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TO the MEMBERS of FIFA Circular No. 1509 Zurich, November 2015 FIF4 Far the Came. Far the Warld. TO THE MEMBERS OF FIFA Circular no. 1509 Zurich, November 2015 ADSG/cfe FIFA Event Calendar 2015 / 2016 Dear Sir or Madam, Following the changes that have recently been made to the FIFA Event Calendar 2015, mostly importantly, the decision to host the December Executive Committee meeting in Zurich, we are pleased to enclose the revised FIFA Event Calendar 2015 for your information. Please note that the latest version is always available at http://wwwJif a.com/aboutfifa/calendar/events.html. which is updated on a regular basis . Furthermore, please also find attached the FIFA Event Calendar 2016. As indicated in the FIFA Event Calendar 2016, the FIFA congresses will take place on the following dates: 26 February: Extraordinary FIFA Congress in Zurich 12-13 May: 66th FIFA Congress in Mexico If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretary General's Office. Yours faithfully, FIFA Marco Villiger Acting Deputy Secretary General ce: Executive Committee Confederations Federation Internationale de Football Association FIFA-Strasse 20 P.O . Box 8044 Zurich Switzerland T: +41 (0)43222 7777 F: +4 1 (0)43 222 7878 FIFA (am FIFA Calendar FIF4 FIFA Event Calendar 2015 FOI the Caml!'. Fot the WOrtd. Date Time Place Room Meeting I Tournament Thu.01/01/2015 Official holiday (New Year's Day) Fri. 02/01/2015 Official holiday (Day after New Year's day) Fri. 09/01/2015 - Australia AFC Asian Cup 2015 (TM) Sat. 31/01/2015 Fri. 09/01/2015 Melbourne AFC extra-ordinary Congress Sat. 10/01/2015 Papua New Guinea OFC Congress Mon. 12/01/2015 Zurich FIFA Ballon d'Or Tue. 13/01/2015 09:00 Zurich Committee for Club Football Sat. 17/01/2015- Equatorial Guinea Africa Cup of Nations 2015 Sun. 08/02/2015 Fri. 23/01/2015 - Aigarve Seminar for Women's Referees Candidates for Tue. 27/01/2015 Canada 2015 Wed.04/02/2015 Aigarve Cup - Wed. 11/02/2015 Mon. 0910212015 Zurich Meeting WeeJ< I/IV - Fr!. 13/0212015 Mon. 09/02/2015 09:00 Zurich Organising Committee for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Tue. 10/02/2015 New Zealand Official Draw FIFA U-20 World Cup 09:00 Zurich Beach Soccer Committee Wed. 11/02/201;'> 09:00 Zurich Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup (TM) Thu.12/02/2015- Aigarve Seminar for FIFA Fitness Instructors Sun. 15/02/2015 Tue. 17/02/2015- Aigarve Seminar for FIFA Technical Instructors Fri. 20/02/2015 Tue. 24/02/2015- Asuncion Seminar for Elite CONMEBOL referees Sat. 28/02/2015 Fri. 27/02/2015- Belfast IFAB Annual General Meeting Sun. 01/03/2015 Sun. 01/03/2015 - Tirana Regional course fr MA Instructors (FUTURO 111) Thu. 12/03/2015 Wed. 04/03/2015 Asunci6n CONMEBOL Congress Sat. 14/03/2015 - Bridgetown Regional course fr MA Instructors (FUTURO 111) Thu. 19/03/2015 Mon. 16103/2015 Zurlch Meeting Week II/IV - Fr!. 20103/2015 Mon. 16/03/2015 09:00 Zurich Conference Associations Committee Room 09:30 Zurich Training Organising Committee for the Olympic Football Tournaments 14:00 Zurich Conference Audit and Compliance Committee Room Tue. 17/03/2015 09:00 Zurich Conference Organising Committee for the FIFA U-20 World Room Cup © Federation Internationale de Football Association Report created 05/11/2015 12: 15 CET cfe2064 FIFA Secretary General's Office 1/5 updates since 05/11/2015 14:00 Zurich Conference Development Committee Room 14:30 Zurich Training Organising Committee for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Wed. 18/03/2015 09:00 Zurich Conference Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup Room (TM) 14:00 Kick Confederation General Secretaries' meeting 14:30 Zurich Training Media Committee 16:00 Conference Confederation Presidents' meeting Room Thu. 19/03/2015 09:00 Zurich Conference Finance Committee Room 14:00 Zurich Conference Executive Committee I/IV (part 1) Room Fri. 20/03/2015 09:00 Zurich Conference Executive Committee I/IV (part 2) Room Mon. 23/03/2015 Official or Friendly Matches - Tue. 31/03/2015 Mon. 23/03/2015 Suva Regional course fr MA Instructors (FUTURO 111) - Sat. 28/03/2015 Tue. 24/03/2015 Vienna UEFA Congress Thu. 02/04/2015 FIFA holiday (Finish 12.00 noon) Fri. 03/04/2015 Official holiday (Good Friday) Mon. 06/04/2015 Official holiday (Easter Monday) Tue. 07/04/2015 Cairo CAF Congress Mon. 13/04/2015 FIFA holiday (Sechseläuten) Thu. 16/04/2015 Bahamas CONCACAF Congress Thu. 16/04/2015- Zurich Training GC WorkShop Fri. 17/04/2015 Sat. 18/04/201 5 - African MC Workshop Fri. 24/04/2015 Tue. 28/04/2015 Espinho, Portugal Official Draw - FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Tue. 28/04/2015 - Santa Cruz Regional course fr MA Instructors (FUTURO 111) Sun. 03/05/2015 