Christmas News

May I wish you all the very best for the festive season and the New Year.

It is timely for me to update you all on activities in the past couple of months.

3rd FAI World Sailplane GP Final, January 2 – 9, 2010
Our friends in Santiago, Chile, have been working hard to get this event ready to go in January. The website is http://www.grandprixchile.org

The enthusiasm and energy shown by the organising team is tremendous. The event will have live internet streaming of the racing with commentary by Shaun Lapworth, who did the commentary at the World Air Games. IGC is sending Shaun to Santiago as an investment in this event. Brian Spreckley has been appointed Referee and Roland Stuck Contest Director.

The following reports from the IGC President and the Bureau had been added recently to the IGC site:

• The President's report to the FAI General Conference 2009.
• A report by Vice-President Roland Stuck from the FAI General Conference 2009.
• A report by Vice-President Roland Stuck from the Air Sports Commissions Presidents' meeting held during the FAI General Conference 2009.

Lausanne 19th and 20th August 2009

Present:
Mr Bob Henderson, president (BH)
Mr Göran Ax, vice-president (GA)
Mr Visa-Matti Leinikki, vice-president (VML)
Mr Peter Platzer, vice-president (PP)
Mr Brian Spreckley, vice-president (BS)
Mr Roland Stuck, vice-president (RS)
Mr Peter Eriksen, secretary (PE)
Appologies:
Mr Eric Mozer, 1st vice-president (EM)
The following participated during parts of the meeting:
Mr Werner "Micro" Scholz representing the glider manufactures (WS)
Mr Peter Ryder, web-master (PR)
Mr Thierry Montigneaux, FAI Assistant Secretary General (TM)

1. Review of Action Items from IGC Plenum meeting March 2009

Sanction fee changes agreed at the 2009 Plenary Session have been communicated to the FAI office.

3rd September 2009

PILOT SELECTION PROCESS
for
World and Continental Gliding Championships

Dear Friends, please pass this information to your National Team Managers and Coaches.

Over the last years the number of entries at international championships has increased significantly. This is a very welcome indicator of the health of our sport, but it does mean that we need to find a way to manage the number of entries in IGC sanctioned championships if there were too many preliminary registrations. In March 2009 a somewhat complex debate occurred at the IGC Plenary meeting but, as no conclusions were reached, the Bureau was mandated to come up with a solution.