CIAM Annual Plenary Meeting
The FAI Aeromodelling Commission (CIAM) held its Annual Plenary Meeting on 11 and 12 March 2004 at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. Summary of the most important decisions :

Elections : Mr Sandy PIMENOFF (FIN) was re-elected as the CIAM President. Mr Pierre CHAUSSEBOURG (FRA), Dave BROWN (USA) and András REE (HUN) were re-elected as 1st, 2nd and 3rd Vice-Presidents. 

Future Competitions : The organisation of some 16 world and continental championships was awarded by the Delegates. The FAI Sporting Calendar for Aeromodelling has been updated accordingly. 

Awards : In recognition for his outstanding contribution to Aeromodelling and CIAM, the prestigious FAI Aeromodelling Gold Medal, was awarded to Mr. Tomas BARTOVSKY (CZE). In addition, CIAM Delegates awarded the Alphonse Penaud Diploma to Michael KROEGER (GER), the Antonov Diploma to Vladimir CIPCIC (SCG), the Frank Ehling Diploma to Andras SOSZTARICH (HUN) and the Andrei Tupolev Medal to Manabu HASHIMOTO (JPN).

Next Plenary Meeting : Lausanne, 18 and 19 March 2005

CIAM Flyer
The on-line magazine "CIAM Flyer" is part of CIAM Communication Strategy and forms an interesting introduction to the world of Aeromodelling. 

On behalf of CIAM Bureau, Mr Emil GIEZENDANNER (SUI), Chairman of the CIAM RC Electric (F5) Sub-committee and Editor of the Swiss Magazine "Modellflugsport", regularly publishes news and reports on the world of Aeromodelling : 

- On the Overview page, descriptions and pictures of the different Aeromodelling disciplines are available. 

- On the Young People's Page, 6 young model aircraft pilots explain how they learned to build and fly model aircraft.  

- Finally, the Teaching pages explain 7 basic rules for teaching model aircraft construction.

CIA Annual Plenary Meeting
The FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA) held its Annual Plenary Meeting on 11 and 12 March 2004 in Debrecen, Hungary. Summary of the most important decisions :

Elections : Mr Jean-Claude WEBER (LUX) was re-elected as the CIA President. Mr Hans AKERSTEDT (SWE), Mark SULLIVAN (USA) and Mathijs DE BRUIJN (NED) were re-elected as 1st, 2nd and 3rd Vice-Presidents. 

Future Competitions : Amongst other events, the 14th European Hot Air Ballooning Championship (2005) was awarded to Hungary (Debrecen) and the 17th World Hot Air Ballooning Championship (2006) to Japan (Motegi). The FAI Sporting Calendar for Ballooning has been updated accordingly.  

Awards : In recognition of their outstanding flights and contributions to ballooning, prestigious Montgolfier Diplomas were awarded to:
Troy Bradley (USA) for his 14-hour hot air ballon flight of 1 638 km, the furthest ever flown solo in such an aircraft;

- Coy FOSTER (USA) for his pressurized Gas Balloon flight that established new world records in the category (AS2) for distance (647 km), duration (12h 25 min) and altitude (2,111m);

- David HEMPELMAN-ADAMS (UK) for his transatlantic flight in an open basket suspended under a Rozier balloon; and 

- Mark WEST (USA) for his tireless work to advance the cause of ballooning through technological innovation, education of the young, and promotion of safety. 

Next Plenary Meeting : Lausanne, 11 and 12 March 2005

Next CIVA Meeting
The FAI Aerobatic Commission (CIVA) has announced that its next meeting will take place in the Headquarters of the Royal Aero Club of Spain, Cuatro Vientos Airport, Madrid (Spain), from 25 to 26 September 2004.

The invitation from the Royal Spanish Aeronautics Federation and the Royal Aero Club of Spain, as well as registration and hotel booking forms are available on request at FAI Office. Delegates are invited to proceed in accordance with the instructions given in these documents.
The agenda for the meeting will be distributed in due course.

Lausanne, 19 March 2004