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IGC Meeting March 3/4 2006

This is the agenda for the March 2006 meeting in Lausanne. Reports and other documents can be accessed by clicking on the links in the corresponding agenda items.

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Agenda for the IGC Plenary 2006

Version 3.0, 2 March 2006.

Day 1, Friday 3rd March 2006

Session 1A (Friday 0915 – 1045)

1. Opening (B. Henderson)
1.1.a. Role Call (M. Bishop/P. Eriksen)
1.2. Administrative matters (P. Eriksen)

2. Minutes of previous meeting, Lausanne 4/5 March 2005 (P. Eriksen)

3. FAI Matters (M. Bishop)

4. Reports
4.1. IGC President’s report (B. Henderson)
4.2. OSTIV report (L. Boermans)

5. Finance 2005 report (D. Bradley)

Presentation from the World Sailplane Grand Prix in New Zealand.

Session 1B (Friday 1115 – 1245)

Keynote speaker: Mr. Pierre Portmann, President of FAI

6. Reports not requiring voting (to be continued in session 1D)

6.1. Sub-Committees
6.1.1. Business Development Committee Report (B. Henderson)
6.1.2. Communications and PR Report (B. Henderson)
6.1.3. Web Specialist’s Report (P Ryder)
6.1.4. Competition Development and Quality Control Report (E. Mozer)
6.1.5. FAI Centenary 2005 Report (E. Mozer)
6.1.6 Champion Management Committee Report (E. Mozer)
6.1.7 Sporting Code Committee Report (R. Macintyre)
a. Paper from Bernald Smith
b. Paper from Ian Strahan
6.1.8. GNSS Flight Recorder Approval Committee (GFAC) Report (I. Strahan)
6.1.9. Air Traffic, Navigation, Display Systems (ANDS) Report; Addendum (B. Smith)
6.1.10 World Class Glider.

6.2. Specialists
Please note that reports are made available on the IGC web-site. The Specialists will not read their reports, but will be available for questions.

6.2.1. Barron Hilton Soaring Cup Report (H. Linke)
6.2.2. CASI Report (Air Sports Commissions) (T. Johannessen)
6.2.3. Environmental Commission Report; Addendum (B. Smith)
6.2.4. On-Line Contest Report (added 17.3.2006) (A. Reich)
6.2.5. Simulated Gliding Report (R. Stuck)
6.2.6. IGC Ranking List Report (B. Spreckley)
6.2.7. Airspace, Licensing, Medical report (P. Eriksen)

6.3. Past & Future Championships (E. Mozer)
Please note that for past championships, the Jury President’s or Chief Steward's reports are available on the IGC web-site. The reports will not be presented.
For future championships, general information is available through the Bulletins, only items requiring action or special attention from the Plenum will be presented.

6.3.1. 13th European Gliding Championships, Club, Standard and 18 Meter Class, 2005, Nitra, Slovak Republic
6.3.2. 13th European Gliding Championships, 15M and Open Class, Räyskälä, Finland and Chief Steward's Report
6.3.3. 4th FAI Juniors’ World Gliding Championships, 2005, Husbands Bosworth, United Kingdom
6.3.4. 3rd FAI Women’s World Gliding Championships, 2005, Klix, Germany
6.3.5. 29th FAI Multiclass World Gliding Championships, 2006, Eskilstuna, Sweden
6.3.6. 5th World Class and 4th Club Class World Gliding Championships, 2006, Vinon.
6.3.7. 4th FAI Club World Class Gliding Championships 2006 -France
6.3.8. 5th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships 2007 - Italy
6.3.9. 4th FAI Women’s World Gliding Championships 2007 - France
6.3.10. 14th FAI European Gliding Championships 2007 - France
6.3.11. 14th FAI European Gliding Championships 2007 - Lithuania
6.3.12. 30th FAI World Gliding Championships 2008 - Germany
6.3.13. 30th FAI World Gliding Championships 2008 - Italy

