2006 Reno River Festival nomination and selection committee is being chosen, so are the athletes that will receive an invitation, based on the attached criteria. by Will Richardson | Dec 15, 2005 | Whitewater | 0 comments December 15, 2005 While invitational events are always subject to "what about her, or what about him" issues, or "how did that person get in", they also allow an event organizer and their sponsors to tailor their event to their own objectives. I received an invitation to become a member of the selection committee for the 2006 Reno River Festival and will not only accept but I will be open about who I am inviting, why, and allow you, my readers to offer suggestions, because I am geographically limited in that I live in eastern USA. This means that even though I am as traveled as about anyone in the world, I may not be in the know about everyone who could potentially make my list if I lived somewhere else. Check out the criteria that I have agreed to follow in selecting athletes. This is non-negotiable and while you may choose a different set of guidelines if you were selecting people for your invitational, this is theirs and it is quite a good one for such an even in my opinion. What I will do is to create my list, probably 1/2 of the list at first, and then look carefully at the bottom 1/2 of the list based on my opinion and your input and enlightenment. If you are offended, either by not being on my list, or the placement of you name on my list, and your opinion of me changes, that is the risk I am willing to take to expose in the inner workings of something that should be done in the open because the objectives are clear. If it were, who are your 25 favorite people, or rank all of your friends in order of their physical appearance, well that would not be something I would engage in publically, if at all. This has to do with competitive prowness in freestyle, ability to engage the media and represent sponsors well, in representing a geographical location (like Australia, South Africa, or Western Canada, etc.) and a couple of other factors. I will have my complete list finished before I leave for Africa on December 27th, 2005. Here are the letters (invitation & criteria)asking for me to be a member of the committee and the criteria. Reno puts on a great show and a fun competition! 🙂 EJ Submit a Comment Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