CIA Newsletter  Autumn 2002

PRESIDENT’S COLUMNBy Jean Claude Weber, CIA President

You may have wondered why you missed this year’s spring issue of the CIA Newsletter and why there was mostly “silence” from the CIA after the CIA Plenary. Well, the explanation is that Neil Robertson, our long serving secretary, has decided to retire shortly after the Plenary. About to write a new chapter of his life, Neil is well and going strong, and will certainly continue to contribute freely in some of his many capacities. To recognise his contributions, the FAI has decided to award him the FAI Bronze Medal, reserved for persons who have rendered eminent services to the FAI in administrative work. He is an eminently suitable recipient of this prestigious FAI Medal, presented to him by the FAI President Wolfgang Weinreich during the FAI General Conference in Dubrovnik.

Although we certainly will miss Neil in the day-to-day running of our commission, I am pleased to report that we have recruited a new “standing” secretary, Les Purfield. Les has agreed, after a “longish” period of reflection, to stand in for Neil until the next Plenary and where his is willing to stand for election. Having been a CIA member as well as the Rules Subcommittee’s chairman for many years, I am convinced that Les has the right kind of experience and enthusiasm to take over from Neil. Good-Bye Neil, welcome Les!

By now our major events are behind us and we are already very busy preparing next year’s events. This year’s events have been highly successful, and I would like to commend the organisers and participants for having put their combined talents and enthusiasm at the ballooning community’s service. We have had fantastic results in some of our events (see the CIA web pages), and the public/media appeal keeps increasing. But on the other hand we also have had some less pleasant experiences concerning safety during our events. In this respect, I believe it is about time for us to re-consider some basic principles of our sport, like airmanship, fairness and the respect of the rules, if we do not wish outside parties to interfere and try to (over)regulate our activities. We all agree that competition, in events as well as in records, is inherently more risky than pure fun-flying, and our competitors generally accept this increased risk in order to achieve good results. And to do so, they rely on us to define the frame in which they can safely compete. However, when it comes to set acceptable standards and limits, we (as the responsible regulating body) have very often a tendency to dig in and to close our ears and minds to reasonable arguments out of ignorance or worse, out of interest. This is unreasonable, and our sport is at risk to become the playing field for reckless, unsporting and therefore unfair competitors and/or organisers. Safety is the most important issue in our sport, and we have to make every possible effort to keep our competitors out of harm’s way. I definitely welcome every initiative to make our competitions safer, and in this respect I believe that the use of flight loggers for flight verification purposes is a step in the right direction. I very well understand why organisers or competitors may oppose the “permanent observation” approach in competition, but I believe that if this simple tool can help us to avoid even a single accident, then it’s worth having. Even at the risk of alienating a few of the more “daring” participants or organisers. It is our responsibility to provide the rules that will make our events safer and therefore more enjoyable for all.

During the World Championship in Châtellerault the CIA Bureau met to have a short meeting dealing with some issues needing immediate attention, and of which the most important was obviously the approval of the competition officials for the 2003 European Hot Air Balloon Championship in Lithuania. As tasked by the CIA Plenary, the Bureau analysed the information made available by the organisers, the CIA expert Masashi Kakuda and the Jury President of the Pre-European event

2002, and decided to approve the following proposed competition officials:Event director: Cornelis van HeldenDeputy Event director: Masashi KakudaSafety Officer: To be approved in 2003

The Deputy Event director was also tasked to assemble the event’s top competition officials’ group, and the organisers were required to regularly report organisation details and progress to the CIA EPAS. In respect of the 2002 Test event, the Bureau found that this event did not really provide the organisers with the right “Test” environment for a major Category 1 event, and that under the given circumstances it is regrettable that the Test event was held as a non-sanctioned event.

The CIA Bureau also dealt with the CIA Plenary decision to approve a RSC proposed AX MER rule change modifying the “ gravity marker drop rule (12.9)” to the effect that “a marker thrown into the scoring area will be regarded as a valid result”. The Bureau discussed the implications of this important rule change, considering its clear violation of the spirit of the Sporting Code in respect of

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fair competition, and the way it was adopted (hidden within the RSC report), and decided to direct the RSC to re-consider this rule change and to present modified wording to the next CIA Plenary meeting.

Elsewhere in this Newsletter you will find the planning details for our next Plenary meeting, as well as the CIA Annual Statistics questionnaire. I urge you to please reply promptly to these questionnaires, they are vital for the preparation of our meeting.

Safe flights, and looking forward to seeing all of you in sunny Réunion._________________________________________

News from the 2005 World Air Games front During the FAI General Conference the delegates approved a WAG Structure Document , prepared by the FAI WAG Coordinating Committee chaired by B.J. Worth, as the basis for soliciting bids for the third World Air Games. The purpose of this WAG Structure Document is to serve as the FAI’s primary source for defining the WAG Product. It presents a framework within which a specific WAG should be developed, identifies the basic responsibilities for the primary parties involved, and outlines the WAG Bid Process. When combined with the WAG Bid Package, this material should provide all the information required from the FAI’s side for a prospective WAG Organizer to prepare a bid. The WAG Structure Document is voluminous, concerns all Air Sports and may be a bit tedious to read, so a list of its most significant elements—which are intended to establish a much improved WAG Product—is given below. The full document, already sent to the CIA’s WAG WG, may be obtained from the CIA President.

