FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA)

CIA Elections and Appointments

MARCH 13, 1996 -- The following persons were elected or appointed to positions at the annual meeting of the FAI Ballooning Commission held March 8 - 9, 1996 in Vienna, Austria:

FAI BALLOONING COMMISSION (CIA)
President - Mr. Jacques W. SOUKUP (ISV)
1st Vice President - Mr. Hans AKERSTEDT (SWE)
2nd Vice President - Mr. Mathijs DeBRUIJN (NED)
3rd Vice President - Mr. Saburo ICHIYOSHI (JAP)
Secretary - Mr. Neil ROBERTSON (GBR)

CIA SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE
President - Mr. Jean SAX (BEL)

CIA OBSERVER SUBCOMMITTEE
President - Mr. Arnost HONIG (CZE)

CIA PR & DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
President - Mr. Kirk S. THOMAS (ISV)

• Event Planning Advisory Service
  Chairperson - Ms. Stella Roux DeVILLAS (FRA)

  Logo and Products Working Group
  Chairperson - Mr. Arthur WESTWORTH (RSA)

  LTA Education Working Group
  Chairperson - Mr. Wang LEI (CHN)

  World Air Games Working Group
  Chairperson - Mr. Neil ROBERTSON (GBR)

RECORDS REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE
President - Mr. Karl STEFAN (USA)

• Instrumentation Working Group
  Chairperson - Mr. Daniel GRIFFIN (USA)

RULES SUBCOMMITTEE
President - Mr. Jean Claude WEBER (LUX)

• AA/AM Working Group (Gas and Roziere Balloons)
  Chairperson - Mr. Mark SULLIVAN (USA)

  AX Working Group (Hot Air Balloons)
  Chairperson - Mr. Les PURFIELD (GBR)

  BX Working Group (Hot Air Airships)
  Chairperson - Mr. Neil ROBERTSON (GBR)

  Scoring Working Group
  Chairperson - Mr. Masashi KAKUDA (JAP)

  Statutes, Bylaws and Sporting Code Working Group
  Chairperson - Mr. Jean Claude WEBER (LUX)

CIA JURY BOARD President - Mr. Hans AKERSTEDT (SWE)

CIA BALLOON & AIRSHIP HALL OF FAME SELECTION COMMITTEE
Members -

• Mr. Don CAMERON (GBR)
  Mr. Sabu ICHIYOSHI (JAP)
  Mr. Jean SAX (BEL)

CIA Representative to CASI (FAI General Air Sport Commission)

• Mr. Jacques W. SOUKUP (ISV)
  This Commission is responsible for the FAI Sporting Code, General Section.

CIA Representative to FAI Aerospace Education Commission

• Mr. Kirk S. THOMAS (ISV)
  This Commission is responsible for promoting the education of young people in the joys of air sport activities. Promotes the FAI Young Artists Contest.

CIA Representative to FAI Medico-Physiological Commission

• Mr. John GRUBBSTROM (SWE)
  This Commission is responsible for determining FAI response to questions of a medical nature, including doping, involving air sports.

CIA liaison to the FAI EnvironmentalCommission

• Miltos Kostageridis (GRE)

Kirk Thomas
CIA Public Relations Committee

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