NORCECA to have virtual elective XXV Congress

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, October 12, 2020 – The Volleyball NORCECA Confederation has confirmed that its XXV Congress will take place on October 24-25 utilizing a virtual platform.

NORCECA will be relying on the Zoom platform with the support of Central Caribe Sports for the diffusion of the Congress since around 75 delegates and participants are expected to be connected.

The 2020 Congress will be an elective one where the Dominican Cristobal Marte Hoffiz will be reelected as president of the entity he has chaired since 2001.

“The Congress will be held virtually in the face of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic that affects the entire world, but we will have the participation of the 41 National Federations and Territories, members of the Executive Committee, the staff of NORCECA besides the president and the Executive Director of FIVB,” Marte Hoffiz said.

The virtual working agenda includes two sessions on October 24 from 10:00 to 13:00 and 15:00 to 18:00 while on October 25 it will be only one session from 10:00 to 13:00.

According to the agenda of the Congress, following the financial reports from the internal and external auditors, the messages from FIVB and NORCECA Presidents and the reports from the 11 commissions, the elections will take place.

Marte Hoffiz confirmed that the 15 members of the Executive Committee and Board of Administration will have the responsibility to ratify the individuals presented by the presidency for the positions of first and second vice presidents, the general secretary and the treasurer.

Marte Hoffiz was elected president of NORCECA for the first time on October 30 of 2001 following the resignation of the late Luis “Lulo” Mendoza, and since then he has been reelected on four occasions.

Prior to the Congress. NORCECA will have is Executive Committee and Board of Administration on October 23 from 10:00 to 13:00.