AGENDA. for the 67th Annual Meeting of the FAI International Parachuting Commission

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1 AGENDA for the 67th Annual Meeting of the FAI International Parachuting Commission Faro, Portugal January 2017

2 MEETING SCHEDULE Faro, Portugal, January 2017 Tuesday 24 th January Delegates Arrive Bureau Meeting Extended Bureau Meeting Lunch Open meetings will commence at on Wednesday 25th January and will not have a time limitation. The meetings will be in blocks, as indicated, with a 30 min break between blocks. Wednesday 25 th January Thursday 26th January Open Meeting - General Issues Open Meeting - Technical & Safety 30 minute break Open Meeting - Finance Open Meeting - Wingsuit Open Meeting - Para Ski 30 minute break Open Meeting - Freefall Style & Accuracy Landing Open Meeting - Canopy Piloting Open Meeting - Artistic Events 30 minute break Coffee Breaks and Lunch Open Meeting - Canopy Formation Open Meeting - Formation Skydiving Open Meeting - Speed Skydiving Open Meeting - Indoor Skydiving 30 minute break Coffee and Lunch beaks as on Wednesday 25th Open Meeting - Judging Open Meeting - Rules & Regulations Extended Bureau Meeting Friday 27th January Closed Committee and Working Group Meetings Coffee Break Closed Committee and Working Group Meetings Lunch Closed Committee and Working Group Meetings Coffee Break Extended Bureau Meeting Committee Chairs are advised that papers from their Committees are to be available for Delegates by Friday 27th January, via the Plenary Secretariat. Saturday 28th January Plenary Session Coffee Break Plenary Session Lunch Plenary Session Coffee Break Plenary Session Farewell Banquet Page 2

3 Sunday 29th January Plenary Session Coffee Break Plenary Session Lunch ` Provision for closing ceremony and farewell Provision for end of the 67th Plenary Meeting Bureau Meeting Bureau Meetings consist of - President, Vice Presidents, Finance Secretary and Recording Secretary and the CISM Representative on invitation of the IPC President The following are invited to join the Extended Bureau Meetings - IPC Presidents of Honour, Chair of each Committee and Working Group, the CISM Representative and other persons selected by the IPC President Page 3

4 AGENDA INDEX Topic Agenda Item No. Page/s Adjournment of 2017 Plenary Meeting & Thanks to Host Any Other Business Appointments Artistic Events 15 6 ASIANIA 7 3 Awards Canopy Formation 14 5 Canopy Piloting 16 6 COLPAR 8 3 Confirmation of 2016 Plenary Minutes 2 1 FAI Report 3 1 Finance 6 2 Formation Skydiving and VFS 13 4 Freefall Style & Accuracy Landing 12 4 Future IPC Plenary Meetings General Issues - Open Meeting, Web Site, IPETA, CISM, Ranking System, Skydive TV, Records Officer 5 2 Indoor Skydiving 20 8 IPC President's Address 4 1 Judges 23 9 Mondial 11 3 Para Ski 19 8 Rules & Regulations - SC5 and Internal Regulations 22 9 Technical and Safety 21 9 Speed Skydiving 17 7 Welcome and Roll Call 1 1 Wingsuit 18 7 World Air Games 10 3 World Games 9 3 Page 4

