[print date: end of june]

REGISTRATION: JOEL

Things are looking up as far as registration goes. Joel is very enthusiastic about the
 rate registrations are coming in; "We're up to about 180 registrations, and we just got
 one in from Finland." About 300 registration forms and invititations were just printed
 up for a mass mailing to send all over the world.

SPONSORSHIP: LINDA

Bok Choy is putting together a "Messengers Guide to the City". This will be a very cool
 book about the special, not-so-well-known nooks and crannies of the city. Se he is
 looking for your suggestions as far as cool places to go, equally cool and cheap places
 to eat, good make out spots, good rock climbing places, best corner store, scenic and
 maybe unknown bike rides/trails, etc. Please call and leave a message (626-CMWC) or
 write in to CMWC attn: Bok Choy 1095 Market St #216 SF CA 94103. We also need
 sponsors for Bok's books, it's a good opportunity for local merchants to get in some
 inexpensive advertising. We've also caught the interest of such potential sponsors as:
 Nike's Guerilla Marketing division, Bay TV, Wild 107, Fox Network, Dave's Late Show
 KSAN, ESPN, KQED and Bike Magazine. Also our official, big, glossy sponsorship packets
 are being sent out and we think they will really give things a boost.

PROPOSITION FOR HOST CITY '98 [by Howard Williams]

It was the Monday after the CMWC '95 in Toronto when messengers and company
 representatives got together to discuss the locations of the next Championships. The
 decision for SF gave us only 8 months to prepare, and future cities should have more
 time to organize.

Barcelona has already been chosen as the next site for CMWC '97. So I beleive that any
 cities wishing to host the CMWC '98 make a public declaration of intent at or before
 the 1996 event. A list of the candidate cities should be announced and/or published as
 the '96 CMWC. Or it would be even better to have the proposal (or something in
 writing) together at the championships so you could save some postage and present it
 to everyone while we are all together. In any case. each team should vote and send the
 results to a designated neutral city who will count the votes at least before January
 1997. Racers should vote as individuals and not by team so each person can put in
 their opinion. On or before February 2, 1997, the vote will be officially announced, and
 the '98 host city will have about 19 months to prepare.

The '96 selection process was somewhat undemocratic, and the decision gave us only
 aobut 8 months to prepare. We need a process that is more democratic and more
 timely. Any other ideas on choosing the '98 Champs host city are welcome and GO SF
 will print them.

New York has applied to be the 1998 host city. If no other cities declare their
 intentions before Labor Day (September 2), I think the right thing to do would be for
 the Big Apple to be the 1998 host city.

PRACTICE RACE:

The practice race was a good learning experience for all of us. Even though we didn't
 use the official course, the subcourse still had a wicked hill and a good downhill. Five
 minutes before the start, about a zillion important questions we asked, which was
 expected, and although we weren't totally organized, the whole thing was a blast. I'm
 glad we did this because it helped me figure out how the points work, and how to
 develop  a strategy for the real championships. The results: #1 Hermes, 2nd ME (Bob),
 3rd Brendan Bradley (B), 4th and #1 woman Megan Redington, 5th Andy Strachan. Slim
 Buick ran away with all the style points, he raced his totally decked cruiser around
 the course three times. I saw him twice on the hill and that cat is determined. Thanks
 a lot to everyone who came.

COUCH SURFING COORDINATOR NEEDED:

We really need someone to help us shack up  our friends from abroad. We are still
 working on Camp Courier, but some folks will prefer to stay with locals. We have a
 list of about 80 people who are willing to have people crash, we just need somebody
 to call everyone and get it organized. It involves getting this list, calling everybody,
 seeing about available houses and how long theyre available, then when everyone
 comes in and says "Where do we stay?" you will have a list of places for them to
 crash. There's  a few burritos in it for you, call us at 626-CMWC.

OUTREACH: THE BIKE RODEO IS ALMOST NIGH

Call July 20th "Bike Culture Day" and mark it on your calendar. We're having a bike
 rodeo in McLaren Park for the childrem on our rad city, and YOU need to be there. The
 Rodeo will be from 11 to 5pm and we will have some food, drinks, and informative
 booths for the kids about riding techniques, bike history and safety info, etc. Then
 later in the afternoon we will have some BMX and fixed gear tick goin' on, we have
 some ramps and Slim Buick will be there too. The Lowrider Club also may show up and
 show off their chromed out fully trick rides. We're doing this in the spirit of the
 upcoming CMWC to reach out to the kids and show them how great biking is. So if you
 have kids or know some little rascals, bring em down because this will be a great
 opportunity for them to come and ride their bikes, learn more about them, and talk
 with messengers.

After the rodeo we're haivng the first meeting of the Family of California Messengers
 (FOCeM). Messengers from all over California are coming together for a tacqueria
 burrito race that will go all over the city and end with a surprise concert. The details
 are a little hazy at this point, but I'll fill you in later.

The film fest turned out great and there were some really cool movies. They were all
 raw, underground, 16mm type movies, and each one told its story in a different way.
 Some were documentary style and others were free of dialogue with just music. If you
 missed out, don't sweat it, cuz there'll be another one Labor Day Weekend. Hey Travis,
 thanks for having all of us over, you've got a sweet pad.

CMWC HAS GREAT APPRECIATION FOR:

Travis (for the film fest), Complete Security for donating a lock, Fast Forward for
 dubbing our promo video, KP Printing, Dogpaw, RRRRebecca, Lance, Bok Choy, Elizabeth,
 Kristan Sorge for you work on the video, everyone who helped and raced in the practice
 race, everyone who's called to volunteer, and to all my friends here and the CMWC for
 all your hard work (it's going to pay off) and to every messenger out there all over the
 world.