PDGA country-coordinator for NL

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----more DG news--------------------

latest PDGA'ers refgistered in NL: Ronald#8492 , Hubert#8493 , Goldwin#8484, Rinaldo#8495 and Angela #8496 are the recent members to the group of PDGA�ers registered in NL. (these 5 will also be the first active members in 2008 !)
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The next monthly �toernooi� is on the 1st Saturday of the month... 3 Nov. in Park Oudegein, Nieuwegein, theres� a parking lot next to Jack�s Grillhouse. use www.9292OV.nl (http://www.9292OV.nl) and �parkhout� is the street name.

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28 okt DG Ace -Race Rotterdam, ( last year in IJsselstein)

so far: Angela, Arthur, Bert, Chris, Chris L, Jip, Joop, Laurens, Michel O, Nico, Rens, Rob, Ronald, Sander, Thijs, myself, and 'Tappy' ( Willem). *playing !!!
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this post is updated to 28 October, this Sunday !!! :

Hallo MENSEN

Ik wilde beginnen met de ACE RACE om ongeveer 10 uur.

Eerst gooien we 2 ronden van 2 holes

daarna eventueel een putting contest

gevolgd door de laatste 12 holes


Peter Buysrogge
pdga nr. #28282

2007 Dutch Amateur DiscGolf Champion
Discgolf pictures*for you to see
http://picasaweb.google.com/discgolf36x
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4th Saturday DG in IJsselstein at 15:00 for those 'going' for those ace-race prizes, 'oefen baart kunst' ..practice , practice, practice...
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who's from the Utrecht are driving the 'team bus' to Rotterdam on Sunday?
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Before I write this... here's for the the 68 pdga members registered in the Netherlands: the DISCussion forum is just 'part' of the many benefits for a reasonable contribution (fee) to participate in the PDGA program. This election to support a PDGA 'Country Coordinator' can also be seen as a benefit to our sport. 8 more days of 'DISCussing' to hopefully not only elect a person to get the sanction program going, the rules in Dutch translation, decide the criteria for the people to play in the EC2008 next year (based on rating? points? former champions?, who's peaking?, etc.) but also find a way to help in some small way, so we often quote, only this in International English, many hands make light work!
lmoa #3129

INSTRUCTIES / INSTRUCTIONS

ENGLISH TEXT BELOW

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Er zijn 4 keuze mogelijkheden te weten:
Stem op kandidaat A
Stem op kandidaat B
PDGA member naar eigen keuze
Blanko (blanko stem betekent dat je deelneemt aan deze verkiezing maar geen voorkeur hebt voor een kandidaat).

Laat je stem gelden!! Er zijn minimaal 35 stemmen nodig voor deze verkiezing.
We bieden je de mogelijkheid om je stem tot uiterlijk 17 november 2007 15:00 uur uit te brengen per e-mail, telefoon of per post via onderstaande contact gegevens:
Post => p/a Barbara Mangan pdga#28398, 2e Oosterparklaan 170, 3544 AT Utrecht
email => barbaramangan@gmail.com
Tel. => 030-2302299

Let op: wanneer je per email of telefoon stemt dan dien je het stemkaartje alsnog achteraf per post naar bovengenoemd adres te sturen.

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You have 4 choices:
vote for candidate A
vote for candidate B
write in a PDGA member
BLANCO VOTE which means you are not voting for anyone in particular, but rather indicate that you are participating.

Make your vote count!!! We need a minimum 35 votes for a valid election
You can vote until November 17, 2007 by e-mail, phone of by regular post via these contact data:
Post => p/a Barbara Mangan #28398, 2e Oosterparklaan 170, 3544 AT Utrecht
email => barbaramangan@gmail.com
Tel => 030-2302299

If you choose to vote by e-mail or phone, please send your voting card to the above mentioned postadres.

for PDGA-NL voting
results from the PDGA Country Coordinator in NL

NOT more than 1/2 the membership have voted as of 17 nov 2007 15:00

of the voters who have voted........... a majority of the active members indicate Erik S. will continue as the �temporary� PDGA COuntry Coordinator for NL until he can show that more than half of the active members have voted in a new election that he will arrange. *

the results of the members who have voted were posted on the Monday Morning website at http://web.mac.com/disctivity


Total count of votes as of Nov 17, 15:00 + 24 hours:
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Vote A (Erik)* 20
Vote B (Gabriel) 5
Vote C (write in) 0
Vote D (blanco) 3
28/68 41%

is this a consensus of the membership in this election ? L.M. Ocon #3129 19 dec 2007, Utrecht
e-mail mikeonl@yahoo.com

twee weten meer dan ��n

two know more than one