5 1 WELCOME, ATTENDANCE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS including - In Memoriam, Apologies, Proxies, Roll Call & Attendance, Acknowledgements 2 FAI REPORT - In Memoriam - Welcome address Dr. Rainer 'Exi' Hoenle, IPC President - Roll call, conducted by FAI - Apologies for absences - Verification of Delegates' authority - Approval of Proxies - Delegates' address list to be updated (Delegates should provide all relevant contact information) 2.1 FAI Representation at 67 th IPC Plenary Meeting 2017 Mr Frits Brink, FAI President, Me Susanne Schȍdel, FAI Secretary General and Mr Markus Haggeney, FAI Sports and Events Director will represent FAI at this, 67 th IPC Plenary Meeting A Representative of the FAI will present an overview of FAI's activities in 2016, the results of the 111 th General Conference held in Bali, Indonesia, October 2016, and FAI's plans for IPC President, Dr. Rainer 'Exi' Hoenle has reported, through the IPC Website on FAI matters. Delegates are invited to raise any matter relevant to FAI/IPC issues and relations. IPC President's report to the FAI GC in Bali, Indonesia. Annex 1 3 IPC PRESIDENT''S ADDRESS 3.1 President's Report IPC President Dr. Rainer 'Exi' Hoenle will present his report, covering IPC activity in 2016, to the Plenary. Annex Decisions by the IPC Bureau President Hoenle will report on the IPC Bureau's work and its decisions during Annex 3 - Bureau Decisions to 23 May.2016, Nos. IBD 1/2016 to IBD 5/2016 incl. 4 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF 2016 PLENARY MEETING 4.1 The Delegates will be asked to approve the Minutes of the 66 th IPC Plenary Meeting held in Frankfurt, Germany, January GENERAL ISSUES Website and Media - Appointment of Webmaster, Media Liaison Officer, Skydive TV. IPETA, CISM, Ranking System and Appointment of IPC Records Officer 5.1 Open Meeting - Open Meeting on Wednesday 24 th January President Hoenle will brief the Plenary on the Open Meeting discussions, and matters arising. In addition he will speak about the Extended Bureau Meeting held prior to the Plenary. 5.2 Website & Media Liaison Susan Dixon, IPC Webmaster and Media Liaison Officer, will report to the Plenary on activity in both areas during Annex Appointment of IPC Webmaster The position of IPC Webmaster will be filled under agenda item 27.5 Appointments and Elections Appointment of IPC Media Liaison Officer The position of IPC Media Liaison Officer will be filled under agenda item 27.6 Appointments and Elections. Page 5

6 5.2.3 IPC Media Partner - Skydive-TV President Hoenle will invite the representative of Skydive-TV to brief the Plenary on the activities of Skydive-TV during The Plenary will discuss IPC's relationship with Skydive-TV and decide upon any proposal regarding future arrangements and co-operation for IPETA President Hoenle will update the Plenary on the IPETA project development and issues since the 2016 Plenary Meeting Appointment of IPETA Directors (five) The Plenary will appoint five people to the board of Directors of IPETA, as per and of this agenda. The Bureau will nominate two of the five people and the Plenary will accept three other nominations to elect the five people to the Board of IPETA for CISM Report Col. Gernot Rittenschober, President, CISM Parachuting Committee, will present his report for Annex Ranking System Delegates may discuss the current status of the Ranking System. 5.6 IPC Records Officer Randy Connell, IPC Records Officer, will report to the Plenary on activity in this area during Appointment to this position will be filled under agenda item Annex Proposal to alter the Title and Duties of the IPC Records Officer. Annex Proposal to alter Sporting Code, Section 5 to allow Night Records for Large Formations. Annex Proposal to Create a Working Group on Parachuting for the Disabled Patrice Girardin, IPC Delegate, France, will present a proposal from the French Federation for the creation of a Working Group on Parachuting for the Disabled. Annex 9 6 FINANCE 6.1 IPC Finance Secretary and Finance Working Group Chair, Peter Pfalzgraf, will present the Finance Secretary Report for Annex 10, and Provisional Balance Sheet to 01December 2016 Annex The Finance Working Group Chair, Peter Pfalzgraf, will present the amended budget for 2016 and the draft budget for Peter Pfalzgaf, Chair, Finance Working Group, will present proposals, if any, arising from the Open Meeting of the Finance Working Group and from other Finance Working Group meetings. 7 ASIANIA 7.1 Dr Maubarak Suwailem A. Alsuwallem, President, ASIANIA Parachute Federation, will report on ASIANIA matters. 8 COLPAR 8.1 Gustavo Eduardo Reyes will report on Latin American parachuting activity in Annex 12 9 THE WORLD GAMES Page 6

