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Table of Contents

1. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS

Paulo Contegiacomo (ITA), Alfi Feltes (LUX), Wolfgang Haueisen (GER)

Mr. Bahittin Adiguzel welcomed Delegates to Istanbul on behalf of the President of Turk Hava Kurumu, Dr. Atilla Tacoy.

The President introduced special guests -

FAI Secretary General, Max Bishop (GBR)
FAI World Air Games Co-ordinator, Srecko Medven (SLO)
CIA Past Presidents

2. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Motions (IR 3.7)
Rules of Debate (IR 3.8)

If more than 3 willing candidates are nominated, there will be a single vote. Delegates will be asked to write up to 3 names on their voting slips. The candidate receiving the largest number of votes is duly elected 1st Vice President, the candidate receiving the second largest number of votes is duly elected 2nd Vice President, and the candidate receiving the third largest number of votes is duly elected 3rd Vice President. In the case of a tie, the candidate whom has the longest service as a CIA Delegate will take the more senior position.

If there are only 3 willing candidates, 2 votes are necessary. For the first vote, for 1st Vice President, Delegates will be asked to write only 1 name on their voting slips. The candidate receiving the largest number of votes is duly elected 1st Vice President. For the second vote, for 2nd Vice President, Delegates write the name of 1 of the remaining candidates on their voting slips. The candidate receiving the largest number of votes is duly elected 2nd Vice President. The remaining candidate is automatically elected as 3rd Vice President. In the case of a tie, on either vote, the candidate who has the longest service as a CIA Delegate will take the more senior position.

11. PROXY VOTES

Mr. Bishop announced that FAI hoped to become involved in the first World Games in Finland (games for all non-Olympic sports recognised by the IOC). He also informed Delegates that within FAI Ballooning is second only to Parachuting with 93% of active members being involved in the sport (Parachuting 98%).

The President informed Delegates that the final FAI agreed policy on doping was in complete agreement with the CIA motion on the subject adopted at the 1996 Plenary. He also informed Delegates that FAI had adopted an International Jury Members Handbook prepared largely by Jean-Claude Weber (LUX) and based on the CIA Jury Handbook.

15. ROLL CALL

1. Senior level jurors will be required to answer questions 19 - 25 in open book Test 4.

2. The following are approved as Entry level Jurors - Cees van Helden (NED); Gerrit Heirman (BEL); Daniel Galbraith (AUS).

3. The following are qualified for jury work at BX events and will be listed as such in the 1997 list of CIA approved Jurors.

SENIOR LEVEL JURORS	INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
Neil Robertson (GBR)	Tom Donnelly (GBR)
Tom Sheppard (USA)	Jacob Burkard (SUI)
Debbie Spaeth (USA)	Don Cameron (GBR)
Hans Akerstedt (SWE)	Arnost Honig (CZE)
Jacques Soukup (ISV)	.
Garry Lockyer (CAN)	.
Les Purfield (GBR)	.
Victor Thorne (GBR)	.
Arno Sieger (GER)	.
Jean-Claude Weber (LUX)	.

4. THE CIA JURY CASE HISTORY HANDBOOK shall be produced by the Jury Board for distribution to all approved jurors for self study. The Handbook will contain sample Jury Presidents Reports and protest documentation from past events. The material will be selected by the Jury Board for the educational value.

After some discussion as to the distribution of this document, 3 votes were taken:

i. To accept the principal of a Jury Case History Handbook

ii. That the document should be made available only to the 53 current jurors and any future jurors.

iii. That the document be available on the Internet

Approval of Event Juries to be covered under the individual event items in the agenda.

22(b). INTERPRETERS FOR JURORS (continued)

1. In order to develop and maintain a high standard of observing at CIA Category 1 and/or International events it is a unanimous recommendation of the Observer Subcommittee that:

i. A registration process be prepared and executed by the Observer SC as the basis for creating a pool of registered International Observers for Category 1 and/or International Events.

ii. The registration process will be based upon the recommendation of the Chief Observer of the country in which the Observer resides, and secondarily if there is no Chief Observer existing for the country, then the registration process will be based upon the International Observer Examination.

iii. The pool of registered International Observers will be maintained on a regular basis through input of the Chief Observer from each country, or in the absence of a Chief Observer, the Delegate of that country will be responsible.