1. 70-75 % reduction in size: Max size for WAGs 1&2: 4000 participantMax size for WAG 3: 1000 participantsActual size for WAGs 1&2: 3500 participantsLikely size for WAG 3: 750 participants

2. Centralization and reduction of venues: WAGs 1&2: 8-10 venues, up to 1000 km apartWAG 3: 3 venues, within ~100 km

3. Reduction in length of WAG event: WAGs 1&2: 9-10 daysWAG 3: 6 days

4. Time sharing of competition venues: WAGs 1&2:Each ASC had a competition venue

5. Masters events only (selection of top athletes): WAGs 1&2: Entrants from all FAI member-nations

6. Obligation for professional event presentation to public: WAGs 1&2: Minimal event presentation

7. All athletes to march at centralized Opening Ceremonies: WAGs 1&2: Each ASC had its own OC

8. On-site displays and inter-active activities for spectators: WAGs 1&2: Nothing presented to public

9. Significant Responsibilities and Obligations for ASCs: WAGs 1&2: Minimal ASC involvement

10. Effective oversight process: Improved review of WAG milestones; Financial protection standards

11. Effective communication procedures: Well defined requirements, enforced by oversight procedures

12. Extensive WAG publicity: Well defined requirements, enforced by oversight procedures

13. Effective Media / Marketing Plan: Obligation for professional solution

14. Effective two-Phase bidding process: Bidders will have better understanding of WAG requirements

The WAGCC believes that it is vitally important for the ASCs to serve a significant role in future World Air Games, and that with this increased role it is natural that there are increased responsibilities. The following list of proposed CIA responsibilities is not complete, but will be the basis for creating a comprehensive list. I encourage each SC and WG chairperson concerned to review this list, collect comments from delegates and prepare a comments document, and propose additions or modifications to it to the CIA WAG WG. (SC or WG concerned are shown in brackets in the list) The list of ASC responsibilities and the WAG Structure Document will be a CIA Plenary Agenda item and the CIA WAG WG will report on project progress.

New proposed ASC Responsibilities

1. Write and update Competition Rules for all events falling within CIA’s jurisdiction (RSC)

2. Provide WAG Liaison Officer to serve as ASC representative for all WAG-related maters (WAG WG)

3. Submit completed Event Dossier to WAGCC in a timely manner – for inclusion in WAG Bid Package (EPAS & WAG WG)

4. Communication

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A. Provide services of Technical Advisers to WAG Organizer as required (WAG WG)B. Ensure that CIA’s LO and other CIA designated personnel maintain a close working relationship with WAG Organizer.

(WAG WG)C. Maintain a paper trail of all communications, and archive it for future perusal by FAI and/or WAG Organizer. (CIA

Secretary)

5. Bidding Process – CIA ResponsibilitiesA. Prepare Event Dossier for each event (EPAS)B. Review Phase 1 bids (EPAS & WAG WG)C. Site Inspection (EPAS & CSC)D. Submit CIA response and recommendations for each Phase 1 bids (EPAS)E. Submit CIA response and recommendations for each Phase 2 bids (EPAS)

6. Inclusions in Event Dossier for each WAG event (EPAS & WAG WG)A. FAI Sporting Code, Section 1B. Event descriptions of all CIA approved WAG events (One paragraph per event) (EPAS)C. Photograph(s) of all CIA disciplines taking place, and right to use photograph(s) for WAG publicity (PR SC)D. National publication featuring each event (PR SC)E. Competition Rules for all CIA approved WAG events (RSC)F. Test Events: CIA’s policy and criteria regarding test events (EPAS and CSC)G. Event Organization Form: Complete for each CIA-approved WAG event (EPAS)

(1) Numbers of participants: Competitors, team sizes, support personnel, accompanying personnel

(2) Required Equipment (support aircraft, vehicles, structures, technical)

(a) Provide a list of all equipment (including purpose of all items) which are required by CIA to prepare and conduct WAG.

(b) Provide an estimate on the approximate cost of providing this equipment (including operators)(c) Provide a list of sources for obtaining this equipment (indicate rental or purchase of equipment)

(3) Required Personnel (Event Directors, FAI Jury, Competition Team, Observers): Projected costs

(a) Provide a list of all technical and administrative personnel (by title) who are required by CIA to prepare and conduct WAG.

(b) Indicate if these personnel are to be paid contractors or volunteers.(c) Provide an estimate on the approximate cost of providing these personnel (days on site, transport to site, daily

rates if applicable, etc.)

(4) Time requirements: Prep, on-site set-up; Practice; Competition (per round, per day, per event)

(4) Prize requirements: Numbers of prizes – teams and individual

(6) Fees: Maximum acceptable Entry Fees plus Event Fees for competitors for each event

It has to be noted that the CIA WAG WG has agreed to limit the maximum number of participants for each of its disciplines. AX : 30 competitorsAA : 15 competitorsBX : 15 competitors

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CIA STATISTICSMembers are reminded of their obligation under Chapter 8 of the CIA Internal Regulations to make an annual return of their national statistics. The CIA has to rely more and more on these statistics to defend its position and interests in FAI, and an accurate return is therefore very important. All Delegates are urged to make a return on the new more detailed form attached to this newsletter, which should be returned to the CIA Secretary by the 31st January 2001

Also, the CIA Plenary decided in 2002 that delegates shall submit to the CIA, with the return of the statistics, the latest available COMPETITORS’ RANKING LIST of their respective countries

NOMINATIONS FOR AWARDS GIVEN THROUGH THE CIAFull details of all FAI/CIA awards available to CIA Members are to be found in the CIA Internal Regulations and the FAI By-Laws. Nominations should be submitted to the FAI Office to arrive not later than 31st December 2002

THE SANTOS-DUMONT GOLD AIRSHIP MEDAL THE FAI MONTGOLFIER DIPLOMAS (one each for Hot Air, Gas, Rozier, Service to the Sport) THE FAI DIPLOMA FOR OUTSTANDING AIRMANSHIP THE SABIHA GÖKCEN MEDAL

(New FAI Award reserved for the woman who performs the most outstanding achievement in any air sport in the previous year)

THE CIA INTERNATIONAL BALLOON AND AIRSHIP HALL OF FAME

CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN FOR PROPOSAL2003 2004 2005 2006

North American Hot Air World Rozier North American Hot Air World Hot Air

South American Hot Air World Airship South American Hot Air World Airship

European Airship European Hot Air World Rozier

European Airship

Note: The CIA Plenary decided in March 2002 to amend the CIA Events Calendar to change the World Gas Balloon Championships to odd numbered years.

