The Pan American Hockey Federation will host a forum after the biannual congress in Santo Domingo on Monday 11, 2003. The Forum will focus on topics that are of interest to all National Associations. Anyone affiliated with a National Association is encouraged to attend the Forum.

The Forum will encourage audience participation and the PAHF will also be able to share valuable information with the participants.

PROPOSED AGENDA

1. Development - covering the topics of:
   • National Teams
   • Player Recruitment
   • Planning
   • Pitches

   Topic Facilitator: Beverly Johnston, Chairperson of the PAHF Development Committee

2. Umpiring Promotion - covering the topics of:
   • Recruitment
   • Retention
   • Improvement
   • Statistics

   Topic Facilitators: Horacio Servetto - Chairperson of the PAHF Umpires Committee, and Alan Waterman, FIH Umpire (retired) and PAHF Umpires Manager

3. Communication - "A Responsibility of Everyone" - covering the topics of:
   • PAHF Website
   • Tournament communication - media, sponsors, fans and more
   • Email communications
   • Promotion / sponsorship

   Topic Facilitator: Aaron Sher, Chairperson of PAHF Media and Communications Committee

For more information, please visit the Pan American Hockey Federation web site.

The Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) is recognized by the FIH as the governing continental federation for all field hockey in the Pan American region. There are 21 member Nations of the PAHF. For more information please contact info@panamhockey.org.