Event Directors List

The CIA has approved publishing an official CIA EVENT DIRECTORS LIST for use by organisers of international balloon events. The concept evolved from the Scoring Working Group of the CIA Rules Subcommittee, and was approved by the CIA Plenary Meeting in March 1999.

The list has two objectives:

• The CIA wishes to be able to provide organisers of international balloon events the names of all potential Event Directors who have the necessary experience and skill and who wish to be considered as Event Directors for future events

• The CIA wishes to provide the opportunity for potential Event Directors to put their names on the list and thereby become known to event organisers.

The use of the list by event organisers is not be mandatory, nor is it mandatory for Event Directors to have their name on the list. The list is simply to provide important and beneficial information for event organisers.

The following Event Directors have met the criteria to be on this list:

• Mathis de Bruijn (NED)
• A. J. Moore (UK)
• Les Purfield (UK)
• Neil Robertson (UK)
• Uwe Schneider (GER)

Criteria

All CIA officials are also asked to encourage potential Event Directors in their countries to send in a resume of their qualifications and experience so that they may be included on the list, provided they meet the minimum standards, which initially are:

1. to have passed Jury Board Tests 1 and 4;
2. to have been involved in three separate events as a senior official or competitor;
3. to have been a senior official in at least one national or higher championship. A senior official in this context is Event Director Chief Scorer or Safety Officer.

How to Apply?

To be included in the list potential Event Directors should send their details (name, nationality, address, telephone and fax numbers, email address plus resume of experience) to either:

Martine Besnainou (Officials Subcommitee Chair) 
martine.besnainou@wanadoo.fr

or:

Alex Nagorski, CIA Secretary
email: alex.nagorski@ualberta.ca  or fax: +1 780 492 1729