2. The Jury Board recommend the approval of the following new jurors, Entry level:

            Johann Fürstner, Austria        Derry Moore, Great Britain
            Salvator Haim, Brazil                 David Rapp, USA. Also BX qualified
            Vladimir Karnaukov, Ukraine Stella Roux Devillas, France

3. The Jury Board recommend upgrading of the following jurors:

Bengt Stener, Sweden        To Intermediate level
Jakob Burkard, Switzerland To Senior level
Alex Nagorski, Canada        To Senior level

All jurors mentioned in items 2-4 have passed all required tests and have shown that they fulfill the requirements. A list of all jurors is enclosed as Appendix 1.

5. The Jury Board recommend the Event Juries 2001 listed in Appendix 2.

6. Jury Board 2001:

        Chairman, Hans Åkerstedt, Sweden
        Members: Masashi Kakuda, Japan, Les Purfield, Great Britain, Alex Nagorski, Canada and Jean Claude Weber, Luxembourg

7. The Jury Handbook version 6/2001 is ready for publication. Some rule references may need to be corrected depending upon later decisions by the CIA plenary 2001. Those corrections will also be included. The Handbook will be pulished on the CIA web.

References to GS, SC1, Statutes and Bylaws updated and added where applicable

Introduction. (Sentence changed, underlined words added)

In addition, he must make sure that Jury Members have a sufficient knowledge of the English language, as Juror interpreters are not allowed at FAI-CIA Category One Sporting Events.

The requirements of this Handbook are compulsory at all CIA Events (S1: 5.10.3 and 7.16.1.2).

Chapter 2. Appointment. Following sentence added

Acceptance of Jury appointment means that failure to attend may result in requests by organisers for compensation of extra costs incurred.

Chapter 3. Jury Duties

Part 2: Voting procedures changed to comply with GS.

Part 3: Handling of protest documentation after the event clarified. Documentation to be sent both to FAI and to Jury Board. GS references added.

Part 4: Event Debriefing intrroduced

Appendix C, 1-3. Change of requirements

Entry Level Juror: Deleted: - Must have some piloting experience in aerostats

Senior Level Juror: Added: - Must have Pilot-in-Command experience in aerostats

Appendix G, Jury Presidents Checklist

Event debriefing added

List of Forms and reports to be distributed added