7 9.1 Elisabet Mikaelsson, IPC World Games Liaison Officer, will report on the Test Event for the World Games held in Wroclaw, Poland 28 June - 3 July 2016 and the forthcoming World Games 2017 to be held in Wroclaw, Poland July Canopy Piloting will be the participating parachuting discipline. Annex FAI Representative Report on the current Status 9.3 Appointment of IPC World Games Liaison Officer The position of IPC World Games Liaison Officer will be filled under Agenda Item FAI WORLD AIR GAMES 10.1 At the IPC Plenary 2016 it was decided that until an future FAI World Air Games was announced there was no need to appoint a World Air Games Liaison Officer. The situation remains the same FAI Report on the current Bid Process for the FAI World Air Games 2020 and status and todos related to Air Games Series 11 MONDIAL FAI WORLD PARACHUTING CHAMPIONSHIPS 11.1 Mondial 2016 USA Delegate, Kirk Verner, will report to the Plenary on the Mondial held at Skydive Chicago, Illinois, USA, September FREEFALL STYLE AND ACCURACY LANDING 12.1 Gunter Berendt, Committee Chair, will comment on the Committee s activities in 2016 Annex 14 and address the topics discussed by the Committee in Gunter Berendt, Committee Chair will report on the 34 th Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing World Championships, and the 8 th Junior Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing World Championships which took place at Skydive Chicago, Illinois, USA as part of the Mondial 2016, 9-23 September He will also present his report as Chief Judge of those championships. Annex Bids to host future Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing FCEs th FAI European Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Parachuting Championships and the 6 th FAI European Junior Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Parachuting Championships, 2017 Zoran Lakic, IPC Delegate Montenegro, will update Delegates regarding these events to be held in Podgorica, Montenegro, August This bid was accepted at the 2015 Plenary Meeting FAI WPCs in Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing 2018 Ani Stamenova, IPC Delegate, Bulgaria, will update Delegates regarding their preparation to host the 35 th FAI World Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Parachuting Championships and the 9 th FAI World Junior Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Parachuting Championships, at Aero club Montana, Bulgaria August This bid was accepted at the 2016 Plenary Meeting FAI WPCs in Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing 2019 Argentina will present a bid to host the 17 th FAI World Cup in Freefall Style & Accuracy Landing at Cordoba, Argentina May Annex Nations wishing to host future FCE s in Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing are requested to inform the Plenary Proposals to amend the Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Competition Rules Gunter Bernedt, Committee Chair, will propose and open for discussion any amendments to the Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Competition Rules arising from the Open Meeting and from the Committee deliberations held prior to the Plenary Meeting. Annex 14 Open Meeting Agenda 13 FORMATION SKYDIVING Page 7