2. To implement the registration process of International Observers into the Sporting Code, Section 1, the proposed modification should be added:

5.12.3 Mandatory requirements concerning observer qualifications, observing procedures and the selection process may be published by the CIA.

The Observer Subcommittee were requested to present detailed procedures in writing to the Secretary by 1st November 1997 for the 1998 Plenary.

1. CIA will make 500 CIA Ties to be re-sold for US $10 each

2. CIA shall supply CIA Logo patches to organisers of CIA Sanctioned Events. For the minimum allowed Sanction fee, 50 patches will be provided. For Sanction fees paid over the minimum amount, the number of patches supplied will be negotiable. These patches are not for re-sale except by CIA.

Mr. Alex Nagorski gave Delegates an update on CIA Internet status - Appendix 8

1. The Subcommittee proposes the following changes to the Sporting Code, Section 1:

Add a new paragraph 4.8.3.5 The around-the-world record is established when the balloon crosses the finish line.
Add new paragraph 3.4 Uncompleted Flight Performance.
A record flight is deemed to be uncompleted if during the flight performance any of the following items occur:
- an accident occurs resulting in the death of any member of the crew within 48
hours of termination of the flight
- the pilot in command leaves the aerostat
- any part of aerostat is jettisoned which results in loss of control

Delete present S1 4.7.2 Jettisonable Articles

Add the following paragraph to S1 4.8.1 Altitude Records

4.8.1.4. The flight performance shall be from take-off to landing.

An amendment to delete “pilot in command” in 3.4 above and replace it with “any member of the flight crew” was proposed.

25. REPORT OF THE RECORDS REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE (continued)

It was proposed that the concept and proposals be further studied by the Statutes, By-Laws and Sporting Code Working Group and report to the Rules Subcommittee by 1st July 1997. The Rules SC in turn to report to the Bureau by 5th August 1997.

2. CIA Badges

Discussion and voting on this motion was postponed until the agenda item - Rules Subcommittee Report - as they had proposed a conflicting motion.

3. Instrument Working Group

The SC decided that procedures for the use of GPS in record attempts required study to insure proper use and accuracy’s. To this end the SC proposed that the Instrument Working Group be expanded as follows:

Daniel Griffin (USA) Chairman, Hans Huber (GER), Steven Shope (USA)

The Records Review SC were asked to investigate the efficiency of Data Logging GPS.

1. Retire the publication "Organising a Safe Balloon Event" as an officially recognised document of the CIA.

2. Mandatory item for the Safety Handbook

Report to the CIA

The Safety Officer shall submit a detailed report to the CIA within 28 days following the conclusion of the event. This report must include details of any accidents or incidents during the event.

Any reports submitted by a Safety officer to the CIA shall be forwarded to the Chairman of the Safety SC. All members of the Safety SC will also receive a copy of the report.

3. For long distance events or The Coupe Gordon Bennett, all organisers shall supply copies of all documents pertaining to airspace entry permissions, ATC permissions and border entry permissions for pilots and crews. Also to be included all phone numbers or contact procedures for ATC units, border controls and/or contact persons or officials in each country for which permission has been obtained. Further, organisers should attempt to supply a list of telephone numbers of contact persons or officials, ATC units or border controls of countries where permissions have not been obtained.

27. REPORT OF THE SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE (continued)

Delegates were reminded that the remittance of small sums to the FAI is most economically achieved by using Credit Cards and making payment in French Francs.

1. WORKING GROUP SUMMARIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS

a) The RSC recommends to the CIA Plenary that the AX Working Group summary be approved as submitted (Appendix 10, attachment A.1)
UMR Changes 1997: The following UMRs have been changed to reflect changes to the General Section of the Sporting Code which came into effect during 1996:

3.10 Concerns "Retrieve Vehicles"
5.6.1 New sentence: "The Director shall announce the publication time for all tasks on the last flying day"
8.4.4 Concerns "Multiple task flights"
9.21 Concerns "Launch position on minimum distance"
11.3.1 Add new sentence "Published search periods and scoring periods apply"
12.6.2 Concerns "Targets"
12.16.1 Concerns markers in Multiple Task Flights
14.3.5 and 14.3.6 Clears up the wording of ‘rounding up’; changed on recommendation of Scoring WG
15.5.5 deleted sentences concerning ‘fly-on’
15.12 Land Run - clarified definitions of how to score this task.

