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INTERNATIONAL SKI FEDERATION Blochstrasse 2 3653 Oberhofen/Thunersee Switzerland Tel +41 33 244 61 61 Fax +41 33 244 61 71 Oberhofen, 9th June 2011 Short Summary FIS Council Meeting 6th June 2011, Ljubljana (SLO) Dear Mr. President, Dear Ski friends, In accordance with art. 32.2 of the FIS Statutes we take pleasure in sending you today the Short Summary of the most important decisions of the FIS Council Meeting, 6 th June 2011 in Ljubljana (SLO). 1. Members present The following Council Members were present at the meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 6th June 2011: President Gian Franco Kasper, Vice-Presidents Yoshiro Ito, Janez Kocijancic, Bill Marolt and Sverre Seeberg, Members Mats Årjes, Dean Gosper, Alfons Hörmann, Roman Kumpost, Sung-Won Lee, Vedran Pavlek, Eduardo Roldan, Peter Schröcksnadel, Patrick Smith, Matti Sundberg, Michel Vion, Manuela Di Centa replacing Giovanni Morzenti (without vote) and Secretary General Sarah Lewis. 2. Minutes from the Council Meeting in Oberhofen (SUI) The minutes from the Council Meeting in Oberhofen (SUI) on 6 th November 2010 were approved . 3. The FIS World Championships 3.1 Reports 2011 Championships • FIS Snowboard World Championships 2011, La Molina (SPA), 14 th to 25 th January, Council Member Eduardo Roldan • FIS Freestyle World Championships 2011, Deer Valley (USA), 30 th January to 6 th February, Vice-President Bill Marolt • FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER), 8th to 20 th February, Council Member Alfons Hörmann • FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011, Oslo (NOR), 23 rd February to 6th March, Vice-President Sverre Seeberg The Council expressed its sincere thanks to the Organising Committees and the National Ski Associations concerned for the organisation of the above events. 3.2 Reports FIS World Championships The Council Members from the respective nations reported on the following upcoming events to supplement the written reports submitted by the Organising Committees: • FIS Skiflying World Championships 2012, Vikersund (NOR), 17 th to 19 th February, Vice-President Sverre Seeberg • FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013, Schladming (AUT), 4 th to 17 th February, Council Member Peter Schröcksnadel • FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013, Val di Fiemme (ITA), 19/20 th February to 3 rd March, Manuela di Centa • FIS Freestyle World Championships 2013, Voss (NOR), 3 rd to 10 th March, Vice-President Sverre Seeberg • FIS Snowboard World Championships 2013, Stoneham (CAN), 18 th to 27 th January, Council Member Patrick Smith • FIS Skiflying World Championships 2014, Harrachov (CZE), Council Member Roman Kumpost • FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015, Falun (SWE), 18 th February to 1st March, Council Member Mats Årjes • FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015, Vail/Beaver Creek (USA), 3rd to 15 th February, Vice-President Bill Marolt • FIS Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships 2015, Kreischberg/Murau (AUT), Council Member Peter Schröcksnadel The Council acknowledged the progress reports from the respective Council Members and Organising Committees and that all the various preparations appear to be going according to schedule. 3.3 Candidates for future FIS World Championships The Council acknowledged receipt of the following applications for future FIS World Championships, all of which were submitted by 1 st May 2011 according to the Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Ljubljana (SLO), June 2011 - 2 - regulations with the registration fee and guarantee for training days. The Council decided that the presentations to the FIS Council during the FIS Congress week in Kangwonland (KOR) 2012 will take place on 29 th May, with the election by the Council taking place on 31 st May. Furthermore, the Council reminded all Candidates that the FIS World Championships Rules for the Conduct must be strictly followed. 2016 Skiflying Kulm/Bad Mitterndorf, AUT 2017 Nordic Events Lahti, FIN Oberstdorf, GER Planica, SLO Zakopane, POL Alpine Events Åre, SWE Cortina d’Ampezzo, ITA St. Moritz, SUI Freestyle/Snowboard Events Sierra Nevada, SPA The Council appointed the following new Organisers: - Ski Association of Japan with Shichikashuku for the Grass Ski World Championships in the year 2013 (proposed dates: 3 rd to 8 th September) - United States Ski and Snowboard Association with Steamboat Springs for the Telemark Senior and Junior World Championships to be held 16 th to 21 st February 2015 - Italian Winter Sports Federation with Val di Fiemme for the Rollerski World Championships in 2015 The Council tabled the appointment of an Organiser for the Speed Skiing World Championships until its next Meeting. Nevertheless, the Council rejected the request of the Canadian Snowsports Association and their potential candidate Sun Peaks to reduce the calendar fee. 3.4 Rules for the Organisation of the FIS World Championships The Council approved the Rules for the Organisation of the FIS World Championships which includes a number of revisions. The main amendment is Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Ljubljana (SLO), June 2011 - 3 - the division of the participation of the quotas for the Nordic disciplines for Cross-Country men (12), Cross-Country ladies (12), Ski Jumping men (6), Ski Jumping ladies (5) and Nordic Combined (6), instead of a total team size. Additionally the rules relating to the entry procedures and reservation of accommodation have been updated in order to clarify that these are separate obligations. 