8 13.1 Mark Szulmayer, Committee Chair, will report on the Committee's activities in 2016 and address the topics discussed by the Committee in Annex Mark Szulmayer will report on the 22 nd FAI World Formation Skydiving Championships which took place at Skydive Chicago, Illinois, USA as part of the Mondial 2016, 9-23 September The report of the Chief Judge, Karla Cole, is attached. Annex Bids to host future FCEs in Formation Skydiving The 14 th FAI European Formation Skydiving championships and the 21 st FAI World Cup in Formation Skydiving Gunter Berendt, Delegate for Germany will update Delegates regarding these events which will take place in Saarlouis, Germany August This bid was accepted at the 2016 Plenary Meeting Bids to host the 23 rd FAI World Formation Skydiving Championships 2018 Australia will present a bid to host the 23 rd FAI World Formation Skydiving Championships at The Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia October Annex 19 Russia will present a bid to host the 23 rd FAI World Formation Skydiving Championships at Vosnerenka, Krasnoyarak, Russia August Annex Nations wishing to host future FCE s in Formation Skydiving are requested to inform the Plenary Proposals to amend the Formation Skydiving Competition Rules Mark Szulmayer, Committee Chair, will propose and open for discussion, amendments to the Competition Rules, Formation Skydiving and Vertical Formation Skydiving arising from the Formation Skydiving Open Meeting and resulting from the Committees deliberations held prior to the Plenary Meeting. Annex 17 Open Meeting Agenda 14 CANOPY FORMATION 14.1 Rina Gallo, Committee chair, will report on the Committee s activities during 2016 and address the topics discussed during that year. Annex Rina Gallo will report on the 17 th FAI World Canopy Formation Championships which took place at Skydive Chicago, Illinois, USA as part of the Mondial 2016, 9-23 September The Report of the Chief Judge, Bernard Nicolas, is attached. Annex Bids to Host Future FCEs in Canopy Formation The FAI 7 th European Canopy Formation Championships 2017 Gunter Berendt, Delegate for Germany will update Delegates regarding these events which will take place in Saarlouis, Germany August This bid was accepted at the 2016 Plenary Meeting Bids to host the 18 th FAI World Canopy Formation Championships 2018 Australia will present a bid to host the 18 th FAI World Canopy Formation Championships at The Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia for October Annex 19 Russia will present a bid to host the 18 th FAI World Canopy Formation Championships at Vosnerenka, Krasnoyarak, Russia from August Annex Nations wishing to host future FCEs in Canopy Formation are requested to inform the Plenary Proposals to amend the Canopy Formation Competition Rules Rina Gallo, Committee Chair, will propose and open for discussion any amendments to the Canopy Formation Competition Rules arising from the Open Meeting and from the Committee deliberations during the year and prior to the Plenary. Annex 21 Open Meeting Agenda 15 ARTISTIC EVENTS Page 8

9 15.1 Ron Miasanikov, Committee Chair, will report on the Artistic Events Committee s activities in 2016, and address the topics discussed by the Committee during Annex 23 - Report on Competitors Workshop (Annex 23a) 15.2 The 11 th FAI World Artistic Events Championship, Chicago, USA Ron Miasanikov, will report on the 11 th FAI World Artistic Events Championship which took place at Skydive Chicago, Illinois, USA as part of the Mondial 2016, 9-23 September The report of the Chief Judge, Artistic Events, Thi Bich Van He, is attached. Annex The 11 th FAI European Artistic Events Championships 2017 and the 12 th FAI World Cup in Artistic Events 2017 Peter Pfalzgraf, Delegate for Germany will update Delegates regarding these events which will take place in Saarlouis, Germany August This bid was accepted at the 2016 Plenary Meeting Bids to Host the 12 th FAI World Artistic Events Championships 2018 Australia will present a bid to host the 12th FAI World Artistic Events Championships at The Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia for October Annex 19 Russia will present a bid to host the 12 th FAI World Artistic Event Championships at Vosnerenka, Krasnoyarak, Russia from August Annex Nations wishing to host FCEs in Artistic Events are requested to inform the Plenary Proposals to amend the Artistic Events Competition Rules Ron Miasnikov, Committee Chair, will propose and open for discussion amendments to the Artistic Events Competition Rules arising from the Open Meeting and from the Artistic Events Committee deliberations held prior to the Plenary. Annex 23 Open Meeting Agenda 16 CANOPY PILOTING 16.1 Alberto Martin Paracuellos, Committee Chair, will report on the Canopy Piloting Committee s activities for 2016, and address the topics discussed by the Committee in Annex The 6 th FAI World Canopy Piloting Championships, Farnham, Canada, August 2016 Alberto Martin Paracuellos, Committee Chair, will report on the 6th FAI World Canopy Piloting Championships, which took place in Farnham, Quebec, Canada on August The Report of the Chief Judge, Bjorn Korth, is attached. Annex The Report of the FAI Controller, Marylou Laughlin. is attached. Annex The 9th FAI World Cup in Canopy Piloting, Dubai, UAE Youssif Hassan Ali Al Hammadi, UAE Delegate, will update the Delegates on preparations to host this event in Dubai, U.A.E. 27 November - 1 December This bid was accepted at the 2015 Plenary Meeting Bids to host future FCEs in Canopy Piloting 2018 Poland will present a bid to host the 7th FAI World Canopy Piloting Championships 2018 in Szymanow, Wroclow, Poland 1-8 July Annex Bids to host future FCEs in Canopy Piloting 2019 France will present a Letter of Intent to host the 8th World Canopy Piloting Championships 2019 in Orléans, France Annex Nations wishing to host future FCEs in Canopy Piloting are requested to inform the Plenary Proposals to amend the Canopy Piloting Competition Rules Page 9