Other minor editorial changes were made to correct typographical errors and grammar. Due to amendments being approved to Section 1 as a result of the previous General Section changes, the AX UMR’s will have to be reviewed again next year to reflect Section 1.

Disqualification: Final action on wording deferred until 1998; as policy in the interim: ‘In case of disqualification from the event, irrespective of task results, a competitors final total result will be zero’.

b) The RSC recommends to the CIA Plenary that the AA/AM Working Group Summary be approved as submitted (1997 Attachment A.2)

30. REPORT OF THE RULES SUBCOMMITTEE (continued)

d) The RSC recommends to the CIA Plenary that the Scoring Working Group summary be approved as submitted (1997 Attachment A.4 )

e) The RSC recommends to the CIA Plenary that the Statutes, By-Laws and Sporting Code Working Group Summary be approved as submitted (1997 Attachment A.5)

The RSC recommends all rules should be cleared by RSC Chairman before publication or release for publication.

A Delegate expressed concern at being asked to approve documents and rules changes unseen (Changes to penalties in paragraph 2 above) - noted.

2. CHAMPIONSHIP RULES FOR APPROVAL - AX EVENTS

a) 13th World Hot Air Balloon Championships, Saga, Japan
RSC recommends approval rules as submitted, with the option for the Organisers to also include any changes to the UMRs 3/97 approved by the Plenary Meeting.

b) Baltic Cup 1997, Sigulda, Latvia
RSC recommends approval of rules as submitted with the following amendments:

10.14.2 ‘Civil Twilight’ changed to ‘Sunset’
12.4.2 deleted, as the title is not used

10.9.2 A competitor carrying crew or passengers during a solo task shall be scored in Group C

For the ladies Cup tasks, any male balloon pilot on board during a task will cause the competitor to be scored in Group C
12.10 Delete ‘depending on the advantage obtained’

AA EVENTS

a) 41st Coupe Gordon Bennett, Warstein, Germany
RSC recommends approval of rules as submitted, with the following changes:

6.2 Launch Procedures - all balloons will be ready at the start of the launch period
6.5 Penalties as contained in the Sporting Code, General Section

3. OTHER MATTERS

a) CIA Voting Procedures
The RSC recommends to retain the voting procedures as laid down in the CIA Internal Regulations

30. REPORT OF THE RULES SUBCOMMITTEE (continued)

7.16.3.1 The Safety officer shall be approved by the CIA
7.16.3.2 The Safety officer shall give advice to the Event Director on any matters regarding safety.
Mandatory operational procedures for the Safety Officer are contained in the Safety Officer Handbook approved by the CIA

5.11.1 The Safety officer shall be approved by the CIA
5.11.2 The Safety officer shall give advice to the Event Director on any matters regarding safety.
Mandatory operational procedures for the Safety Officer are contained in the Safety Officer Handbook approved by the CIA
5.11.3 Deleted. These provisions should be in the Safety Officer Handbook

d) Quorum for Subcommittee and Working Group Meetings
The RSC recommends to adopt the proposal to introduce the definition of a quorum at Subcommittee and Working Group meetings in the CIA Internal Regulations as a new paragraph as follows:

6.2.6 The quorum for CIA Committee Meetings shall be a minimum of 50% of voting members present or represented by proxy. Proxies may only be given to voting members of the Subcommittee or Working Group concerned, must be given in writing to the Subcommittee’s or Working Group’s chairperson, and shall specify the extend of the proxy and the name of the proxy carrying member. A Subcommittee or Working Group member may carry and exercise the proxy rights on behalf of only one other voting member.

f) Approved Equipment and Limitations
In view of the ongoing effort by the Records Review Subcommittee, the RSC requests a proposal be presented by Records Review to them before 1st November 1997

g) General Section Flight Definitions
The RSC recommends to adopt the proposed Flight Definitions for inclusion into the Sporting Code, Section 1, under Chapter 3, heading 3.2 - Flight Definitions (Attachment 5, Appendix 4)

h) Competition Director Qualifications
Tabled until 1998

i) CIA Scoring Handbook
RSC recommends approval of the information document CIA Competition Operations Handbook, Draft Version 2.1, effective 8th March 1997, and it be published by FAI as CIA Competition Operations Handbook. Copies of the draft may be obtained from the Statutes, By-Laws and Sporting Code Working Group, and will be available on internet later in the year.