6.4. Approval of Competition Officials (E. Mozer)
Approval/confirmation of Stewards and Jurors for WGC 2006, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
Approval/confirmation of Stewards and Jurors for WGC 2006 World and Club Class, Vinon, France.
Approval of Chief Steward for the WGC 2007 Juniors Rieti, Italy.
Approval of Chief Steward for the WGC 2007 Women’s, Bailleau, France.
Approval of Chief Steward for the EGC 2007 Open, 18, 15, Issoudun, France.
Approval of Chief Steward for the EGC 2007 Std, Club, World, Pociunai, Lithuania.
Approval of Chief Steward for the 2008 WGC Open, 18M, 15M, Luesse.
Approval of Chief Steward for the 2008 WGC Standard, Club, World-class, Rieti.

6.5. Sailplane Grand Prix
QGP and WGP matrix
6.5.1. Report from 2005 Sailplane Grand Prix St. Auban
6.5.2. 2006 Qualifying Grand Prix
6.5.3. 2007 World Grand Prix

Session 1C (Friday 1400 – 1530)

7. Guest speaker, Sir John Alison, president of Europe Air Sports:
"Legislative Changes affecting sporting and recreational aviation in Europe and how we should respond".

8. Bid Presentations (max. 10 minutes each)
2009 WGC matrix
8.1. Bids for competitions in 2009
5th FAI Women’s World Gliding Championships

  • Szeged, Hungary Bid
  • Orel, Russia Bid
  • Nitra, Slovakia Bid

6th FAI Junior’s World Gliding Championships

  • Wiener Neustadt, Austria Bid.
  • Räyskälä, Finland Bid.

8.2 Bids for the World Sailplane Grand Prix 2007.

  • New Zealand
  • South Africa

9. Questions on all Bid Presentations

Session 1D (Friday 1600 – 1745)

6. Reports not requiring voting (continued)

10. IGC Strategy (B. Henderson)
Proposed actions, measures and targets to continuously improve our sport.
Working paper from the Bureau.
World membership report (John Roake).

11. Nominations for President

Day 2, Saturday 5th March 2005

Session 2A (Saturday 0915 – 1045)

1.1.b. Roll Call (M. Bishop/P. Eriksen)

12. Reports and proposals requiring voting (B. Henderson)

12.1 Proposals from the Bureau
12.1.1. WGC Event Location (Year 1)
12.1.2. Sanction Fees (Year 2)

12.2 Sporting Code Section 3, General Section

12.2.1. Proposals from Sporting Code Committee:
a. Signature of tow pilot (the Bureau will discuss if this can be considered an editorial change, not requiring a vote by the plenum)
b. SC3, GS, Para 4.2.1 and new 4.2.3, Use of Waypoint lists (Year 2)
c. SC3, GS, New Para 7.7.7, 20 Metre Multi-Seat Class (Year 2)
d. SC3, GS, Para 7.4, Handicapping (Year 2)
e. SC3, GS, Para 7.7.6 a (Club class) Handicapping (Year 2)
f. SC3, GS, Continental records (Year 2)

12.2.2. Proposals from WRRP:
a. SC3, GS, Para 4.2.1, Declaration content (Year 2)
b. SC3, GS, Para 5.1.6 and 5.1.7, Conflict of interest (Year 2)
c. SC3, GS, Para 5.1.4 and 5.1.5, Competence (Year 2)
d. SC3, GS, Para 4.8.1 and 4.8.2, Means of Propulsion (Year 2)
e. SC3, GS, New Para 3.0.5, Falsification of Evidence (Year 2)
f. SC3, GS, Para 4.6.4, Memory device/analysis of data (Year 2)

12.3 Sporting Code Section 3, Annex A
a. Proposal from the Bureau concerning the decision taken in 2004 about number of pilots and pilots per class. SC3, Annex A, Para 3.4.3.

