FÉDÉRATION AÉRONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONALE
FAI BALLOONING COMMISSION (CIA)

ANNUAL CONFERENCE - Thessaloniki, Greece, March 2000

Appendix 8b

Invitation process

1. The WAG organisers shall issue nomination invitations to participate to all eligible NACs that have met their obligations to the FAI and have registered for ballooning. Copies of all nomination invitations must be sent to the respective National Balloon Federations and CIA delegates, where these exist, for information.

2. The WAG organisers shall issue the following nomination invitations to each eligible NAC:

2.1 an invitation for ONE competitor
2.2 an invitation for ONE competitor to each NAC organising a qualifying National Championship in 2000

A qualifying National Championship is one in which:

1. a minimum of 12 competitors take part
2. the event is based on CIA AX MERs (Category One),
3. the event has a minimum of 3 tasks in 2 separate flights,
4. the results of the events are submitted to the RSC’s Scoring Working Group by 31^st December 2000

3. In addition, the WAG organisers shall invite, through the respective NACs, the following:

the current WAG Champion;
3.1     one to each country for each placing it achieved in the previous World Air Games ranked 2 to 11.
3.2    one to each country for each placing it achieved in the previous two World Championships ranked 1 to 10.
3.3    one to each country for each placing it achieved in the previous Continental Championships ranked 1 to 5.

Incremental as the above list to a maximum 101 participants

4. The following information must be given to all eligible NACs with the invitation:

• the organiser's policy on entry-fees,
• the exact timetable for issuing the official registration documents,
• the date of the deadline when invited NACs must have nominated its entrants, the NOMINATION DEADLINE,
• the deadline for the return of all registration documents, the CLOSING ENTRY DATE.

5. Each NAC wishing to enter the World Air Games Championships in aerostation shall nominate its entrants in accordance with the qualifying rules in paras. 2 and 3 above. Nominations must be received by the WAG organisers by the time limit for entry published in the invitation.

6. The World Air Games organisers shall accept all competitors nominated by this process up to a maximum of 101 places.

7. Only the nomination invitation must be sent by the organising NAC to eligible NACs, all further documents pertaining to the nomination invitations may be directly addressed by the organisers to the nominated participants.

8. The WAG organisers must confirm the receipt of nominations to the nominating NACs and the nominated entrants within two weeks of the nomination deadline. This confirmation may be in the form of the REGISTRATION documents.

9. Pilots-in-command shall have been authorised to act as pilot-in-command of that subclass of aerostat for which the World Air Games Championship is held at least twelve months prior to the start of the event. Each pilot-in-command shall have accumulated at least 50 hours as pilot-in-command of aerostats in that subclass by the closing entry date, unless these experience criteria are modified by the CIA.

10. Organisers, NACs and entrants must adhere to published deadlines for entry. If an NAC fails to respond by the proper deadline or if an entrant fails to fulfil his obligations, the NAC or the entrant in question may lose their respective right to enter, but could be kept on a standby list should vacancies

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