4. CIA BADGES - PROCEDURES

The RSC recommends to retain the present procedures, and to charge Records Review Subcommittee member Don Cameron to investigate the possibilities to improve and refine these procedures in conjunction with the Records Review Subcommittee, and to make a proposal before 1st November 1997.

30. REPORT OF THE RULES SUBCOMMITTEE (continued)

This motion is in conflict with the motion proposed by the Records Review Subcommittee

There was considerable discussion on the merits of the two motions, with the Chairmen of the respective Subcommittees putting their cases to the Delegates. Two amendments were then proposed to the Records Review Subcommittee motion:

i. that the words ‘Precious metal’ replace ‘high cost’ in 8.2.5.4
Approved unanimously

ii. that the words ‘or delegated Ballooning Authority’ be added after ‘NAC’ throughout

Approved unanimously

8.2.5.1 Register of Badges:
An NAC or delegated Ballooning Authority shall keep a register of badge flights which it has validated, and shall report to the FAI information on awards earned as follows:
The NAC or delegated Ballooning Authority reporting
Name of pilot
Class and Sub-class of aerostat used
Type of badge or diamond awarded
Tasks flown, with dates and performance achieved


8.2.5.2 Awarding Badges
The reporting NAC or delegated Ballooning Authority shall remit to the FAI monetary instrument covering the cost of the Badges.
The Records Review SC of the CIA shall monitor the operation of the Badge system, and maintain a register of all badges awarded.

8.2.5.3 The CIA Records Review SC may appoint observers and act as co-ordinator where National Balloon Federation arrangements have not been made.

8.2.5.4 Inexpensive badges will be available from the CIA for purchase by NAC/National Balloon Federation. Precious metal badges may be commissioned by winners at their own expense if they wish.

5. NEW SECTION 1 - CHAPTER 5 RULES FOR INVITATION PROCEDURES (see Attachment 5, Appendix 2)

Upon recommendation of the RSC, the CIA Plenary decided that CIA Delegates should study the proposal during 1996 and that comments should reach the Statutes, By-Laws & Sporting Code WG Chairman before 1st November 1996.
A single comment was received from Hans Akerstedt (SWE) which was discussed in the Working Group meeting; the WG recommended to the RSC to adopt the proposal of the document as presented to the CIA Plenary Meeting in 1996.

30. REPORT OF THE RULES SUBCOMMITTEE (continued)

After much discussion in which Mark Sullivan put a strong case for the motion to be tabled the motion was put to the vote by secret ballot.

During the above item CIA Past President Horst Hassold was welcomed to the Plenary by the Chair

6. CIA RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LONG DISTANCE EVENTS OR COUPE GORDON BENNETT

As there was no motion from the Rules SC the motion from the Safety SC was proposed (see minute 27, motion 3)

The motion was then referred to the AA & AM Working Group to study the wording and decide how to put it into the Sporting Code.

The President thanked Mr. Bishop and Mr. A. de Orleans-Borbon (ESP), FAI 1st Vice-President, for their work on behalf of the victims, and their families, of the Belarus tragedy.

The USA then proposed the following motion:

That the CIA make a demand to the Council of the FAI that Belarus be expelled from membership until:

1. A Belarus government apology, unqualified by justification, is given acknowledging that the murder of the Gordon Bennett pilots was wrong;

2. An assurance is obtained from the Belarus military that steps have been taken to render a repetition unlikely;

3. Any relatives’ compensation claims have been correctly settled.

The test is to be repeated again in the 1997 Coupe Gordon Bennett.

32. THE BELARUS TRAGEDY (continued)

The CIA expresses extreme dissatisfaction with the progress of investigation into the death of Alan Fraenckel and John Stuart-Jervis, and request that the FAI continue all efforts to pursue the following:

1. A Belarus government apology, unqualified by justification, is given acknowledging that the murder of the Gordon Bennett pilots was wrong;

2. An assurance is obtained from the Belarus military that steps have been taken to render a repetition unlikely;

3. Any relatives’ compensation claims have been correctly settled.

Mr. Neil Robertson (GBR), WAG Working Group Chairman, presented his report on the arrangements for the World Air Games Ballooning Championship. He thanked the Delegates for their wonderful response to the invitations to the event and reported 34 countries had accepted. Concerns about the cost of hotel accommodation, rental of retrieve vehicles, and pilot entry procedures were raised by the Delegates.

