IGC Bureau meeting 2006/2 - Agenda

Cambridge 10-11 September
St. Catherine’s College

Agenda v1.1

Link to St. Catherine’s College for directions: www.caths.cam.ac.uk/help/maps/index.html

Meeting will start Sunday 10 September at 10:00 and end Monday 16:00.
Working Papers (WPs) will be circulated not later than 10 days before the meeting. Appendix B to this Agenda provides an overview of the papers for the meeting.

Working session 1, IGC Management and Structure

Session lead: Bob

1.1 Presidents report on activities since the last plenum meeting

1.2 Review of issues raised during last plenum meeting

1.3 Review of Action List (WP1)

1.4 Review of Year-1 proposals requiring action (WP2)

1.5 Finance, 2006 Status and 2007 Budget (WP3)

1.6 Discussion on IGC Strategic Improvement Actions (WP4)

1.7 Discussion about last Plenum meeting to further improve form and structure of the 2007 meeting

1.8 Plan the 2007 Plenary Meeting, including agenda, deadlines, invitations, uploads to web-site etc.

Working session 2, Championships

Session lead: Eric

2.1 Review of actions from 2006 Championships (WGC in Sweden and France) to identify issues and take actions

2.2 Review of coming Championships

2.3 Review received bids for coming Championships if any

2.4 Sailplane Grand Prix

• Feedback from 2006 QGPs.
• Update on 2007 WGP

2.5 Implementation of new procedures for reimbursement of costs for Jury and Stewards directly by IGC

2.6 Presentation of draft Organiser’s Handbook (WP5) (Peter)

2.7 Management of FAI/IGC trophies

2.8 Discussion on Class structure in the “light-end”

Working session 3, FAI, OSTIV, Ranking

Session lead: Bob

3.1 Issues from OSTIV requiring IGC action

3.2 EGU matters including EASA developments on Licensing Maintenance and Operations (Roland)

3.3 IGC Ranking List (Brian)

• Status on review of Ranking List rules
• Proposed structure form SC Annex D (WP 6)

3.4 FAI General Conference matters

3.5 Update on OSTIV action to increase MTOW to 850 kg in EASA CS 22

3.6 Proposal to have an IGC medal as an award that could be decided by the Bureau possibly on recommendation of Delegates to recognise service to IGC and International Gliding.

3.7 IGC airspace mailing list

Working session 4, FAI Sporting Code Section 3D and Records and any other business

Session lead: Bob

4.1 Short debate on the issue of separation of records (thermal/other)

4.2 FAI Sporting Code Section 3D Annex A (Axel)

4.3 IGC web, status and organisation of work

4.4 Any Other Business

Appendix B to the Agenda of the IGC Bureau Meeting 2006/2

List of papers:

WP-1: Action List (Bob)

WP-2: List of Year 1 proposals (Peter)

WP-3: Finance status (Dick)

WP-4: Strategic Improvement Actions (Peter)

WP-5: Organiser’s Handbook (Peter)

WP-6: Proposed Annex D (Brian/Peter)