Report Always moving forward ICF Board of Directors, Madrid, Spain 9 – 12 March 2016 Name: Cecilia Liliana Farias ICF Position: COPAC President 1. Visits and Meetings since last Board Meeting COPAC Exco meeting Continental Representatives from the Americas meeting 2. Tasks undertaken for this period COPAC Paracanoe Project Organisation of Seminars and travel of the Classifiers: Successful Seminar held in La Habana, Cuba on February 15-16 Project resources: Boats: donated by Nelo to COPAC for this Project Boats shipping costs and custom clearance: NF Travel of the Medical expert: Brazilian Paralympic Co. (1 air ticket) Travel of the Technical expert: COPAC reallocation of Development funds Per diem: 2 days x 2 experts COPAC reallocation of Development funds Full board costs for the experts and 20 participants: host NF Please see the attached report prepared by the COPAC Paracanoe Chairwoman, Andrea Waters. Seminar to be held in Bogota, Colombia February 26-28 Project resources: Boats: donated by Nelo to COPAC for this Project Boats shipping costs and custom clearance: NF Travel of the Medical and Technical expert: Brazilian Paralympic Committee (2 air tickets) Per diem: 2 days x 2 experts COPAC reallocation of Development funds (no support from Paracanoe Budget) Full board costs for the experts and participants: host NF 3. Issues and Main Points of Report Lack of dedicated budget for the COPAC Paracanoeing Project 1. The continuation of this Project requires dedicated funds. One Project can’t be funded in detriment of others. 2. One of the ICF objectives is to ensure that canoeing will be included into every Multi Sport Game’s Program, as the Para-Pan American Games are. Therefore the ICF shouldn’t relay on the good will of other organisations such as the Brazilian Paralympic Committee and sport equipment donation to achieve its goals. 3. The IPC & APC request the submission of this type of Project to the sports that wish to be included on the Para-Pan American Games, Lima 2019. COPAC submitted this Project as one of the pillars for a sustainable development of paracanoeing along the coming four years. 4. As the ICF requested, this Project was submitted to the ICF for a budget’s consideration; but several months passed with no solution or alternative proposal as of now. Pan American Games, Toronto 2015: Distribution of funds of tickets sale ODEPA & ACODEPA requested to the OC of the Toronto 2015 OC the revision of the ticketing revenue, that in order to preserve the rights of its members. 4. Future Initiatives and Tasks Support the French Guyana Federation (South America) on his process of affiliation to COPAC. The support of the French Federation is required. Pursuit the affiliation of Haiti to the ICF and to COPAC. Mr. Victor Ruiz is in charge of this matter. The Peruvian National Olympic Committee expressed interest on the NELO- ICF- COPAC Project for Boats Building. We will continue the conversations. COPAC expressed to the PER NOC the interest in including Ocean Racing (2 medals) on the Pan American Games Lima 2019. A common discussion with Rowing may lead to the confirmation of such event. The Program of the Games is not confirmed yet. Continuation of the COPAC Para-Canoeing Project. The next NF is Uruguay that is on the process of boat shipping. The paracanoeing course was offered to Belize Support to the ODESUR Games Cochabamba Visit to Cochabamba, Bolivia ASAP Participation at the ASOIF Women Forum: March 7-9. Lausanne Participation at the ODEPA and ACODEPA meeting: Rio de Janeiro, after the Olympic Games 5. Items for Resolution by Board of Directors (Fill in) .