12.3.1. Proposals from the Bureau
a. SC3, Annex A, Para 3.4.3d, Women’s and Junior’s entry to WGC
b. SC3, Annex A, Para 4.2.1a Open Class Mass

12.3.2. Report from the Annex A Committee
Proposals from Annex A Committee:
a. SC3 Annex A General, Moratorium (Year 2)
b. SC3, Annex A, Para 1.2.3, Championships Duration (Year 2)
c. SC3, Annex A, Para 1.2.3, Separation of Cat. 1 events (Year 2)
d. SC3, Annex A, Para 4.2, Two seater Class (Year 2)
e. SC3, Annex A, Para 6.2.2, Minimum Distance Calculation (Year 2)
f. SC3, Annex A, Para 6.2.3, Minimum Finish Altitude (Year 2)
g. SC3, Annex A, Para 6.2 Speed Task Penalty (Year 2)
h. SC3, Annex A, Para 6, 8.3, 8.4, Distance Task (Year 2)
i. SC3, Annex A, Para 6, 8.3, 8.4, Speed Task (Year 2)
j. SC3, Annex A, Para 7.5.3, Assigned Areas Overlap (Year 2)
k. SC3, Annex A, Para 8.2.4, Handicap List (Year 2)
l. SC3, Annex A, Para 8, Kilometer Scoring (Year 2)
m. SC3, Annex A, App 2, Review of Procedures (Year 2)
n. SC3, Annex A, Para 7.1 The Launch Grid (Amendment)

12.3.3. Proposals fom France
a. SC3, GS, Para 1.1.7 to 1.1.9, Beginning of Soaring (Year 1)
b. SC3, GS, Para 1.1.11 to 1.1.13, End of Soaring (Year 1)
c. SC3, GS, Para 1.3.2, Declaration (Year 1)
d. SC3, GS, Para 3.02 and Annex C para 4.5 Multiple Claims (Year 1)
e. SC3, GS, Para 4.3.4, Achieving the goal (Year 1)
f. SC3, GS, Para 6.1.2, Recognition of flight not being national records (Year 1)
g. SC3, GS, Creation of Microlight Motorglider Class (Year 1)

12.3.4. Proposals from Germany
a. SC3, GS, Proposal to have records split into two categories, Thermal Records and Other Records (Year 1)
b. SC3, GS, Proposal to mandate Official Observers to verify that gliders performing world record attempts were flown within their weight limits.

12.3.5. Proposals from Italy,
a. SC3, GS, new paragraph, Compulsory use of anti-collision systems in competitions (Year 1)
b. SC3, GS, new paragraph, Compulsory use of gliders with reinforced cockpits in competitions (Year 1)
c. SC3, Annex A, Para 6.3.2. Cancellation of Designated time in AATs (Year 1)
d. SC3, Annex A, Para 7.5.2. Obligatory use of circles in AATs (Year 1)
e. SC3, Annex A, Para 7.5.2. Maximum circle radius to be 15 kilometers (year 1)
f. SC3, Annex A, Para 8.7.1. Minimum number of pilots in Team Cup (Year 1)

12.4 Other proposals
12.4.1. Proposals from Austria:
a. Ranking list Rules
b. Ranking List Sanction Fees
c. Comments from Ranking List expert.

Session 2B (Saturday 1115 – 1245)

13. Votes on Bids (E. Mozer)
13.1. Votes on Bids for 2009
6th FAI Juniors’ World Gliding Championships
5th FAI Women’s World Gliding Championships

13.2. Votes on bids for the World Sailplane Grand Prix.

12. Reports and proposals requiring voting (continued)

Session 2C (Saturday 1400 – 1530)

12. (continued) Reports requiring voting

14. IGC awards

14.1 Lilienthal Medal
Nomination for the Lilienthal Medal by Australia
Nomination for the Lilienthal Medal by the Czech Republic
Nomination for the Lilienthal Medal by Mexico
Nomination for the Lilienthal Medal by the Poland
Nomination for the Lilienthal Medal by United Kingdom

14.2 Pirat Gehringer Diploma
Nomination for the Pirat Gehringer Diploma by Australia
Nomination for the Pirat Gehringer Diploma by The Netherlands

Session 2D (Saturday 1600 – 1745)

15. Elections of Officers (B. Henderson/E. Mozer)
15.1. President;
15.2. 1st Vice President
15.3. Other Vice Presidents
15.4. Secretary

16. Date for 2007 IGC Plenary Meeting

17. Closure