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International Water Rocket Association
safe sport of water rocketry.
IWRA members come from all over the world and all ages. Regardless of where you come from, what your level of enthusiasm is, there's room in the IWRA for you. If you are interested in water rocketry, we encourage you to contact the IWRA about becoming a member.
The IWRA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the safe sport of water rocketry in all forms. Our organization is an internet based association to allow the widest possible global membership. The association provides an education resource for the general public in understanding the sport of water rocketry and in the next few years will become the central depository of knowledge and oversight for competitive water rocketry achievements.
The IWRA was formed on January 01, 2007 with the installation of the association’s first elected officers and the ratification of the association constitution. Also during 2007 the membership ratified an comprehensive water rocket safety code and developed the voting by internet process. Later that same year, discussions were started on procedures for the Competition Guidelines and the Peer-Review process that will provide for a level playing field for competing for records worldwide.
Ratification of both the Competition Guidelines and Peer-Review process was completed during the 2008 election cycle.
2009 IWRA OFFICER ELECTIONS SCHEDULED
Written By: Gene F. 09 President
The 2009 election cycle for the 2010 IWRA officers has been scheduled for December 18 – 30, 2009. Nominations for officers will be taken between December 18 – 24, 2009, 00.00 GMT with elected officers officially taking office on January 01, 2010.
The actual voting will take place using the polling feature of the official IWRA/Yahoo Forum and is scheduled between December 25 – 30, 2009, 00.00 GMT. Once voting is completed and all members are notified of the election results, a period of certification of the election results is performed by the IWRA election committee to make sure that no voting irregularities has accrued. If irregularities are uncovered a miss-polling would be called and a new polling cycle would be scheduled as prescribed in the election rules of the association constitution.
When nominating someone for one of the elected positions, current members are requested to send an e-mail to waterrocket06@yahoo.com with the name and office the person is being nominated for. The membership is asked to make contact with their nominee to ensure that they will agree to hold the position if elected. Duties of each position can be found within the association’s constitution at http://www.orgsites.com/tx/icwra/_pgg7.php3.
This election marks the fourth time officer elections have been held since the formation of the association in 2007. The first election of officers was held during December of 2006 using email ballots that were sent to 13 original members at that time. Uses of the polling feature of the IWRA/Yahoo forum was adopted in 2008. The forum polling feature simplifies the election process, speeds up the notification of voting results to the membership and reduces the chances of irregularities in voting. Once polling results are known the results will be posted on the association’s official website for public view. http://www.orgsites.com/tx/icwra/
Written By: Gene F., IWRA-President’09
Revised: 11.16.2009
11.16.2009 President's Council (PC) to provide oversight of the 2009 election cycle.
Due to the vacancy of the Office of Secretary-2009, the IWRA President has asked the President's Council (PC) members to provide oversight for the election that is scheduled between December 18-31, 2009. The President Office will collect names of nominees, prepare the official nominees list and conduct the voting process according to the election rules set out within the association constitution.
Revised:11.16.2009
Safety is very important with any rocket. Water Rockets in particular are not toys. A pressurized water rocket can store huge amounts of energy and fly hundreds of miles per hour. They can suddenly burst, or injure bystanders if they don't stand at a safe distance from the rocket.
Because of this, children should never be allowed to launch water rockets without constant adult supervision. Rockets can be safe but only when everyone understands and abides by safe behavior.
Follow the link marked " Safety Code" (Upper Left) to view the official IWRA safety code adapted on March 2007.
Revised: 03.17.2007.
The IWRA/Yahoo Forum is a private forum for internal discussions of the association and is being used for voting purposes using the polling feature of the forum.
Members are asked to join the forum at the time of joining the IWRA so that they can be fully involved in the association.
Along with the IWRA Forum this public site has all draft proposals, voting materials plus general information of the association to keep the general public and non-member rocketeers informed.
Revised: 01.03.2009.
If you are interested in water rocketry and your interested in having input in to the making of water rocket policies. Then we encourage you to contact the IWRA about becoming a member.
All IWRA members are asked to add themselves to the IWRA mailing list by filling out the form at the bottom of the page.
A message from the IWRA president: Gene F (2009)
01.09.2009 On behalf of the administration and membership of the International Water Rocket Association welcome to our web site. Since 2007, the IWRA has promoted the safe sport of water rocketry world wide. During this time the association has developed a comprehensive water rocket safety code, competition recognition guideline and peer-review process that will allow for record achievement recognition by the association for members and non-members, Developed an high pressure safety code and other measures that will make the IWRA the main depository for the water rocket community worldwide.
As you browse the web site, feel free to contact us for any information that we can assist you with. Water rocketry is a family and educational sport enjoyed by thousands enthusiasts worldwide. To serve all water rocketeers worldwide, the association is an internet based organization that lets as many opinions related to the sport to be heard.
Once again, welcome to the International Water Rocket Association. This is "YOUR" association.
Gene F.
IWRA-President ‘09
IWRA Contact Information:
IWRA E-Mail Address: waterrocket06@yahoo.com
IWRA Official Blog: http://waterrocketeers.blogspot.com/
IWRA President's Office Twitter Account: http://twitter.com/waterrockets
IWRA/Facebook Account: http://www.facebook.com/search/?o=2048&init=email&q=waterrocket06%40yahoo.com#/pages/INTERNATIONAL-WATER-ROCKET-ASSOCIATION/192759178342?ref=ts
IWRA/MYSPACE ACCOUNT: http://www.myspace.com/waterrocketassociation
