Affiliates are hereby notified that when the deadline for Bids for the 2013 WMA Stadia and the 2012 Indoors Championships closed on 1st September 2008, all that had been received were letters of intention to bid from Porto Alegre (BRA) and Kuala Lumpur (MAL), both in respect of the WMA 2013 Stadia Championships. No interest has as yet been shown in the 2012 Indoors Championships.

Unfortunately also the mere delivery of letters of intention to bid does not satisfy the minimum requirements for the submission of bids, this despite us having notified these two prospective bidders of the minimum requirements.

In the circumstances your Council has decided, in fairness to these and other prospective bidders, that the deadline of 1st September 2008 will now be extended to 30th November 2008, so as to allow them all the opportunity to comply with the minimum bid requirements. In making this decision, Council has undertaken to be proactive and to assist prospective bidders in the completion and timely submission of their bid packages.

Affiliates are therefore kindly requested to take note of this information and to refer to me or to Stan Perkins all or any requests for assistance in the preparation and timely submission of bids for any one or other of these Championships before the expiry of this extended deadline of 30th November 2008. In addition affiliates are encouraged to take steps to locate suitable bidders and to refer them to me and to Stan

In the interim our assistance will be tendered to both Porto Alegre and Kuala Lumpur.

You will also note from the above letterhead, the new WMA logo which replaces our previous one.

With best wishes to all,

Monty Hacker.