CONTRIBUTIONS WELCOMEThe CIA Newsletter is (normally) published twice yearly by the CIA Secretary on behalf of the CIA Bureau. It is the only WRITTEN document to be distributed to ALL concerned with the CIA. It is open for the distribution of any suitable articles or material to everybody listed in the CIA Directory, and contributions are welcome. The next edition will be mailed in May 2003, and the deadline for submissions is 31st of March 2003.

All information is believed to be correct at the time of publication, but no responsibility can be taken for any errors, omissions etc.Contributions should be sent to the CIA Secretary at the address given below

NEW CIA SECRETARY AND ADDRESSThe CIA Secretary and his address have changed. When contacting or sending mail to the CIA, please use the address below:

Les PURFIELD, CIA Secretary22, Rodyard WayParkside, Coventry CV1 2UD UK

Phone: +44-2476-630656Email: Les.Purfield@shangton.demon.co.uk

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REMINDERS

2002 - CIA JURORS’ LISTThe 2002 list of approved Jurors below is to be used when making nominations for Juries for 2003 Sanctioned EventsSENIOR LEVEL JURORS BX INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

JURORSBX ENTRY LEVEL JURORS BX ENTRY LEVEL JURORS BX

Don CAMERON (GBR) X Alan BLOUNT (USA) Adam BARROW (AUS) Cathy KNUCHEL (CAN)

Gary BRITTON (USA) James BYRD (USA) Martine BESNAINOU (FRA) Jean LE MARCHAND (FRA)

Jakob BURKHARD (SUI) X Tom DONNELLY (GBR) X Pat BRAKE (USA) Tom-D. MIKLOUSIC (CRO)

Horst HASSOLD (GER) Wolfgang GRUBER (AUT) X Bruce COMSTOCK (USA) Derry MOORE (GBR)

Masashi KAKUDA (JPN) X Dominik HAGGENEY (GER) X Sid CUTTER (USA) Lindsay MUIR (GBR)

Garry LOCKYER (CAN) X Sandor HIDAS (HUN) Thomas FINK (GER) Mike MURPHY (USA)

Alex NAGORSKI (CAN) X Arnost HÖNIG (CZE) X Johann FÜRSTNER (AUT) Anita NOGUERA (ESP) X

Les PURFIELD (GBR) X Sabu ICHIYOSHI (JPN) Daniel GALBRAITH (AUS) Mako OIWA (JPN)

Neil ROBERTSON (GBR) X Risto JALAVA (FIN) Luc van GEYTE (BEL) Rudy PAENEN (BEL) X

Jean SAX (BEL) X Helmut KOCAR (AUT) X David GLEED (CAN) Zoltán PÁLHEGYI (HUN) X

Tom SHEPPARD (USA) X Koji OTA (JPN) John GRUBBSTRÖM (SWE) Ken PENFOLD (CAN)

Arno SIEGER (GER) X Brita PETERSEN (GER) X Salvator HAIM (BRA) Gren PUTLAND (AUS)

Jacques SOUKUP (ISV) X Alain POULET (FRA) Torben HANSEN (DEN) David RAPP (USA) X

Debbie SPAETH (USA) X Bengt STENER (SWE) Gerrit HEIRMAN (BEL) Stella ROUXDEVILLAS (FRA)

Victor THORNE (GBR) X Mary Anne STEVENS (CAN) X Cees van HELDEN (NED) Murray SCHOLTZ (CAN)

J.C. WEBER (LUX) X Mark SULLIVAN (USA) Hanne HOHMANN (GER) Gerold SIGNER (SUI)

Hans ÅKERSTEDT (SWE) X Vladimir KARNAUKOV (UKR)

Darryl STUART (AUS)

Gary KING (USA) Jonathan THORNTON (BRA)

Patrick KEARLEY (GBR) X Mike WALLACE (USA)

Christer ÖDMAN (SWE)

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The above are qualified to serve as Jury President or Member at any type of event

The above are qualified to serve as Jury President at any type of event except World Championships, and as Jury Member at any type of event

The above are qualified to serve as Jury Member at any type of event except World Championships

FAI GENERAL CONFERENCE 2002 / DUBROVNIK (CROATIA)This year’s General Conference was held from October 8 to 11 in Drubovnik. Although the venue was quite nice, only 38 out of 76 NACs participated and thus a quorum was only “just” achieved. Unless you chose to travel by boat (cruise ship), access to Dubrovnik is not very easy and many a delegate complained about the terrible travel arrangements. Nevertheless (or because of the limited number of NACs present?) the Conference, strongly led by President Weinreich but curiously lacking the usual lively debates, achieved nearly all its goals and below I will summarise the most important decisions (the full GC minutes will be made available on the FAI web pages).

FAI Membership (see FAI web pages at www.fai.org for detailed Member information) New FAI members admitted: Bulgaria, Nepal, People’s Democratic Republic of Korea, Qatar FAI Members suspended: Algeria, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Azerbaidjan, Namibia FAI Members resigned: Jordan, Zimbabwe, FYR of Macedonia

A new “Corporate Membership” category was adopted to allow Companies associated with any FAI World Record to become supporting member. The consequential FAI By-Laws and Statutes changes were adopted.

FAI Statutes and By-Laws changes (exact wording can be checked in the respective FAI documents) Sporting Powers may now be delegated, with the concerned NAC’s written consent, to other organisations than the NAC.

Sporting Powers for a given event may also now be delegated by the FAI General Conference to other organisations. FAI members’ obligations were made more precise and demanding. For instance, NACs are now obliged to send

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participants to appropriate FAI events wherever possible, to nominate delegates to ASCs for all sports practised in their respective country, and to appoint proxies or to send apologies if delegates are unable to attend GC or ASC meetings.

As under Statute 2.4.2.2.8 Active Members are required to represent all air sport activities practised in their respective countries, General Conference is now empowered to admit Associate Members alongside an Active Member in instances where that Active Member has conspicuously failed to meet its obligations.

