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IGC Meeting March 5/6 2010

This is the agenda for the March 2010 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 2010

Day 1, Friday 5th March 2010

Session: Opening and Reports (Friday 09.15 – 10.45)

1. Opening (Bob Henderson)

  • 1.1 Roll Call (Stéphane Desprez/Peter Eriksen)
  • 1.2 Administrative matters (Peter Eriksen)
  • 1.3 Declaration of Conflicts of Interest

2. Minutes of previous meeting, Lausanne, 6th-7th March 2009 (Peter Eriksen)

3. IGC President’s Report (Bob Henderson)

4. FAI Matters (Mr.Stéphane Desprez)

  • 4.1 Update by the Secretary General

5. Finance (Dick Bradley)

6. Reports not requiring voting

  • 6.1 OSTIV report (Loek Boermans)
  • Please note that reports under Agenda items 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4 are made available on the IGC web-site, and will not necessarily be presented. The Committees and Specialists will be available for questions.
  • 6.2 Standing Committees
    • 6.2.1 Communications and PR Report (Bob Henderson)
    • 6.2.2 Championship Management Committee Report (Eric Mozer)
    • 6.2.3 Sporting Code Committee Report (Ross Macintyre)
    • 6.2.4 Air Traffic, Navigation, Display Systems (ANDS) ANDS Report (Bernald Smith)
    • 6.2.5 GNSS Flight Recorder Approval Committee (GFAC) Report (Ian Strachan)
    • 6.2.6 FAI Commission on Airspace and Navigation Systems (CANS) Report (Ian Strachan)

Session: Reports from Specialists and Competitions (Friday 11.15 – 12.45)

  • 6.3 Working Groups
    • 6.3.1 Country Development Report (Alexander Georgas)
    • 6.3.2 Grand Prix Action Plan (Bob Henderson)
    • 6.3.3 History Committee Report (Tor Johannessen)
    • 6.3.4 Scoring Working Group Report (Visa-Matti Leinikki)
  • 6.4 IGC Specialists
    • 6.4.1 CASI Report (Air Sports Commissions) (Tor Johannessen)
    • 6.4.2 EGU/EASA Report (Patrick Pauwels)
    • 6.4.3 Environmental Commission Report (Bernald Smith)
    • 6.4.4 Membership (John Roake)
    • 6.4.5 On-Line Contest Report (Axel Reich)
    • 6.4.6 Simulated Gliding Report (Roland Stuck)
    • 6.4.7 Trophy Management Report (Marina Vigorita)
    • 6.4.8 Web Management Report (Peter Ryder)

7. Championships (Eric Mozer)

  • 7.1 Past & Future Championships
    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.

    • 7.1.1 6th FAI Junior’s World Gliding Championships 2009 – Finland
    • 7.1.2 5th FAI Women’s World Gliding Championships 2009 – Hungary
    • 7.1.3 15th EGC - Slovak Republic (flapped classes), 2009
    • 7.1.4 15th EGC - Lithuania (non-flapped classes and 2-seater), 2009
    • 7.1.5 31st FAI World Gliding Championships 2010 – Slovak Republic
    • 7.1.6 31st FAI World Gliding Championships 2010 - Hungary
    • 7.1.7 6th Women’s WGC - Sweden 2011
    • 7.1.8 7th Juniors WGC - Germany 2011
    • 7.1.9 32nd FAI World Gliding Championships 2012 – Argentina
    • 7.1.10 32nd FAI World Gliding Championships 2012 – USA

Session: Competition Officials, Sailplane Grand Prix and WAG (Friday 14.00 – 15.30)

Guest speaker: Mr. Stéphane Desprez, FAI Secretary General

  • 7.2 Approval of Competition Officials (Eric Mozer)
    • 7.2.1 Approval of Officials for 2010 Competitions
      1. 31st FAI World Gliding Championships 2010 – Slovak Republic
      2. 31st FAI World Gliding Championships 2010 - Hungary
    • 7.2.2 Approval of Officials for 2011 Competitions
      1. 6th Women's WGC - Sweden 2011
      2. 7th Juniors' WGC - Germany 2011
    • 7.2.3 Approval of Chief Steward for 2012 Competitions
      1. 32nd FAI World Gliding Championships 2012 – Argentina
      2. 32nd FAI World Gliding Championships 2012 – USA
  • 7.3 Sailplane Grand Prix (Roland Stuck)
    • 7.3.1 Report from the 2009 Qualifying Sailplane Grand Prix
    • 7.3.2 Report from the 2010 World Sailplane Grand Prix, Chile
    • 7.3.3 2010-2011 Qualifying Sailplane Grand Prix
    • 7.3.4 2011 World Sailplane Grand Prix Final
  • 7.4 World Air Games, (Brian Spreckley)
    • 7.4.1 Report from the World Air Games 2009 in Turin
    • 7.4.2 Plans for 2011 World Air Games
  • 7.5 Presentation of bids for future championships (max. 10 minutes each)
    • 7.5.1 16th European Gliding Championships 2011
      • Nitra, Slovak Republic (World/Club/Standard/20m Two Seat Class) Bid document
      • Pociunai, Lithuania (15m/18m/Open Class) Bid document