4. The FIS Junior World Championships 4.1 Reports 2011 Championships • FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships 2011, Crans Montana (SUI), 30 th January to 6 th February: Council Member Eduardo Roldan • FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2011, Otepää (EST), 25 th to 31 st January: Council Member Matti Sundberg (FIN) • FIS Freestyle Junior World Championships 2011 (Moguls and Dual Moguls), Jyväskylä (FIN), 18 th to 20 th March: Council Member Matti Sundberg • FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships 2011, Valmalenco (ITA), 29 th March to 4 th April: Manuela di Centa The Council acknowledged the reports on each of the Championships and thanked the Organising Committees and their National Ski Associations for excellent events. 4.2 Future Championships The Council Members from the respective National Ski Associations reported on the following upcoming events: • FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships 2012, Roccaraso (ITA): Manuela di Centa • FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2012, Erzurum (TUR), 19 th to 26 th February: Secretary General Sarah Lewis on behalf of the Turkish Ski Association • FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships 2012 in Sierra Nevada (SPA), 22 nd March to 1 st April: Council Member Eduardo Roldan • FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2013 in Liberec (CZE): Council Member Roman Kumpost • FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships 2013 in Le Massif, Quebec (CAN): Council Member Patrick Smith • FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2014 in Val di Fiemme (ITA): Manuela di Centa Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Ljubljana (SLO), June 2011 - 4 - The Council acknowledged the progress reports on behalf of the various Organising Committees and confirmed that it will be represented at the respective Championships by the Council Member from the host nation where possible. Furthermore the Council appointed the following new Organisers of FIS Junior World Championships: - the Italian Winter Sports Federation with Valmalenco for the 2012 FIS Freestyle Junior World Championships - the German Ski Association with Burbach for the 2012 FIS Grass Skiing Junior World Championships - the Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation with Granpallars/Espot for the 2012 FIS Telemark Junior World Championships - the Turkish Ski Association with Erzurum for the 2013 FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships In the case of the candidacies for the Alpine Events 2014 in Erzurum (TUR) and 2015 in Jasna (SVK) or La Molina (SPA), these are tabled until the Council Meeting in autumn 2011. In the meantime, technical inspections will be undertaken and the necessary guarantees obtained regarding work towards the homologation of the courses. 5. The International Olympic Committee The next Session of the IOC will take place in Durban (RSA) from 4 th - 7 th July 2011. The main item on the agenda is the election of the Organiser of the Olympic Winter Games 2018 on 6 th July 2011. The three Candidates, Korea with Pyongchang, Germany with Munich and France with Annecy underwent inspections by the IOC Evaluation Commission in February and March 2011 and its report was published shortly before each of the Candidates presented to the IOC Members on 18 th and 19 th May in Lausanne. Since the previous FIS Council Meeting, the IOC Executive Board has had several meetings and undertaken various activities: - Christophe De Kepper was appointed as the new IOC Director General replacing Urs Lacotte, who resigned for health reasons. - the IOC organised a Meeting on Illegal and Irregular Sports Betting in Lausanne in early March. IOC President Jacques Rogge thanked all International Federations and National Olympic Committees that have adopted clear prohibitions and strong sanctions against betting that threatens the integrity of sport and urged all other relevant Olympic organisations to follow their example. The IOC will remain vigilant and commit sufficient resources to this effort. The conclusion of the meeting was to create a task force including government representatives, IFs and betting companies to address the existing systems and the task forces already in