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Seventy-five delegates and observers from across the member islands attended the AGM听held in Rhodes on Saturday 8th July 2006.

They heard presentations from local organising committees from the Isle of Wight and Bermuda, both of which had bid to host the event.

Three Executive Committee members visited both islands and presented detailed reports to the member Island Games Associations earlier this year.

Since then each association had been encouraged to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of holding the event in the two locations.

Delegates were impressed by the opportunities for competitors in the Isle of Wight as outlined in the presentation and by the amount of planning and research which had been undertaken by the Island鈥檚听organisers.听听

For the first time the host island has been chosen during a non-Games year. One advantage of this was that delegates had more time to discuss the pros and cons of the option before them, at a time when they were not pre-occupied with the competition itself. It also gives the new host island an extra year in which to prepare for the event.

IGA Chairman, Brian Partington, said that both presentations had been informative and professional and that he is delighted that there is no shortage of islands wishing to host the Games.

For more information on the Isle of Wight's winning bid and on the Island Games at the following websites: