FAI/International Gliding Commission – I.G.C.

preceded by Bureau-only meetings on Weds. 15th and Thursday 16th. March 2000, with a brief meeting of the new Bureau after the Closing.

Document updated 10 March 2000

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1. OPENING by IGC president Tor Johannessen
   Establishment of Legality and Roll Call
2. ELECTION of IGC SECRETARY
   Candidates: Ms Janet Hider Smith, Mr Larry Sanderson. (Annex A-1/2)
3. MINUTES of the LAST MEETING, Seattle, USA, 1999 and matters arising:
   Correction: Piero Morelli (World Class point)
4. FAI MATTERS, FAI Secretary General Max Bishop
5. IGC BUDGET, IGC Treasurer Dick Bradley
6. SHORT REPORTS of PAST CHAMPIONSHIPS
   i. 1st Junior World Gliding Championships, Terlet, the Netherlands 5-25 July 1999: Francis van Haaff (Annex B-1)
   ii. 26th World Gliding Championships, Bayreuth, Germany 31July - 15 August 1999: Peter Ryder (Annex B-2)
   iii. 2nd World Championships of the World Class, Leszno, Poland 26 June - 18 July 1999: Polish delegate
   iv. 11th Open Women’s Gliding Championships, Leszno, Poland, 26 June - 18July 1999: Polish delegate
7. REPORTS from SPECIALISTS and SUBCOMMITTEES
   

   Airspace	Fransois van Haaff	(Annex C-1)
   Anti-Collision Measures	Herbert Pirker	(Annex C-2)
   Bids	Tapio Savolainen	(Annex C-3)
   Club Class	Terry Cubley
   Environment	Bernald Smith	(Annex C-4)
   GNSS	Bernald Smith	(Annex C-5)
   GFAC	Ian Strachan	(Annex C-6)
   IGC Website	Peter Ryder	(Annex C-7)
   Media	Eric Mozer	(Annex C-8)
   Membership challenge	John Roake	(Annex C-9)
   Motor Gliders	Piero Morelli
   Regulatory	Bill Scull
   Simulated Gliding	Roland Stuck	(Annex C-10)
   Sporting Code -Annex A -Annex B	Ross Macintyre Ake Pettersson Bernald Smith / Ian Strachan	(Annex C-11) (Annex C-12)
   World Air Games	Brian Spreckley	(Annex C-13)
   World Class	Piero Morelli	(Annex C-14) NOTE: Two votes will be required

8. OSTIV, Prof. Loek Boermans (Annex M-1)
9. BARRON HILTON CUP, Annette Reichmann (Annex D-1)
10. SHORT UPDATES on FORTHCOMING COMPETITIONS
    i. 10th European Gliding Championships Lûsse-Berlin, 23 July - 13 August 2000: Herbert Maertens
    ii. 1st Club Class World Championships, Gawler, Australia, 14-26 January 2001: Terry Cubley (Annex E-3)
    iii. 27th World Gliding Championships, Mafeking, South Africa: Dick Bradley
    iv. World Solar Challenge, Australia, October 2000: T. Cubley
    v. 2nd Junior World Gliding Championships, Issoudun, France, July 2001: R. Stuck (Annex E-1)
    vi. 28th World Gliding Championships, Rieti, Italy 2003: Italian delegate
    vii. 1st World Women’s Gliding Championships, Lithuania, 2001: Lithuanian delegate (Annex E-2)
11. CHAMPIONSHIPS STRUCTURE
    i. Bureau Paper: Tor Johannessen (Annex F-1)
    ii. French proposals: R. Stuck (Annex F-2)
12. 2nd FAI WORLD AIR GAMES, SPAIN, 2001:
    i. General WAG project overview by 2001 ECO and S. Medven
    ii. Status report by ASC LO and 2001 ECO LEOM (Annex G-1/2), Angel Casado
    iii. WAG and Media by ASC Media Consultant, Eric Mozer
    iv. Question and Answer session
    v. 3D project, Angel Casado
13. BIDS for FUTURE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    i. More detailed Bid Procedure
    ii. 11th European Gliding Championships - no bid
    iii. 2nd Club Class World Championships 2002 - two bids from:
    
    Musbach/Freudenstadt Fliegergruppe, Axel Reich (Annex H-1)
    Kaunus, Lithuania, Lithuanian delegate (Annex H-2)
    
    iv. World Class World Championships 2003 - bid from :
    
    Maramata, New Zealand, Ross Macintyre (Annex H-3)
14. NEW RULE PROPOSALS
    i. Sporting Code: includes papers by D Bradley, S Cibic, E Mozer & H Pirker (Annexes J-1/2/3/4)
    ii. Annex 1
    iii. Annex 2
    iv. Standardized IGC WP Format. The Bureau was given authority at the last IGC meeting to approve a Standard IGC WP format based on proposal from the GNSS sub-committee. Report on the progress.
15. FLIGHT SAFETY
    Discussion.
16. MEMBERSHIP CHALLENGE
    Discussion based on J. Roake’s paper.
17. AWARDS
    i. Lilienthal Medal: Nominations have been received for Chris Wills, founder of the Vintage Glider Club of Great Britain, proposed by the Royal Aero Club of Great Britain (Annex K-1), And Hana Zejdova from the Aeroclub of the Czech Republic (Annex K-2)
    ii. Pelagia Majewska Medal: No nominations received by deadline
    iii. Pirat Gehriger IGC Diploma: Report from Sub Committee Chairman Ross Macintyre (Annex K-3)
18. FUTURE IGC MEETING FORMAT
    Discussion on future IGC meeting format based on experience from this year’s meeting.
19. ANY OTHER BUSINESS (Discussion Items only).
    (Annex L-1)
20. ELECTION of OFFICERS
    - President
    - First Vice President
    - Other Vice presidents (5).
21. APPOINTMENTS of DELEGATES to CASI and FAI TECHNICAL COMMISSIONS and of IGC SPECIALISTS.
22. DATE and PLACE of NEXT MEETING, 2001.

President’s CLOSING REMARKS at end of plenary session.