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Vancouver 2011
After a change in the leadership structure of the “International Walk Festival” in Vancouver (USA) and after thoughtful consideration, the board of directors has decided not to host an IML event in 2011. They remain fully committed to continue their participation in the IML from 2012 on. After consultation of the IML board members the President of IML, Mr. Ron Hendriks, has decided to give them the opportunity to have an IML Walk in 2012.

250th IML Walk
At the end of the Nijmegen “4daagse” walk our most important IML walker Els Hermans from The Netherlands was celebrated for her 250 IML walks.

An IML statue with her name engraved was presented by the IML President Mr. Drs. Ron Hendriks at the IML award ceremony in the presence of the Senior Vice-President Mr. Wim Jansen, the IML Secretary-General Mr. Dirk De Boever and other awarded IML walkers.

Australia
Australia to remain an IML member "Canberra Two Day Walk Club members have voted for the Canberra Walk to remain a member of the IML Walking Association "Canberra Two Day Walk looks forward to welcoming all IML walkers to the 20th Canberra International Walking Weekend on 2 and 3 April 2011. For further information, contact: aussiewalk@aussiewalk.com.au


Walkers Report
In order to receive more feedback from our walkers we ask you to fill in our Walkers Report that we have put online, it will help us to improve the quality of our organisation. Thanks for helping us, click here to fill in the report.

Criteria to become an International Master Walker
A participant completing 75% or 10 IML walks (whichever is the lesser) in each IML region is entitled to the Global Walker clip and certificate. These can only be presented at any IML WALKING ASSOCIATION event (note that no walk shall be used twice to qualify). Procedure: The walker has to present his IML passports "in person" and ALL passports have to be complete. (Name, address and picture of the walker in all passports) No exceptions will be tolerated. Example in the current situation: We have now 25 IML members divided between 16 in the European Region and 9 in the Pan Pacific Region. A "Global Walker" is someone who has done: 75 % of the European IML walks is 12: 10 different walks have to be done in the European Region. 75 % of the Pan Pacific IML walks: is 7 different Pan Pacific walks. If the Pan Pacific region becomes 10 members in the future than the walker has to do 8 different Pan Pacific walks, etc.. till 10 is also reached.

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