The GC adopted a more explicit procedure for dealing with allegations received that an Active Member organisation was not fulfilling its responsibilities. When FAI is notified or becomes aware of a possible violation of the FAI Statutes, By-Laws or Sporting Code by one of its Members, it may instigate an investigation where the concerned Member shall be invited to make comments, and any complaining party shall in turn be invited to comment on those responses. If the issue can not be satisfactorily resolved, the FAI President may appoint a Board of Inquiry to ascertain the facts, any extenuating circumstances, whether the alleged violation was wilfully or knowingly committed, and to recommend a course of action and the penalty, if appropriate.

The proposed New Subscription Scale, following the 2001 GC decision to base FAI subscriptions on the number of Air Sport Persons in each country, was not adopted by the GC, and will be debated again next year. However, the GC agreed on the definition of the AIR SPORT PERSON as follows: “A person involved in air sports as recognised by FAI and who is registered either directly with a NAC or with a sporting organisation affiliated to a NAC”

The new concept for future WORLD AIR GAMES was adopted by the GC. More detailed information can be found elsewhere in this Newsletter.

The CIA President’s report was approved by the GC. The document, as well as a PowerPoint presentation, can be obtained from the CIA President on request.

The FAI Promotional Manager, Jean-Marc Badan, reported on FAI’s plans for TV productions covering FAI events. It was felt by the delegates that the present FAI efforts in respect of promotion and PR must be considerably improved in the near future. Some delegates regretted the present lack of an efficient FAI PR and Promotion policy, and questioned the FAI’s capacity to effectively handle the situation.

The GC adopted a resolution, sponsored by the Gliding and Ballooning Commission Presidents, giving full support to FAI’s Affiliate Member EUROPE AIRSPORTS in its endeavours. Hans Akerstedt, 2nd CIA Vice-President, was welcomed by the Europe Airsports President as the new CIA representative to Europe Airsports.

The GC adopted a proposal from the Turkish NAC to create a new FAI Medal in Memory of Mrs. Sabina Gökcen. This FAI Medal is reserved for the woman who performs the most outstanding achievement in any air sport in the previous year.

The FAI President, Wolgang Weinreich (Germany) was re-elected, as well as the FAI Executive Board composed of Robert Clipsham, Canada Hideo Hirasawa, Japan Donald J. Koranda, USA Ivo Mazzola, Switzerland Alvaro de Orléans Borbon, Spain Pierre Portmann, France

The next FAI General Conference will take place in Cracow, Poland, in October 2003._________________________________________

CASI MEETINGSCASI met twice, before and after the FAI GC in Dubrovnik, and mainly dealt with Sporting Code General Section matters. A new version of the GS will be published in January 2003. Some changes affecting ballooning: On a proposal from the Aero-Modelling Commission the word “aerodyne” was replaced by “aircraft” in GS 2.2.1.6 in order to allow model-ballooning activities to be looked after in that Commission.CASI adopted the CIA sponsored GS modifications regarding World Records Certification procedures. The condition that a record attempt must be recognised by the organising NAC within a 90 days time limit is now dropped. Also, the CASI President must now consult with the concerned ASC President before permitting or refusing a longer time limit for a record file to be transmitted to the FAI (120 days).The CIA successfully resisted a proposal by the CASI Secretary to re-edit the GS and to change all references. This would have had the effect to force all ASCs to re-write their specialised Sections of the Sporting Code in order to adopt the new references.It was agreed that, in view of the adopted new Concept for the WAG, the GS should be adapted immediately to allow ASCs to adapt their specialised Section in good time in order to allow their respective WAG Competition Rules to reflect the changes made necessary by the new Concept. A first draft of proposed modifications will be presented by the FAI WAGCC in January.The Hang-Gliding and Gliding Commissions presented recent developments in Flight-Logging equipments and procedures. It was agreed that ASCs should in future work more closely together instead of re-inventing the wheel within their respective Commission.The FAI GC re-elected all CASI members having to stand down after their two-year term. The CASI Bureau was elected by secret ballot and Bob Carlson (Canada) was elected to replace Sandy Pimenoff.

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POINTS FOR ACTION FROM THE CIA PLENARY MEETING 2002,RIGA, LATVIA, 8 TH & 9 TH MARCH 2002

Numbers refer to CIA Plenary Minutes

12. CIA PRESIDENT

12.1 CIA PRESIDENT to request CASI to review their record procedures as stated in GS 6.8.2 and 6.8.4 and consider authorising each ASC to be able to extend the deadline for submission of World Record claims in their specific sports. This was taken up by CASI but not yet adopted – to be discussed at the next CASI Meeting.

12.2 CIA PRESIDENT to ask FAI to obtain all the relevant ATC and Immigration Permissions required for future Gordon Bennett races. No one is quite sure how to achieve this, but the problem is being worked on by Markus Haggeney who hopes to report some progress next year.

17. OBSERVER SUBCOMMITTEE

The Observer Subcommittee proposes as a motion that the open book exam for gaining registration be dropped from the International Observer Registration Handbook and that the four year requirement, with the recommendation of the National Chief Observer or the Chief Observer of a Category 1 Event in which the observer took part, be kept.

18. PR & DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE

It was also agreed that the design for the new CIA Logo should be published on the CIA Web page, and comments invited.

20. RECORDS REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE

Motion "Insert into the CIA Internal Regulations as paragraph 11.2 the following wording "In general terms, the PR Subcom administers the overall program and make arrangements for design, procurement, and delivery of awards. The Records Subcom monitors the Badge system, validates Claims, and maintains a Register of Badges awarded.

Motion That the General Section, Paragraphs 6.8.1, 6.8.2, and 6.8.4 be revised to permit that time extensions be granted in exceptional circumstances by the President of the Airsport Commission concerned"

42.1 It is proposed that the FAI Administration exercise its influence as appropriate to promote a reasonable fee structure by NAC’s for processing ballooning World Record and Sporting Badge claims.

