Stormy days at AIDA?

[Stephan Whelan]

How is it that an organisation that receives significant income cannot justify it's financials - even to it's own elected members?

As someone who has directly contributed to the finances of AIDA through the education system (which is one of the main money earners as far as I can tell) I think it is totally unacceptable and will want the new board and president to take up this matter very seriously and to a resolution very promptly.

I've been quiet on this topic too long and now it's time for some serious answers.

[cebaztian]

Look here.
Its happening, but its slow.
Changes are on its way, but since so many important things have been overlooked for years by an inactive assembly, overly active president, a board that has either been sleeping or working hard on day to day matters.

Audity
Updating statutes
Proceedures on how to take decisions
Ideas on how to meet the demand of advanced freeidiving
Transparancy
Accountability

... has been some "small issues that has fallen between the chairs".

Education administration and rules updating and all the fights centering around the presidency has taken a lot of energy

Since there was potential vote fraud we had to redo the vote for the board, but soon we will see an operational board. We will hopefully see 9 boarbmembers working 30 minutes a day, not one working 4 hours. Sort of.

Performance freediving and apnea education has a bright future. Hold your breaths.

Sebastian

[droppdropp]

Yet it says on his profile here on deeperblue. "That he's AIDA President", becoming confused. Is he or not???

[Aber]

The resigned AIDA president will hopefully function until a new one is in place, and make the transition as smooth as possible. Let us all cross our fingers for a healthy and well functioning organization for the future. I hope all - former and new members of the Assembly - will do what's in their power to make this happen.

[Kars]

Thank you Bill Strömberg for the Good you've done for AIDA and Freediving!

Hope you manage to make the transition a smooth and a for filling one for AIDA!

Maybe with the extra time on you hands you can take back some Swedish records, anyway Thanks for your energy.

Love, Courage and Water,

Kars

[Jorg]

The Stormy Days have a good change to be over now: 2010 Starts With A New AIDA Board! | Shark Freediving

[Aber]

Congratulations and Happy New Year to the new AIDA Board.

There are probably people in the new board unfamiliar to a lot of people in different freediving communities around the world. I think it would be a nice gesture that all the members of the new board presented themselves and said something about their freediving experience and why they are in the new board. Preferably on AIDA's webpage.

[Kars]

Good idea Aber!

Happy new year, energy, wisdom, Love and Courage to the new board!

Kars

[cebaztian]

Originally Posted by Aber

There are probably people in the new board unfamiliar to a lot of people in different freediving communities around the world. I think it would be a nice gesture that all the members of the new board presented themselves and said something about their freediving experience and why they are in the new board. Preferably on AIDA's webpage.

What a lovely idea. talking about ourselves is what we humans like the most.

I myself am writing this response from a whole new perspective. I have been elected Aida board Media/PR official. It carries a bit weight having to drag that title along and I will have to watch my tongue now.

Give us a couple of weeks to do some "damage assesment" for this last half a year, some priority lists and soon you will hear more from us.

Already lots are happening behind the scenes. Kimmo took on his role quickly and hit the ground running. Myself I am always running and Kimmo is trying to have me run in the same direction as the others :-)

Most of us on the board are known. Some are a bit more "obscure".

John FitzClarke, med/sci responsible has been doctor on Vertical Blue and on the last WC Bahamas.

The secretary Pia Jerabek and technical officer Gregory Piazzola I still have to get to know myself.

Still we have not had our first meeting, so give us some more time to grasp the situation and hopefully we might be able to end this thread with its ominous name and get back to you from a BLOG where readercomments are possible.

Sebastian Naslund
Aida Media/PR officer

Will soon have a new "avatar" here on DB so you know who speaks, and so that I can fool you all again 1st of april under my own name and not tarnish Aidas name.

[fcallagy]

Good luck guys on the board and well done for taking up the challenge.

[kelp princess]

Yes - good luck and godspeed Sebastian

and thank you for your service

it's neither an easy job nor a high-paying one, so we appreciate the effort.

cheers,

kp