I was hoping we could discuss this to possibly make things easier for the clubs hosting postal meets.
I noticed that US Swimming doesn't have a postal meet anymore, but rather an internet meet. You email your results to the meet host in Hy-Tek format.
I suspect that at least some of the postal meet hosts are already using Hy Tek to put the results together. So they receive our results, and then type them in in hy tek format.
It is my understanding that the hy tek format is an open standard and I seem to remember discussion some time ago that a few members had made utilities that would make output files in hy tek format. Also, hy tek has team manager lite for free download and I believe it was made for purposes very much like this one. But either way we have options.
So in that regard I'd like to see us go to an internet meet model. Where the local coach if he chooses, can email the results into the host club. since we now have online sign up, perhaps it could go together. Do the online sign up and attach your file with it. If you want to smail it in the old way, you'd still be able to do so.
Thought I'd put it out there.
Oh, I still say that online USMS registration is an opportunity we are missing big time. I can register for US Cycling Federaton, USA Triathlon and Road Runners Club of America all online. In the case of USA T and USCF, the liability coverage is the same, if electronic signatures fly for that, seems like it would fly for USMS.
Kevin
This is in the process of being address. The quote below is from the February 21st Executive Committee conference call.
"8. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES: The issues surrounding electronic signatures must be resolved as we approach online registration. The question of “How can you prove the person agreed to the waiver?” needs to be answered. Lynn and Patty agreed to check with various companies that handle online registrations to see how they maintain records of agreement to the waiver. Patty will check with our insurance representative, Sandi Blumit. More research needs to be done by looking into other corporations."
There was also an item in the minutes mentioning that progress is being made on offering postal events online by the Long Distance Committee.
This is in the process of being address. The quote below is from the February 21st Executive Committee conference call.
"8. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES: The issues surrounding electronic signatures must be resolved as we approach online registration. The question of “How can you prove the person agreed to the waiver?” needs to be answered. Lynn and Patty agreed to check with various companies that handle online registrations to see how they maintain records of agreement to the waiver. Patty will check with our insurance representative, Sandi Blumit. More research needs to be done by looking into other corporations."
There was also an item in the minutes mentioning that progress is being made on offering postal events online by the Long Distance Committee.