35. SANCTIONED EVENTS - DETAILS FOR APPROVAL

1997

Event name	5th Coupe d’Europe and 8th Ladies World Cup
Place and dates	Mainfonds-Aubeville, France 31 July - 3 August 1997
Type of event	Premier Sporting
Event Director	Alison Odell (GBR)
Deputy Director	none
Safety Officer	Michel Achard (FRA)
Jury President	Masashi Kakuda (JPN)
Jury Member	Lindsay Muir (GBR)
Jury Member	John Grubbstrom (SWE)
Sanction Fee	SF 500 - paid
Rules	Approved

Event name	Festival of Ballooning, Baltic Cup 1997
Place and dates	Sigulda, Riga, Latvia 13 - 18 May 1997
Type of event	Premier Sporting
Event Director	Bengt Stener (SWE)
Deputy Director	none
Safety Officer	Risto Jalava (FIN)
Jury President	Hans Akerstedt (SWE)
Jury Member	Arnost Honig (CZE)
Jury Member	Don Cameron (GBR)
Sanction Fee	SF 500 - paid
Rules	approved

Event name	Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Place and dates	Albuquerque, USA 4 - 12 October 1997
Type of event	Premier Fiesta
Event Director	Pat Brake (USA)
Safety Officer	Wally Brook n(USA)
Sanction Fee	US $500 - to be paid by 5 April 1997

Mark Sullivan (USA) told Delegates that the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta organisers were hoping to promote international ballooning by setting up a ‘Flight of Nations’. Under this scheme countries not previously represented in Albuquerque are being offered a promotional package of $2500 per team (1 per country) plus crew and retrieve vehicle. Invitations will be to Delegates.

Event name	The America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race
Place and dates	Albuquerque, USA 4 - 11 October 1997
Type of event	Category 1
Event Director	Mark Sullivan (USA)
Deputy Director	Rod May (USA)
Safety Officer	Harry Season (USA)
Jury President	Jacques Soukup (ISV)
Jury Member	Tom Donnelly (GBR)
Jury Member	Sid Cutter (USA)
Sanction Fee	US $1000 - to be paid by 5 April 1997
Rules	Approved

Event name	41st Coupe Gordon Bennett
Place and dates	Warstein, Germany 6 - 12 September 1997
Type of event	Category 1
Event Director	Marcus Haggeney (GER)
Deputy Director	Jorg Shellhoven (GER)
Safety Officer	Walter Muller (GER)
Jury President	Alan Blount (USA) - provisional. Alternate - Hans Akerstedt (SWE)
Jury Member	Brita Petersen (GER)
Jury Member	Helmut Kocar (AUT)
Sanction Fee	US $1000 to be paid by 15 July 1997
Rules	Approved

Event name	Banks Open Air
Place and dates	Lednice, Czech Republic 24 - 28 September 1997
Type of event	Premier Fiesta
Event Director	Arnost Honig (CZE)
Safety Officer	Ales Kubicek (CZE)
Sanction Fee	SF 500 to be paid by 1 May 97

Event name	13th World Hot Air Balloon Championships
Place and dates	Saga, Japan 15 - 27 November 1997
Type of event	Category 1
Event Director	Masashi Kakuda (JPN)
Deputy Director	Les Purfield (GBR)
Safety Officers	Maco Oiwa (JPN), Jean Sax (BEL), Jim Birk (USA)
Jury President	Jean-Claude Weber (LUX)
Jury Member	Victor Thorne (GBR)
Jury Member	Alex Nagorski (CAN)
Sanction Fee	Yen 1,000,000 to be paid by 1 May 1997
Rules	Approved

Masashi Kakuda (JPN) gave the following additional details on the arrangements -

26 NACs have so far accepted the invitation to take part - deadline 20 March 1997
Closing entry date for 1st round 31 May 1997
Closing date for Observer applications - 31 March 1997 - may be extended
Observer travel allowance not finalised, but not less than Yen 70,000
Fiesta entry fee Yen 300,000
Competitor entry fee Yen 40,000
Invitations to other officials - still outstanding

