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113th Annual General Conference Minutes of Working Sessions Held in Lausanne (Switzerland) 5th and 6th December 2019 FEDERATION AERONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONALE Founded in 1905 - Honorary Patron: Dr. Bertrand Piccard OFFICERS OF THE FAI 2019 / 2020 Presidents of Honour Dr. C. Kepak (Czech Republic) E.J. Ness (Norway) J. Grubbström (Sweden) G.A. Lloyd (Australia) W. Weinreich (Germany) F. Brink (Netherlands) O.A. Rautio (Finland) P. Portmann (France) President Robert HENDERSON Executive Directors Abdullah M. AL JAWINI Agust GUDMUNDSSON Marina VIGORITO Alvaro DE ORLEANS-BORBÓN Mary Anne STEVENS Jean-Claude WEBER Vice-Presidents Australia – Terry CUBLEY Latvia – Gints GAILIS Ex Officio Austria – Wolfgang MALIK Luxemburg - Claude ESCHETTE Aerobatics – Nick BUCKENHAM Belgium – Jo VAN DE WOESTYNE Mexico - Ing.José Peña Aeromodelling - Antonis Brazil - Sergio MASSAHITO BUENROSTRO PAPADOPOULOS KAWAKAMI Netherlands – Ronald SCHNITKER Amateur-built & Experimental Aircraft - Bulgaria- Ani STAMENOVA New Zealand - Elizabeth KING Alfons HUBMANN Denmark – Peter ERIKSEN Norway – Asle SUDBO Astronautic Records – Anu OHJA Finland – Petteri TARMA Russia – Sergey ANANOV Ballooning – Mark SULLIVAN France - Bruno DELOR Spain - Pedro Cabañero MARIMÓN General Aviation – Rodney BLOIS Germany – Stefan KLETT Switzerland - Yves Joel Gliding - Eric MOZER Greece – Nikos MAKRAKIS BURKHARDT Hang Gliding & Paragliding – Hong Kong, China - Andy CHAU Thailand - Veerayuth DIDYASARIN Stephane MALBOS India – Rajiv Pratap RUDY Turkey –Bertan NOGAYLAROĞLU Microlight & Paramotor – Wolfgang Indonesia – Chepy NASUTION United Kingdom – Rob HUGHES LINTL Ireland – Tom MCCORMACK USA – Greg PRINCIPATO Parachuting – Gillian RAYNER Italy - Renato RICCI Rotorcraft – Jacques BERLO Japan - Hiroyasu HAGIO Presidents of FAI Air Sport Commissions A. PAPADOPOULOS (GRE) / CASI - Air Sport General W. LINTL (GER) / CIMA – Microlight & Paramotor Commission N. BUCKENHAM (GBR) / CIVA - Aerobatics M. SULLIVAN (USA) / CIA - Ballooning S. MALBOS (FRA) / CIVL - Hang Gliding & Paragliding A. HUBMANN (SUI) / CIACA - Amateur Built & Experimental R. BLOIS (GBR) / GAC - General Aviation Aircraft A. OHJA (GBR) / ICARE – Astro. Records A. PAPADOPOULOS (GRE) / CIAM - Aeromodelling E. MOZER (USA) / IGC - Gliding J. BERLO (BEL) / CIG - Rotorcraft G. RAYNER (FRA) / IPC - Parachuting Presidents of FAI Technical Commissions A. TWIGG (GBR) / EduC – Education P. DUVAL (FRA) / EnvC - Environment Dr. M. OSINGA (NED) / CIMP - Medico-Physiological HEADQUARTERS (situation as of 6 December 2019) Maison du Sport International – Avenue de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, SWITZERLAND Telephone + 41 (0)21 345 1070 / Telefax + 41 (0)21 345 1077 / E-mail : [email protected] / Web : www.fai.org Secretary General: Susanne SCHÖDEL Communication Manager: Faustine CARRERA Team Assistant : Sally O’BRIEN Sports & Events Director: Markus HAGGENEY Head of Administration, Members & Services Manager Assistant Sports Manager: Annick HAUSER and Anti-Doping Manager: Ségolène ROUILLON IT Manager: Visa-Matti LEINIKKI Competitions Manager: Christine ROUSSON Finance Controller : Paola LOPEZ FEDERATION AERONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONALE 113th ANNUAL GENERAL CONFERENCE MINUTES OF THE WORKING SESSIONS HELD ON THURSDAY 5 AND FRIDAY 6 DECEMBER 2019 At the Olympic Museum, Lausanne (Switzerland) IN THE CHAIR .............................................. Mr Bob HENDERSON, FAI President FAI ACTIVE MEMBERS HEADS OF DELEGATIONS WITH VOTING RIGHTS ALGERIA ...................................................... Mr. Abdelmalek HAMMOUM AUSTRALIA ................................................. Mr. Grahame HILL AUSTRIA ...................................................... Mr. Manfred KUNSCHITZ BELGIUM ..................................................... Mr. Jo VAN DE WOESTYNE BRAZIL......................................................... Mrs. Marina POSCH KALOUSDIAN BULGARIA ................................................... Mrs. Ani STAMENOVA CANADA ...................................................... Mr. Stephen SZIKORA CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF .............. Mr. Zhaofang HAN CYPRUS ....................................................... Mr. Demetrakis HADJIDEMETRIOU CZECH REPUBLIC ...................................... Mr. Vladimir MACHULA DENMARK ................................................... Mr. Peter ERIKSEN EGYPT ......................................................... Mr. Samir RAOUF FINLAND ...................................................... Mr. Petteri TARMA FRANCE ....................................................... Mr. Bruno DELOR GERMANY ................................................... Mr. Jürgen LEUKEFELD GREECE ....................................................... Mr. Gorgios BENEKOS HONG KONG, CHINA .................................. Mr. Andy CHAU INDIA ............................................................ Capt. Pankul MATHUR ITALY ........................................................... Mr. Stefano BIANCHETTI - 1 - Minutes of the Working Sessions of the 113th FAI Annual General Conference JAPAN .......................................................... Mr. Hiroyasu HAGIO LIBYA ........................................................... Mr. Hassan KHASHEBA LUXEMBOURG ............................................ Mr. Claude ESCHETTE NETHERLANDS ........................................... Mr. Ronald SCHNITKER NORWAY ..................................................... Mr. John Eirik LAUPSA POLAND ....................................................... Mr. Jerzy MAKULA RUSSIA ........................................................ Mr. Sergey ANANOV SAUDI ARABIA ............................................ Capt. Ayed ALKASME SERBIA ........................................................ Mr. Zeljko OVUKA SLOVAKIA ................................................... Mr. Pavol KAVKA SPAIN ........................................................... Mr. Manuel ROCA VIAÑA SWEDEN ...................................................... Mr. Anders ÅKVIST SWITZERLAND ............................................ Mr. Yves BURKHARDT TAIPEI, CHINESE......................................... Ms. Elsa MAI THAILAND.................................................... Capt. Veerayuth DIDYASARIN UNITED KINGDOM ...................................... Mr. David MONKS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA .................. Mr. Greg PRINCIPATO FAI ASSOCIATE MEMBERS EGYPT .......................................................... Mr. Ahmed EISSA FAI TEMPORARY MEMBERS None FAI INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATE MEMBERS OSTIV ........................................................... Mr. Rolf RADESPIEL PROXIES Albania to Greece Korea to Japan Malaysia to Saudi Arabia New Zealand to Australia Philippines to Chinese Taipei South Africa to Germany Singapore to Hong Kong Slovenia to Italy Serbia to Slovenia Turkey to United Kingdom Vietnam to India - 2 - Minutes of the Working Sessions of the 113th FAI Annual General Conference FAI EXECUTIVE BOARD FAI President ....................................... Mr. Robert HENDERSON FAI Executive Director (Finance) ......... Mr. Jean-Claude WEBER FAI Executive Director ......................... Mr. Abdillah AL JAWINI FAI Executive Director ......................... Mr. Alvaro DE ORLEANS BORBÓN FAI Executive Director ......................... Mr. Agust GUDMUNDSSON FAI Executive Director ......................... Mrs. Mary Anne STEVENS FAI Executive Director ......................... Mrs Marina VIGORITO FAI Secretary General ......................... Ms Susanne SCHÖDEL FAI AIR SPORT COMMISSIONS Mr. Antonis PAPADOPOULOS ............ President, FAI Air Sport General Commission (CASI) Mr. Alfons HUBMANN .......................... President, FAI Amateur- Built and Experimental Aircraft (CIACA) Mr. Antonis PAPADOPOULOS ............ President, FAI Aeromodelling Commission (CIAM) Mr. Jacques BERLO ............................ Representative, FAI Rotorcraft Commission (CIG) Mr. Wolfgang LINTL ............................ President, FAI Microlight and Paramotor Commission (CIMA) Mr. Nick BUCKENHAM ........................ President, FAI Aerobatics Commission (CIVA) Mr. Stephane MALBOS ........................ President, FAI Hang Gliding & Paragliding Commission (CIVL) Mr. Rodney BLOIS .............................. President, FAI General Aviation Commission (GAC) Mr. Eric MOZER ................................... President, FAI Gliding Commission (IGC) Mrs Elisabet MIKAELSSON ................. Representative, FAI Parachuting Commission (IPC) FAI TECHNICAL COMMISSIONS Dr. Marja OSINGA ............................... President, FAI Medico-Physiological Commission (CIMP) Mr. Pierre DUVAL ................................ President, FAI Environmental Commission (EnvC) FAI REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENTS Mr. Tengku ABDILLAH ......................... Regional Vice-President, East and South Asia Capt. Ayed ALKASME ......................... Regional Vice-President, Middle East and North Africa FAI PRESIDENTS OF HONOUR - 3 - Minutes of the Working Sessions of the 113th FAI Annual General Conference Dr. John GRUBBSTRÖM ..................... SWEDEN Mr. Pierre PORTMANN ........................ SWITZERLAND FAI COMPANIONS OF HONOUR Mr. Bob CLIPSHAM ............................. CANADA Mr. Michiel KASTELEIJN ..................... NETHERLANDS Mr. Bernald SMITH .............................. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Mr. Tor JOHANNESSEN ...................... NORWAY FAI SECRETARIAT Ms. Faustine CARRERA .......................... FAI Communication Manager Mr. Markus HAGGENEY
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