NAUCC, NAUCC (who's there?)

General
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Folks,

I’ve received questions about the acronym, “NAUCC,” that many of you have spotted on the Northwest CUE, Inc. Web page.

“NAUCC,” stands for, “North American Unicycling Championships and Convention.” It is the successor to the, “National Unicycle Convention (NUC),” which was the successor to the, “National Unicycle Meet (NUM),” which was the original name of the Unicycling Society of America’s (USA’s) annual national event.

The USA Rulebook Committee approved the name change on January 1, 2002 (pending endorsement by the USA’s Board of Directors).

Tom Daniels

President and Communications Director
Northwest Committee for Unicycling Events, Incorporated
Post Office Box 790
North Bend, Washington USA
+01.425.831.4906
fax +01.425.831.4907
mobile +01.425.785.5661
tadaniels@centurytel.net
http://www.nwcue.org

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Tom,

Was the catalyst for the name change to make it more inclusive to Canada/Mexico? (humm… do C/M have their own national conventions?). If so, I suppose we can suffer through all the vegitable soup. I wonder if they’ll be changing to ‘Unicycling Society of THE Americas’…

Christopher

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I believe you have hit the nail on the head in regard to the catalyst for the name change.

To answer your second question, there are not presently, to my knowledge, a national unicycling organizations in Canada (I do not believe there is such an organization in Mexico, either). Many Canadians have chosen to join and support the Unicycling Society of America. NUC 2001 was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was organized and run by the Toronto Unicyclists.

Tom

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Technicalities!
-David Kaplan

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> I believe you have hit the nail on the head in regard to the catalyst
> for the name change.

The USA President responds:
Yes we are proud to include Canada as part of our event, though technically
Mexico has not been included due to insurance reasons. We hadn’t worried
about it yet because we don’t know of any unicyclists from Mexico wanting to
attend conventions. But that insurance policy will be replaced, and the
details of who will be covered beyond the US and Canada (including Puerto
Rico) remains to be seen. All of geographic North America would be nice.

Since our 2001 convention was hosted in Canada, it was important to make
sure Canadians were not ignored in our subsequent conventions, so calling it
NUC would not be accurate (or polite). So “NAUCC” may not be pretty, but it
doesn’t sound any sillier than “NUC” if you say it out loud.

The IUF President responds:
The current situation of NUC to NAUCC is great. The more the merrier. But
from an IUF point of view, Canada and the other nations of North America
should continue to strive toward having national organizations, and national
championships. To gain Olympic status for unicycling, we need many more
countries with their own unicycling entities and events.

> To answer your second question, there are not
> presently, to my knowledge, a national unicycling organizations in
> Canada (I do not believe there is such an organization in Mexico,
> either).

Correct. I am aware of nothing in Mexico (surely there are many clubs and
scattered riders), and though Canada has enough unicyclists, none have yet
taken on the task of doing the necessary organizational work.

Puerto Rico, a United States commonwealth, has had a unicycling organization
of its own since the 1980s or earlier. They hosted UNICON IV in 1988 and
have produced some of the best riders in the world including the current and
first-ever champion of Open-X. For international competitions (UNICON),
Puerto Rico counts as a separate nation, as it does in the Olympics. But for
our NUC or NAUCC, as their passports show, they are a part of the United
States.

Stay on top,
John Foss
President, Unicycling Society of America
President, International Unicycling Federation
jfoss@unicycling.com
www.unicycling.com

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I think holding both those titles at once should qualify for the title of Unicycle ‘Emporer’, or maybe ‘Zar’… ya, that’s it- ‘UniZar, John Foss’. :slight_smile:

Christopher

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> I think holding both those titles at once should qualify for the
> title of Unicycle ‘Emporer’, or maybe ‘Zar’… ya, that’s it- 'UniZar,
> John Foss’.

I am simply your Pez (as stated by the “P®ez” shirt I will wear at the
conventions).

JF

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In a message dated 2/11/02 6:43:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,
john_foss@asinet.com writes:

> Puerto Rico, a United States commonwealth, has had a unicycling organization
> of its own since the 1980s or earlier. They hosted UNICON IV in 1988 and
> have produced some of the best riders in the world including the current
> and
> first-ever champion of Open-X. For international competitions (UNICON),
> Puerto Rico counts as a separate nation, as it does in the Olympics. But
> for
> our NUC or NAUCC, as their passports show, they are a part of the United
> States.
>
> Stay on top,
> John Foss
>
So, there supposed to be as follows?
Due to insurance liability restrictions, only USA members who are legal
residents of the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada may register as
competitors.

David Ramos
uniciclo@aol.com

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of its own since the 1980s or earlier. They hosted UNICON IV in 1988 and<BR>
have produced some of the best riders in the world including the current and<BR>
first-ever champion of Open-X. For international competitions (UNICON),<BR>
Puerto Rico counts as a separate nation, as it does in the Olympics. But for<BR>
our NUC or NAUCC, as their passports show, they are a part of the United<BR>
States.<BR>
<BR>
Stay on top,<BR>
John Foss<BR>
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So, there supposed to be as follows?<BR>
Due to insurance liability restrictions, only USA members who are legal residents of the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada may register as competitors.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style=“BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff” SIZE=6 FAMILY=“SERIF” FACE=“Book Antiqua” LANG=“0”><B><I>David Ramos <BR>
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David Ramos wrote:
> So, there supposed to be as follows?
> Due to insurance liability restrictions, only
> USA members who are legal residents of the United
> States, Puerto Rico and Canada may register as
> competitors.

Yes, that is the policy for NAUCC 2002. For 2003 we will have a new
insurance policy and the limitations may be different.

Stay on top,
John Foss
President, Unicycling Society of America
President, International Unicycling Federation
jfoss@unicycling.com
www.unicycling.com

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David Ramos wrote:
> So, there supposed to be as follows?
> Due to insurance liability restrictions, only
> USA members who are legal residents of the United
> States, Puerto Rico and Canada may register as
> competitors.

Yes, that is the policy for NAUCC 2002. For 2003 we will have a new
insurance policy and the limitations may be different.

Stay on top,
John Foss
President, Unicycling Society of America
President, International Unicycling Federation
jfoss@unicycling.com
www.unicycling.com