The 2024 USATF Annual Meeting is coming up (December 4-8, 2024). This year it is being held in person at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista. It is during the Annual Meeting that the Masters Track & Field (MTF) Committee conducts its business. This year is an election year, meaning that elections will be held for MTF Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer for four-year terms. The Committee also sets policies for MTF, and members of the Committee vote on site selection for MTF Championships, rules change proposals, bylaws and Operating Procedure amendments. To become a voting delegate, you must either be designated by your USATF Association as their representative on the MTF Committee or you must be selected as one of the 39 active athlete members of the Committee.
To be eligible to become an Active Athlete delegate at the Annual Meeting you must first register for the meeting – the last day for on-time registration is November 5, 2024 at 2:59 am EST. After registering fill out the following form, save it, and return the filled form via email to MTF Committee Secretary Rachel Guest at fsttrck75@yahoo.com.
Form is due no later than 9 pm Pacific Time on Monday, December 2, 2024, though you will still have an opportunity to apply on-site in Orlando until 9 am on Friday, December 6, 2024.
IMPORTANT NOTES ON THE STEPS FOR DOWNLOADING AND RETURNING THE ACTIVE ATHLETE REGISTRATION FORM:
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- Fill out the online fillable form (if you cannot use the fillable form on your computer, print the form, fill it out by hand, scan it, and send it)
- Save the form using your name in the document file name – for example, John Doe Active Athlete Form
- Send the form as an attachment to fsttrck75@yahoo.com.
Being selected as an active athlete member of the Committee is a multi-stage process:
- Register for the Annual Meeting.
- Submit the form by email before the Annual Meeting to the MTF Committee Secretary, fsttrck75@yahoo.com, no later than 9 pm Pacific Time on Monday, December 2, 2024.
- Be sure to include the following, all information will be verified:
- Your current USATF membership number
- Your contact information, including email address
- Your status as a registered delegate at the Annual Meeting (see below)
- The name of a USATF-sanctioned competition in which you competed in 2023 or 2024
- Attend the Opening General Session of the MTF Committee in Orlando on December 6, 2024.
Only those who have registered to attend the USATF Annual Meeting should complete the form.
Active athletes not selected as voting delegates may participate in MTF Committee discussions; however, they cannot vote in the Officer elections or on various issues such as bids for future championships, bylaws and MTF Operating Procedure amendments, rule change proposals, etc. during the 2024 Annual Meeting.