1998

Event name	11th European Hot Air Balloon Championships
Place and dates	Katrineholm, Sweden 19 - 27 June 1998
Type of event	Category 1
Event Director	Bengt Stener (SWE)
Deputy Director	Peter Elestedt (SWE)
Safety Officer	Sven Karlsson (SWE)
Jury President	Neil Robertson (SWE)
Jury Member	Domonic Haggeney (GER)
Jury Member	Hans Akerstedt (SWE)
Reserve Jury	Masashi Kakuda (JPN), Jon Grubbstrom (SWE)
Sanction Fee	SF 1000 - paid
Rules	For approval March 1998

Invitational Procedure - The 1996 (old) invitational procedure to be applied. Current Champion plus 2 entries per eligible NAC plus 20 surplus places (based on 1996 Results) being offered.

The Organisers offered to supply and staff a sales booth on behalf of the PR & Development Subcommittee for the sale of FAI/CIA articles.

Event name	1st World Team Championship
Place and dates	Mildura, Australia 27 June - 5 July 1998
Type of event	Category 1
Event Director	Danny Galbraith (AUS)
Deputy Director	To be advised, 1998
Safety Officer	Bob Ross (AUS)
Jury President	To be advised, 1998
Jury Member	To be advised, 1998
Jury Member	To be advised, 1998
Sanction Fee	AUS $5000 - to be paid 1998
Rules	To be submitted 1998

1999

The President asked for Delegates approval to speak on behalf of the proposal at FAI Council

The proposal to be included in the Sporting Code as an introductory note to assist Delegates and Event Organisers.

Marcus Haggeney (GER) reported that a concern had already arisen in connection with a potential sponsor for the Coupe Gordon Bennett. The proposed new rules will make it easier to deal with this problem.

38. AWARD OF MONTGOLFIER DIPLOMAS

a) BEST PERFORMANCE - HOT AIR - no nominations

b) BEST PERFORMANCE - GAS - no nominations

c) BEST PERFORMANCE - ROZIER - no nominations

d) CONTRIBUTION TO THE SPORT - Awarded to Mr. Hans Akerstedt (SWE)

Awarded to Mr. Thomas Sage (GBR).

The following nomination was approved by the CIA for the award of FAI Air Sports Medal Mrs. Barbara Butler (ISV)

41. HALL OF FAME

Mr. Don Cameron (GBR)
Mr. Sabu Ichiyoshi (JPN)
Mr. Jean Sax (BEL)

b) Vice Presidents
There were 5 candidates for the 3 posts, and:
Mr. Hans Akerstedt (SW) was elected 1st Vice President
Mr. Darryl Stuart (AUS) was elected 2nd Vice President
Mr. Mathijs de Bruijn (NED) was elected 3rd Vice President

c) Secretary
Mr. Neil Robertson (GBR) was elected Secretary by acclamation.