22. COMPETITORS SUBCOMMITTEE

Motion Request from each NAC that they send with their statistical data collection also the national ranking list of active competitors.

Motion Put the new model (March 2002) for the World Ranking List into force.

23. WORLD AIR GAMES WORKING GROUP

It was agreed that the WAG WG should continue in existence and work with FAI on the development of a new style WAG

24. RULES SUBCOMMITTEE

Motion Recommendation: Change the title of Chapter 1 of the Sporting Code Section 1 from “Scope” to “General”. Add paragraph 1.3 CHARGES: Charges levied by NAC’s or delegated bodies for championship entrance, record homologation or Sporting Badge issue shall be kept low where possible. Charges should in no case exceed the justifiable direct cost of the event concerned.

Motion In Sporting Code Section 1, modify Record Claim Form 1 to show the organisation that appointed the Official Observer.

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Motion That the AX MER rule changes (Item 2.d (II)) be approved

Motion That the Scoring Working Group recommendations (Item 2 d) be approved.

Motion That the Statutes, By-Laws and Sporting Code-WG recommendations (Item 2.e) be approved

Motion That the CIA Calendar be amended to change the World Gas Balloon Championships to odd numbered years, so as not to conflict with the Hot Air World Championships.

25. SPECIAL TRACKING WORKING GROUP

It was agreed that the Rules Subcommittee should investigate the question of copyright of GPS Loggers for future events.

36. BUREAU

The Chair explained that the CIA Hall of Fame has no permanent home at present following the closure of the Soukup & Thomas Museum. He proposed that the Bureau be given authority to start negotiations with suitable Ballooning Museums around the world for a new home, and that the CIA Internal Regulations be revised when an agreement had been reached.

37. EUROPEANS 2003 LITHUANIA

The Organisers of the event stated that they considered having to wait until the 2003 Plenary to know who was to be their Event Director was unacceptable. After some discussion the following MOTION was proposed:

The decision of approval of organiser proposed officials for the Europeans 2003 Lithuania:

Event Director Cornelis van HeldenDeputy Director Masashi KakudaSafety Officer Risto Jalava

To be passed to the CIA Bureau after the evaluation of the Pre-Europeans 2002 for decision by 1 st September 2002

42.2 NOTABLE FLIGHTS

MOTION1. That the CIA gratefully accepts the rights to the Notable Flights Document from Hans Akerstedt.

2. That the CIA accepts responsibility for the cost of printing the Notable Flights Document.

3. That the CIA has the rights to all revenues from the sales of the Notable Flights Document.

4. That the CIA will provide free of charge to each CIA Delegate one copy of the Notable Flights Document

5. That the CIA gratefully accepts the offer from FAI to distribute free of charge the Notable Flights Publication to each CIA Delegate.

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FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA)Members for 2002-2003 of FAI Air Sport Commissions

President Mr. Jean-Claude WEBER jcweber@pt.luPresident of Honour Mr. André de SAINT SAUVEUR (France)President of Honour Mr. Horst HASSOLD (Germany)President of Honour Mr. Jacques W. SOUKUP (UK)President of Honour Mr. Karl STEFAN (USA) stefank@frii.com1st Vice-President Mr. Markus HAGGENEY (Germany) markus.haggeney@stratos.de2nd Vice-President Mr. Hans ÅKERSTEDT (Sweden) hasse.akerstedt@telia.com3rd Vice-President Mr. Mark SULLIVAN (USA) marksullivan@gasballooning.orgSecretary Mr. Les PURFIELD (UK) les.purfield@shangton.demon.co.uk

Australia Delegate Ms. Ruth WILSON ruthewilson@mpx.com.auAlternate Ms. Kay TURNBULL kayturnbull@optimedia.com.au

Austria Delegate Dir. Wolfgang GRUBER wolfgang.gruber@aeroclub-salzburg.atAlternate Capt. Josef STARKBAUM j.starkbaum@gmx.at

Belgium Delegate Mr. Philippe De COCK phdecock@cocks.beAlternate Mr. Jean SAX jean.sax@ping.be

Brazil Delegate Mr. Salvator L. HAIM haim@sociedadealfa.com.brAlternate Mr. Bruno SCHWARTZ bruno@airshow.com.br

Canada Delegate Mr. Alex NAGORSKI alex.nagorski@ualberta.caAlternate Mrs. Mary Anne STEVENS mstevens@windborneballooning.com

Chile Delegate Mr. Pedro TORRES OJEDA ptorres@ingenieros.clAlternate Mr. Tito MUÑOZ presidencia@fedach.cl

China (People's Republic) Delegate Mr. Gongyu WU asfc_b_f@sina.comAlternate Mr. Jiangang YANG

Croatia Delegate Mr. Tom Dragan MIKLOUSIC balon-zg@zg.hinet.hrCzech Republic Delegate Mr. Michael SUCHÝ sales@kubicekballoons.cz

Alternate Mr. Pavel MERINSKÝ pavel.merinsky@balloon.czDenmark Delegate Mr. Henning SÖRENSEN hs.ballon@sport.dk

Alternate Mr. Jörn VINTHER jv@kda.dkEgypt Delegate Mr. A.M. SHEHATA

Alternate Mr. A.H. ELMINAWIFinland Delegate Mr. Esa PAKARINEN esa.pakarinen@pp6.inet.fi

Alternate Mr. Jukka OLLIKAINEN juoll@mdata.comFYR of Macedonia Delegate Mr. Boris SAZDOV modateks@unet.com.mk Alternate Mr. Vlado SIMONOVSKI

France Delegate Ms. Martine BESNAINOU martine.besnainou@wanadoo.frAlternate Mr. Jacques BERNARDIN jacques.bernardin@mageos.com

Germany Delegate Mr. Markus HAGGENEY markus.haggeney@stratos.deAlternate Mr. Uwe SCHNEIDER u.schneider@dfsv.de

