World Vision 2012 Plan presented within NORCECA 

SANTO DOMINGO, February 19, 2006.- The World Vision 2012 Program for the NORCECA Confederation was presented today by Mr. Nelson Ramirez during the meeting of the Technical and Coaches Commission. 

Mr. Ramirez, who is the director of the FIVB Regional Development Center in the Dominican Republic, informed the members about all the courses and seminars projected to be conducted by the institution under his direction for the next seven years. It includes objectives of short, medium and long terms.

He also presented a report of the activities during the year 2005 that included a Seminar of Sport Medicine directed by Dr. Annie Peytavin, president of the Medical Commission of FIVB.

Also, a course for candidates to international referees conducted by Alexander Muhle of  Germany and Sergei Titov of Russia, and a Level III Coaches Course under the direction of Max Meier of Switzerland, Gilberto Herrera of Cuba and Carlos Diaz Bancalari of Argentina.

He emphasized on the work done by the Development Center and its facilities and the use of it given by national teams of different countries including Haiti Men Juniors, Colombia, Guatemala, Canada and Cuba women teams and Puerto Rico men before their participation in several competitions of 2005.

The meeting was attended by Mr. Cristobal Marte, president of NORCECA, Eugenio George (CUB), president of Commission and its Secretary John Kessel  of USA. Also Lorne Sawula and Mark Tennant of Canada, Miguel Beato of Dominican Republic, Israel Garcia of Puerto Rico, Rene Quintana of Nicaragua, Braulio Godinez of Costa Rica and Francisco Cruz of Cuba.