CIA RULES SUBCOMMITTEE – 2004 MEETING AGENDACIA PLENARY AGENDA APPENDIX 8

CIA RULES SUBCOMMITTEE

From:Masashi KakudaRSC Chairman

To RSC Members:Mark SullivanAA/AM WG Chairman

Uwe SchneiderAX WG Chairman

Rick WallaceBX WG Chairman

Mathijs De Brujin Scoring WG Chairman

Jean Claude WeberStatutes, By-Laws and Sporting Code-WG Chairman

For information:Jean Claude WeberCIA President

Hans AkerstedtCIA Jury Board Chairman

Bengt StenerCIA Safety Subcommittee Chairman

Rutger CouckeCIA Observer Subcommittee Chairman

Alex NagorskiEPAS Chairman

Alan BlountCSC Chairman

2004 MEETING AGENDA

Meeting to be held in Debrecen, Hungary, at the Aquaticum Thermal Wellness Hotel

on Thursday March 11th 2004 from 14:00 to 18:00

  1. Roll call , apologies for absence
  1. 2003 RSC Minutes

3.RSC-Working Groups’ summaries of recommendations: (see page 3 for the detailed agendas)

a) - AA/AM-WG summary of recommendations

b) - AX-WG summary of recommendations

c) - BX-WG summary of recommendations

d) - Scoring-WG summary of recommendations

e) - Statutes, By-Laws and Sporting Code-WG summary of recommendations

4.2004 Category One Event Rules for approval:

  • 16th World Hot Air Balloon Championship Australia
  • 10th World Gas Balloon Championship Germany
  • 48th Coupe Aeronautique Gordon BennettFrance
  • Mobilux Trophy 2004Luxembourg
  • 2004 Motegi International ChampionshipJapan
  • 12e Coupe d'Europe/15e Ladies World CupFrance
  • 4rd MOL Cup Debrecen Hot Air Balloon International CompetitionHungary
  • 5th Polish Balloon Cup of Wlocklawek’s President & Anwil’s PresidentPoland
  1. CIA Sporting Event Rules for approval
  • 8th International Hot Air Balloon Competitions for the “CrimeaSpring ‘2004” Cup Ukraine
  • 8th Cup of Prominent Russian Aeronauts, Velikie Luki, Russia
  • 4th International Cup of Moscow Region Governor, Dmitrov City, Moscow Region, Russia
  1. Any other business (to be proposed at the beginning of the meeting)
  1. 2004/2005 RSC and WG Members, RSC Chairperson (see page 4)
  1. Summary of recommendations/motions to the CIA
  1. Adjournment

CIA Rules Subcommittee Working Groups’ Agendas

a)AA/AM-WG Agenda

  • Roll call, apologies for absence
  • 2003 Minutes
  • Approve Agenda
  • Review Model Event Rules for the Gordon Bennett and approve new version 2004
  • Review and recommend changes to the 48th Gordon Bennett
  • Approval ofEvent Director and Safety Officer for the 48th Gordon Bennett
  • Policy for open countries in Gordon Bennett
  • Considerationof Weather Service Provider for long distance Balloon Races
  • Meteorologist at gas balloon events should they be approved by the AA WG?
  • Review Model Event Rules for AA
  • Approval of Model Event Rules for the 10th World Gas Balloon Championship
  • Approval of Event Director and Safety officer for the 10th World Gas Balloon Championship
  • RSC agenda items for discussion and recommendations
  • Any other business
  • 2004/2005 WG members and Chairperson
  • Summary of recommendation to the RSC

b)AX-WG Agenda

  • Roll call, apologies for absence
  • 2003 Minutes (agreed in 2003 plenary)
  • 2004 Cat 1 Rules for approval
  • 2004 CIA Sporting Event Rules for approval
  • MER Review (see document PREP02v6AXconcl.doc) and AXMER2004draft
  • Input from S&SC, Scoring, Safety and other WG
  • Any Other Business
  • Election of 2004/2005 WG Members and Chairperson.
  • Summary of Recommendations to the RSC

c)BX-WG Agenda

  • Roll call, apologies for absence
  • 2003 Minutes
  • BX model Rules changes
  • Status of European Hot Air Airship Championship
  • Any other business (this can be discussion only not to be submitted to Plenary for adoption,).
  • Nomination of WG Members for 2004/2005
  • Summary of Recommendations to the RSC

d)Scoring-WG Agenda

  • Roll call , apologies for absence.
  • 2003 SWG Minutes
  • Updating Competition Hand Book.
  • Update of the AX-MER-GPS
  • Update on Pre-Europeans and Europeans
  • Any other business (to be proposed at the beginning of the meeting)..
  • 2004/2005 SWG Chairperson and Members..
  • Summary of recommendations/motions to the CIA.
  • Adjournment.

e)Statutes, By-Laws and Sporting Code-WG Agenda

  • Roll call, apologies for absence
  • Relevant Statutes, By-Laws and General Section changes in 2003
  • Amendment Working Document
  • Proposed S1 changes:

CAT1 event bidding process (J.C. Weber)

World- and Continental Championship invitation process (Hans Akerstedt)

  • Proposed motions for RSC and Plenary meetings
  • Proposed WG composition and chair
  • Any other business (for discussion, or 2004 agenda only)

NOTE: Working group agenda’s contain discussion documents which have been circulated to the members for review. These documents run to many pages and are too bulky to be added to this agenda. Should any delegate require copies of an agenda item document, please contact the Working Group Chairperson directly.

2004/2005 RSC Working Groups Members and Status

NAC2003/2004 CIA status

AA/AM AG:

1Mark Sullivan, chairmanUSAdelegateok

2Tom DonnellyUKexpertok

3Markus HaggeneyGermanydelegateok

4David LevinUSAexpertok

5Philippe De CockBelgiumalternateok

6Joseph StarkbaumAustria alternateok

AX WG

1Uwe Schneider, chairmanGermanyalternateok

2Mathijs De BruijnNetherlandsdelegateok

3David LevinUSAexpertok

4Les PurfieldUKCIA Secretaryok

5Masashi KakudaJapanalternateok

BX WG:

1Rick Wallace, chairmanUSAexpertok

2Tom DonelleyUKexpertok

3David RappUSAexpertok

4Oscar LindstromSwedenexpertok

5Patrick KearleyUKexpertok

Scoring WG:

1Mathijs de Bruijn, chairmanNetherlandsdelegateok

2Masashi Kakuda,Japanalternateok

3David BarefordUKexpertok

4Bengt StenerSwedenalternateok

5Steve IrelandAustraliaexpertok

Statutes, By-Laws and Sporting Code WG:

1Jean Claude Weber, chairmanLuxembourgCIA Presidentok

2Don Cameron,UKexpertok

3Hans AkerstedtSwedendelegateok

4Jakob BurkardSwitzerlanddelegateok

5Fredric MoizardFranceexpertok

IMPORTANT:RSC Members (the Working Group Chairmen) should by all means try to have composition proposal for a full and efficient Working Group ready at the time of the RSC meeting.

Please remember that WG members are EXPERTS not representing their NACs. To be approved, the delegate of the home NAC of any candidate who is not a CIA delegate must not object to their nomination to the CIA. WG are approved “in toto” by the CIA, therefore (but only for candidates who are not CIA delegates) you must seek the delegates’ approval before the CIA Plenary.

Not more than 2 persons from the same NAC are allowed on any of the WG.

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