Greece Delegate Mr. Miltos KOTZAGERIDIS hellas@otenet.grAlternate Mr. Christos BISTAS eale@hol.gr

Hong Kong, China Delegate Mr. Nigel BLACK nblack@netvigator.comAlternate Mr. Richard PARRY richard@hotair.plus.com

Hungary Delegate Mr. Béla MESZAROSAlternate Mr. Sándor HIDAS zhidas@axelero.hu

Iceland Delegate Mr. Agúst GUDMUNDSSON ag@tm.isAlternate Mr. Bjarni THORDARSON bjarni@archives.is

Ireland Delegate Mr. Tom McCORMACK tommcco@indigo.ieAlternate Mrs. Carol O'NEILL

Italy Delegate Commandant Enzo CISARO aeronord@tiscalinet.itJapan Delegate Mr. Saburo ICHIYOSHI sabu@aeronauts.net

Alternate Mr. Masashi KAKUDA mkd@mbd.sphere.ne.jpKenya Delegate Mr. Chris Noel MARSHALL charisma@eastafrica.comKorea Delegate Mr. Seonggil JIN saheoon@kotis.net

Alternate Mr. Jeongmok SEOLatvia Delegate Mr. Viesturs KOZIOLS vkoziols@tritan.lv

Alternate Mrs. Kristine VEVERE kristine@mail.bkc.lvLithuania Delegate Mr. Robertas KOMZA rkomza@takas.lt

Alternate Mr. Romanas MIKELEVICIUS skyflowers@takas.ltLuxemburg Delegate Mr. Claude SAUBER csauber@binsfeld.lu

Alternate Mr. Jean-Claude WEBER jcweber@pt.luMexico Delegate Capt. Fernando MONROY HIDALGONetherlands Delegate Mr. Mathijs R. de BRUIJN mathys.db@t-online.nl

Alternate Mr. Rutger COUCKE rutger@Coucke.nlNew Zealand Delegate Mr. Martin STACEY mlca.stacey@xtra.co.nz

Alternate Mr. Darryl McKEE balexped@ihug.co.nzNorway Delegate Mr. Mikael KLINGBERG klingbe@online.noPeru Delegate Mr. Soren WIEHEPoland Delegate Mr. Jerzy CZERNIAWSKI jczerniawski@poczta.fm

Alternate Mr. Tomasz KUCHCINSKIRussia Delegate Mr. Yuri TARAN

Alternate Mr. David SHIFRIN d.shifrin@g23.relcom.ruSlovak Republic Delegate Mr. Juraj BREZAN brezan@zepelin.sk

Alternate Mr. Michal SANTASlovenia Delegate Mr. Branko AMBROZIC branko.ambrozic@caa-rs.si

Alternate Mr. Ivan CIMERMAN lasergrv@lotosem.siSouth Africa Delegate Mr. J.P. Koos GROBELAAR jpggrob@worldonline.co.za

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Spain Delegate Mr. Carlos LLADO COSTA admin@ultramagic.comAlternate Mr. Diego CRIADO DEL REY SÁEZ diegocrs@globoaccion.com

Sweden Delegate Mr. Hans ÅKERSTEDT hasse.akerstedt@telia.comAlternate Mr. Bengt STENER bengts@algonet.se

Switzerland Delegate Mr. Jakob BURKARD jburkard.arch@tiscalinet.chAlternate Mr. Christian HORNI chhorni@datacomm.ch

Turkey Delegate Mr. Suat ULUSOY suatulusoy@hotmail.comAlternate Mr. Unay KUTLAY disiliskiler@thk.org.tr

UK Delegate Dr. David BAREFORD d.bareford@bham.ac.ukAlternate Mr. Les PURFIELD les.purfield@shangton.demon.co.uk

Ukraine Delegate Mr. Vladimir KARNAUKHOV fiesta@post.kafa.crimea.uaAlternate Mr. Oleksandr NIKOLAEV market@baloon.carrier.kiev.ua

USA Delegate Mr. Mark SULLIVAN marksullivan@gasballooning.orgAlternate Mr. David LEVIN david@reddog.net

Venezuela Delegate Mr. Jorge A. DELANO lwbs@aol.comAlternate Mr. Pedro Luis GONZALEZ papiru@telcel.net.ve

Yugoslavia Delegate Mr. Milomir STOSKOVIC stosjel@Eunet.yuAlternate Mrs. Mira PASKOTA pamira@eunet.yu

Representative to CIE Mr. Alain POULET apoulet@cybercable.frRepresentative to CIEA Commandant Enzo CISARO aeronord@tiscalinet.itRepresentative to CIMP Dr. John GRUBBSTRÖM john@grubbstrom.comRepresentative to EAS Mr. Hans ÅKERSTEDT hasse.akerstedt@telia.com

_________________________________________CIA Plenary Meeting 2003

Confronted with a multitude of problems that would have jeopardised a successful CIA Plenary Meeting in La Réunion, the CIA Bureau, together with the French Delegate Martine Besnainou, have unanimously decided to cancel the meeting in St. Gilles de la Réunion and to organise it from March 5 to 8, 2003 in mainland France instead. The French organisers, the Fédération Française d’Aérostation (FFA) will therefore be hosting the conference at the

Domaine de l'Abbaye des Vaulx de Cernay F-78720 CERNAY-LA-VILLE (France).

Web site: http://www.web-luxe.com/abbayevauxcernay/accueil.htm

Special travel and hotel rates are available for conference participants (see details on the registration form and the conference schedule). In addition, the hotel will offer free hotel rooms to participants for 3 nights from March 1st to March 3, if they book into the hotel for their whole stay. The FFA will provide a shuttle bus service to and from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, as well as between the hotel and Paris city center during the conference. It is therefore very important to return your Conference registration form with your flight and hotel details. Conference participants will be responsible for making their own reservations with the hotel (see hotel reservation sheet attached) and, if they wish to benefit from special air fares offered by AIR FRANCE, through the FFA’s travel agency ARC-EN-CIEL COMMUNICATION at pla@arcencielcom.com, Patricia Lamy.