Thu. 30/04/2015 Bahrain AFC Congress Thu. 30/04/2015 - FIFA-QFA Aspire Academy Seminar for referees Mon. 04/05/2015 Fri. 01/05/2015 Official holiday (Labor Day) Wed. 06/05/2015 Panama Regional course fr MA Instructors (FUTURO 111) - Mon. 11/05/2015 Wed. 13/05/2015 Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup 2015 - Zurich Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup Thu.14/05/2015 Wed. 13/05/2015 FIFA holiday (Finish 12.00 noon) Thu.14/05/2015 Official holiday (Ascension Day) Sun. 24/05/2015 14:00 Zurich Audit and Compliance Committee 16:00 Zurich Confederation General Secretaries' meeting 18:00 Zurich Confederation Presidents' meeting © Federation Internationale de Football Association Report created 05/11/2015 12:15 CET cfe2064 FIFA Secretary General's Office 2/5 updates since 05/11/2015 Mon. 25/05/2015 Official holiday (Whit Monday) 09:00 Zurich Finance Committee 14:00 Zurich Executive Committee li/IV (part 1) Tue. 26/05/2015 Zurich Confederation meetings/Congresses 09:00 Zurich Executive Committee li/IV (part 2) Wed.27/05/2015 Zurich Confederation meetings/Congresses 09:00 Zurich Medical Conference (Part 1) Thu. 28/05/2015 - Zurich FIFA Congress Fri. 29/05/2015 Thu. 28/05/2015 09:00 Zurich Medical Conference (Part 2) Sat. 30/05/2015 10:00 Zurich Extraordinary Executive Committee Sat. 30/05/2015 - New Zealand FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 Sat. 20/06/2015 Wed. 03/06/2015 Kuala Lumpur Regional course fr MA Instructors (FUTURO 111) - Mon. 08/06/2015 Fri. 05/06/2015 Canada Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup (TM) Sat. 06/06/2015 - Canada FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 Sun.05/07/2015 Mon. 08/06/2015 Official or Friendly Matches - Tue. 16/06/2015 Thu.11/06/2015- Chile Copa America 2015 Sat. 04/07/2015 Thu. 18/06/2015 New Zealand Organising Committee for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Sat. 04/07/2015 Canada Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup (TM) Tue. 07/07/2015- USA CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 Sun. 26/07/2015 Wed. 08/07/2015 Portugal Organising Committee for the Beach Soccer World Cup Thu. 09/07/2015- Portugal FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Portugal 2015 Sun.19/07/2015 Thu. 16/07/2015 Portugal Organising Committee for the Beach Soccer World Cup Sun.19/07/2015 17:00 Zurich Confederation Presidents' meeting Mon. 20/07/2015 10:00 Zurich Executive Committee Fri. 24/07/2015 St. Petersburg Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup (TM) Sat. 25/07/2015 P - Draw Team Seminar St Petersburg Preliminary Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup(TM) Tue. 28/07/2015- Montego Bay Regional course fr MA Instructors (FUTURO 111) Sun. 02/08/2015 Sat. 01/08/2015 Official holiday (Swiss National Day) Thu. 06/08/2015 Santiago Official Draw FU17WC Sun. 30/08/2015 - Damman Regional course fr MA Instructors (FUTURO 111) Fri. 04/09/2015 © Federation Internationale de Football Association Report created 05/11/201512:15 CET cfe2064 FIFA Secretary General's Office 3/5 updates since 05/11/2015 Mon. 31/08/2015 Official or Friendly Matches - Tue. 08/09/2015 Wed. 02/09/2015 Bern 2016 FIFA Reform Committee - Thu. 03/09/2015 Mon. 07/09/2015 P-Draw Debrief Fri. 11/09/2015 Zurich Medical Committee Mon. 14/09/2015 FIFA holiday (Knabenschiessen) Mon. 21/09/2015 Zurich Meet1ng Week lU/IV - Fr!. 25/09/2015 Mon. 21/09/2015 09:00 Zurich Training Organising Committee for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 09:30 Zurich Conference Associations Committee Room 14:00 Zurich Conference Organising Committee for the Olympic Football Room Tournaments Tue. 22/09/2015 09:00 Zurich Conference Marketing and Television Committee Room 09:30 Zurich Training Development Committee 14:00 Zurich Conference Bureau Organising Committee for the FIFA U-20 Room World Cup Wed. 23/09/2015 09:00 Zurich Conference Organising Committee for the FIFA Club World Room Cup 09:30 Zurich Training Futsal Committee 11 :30 Zurich Conference Security and Integrity Committee Room 14:00 Zurich Auditorium Official Draw FCWC 17:00 Zurich Conference Confederation Presidents' meeting Room Thu. 24/09/2015 09:00 Zurich Conference Finance Committee Room 14:00 Zurich Conference Executive Committee 11l/IV (part 1) Room Fri. 25/09/2015 09:00 Zurich Conference Executive Committee 11l/IV (part 2) Room Mon. 05/10/2015 Official or Friendly Matches - Tue. 13/10/2015 Sat. 10/10/2015 USA Playoff Match for FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 Fri. 16/10/2015- Bern 2016 FIFA Reform Committee Sun. 18/10/2015 Fri. 16/10/2015 Chile Organising Committee for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Sat.
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