PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic, October 22, 2005.- The Executive Committee and Board of Administration of the Norceca Confederation and all its 34 National Federations voted unanimously to support the re-election of Doctor Ruben Acosta Hernandez for a new term as president of the FIVB during the period 2006-2010. 

The decision was adopted during the XVIII Congress of Norceca held for two days in this touristic resort in the eastern part of the Dominican Republic. 

"I am very pleased with this kind of support in favor of Doctor Acosta," said Cristobal Marte, president of Norceca. "Volleyball as sport has developed into one of the most important discipline under the leadership of him and we are very proud of that because he was the founder of our Confederation." 

The representatives of the National Federations and the members of the Executive signed the following statement to support the president of the FIVB: 

The Executive Committee and Board of Administration of the Volleyball North, Central American and Caribbean Confederation and its affiliated National Federations, gathered on the occasion of the XVIII Congress of the institution. 

CONSIDERING: The meritorious and excellent work performed by Doctor Ruben Acosta Hernandez as President of the Federation Internationale de Volleyball since 1984 to this day; 

CONSIDERING: The positive transformation experienced by the sport of volleyball and beach volleyball into one of the most developed disciplines of the world under the leadership of Doctor Ruben Acosta Hernandez;  

CONSIDERING: The enormous contributions of Doctor Ruben Acosta Hernandez toward the North, Central American and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation, of which he was founder and first president; 

HAVE AGREED AND DECIDED 

To fully and unanimously support the aspirations of Doctor Ruben Acosta Hernandez for his re-election to a new term of mandate for the period 2006-2010 during the XXX Congress of the Federation Internationale de Volleyball to be held in Tokyo, Japan in the month of October of 2006, as the ideal person to lead our sport towards the highest levels and as the best qualified individual to represent the sport of volleyball. 

Written and signed in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on the 22^nd October of 2005.