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CIA PLENARY MEETING 20035th to 8th March 2003

F-78720 CERNAY-LA-VILLE (France) Domaine de l'Abbaye des Vaulx de CernayAGENDA ITEMS

All items for inclusion in the agenda for the 2003 Plenary Meeting must reach the CIA President and the CIA Secretary NOT LATER THAN 22nd DECEMBER 2002. These will then be included in the agenda which will be mailed in January 2003. Agenda items should include any supporting documentation, and a position paper, all of which will be included with the agenda.

Remember that the CIA Plenary Meeting cannot make final decisions on items that do not appear on the agenda.CONFERENCE DETAILS

DATES

5 & 6 March SC and WG Meetings7 & 8 March Plenary Meeting

LOCATION

The Conference will take place at the Hotel

Domaine de l'Abbaye des Vaulx de Cernay F-78720 CERNAY-LA-VILLE (France).

Web site: http://www.web-luxe.com/abbayevauxcernay/accueil

.htm

ACCOMMODATION

Hôtel Domaine de l'Abbaye des Vaulx de Cernay F-78720 CERNAY-LA-VILLE (France).

Tel.: +33-1-34853403Fax: +33-1-34852095

Email: cernay@leshotelsparticuliers.comhttp://www.web-luxe.com/abbayevauxcernay/accueil.htm

Rates per night (breakfast included) :

Single **** : 110.- €Double **** : 80.- € / personSingle ** : 50.- €(No Double ** available)

Free hotel rooms are offered on March 1st, 2nd and 3rd if you book your whole stay from March 1 to 8 in this hotel.

HOTEL RESERVATIONSYou will have to make your own reservations direct with the hotels using the form attached. The reservation code to be used is: CIA-FAI

TIMETABLE

ROOM 1 2 3 4

Wednesday 5th March 2002

08.30-09.30 S & SC WG Event S&E WG Logo WG

09.30-10.30 S & SC WG Event S&E WG Logo WG

10.30-11.30 WAG WG AA/AM WG Scoring WG EventD&A WG

11.30-12.30 WAG WG AA/AM WG Scoring WG EventD&A WG

LUNCH 12.30 - 1400

14.00-15.00 Records SC AX WG BX WG LTAE WG

15.00-16.00 Records SC AX WG BX WG LTAE WG

16.00-17.00 Records SC AX WG Media WG Tracking WG

17.00-18.00 Records SC AX WG Media WG Tracking WG

The OPEN FORUM DISCUSSION will start at 18.00, location to be announced

Thursday 6th March 2002

08.30-09.30 Jury Board Safety SC Competitor SC PR & D SC

09.30-10.30 Jury Board Safety SC Competitor SC PR & D SC

10.30-11.30 Jury Board Safety SC Competitor SC PR & D SC

11.30-12.30 Jury Board Safety SC Competitor SC PR & D SC

LUNCH 12.30 - 1400

14.00-15.00 CIA HoF EPAS Rules SC Observer SC

15.00-16.00 CIA HoF EPAS Rules SC Observer SC

16.00-17.00 Bureau EPAS Rules SC Observer SC

17.00-18.00 Bureau EPAS Rules SC Observer SC

Friday 7th March 2002

08.00-18.00 PLENARY MEETING

Saturday 8th March 2002

08.00-18.00 PLENARY MEETING

ACCESS

French Visa regulations apply. In order to benefit from special AIR FRANCE air fares, flights must be booked with

ARC-EN-CIEL COMMUNICATION (Patricia Lamy)pla@arcencielcom.com reservation code: CIA-FAI

CONFERENCE REGISTRATIONPlease complete the form included with the newsletter and return it to the CIA Secretary as soon as possible. Additional conference information and details may be obtained from the French delegate at martine.besnainou@wanadoo.fr

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CIA PLENARY MEETING 2003Domaine de l'Abbaye des Vaulx de Cernay

F-78720 CERNAY-LA-VILLE (France)5th to 8th MARCH 2003

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORMPlease copy and distribute this form as required

NAMESRepresenting the

NATIONAL AEROCLUB(NAC) of:

POSITION(Delegate, Alternate, Subcommittee,

Observer, Social)

Date, time and flight number of arrival in Paris Charles de Gaulle:

Date, time and flight number of departure from Paris Charles de Gaulle:

HOTEL reservation made at Domaine de l'Abbaye des Vaulx de Cernay: YES / NO

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR CONFERENCE PLANNING THAT THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, YOUR FLIGHT DETAILS AND THE HOTEL YOU ARE STAYING IN ARE KNOWN IN ADVANCE, SO PLEASE HELP THE ORGANISERS BY COMPLETING THIS FORM IN GOOD TIME AND RETURNING IT TO:

Les PURFIELD, CIA Secretary

22, Rodyard WayParkside, Coventry CV1 2UD UK

Phone: +44-2476-630656 Email: Les.Purfield@shangton.demon.co.uk

CIA PLENARY MEETING 2003

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Domaine de l'Abbaye des Vaulx de CernayF-78720 CERNAY-LA-VILLE, (France)

5th to 8th March 2003ACCOMMODATION BOOKING FORM

To guarantee accommodation at special conference rates please return to the Hotel at the address below by January 31, 2001

Hôtel Domaine de l'Abbaye des Vaulx de Cernay F-78720 CERNAY-LA-VILLE (France).

