WELCOME WELCOME WORDS FROM THE PRESIDENT
Hello! I am absolutely delighted to be included in this booklet. Hopefully you and I will get cracking on Antwerp 2021 very soon indeed, but until that time, these words will serve as a cursory glance at what we want to achieve with this session. Especially
in
these
times
of
globally
normalised confinement, it can be very easy to fall into the belief that there are hard limits
on
what
we
can
achieve.
With
Antwerp 2021, we seek to challenge that by providing a space for all participants to challenge those preconceived limitations. We believe that the best way to do this is to create an environment in which participants are
encouraged
to
try
new
things,
discovering new things about the depth of their
capabilities
in
the
process.
To
paraphrase André Gide, one cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. This is one of the key principles that guides my interpretation of the event vision of ‘Pushing Limits: Discovering all boundaries’.
If this is something that appeals to you, why not apply to join our humble Officials’ team? I am also firmly of the belief that a good Officials’ team is like a good soup, and with this in mind, I hope that you will apply because you are unafraid to add your own spice when interpreting the vision for the event. Moreover, I hope you will apply because you are interested in learning something new; where better to lose sight of
the
shore
than
in
the
maritime
powerhouse of Belgium? Finally, I hope you will apply because you want to have fun; after all, these things are fun, and fun is good. See you in Antwerp, Matthew Caine (UK)
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