Session: Presentation of bids for future championships (Friday 16.00 – 17.45)

  • 7.5 Presentation of bids for future championships (continued)
  • 7.6. Questions on all Bid Presentations

Day 2, Saturday 6th March 2010

Session: Proposals requiring voting (Saturday 09.15 – 10.45)

  • 1.1.b Roll Call (Stéphane Desprez/Peter Eriksen)

8. Reports and proposals requiring voting (Bob Henderson)

  • 8.1 Proposals from the Bureau
    • 8.1.1 Pilot Selection Process (Year 2) Proposal
      Proposed Amendment from Germany
      Proposed Amendment from the Netherlands

      • from the Netherlands

    • 8.1.2 Immediate application of Pilot Selection Process (1st April 2010)
      Proposal (2/3rds majority required)

    • 8.1.3 FAI Decentralised Gliding Competition Proposal
    • 8.1.4 IGC Safety Strategy and Plan Proposal
    • 8.1.5 Special budget for History Committee Proposal
  • 8.2 Report and proposal from the Continental Records WG (Hans Obermeyer)
    • 8.2.1 Continental Records WG Report
    • 8.2.2 Proposal for establishment of Continental Records (Year 2)
  • 8.3 Report and proposal from the Light-end Sailplanes WG (Francois Pin)
    • 8.3.1 Light-end Sailplanes WG Report
    • 8.3.2 Proposal for 13.5-meter Class (Year 2)
      1. Establishment of 13.5m Class
      2. Handicap in 13.5m Class
      3. Use of ballast in 13.5m Class
      4. Sub-classes in 13.5m Class
  • 8.4 Report and proposals from the Sporting Code Section 3, Annex A (Göran Ax)
    • 8.4.1 Sporting Code Section 3 Annex A WG Report
    • 8.4.2 Revised Annex A of the Sporting Code Section 3 (Year 2) Proposal
      and SC3 draft

    • 8.4.3 Report from the Handicap Sub-committee
  • 8.5 Report and proposals from the Sporting Code Section 3, Annex D (Brian Spreckley)
    • 8.5.1 Sporting Code Section 3 Annex D WG Report
    • 8.5.2 Revision to Annex D (Competition quality factor) Proposal
  • 8.6 Proposal from Norway
    • 8.6.1 Introduction of 20m Two-seater class at WGC Proposal
  • 8.7 Proposal from France
    • 8.7.1 Use of GPS Position recorders for silver and gold badge flights Proposal
  • 8.8 Proposal from Australia (late proposal)
    • 8.8.1 Acceptance of discussing the proposal from Australia
      (2/3rds majority required)

    • 8.8.2 Allocation of WWGC and JWGC outside Europe Proposal

Alexander Georgas: The work of the Country Development Committee.

Session: IGC Strategy and votes on bids (Saturday 11.15 – 12.45)

9. IGC Strategy (Bob Henderson)

  • 9.1 Update on the IGCs strategic Plan

10. Votes on Bids (Eric Mozer)

  • 10.1 2013 World Gliding Championships,
    • 10.1.1 8th FAI Junior’s World Gliding Championships 2013
    • 10.1.2 7th FAI Woman’s World Gliding Championships 2013
    • 10.1.3 16th European Gliding Championships 2011

Session: Proposals requiring voting (Saturday 14.00 – 15.30)

Ian Oldaker: Implementing a Safety Management Program for Gliding Organisations

8. Reports and proposals requiring voting (continued)

Session: Awards and 2011 IGC Plenary Meeting (Saturday 16.00 – 17.30)

11. IGC awards (Bob Henderson)

  • 11.1 Lilienthal Medal
    (Please note that according the FAI By-laws, one Medal only may be awarded per year)

    • Nomination by Germany
    • Nomination by Hungary
    • Nomination by New Zealand
    • Nomination by USA
  • 11.2 Pirat Gehriger Diploma
    (Normally, only one Diploma may be awarded annually. However, exceptionally, the International Gliding Commission may recommend the award of one or two additional diplomas)

    • Nomination by Canada
    • Nomination by Italy
  • 11.3 Pelagia Majewska Medal
    (One Medal only may be awarded per year)

    • Nomination by Australia
    • Nomination by Belgium

12. Date and place for the 2011 IGC Plenary Meeting (Bob Henderson)

  • 12.1 Proposal from USA, Dayton, Ohio
  • 12.2 Useful dates and other practical information (Peter Eriksen)

13. Closure (Bob Henderson)