43. ELECTION OF SUBCOMMITTEE AND WORKING GROUP MEMBERS

SUBCOMMITTEES	WORKING GROUPS
RECORDS REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE	INSTRUMENT WORKING GROUP
Karl STEFAN (USA) Chairman	Daniel GRIFFIN (USA) Chairman
Hans AKERSTEDT (SWE)	Hans HUBER (GER)
Don CAMERON (GBR)	Steven SHOPE (USA)
Sabu ICHIYOSHI (JPN)
Norman PRITCHARD (GBR)
OBSERVER SUBCOMMITTEE
Arnost HÖNIG (CZE) Chairman
Hanne HOHMANN (GER)
Risto JALAVA (FIN)	Trainees for Observer Subcommittee
Anita NOGUERA (ESP)	Martine BESNAINOU (FRA)
David JENKINSON (GBR)	Lorena MORLINI (ITA)
Ron WISEMAN (USA) (Chairman elect for '98	Kristine VEVERE (LAT)
PR & DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE	WORLD AIR GAMES WORKING GROUP
Kirk S. THOMAS (ISV) Co-Chairman	Neil ROBERTSON (GBR) Chairman
Darryl STUART (AUS) Co-Chairman	Kirk S. THOMAS (ISV)
Arthur WESTWORTH (RSA)	Les PURFIELD (GBR)
Wang LEI (CHN)	Ismail KEREMOGLU (TUR)
Sabu ICHIYOSHI (JPN)	Jacques W. SOUKUP (ISV) Ex-offcio
Stella Roux DeVILLAS (FRA)	Thierry VILLEY (FRA)
Neil ROBERTSON (GBR) (only whilst WAG WG is in existence)
	EVENT PLANNING ADVISORY SERVICE
	Stella Roux DeVILLAS (FRA) Chairperson
	Neil ROBERTSON (GBR)
	Kirk S. THOMAS (ISV)
	Sabu ICHIYOSHI (JPN)
	LOGO & PRODUCTS WORKING GROUP
	Arthur WESTWORTH (RSA) Chairman
	Becky POPE (USA)
	Thierry VILLEY (FRA)
	LTA EDUCATION WORKING GROUP
	Wang LEI (CHN) Chairman
	Tomas HORA (GER)
	Ray JOHNSON (USA)
	Gunars DUKSTE (LAT)
	Jacques BERNARDIN (FRA)
RULES SUBCOMMITTEE	AX WORKING GROUP
Jean-Claude WEBER (LUX) Chairman, S, B-L & SC	Les PURFIELD (GBR) Chairman
Les PURFIELD (GBR) AX	Mathijs de BRUIJN (NED)
Mark SULLIVAN (USA) AA/AM	Jacques BERNARDIN (FRA)
Neil ROBERTSON (GBR) BX	Uwe SCHNEIDER (GER)
Masashi KAKUDA (JPN) Scoring	David GLEED (CAN)
	Sid CUTTER (USA)
	AA/AM WORKING GROUP
	Mark SULLIVAN (USA) Chairman
	David LEVIN (USA)
	Walter MULLER (GER)
	Don CAMERON (GBR)
	Jo STARKBAUM (AUT)
	Marcus HAGGENEY (GER)
	BX WORKING GROUP
	Neil ROBERTSON (GBR) Chairman
	Les PURFIELD (GBR)
	Kirk S. THOMAS (ISV)
	Jacques BESNARD (SUI)
	STATUTES BY LAWS & SPORTING CODE
	Jean-Claude WEBER (LUX) Chairman
	Jacques W. SOUKUP (ISV)
	Hans AKERSTEDT (SWE)
	Jacob BURKARD (SUI)
	Don CAMERON (GBR)
	SCORING WORKING GROUP
	Masashi KAKUDA (JPN) Chairman
	Bengt STENER (SWE)
	Mathijs de BRUIJN (NED)
	Darryl STUART (AUS)
	Olivier Roux DeVILLAS (FRA)
SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE
Jean SAX (BEL) Chairman
Bengt STENER (SWE)
Thierry VILLEY (FRA)
Arthur WESTWORTH (RSA)
David GLEED (CAN)
JURY BOARD
Hans AKERSTEDT (SWE) Chairman
Masashi KAKUDA (JPN)
Les PURFIELD (GBR)
Jean-Claude WEBER (LUX)
Alex NAGORSKI (CAN)

Dr. Thierry Villey (FRA) informed Delegates that the appointment of French nationals to Subcommittees and Working Groups need to be approved by the French Balloon Federation

44. DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT MEETING

Brief details Date

S-C and WG Meetings 4th and 5th March 1998
Plenary Meeting 6th and 7th March 1998

Deadline for further declaration of intent to bid - 1st November 1997

46. INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS - 1998 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

For the next CIA Conference (1998) schedule an opportunity prior to the Plenary Session for discussion amongst delegates. Ask Delegates in the CIA Publications up to the official agenda/invitation to submit topics to CIA. CIA to identify 2 - 3 key topics for this discussion. This is a voluntary meeting in a relaxed and not formalised structures. It is the delegates open forum. Given the expected topics to appear this meeting should be facilitated by the PR and Development Subcommittee and the Safety Subcommittee.

LIST OF APPENDICES

1. Bureau Actions Report
7. PR and Development Subcommittee Report
2. Report on FAI Aerospace Education Com.
8. Internet progress report
3. Report on FAI Medico-Physiological Com.
9. Record Review Subcommittee Report
4. Jury Board Report
10. Safety Subcommittee Report
5. Jury Board list of Jurors for 1997
11 Rules Subcommittee Report
6. Observer Subcommittee Report

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

1. List of Jurors for 1997
1. Summary of Statistic and Annual Return

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