Reports / Minutes

DELEGATES MEETINGS

Every two years, in the “even” years, Gauverband Nordamerika holds its meeting of the member Vereine. The meeting is held the weekend containing the first Sunday in May and is hosted by a Verein from the Gauverband at a site selected at the previous Delegates Meeting. It is attended by up to two delegates plus alternates and observers from Vereine throughout the Gauverband. The weekend consists of a meeting of the Ausschuss (Executive Board) on Friday, general sessions for all delegates on Saturday and Sunday, an administrative session, and a Vorplattler meeting. Workshops are conducted on cultural subjects, and a dance workshop is held on Saturday night. On Sunday, the delegates vote on site selection for the next Delegates Meeting and the Gaufest that is three years away. Election of Gauverband officers (Ausschuss) is also conducted. About 200 people (delegates, alternates, and observers) attend the meeting. The meeting minutes for the last two meetings are shown below, and they include the minutes of the Friday Ausschuss meeting, minutes from the General, Administrative, and Vorplattler meetings, and all the committee, officer, and workshop reports presented at the meeting.

The minutes of the 2012 Executive Board Meeting and 2012 Delegates Meeting are now available. The document also includes all officer and committee reports. Vereine will also be notified by snail-mail that the minutes have been posted.  Click on the link below to read or download the document, which is 92 pages long. 

2012 Delegates/Board Meeting Minutes and Reports

 Previous Minutes:   2010 Delegates Meeting Minutes     2008 Delegates Meeting Minutes

AUSSCHUSS (EXECUTIVE BOARD) MEETINGS

Every two years, in the “odd” years, the Ausschuss (Executive Board) of the Gauverband meets, usually at the site of the Gaufest to be held in two years. The meeting is held the first weekend in March. During the meeting, the officers discuss the business of the Gauverband, plans for the future, communications and education ideas, website and “Gauzeitung” development, and our relationships with the Trachtenverband Bayern and the Trachtenkulturzentrum in Holzhausen. The meeting minutes for the last three meetings are shown below and include all reports from the various committees. (Note: The Ausschuss also meets the day before the Delegates meeting, and those minutes are included with the Delegates Meeting minutes.)

(Uploaded May 2013)  2013 Gauausschuss Minutes

Previous Minutes:  2011 Ausschuss Meeting Minutes              2009 Ausschuss Meeting Minutes

JUDGES PREPARATION WEEKEND
 

Every two years, in the “odd” years, the Dance Officers of the Gauverband (1.Vorplattler, 2.Vorplattler, and Vortänzerin) meet with the judges who will be judging the Preisplatteln (both Gruppen- and Einzel-) at the upcoming Gaufest. The preparation weekend is typically held in early May. The training includes a review of the rules for judging Tracht and dance, followed by actually judging groups and couples who volunteer to take part in the preparation weekend. Periodically the dance officers and judges meet to discuss any questions that might arise. A representative from the Gaufest host Verein is also present to practice the job of announcing the Vereine and couples who will be competing. The order of dance for couples taking part in Einzelplatteln is determined by drawing names from a hat; the couples are notified by the dance officers. Minutes are published shortly after the training session; the 2011 preparation weekend minutes are available below.  (Note: Preisplatteln Rules are found in the Rules and Guidelines under the heading of “Bylaws” on this website.) 

2012 Judges Preparation Meeting Minutes  (added Dec. 2012)                2011 Judges Preparation Meeting Minutes