Tel.: +33-1-34853403, Fax: +33-1-34852095Email: cernay@leshotelsparticuliers.com

Web site: http://www.web-luxe.com/abbayevauxcernay/accueil.htmIdentity : Last name First name

Delegate/Alternate Accompanying Person

Telephone

Fax

Email

Address

Country

Reservation : Reservation code : CIA-FAI Arrival date and time

Departure date and time

Single room ****: @ 110 Euros x nights (including breakfast)

Double room ****: @ 80 Euros/person x nights (including breakfast)

Single room **: @ 50 Euros x nights (including breakfast)

Credit Card Details I hereby authorise you to debit my credit card as follows:Type of card (eg. Mastercard, Visa, etc)

Number:

Expiry date:

Name on card:

Sum to be debited:

Date: ________________________ Signature: ______________________________________

Special requirements :

Guaranteed reservations will be held for a late check-in (after 18.00 until next day). Hotel has a right to require 100% of the sum of the reserved first night in case of no-show. Check-in starts at 14.00, check-out time 12.00.

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FORM FOR USE WHEN MAKING PAYMENTS TO FAI/CIA BY CREDIT CARD

To: Federation Aeronautique Internationale, Avenue Mon-Repos 24, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland. Tel: + 41 21 345 1070, Fax +41 21 345 1077

From: (country)

I/we hereby authorise you to debit my/our credit card as follows:

Type of card (eg: Mastercard, Visa, etc):

Number:

Expiry date:

Name on card:

Sum to be debited:

Reason for payment:

Name:

Date:

Signature:

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CIA DONATIONS SCHEMEYour donations are very important to the CIA and, in absence of other reliable and consistent revenue schemes, enable it to continue to serve our sport world wide in an efficient and effective way. A few countries have made a donation to the CIA this year, but there are very many more which have not! The CIA Donations Scheme is based on the number of pilots each country declares in its Annual Return, and the minimum rates are as follows:

Number of pilots declared 0 – 100 101 – 750 Over 750

Minimum donation in US $ $25 $200 $350

All payments under $500, and ALL Donations, can be paid to the FAI/CIA by Credit Card using the approved form below. All payments over $500, including ALL Sanction Fees, should be paid by Bank Wire Transfer. Please use the following

bank routing information when you wire funds to FAI for the CIA account::

International Money Transfer order or SWIFT Transfer: Mark: Without charge for the beneficiary and state reason for payment.

SWIFT CODE: CRES CHZZ 20ABank: Credit Suisse Private Banking

Rue du Lion d‘Or 5-7 Case postale 2468CH-1002 Lausanne, Switzerland

Bank A/C Name: Federation Aeronautique Internationale Bank A/C Numbers: US$ : 0425-457968-32-1

CHF : 0425-457968-31 EURO : 0425-457968-32

Annex1CIA ANNUAL STATISTICS QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE YEAR 2002

FAI Member country

Name of National Aero Club (the FAI Member)

Name of National Balloon Federation President

Name

Phone

Email

Name and address of National Balloon Federation

Name

Address

Phone

Email

CIA Delegate(as nominated by your National Balloon Federation, or in absence by your NAC)

Name

Phone

Email

CIA Alternate Delegate(as nominated by your National Balloon Federation, or in absence by your NAC)

Name

Phone

Email

AA AM AX BA BX TOTAL 1

1 Number of licensed aerostat pilots (P1)

2 Number of aerostat pilots under training (PuT)

3 Number of licensed aerostat flight instructors

4 Number of aerostats with valid Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA)

5 Number of active aerostat manufacturers

6 Number of aerostats built in current year

7 Number of National Records claimed

8 Number of FAI World Records claimed

9 Cost of National Record Fees in US$ (if any)

10 Cost of World Record Fees in US$ (if any)

11 Number of aerostat accidents 2

12 Number of aerostat incidents 3

13 Number of fatalities in aerostat accidents

14 Number of injured in aerostat accidents

15 Number of CIA sanctioned FAI CAT1 events

AA AM AX BA BX TOTAL 1

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16 Number of CIA sanctioned FAI CAT2 events

17 Number of events not sanctioned by CIA, NAC or Federation

18 Number of National Championship tasks flown

19 Number of National Championship participants

20 Number of FAI Sporting Licenses (aerostation) issued by NAC

21 Number of FAI Sporting Licenses issued by Balloon Federation

22 Number of aerostat flights during the year

23 Hours flown (all aerostat flights) during the year

YES NO DON’T KNOW

24 Has your Balloon Federation been delegated the FAI Sporting Powers for ballooning in your country

25 Do you have a National Ranking List in operation in your country

your National Ranking List

26 Is the selection process for FAI Championships (World-, Continental-, WAGs) in your country based on

the National Championship ranking

a combination of both

27 Does your National Aero Club or Balloon Federation organise dedicated ballooning youth activities

28 Does your Balloon Federation accept individual members

29 Does your National Aero Club accept individual members

30 What is the cost (in $US) of the FAI Sporting Licence in your country

31 How many ballooning “officials” (national and international competition officials and observers, jurors, record observers, etc.) do you have in your country

32 How many ballooning associations (clubs) are there in your country

33 How many ballooning associations (clubs) are member of your Balloon Federation or National Aero Club

34 How many commercial balloon operators are there in your country

competition- and record flying

35 What are the proportions (in %) in your country of recreational flying

commercial- and passenger flying

Government Authority or Administration

36 Aerostation Pilot Licences are issued in your country by National Aero Club

Balloon Federation

Government Authority or Administration

37 Aerostation Certificates of Airworthiness (CofA) are issued in your country by National Aero Club

Balloon Federation

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AA AX BX

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Please indicate the place and dates of your National Championships and give the names of your National Champions

Dates:

Place:

Mr / Mrs

Dates:

Place:

Mr / Mrs

Dates:

Place:

Mr / Mrs

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Please indicate this year’s best performance in your country (can be for distance, altitude or duration), and give details re. pilot, aerostat and date.

1 TOTAL may be different than sum of all categories.2 accident: any occurrence with bodily harm or death3 incident: any occurrence without bodily harm or death

Notes: (please add any further relevant information or comment)

This is a true and accurate summary of statistics for our country as at (date):

Submitted by : (CIA delegate)

Please return to: Les PURFIELD, CIA Secretary, 22 Rodyard Way, Parkside, Coventry CV1 2UD UK Email: Les.Purfield@shangton.demon.co.uk

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