10 Alberto Martin Paracuellos, Committee Chair, will propose and open for discussion amendments to the Canopy Piloting Competition Rules arising from the Open Meeting and from the Canopy Piloting Committee deliberations held prior to the Plenary. Annex 25 Open Meeting Agenda 17 SPEED SKYDIVING 17.1 Elisabet Mikaelsson, Committee Chair, will report on the Speed Skydiving Committee's activities for 2016, and address the topics discussed by the Committee during Annex The 1 st FAI World Speed Skydiving Championship, Chicago, USA Elisabet Mikaelsson, Committee Chair, will report on the 1 st FAI World Speed Skydiving Championship which took place at Skydive Chicago, Illinois, USA as part of the Mondial 2016, 9-23 September The report of the Chief Judge, Arnold Hohenegger is attached. Annex The 2 nd FAI European Speed Skydiving Championships 2017 and the 3 rd World Cup in Speed Skydiving 2017 Gunter Berendt, Delegate for Germany will update Delegates regarding these events which will take place in Saarlouis, Germany August This bid was accepted at the 2016 Plenary Meeting Bids to host future FCE's in Speed Skydiving Australia will present a bid to host the 2 nd FAI World Speed Skydiving Championships at The Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia for October Annex 19 Russia will present a bid to host the 2 nd FAI World Speed Skydiving Championships at Vosnerenka, Krasnoyarak, Russia from August Annex Nations wishing to host future FCEs in Speed Skydiving are requested to inform the Plenary Proposals to amend the Speed Skydiving Competition Rules Elisabet Mikaelsson, Committee Chair, will propose and open for discussion amendments to the Speed Skydiving Competition Rules arising from the Open Meeting and from the Speed Skydiving Committee deliberations held prior to the Plenary. Annex 30 Open Meeting Agenda 18 WINGSUIT FLYING 18.1 John Smyth, Deputy Committee Chair, will report on the Wingsuit Flying Committee's activates for 2016 and address the topics discussed by the Committee during Annex The 1 st FAI World Wingsuit Performance Flying Championships and the 1 st FAI World Cup of Wingsuit Acrobatic Flying, Zephyrhills, Florida, USA November John Smyth, Deputy Committee Chair, will report on the 1 st FAI World Wingsuit Performance Flying Championships and the 1 st FAI World Cup of Wingsuit Acrobatic Flying which took place in Zephyrhills, USA, November 3-9, The report of the Chief Judge, Kate Charters is attached. Annex Bids to host future FCEs in Wingsuit Flying 2017 The USA will present a bid to host the 2 nd FAI World Wingsuit Flying Championships 2017 in Overton, Nevarda, USA 1-9 November 2017 Annex Bids to host future FCEs in Wingsuit Flying 2018 The Czech Republic will present a bid to host the 2 nd FAI World Wingsuit Flying Championships 2018 in Prostejov, Czech Republic from 25 August - 2 September 2018 Annex 35 The Netherlands will present a bid to host the 2 nd FAI World Wingsuit Flying Championships 2018 in Teuge, The Netherlands from 9-16 September 2018 Annex 36 Page 10

11 Nations wishing to host future FCEs in Wingsuit Flying are requested to inform the Plenary Proposals to amend the Wingsuit Flying Competition Rules John Smyth, Deputy Committee Chair will proposed and open for discussion amendments to the Wingsuit Flying Competition Rules arising from the Open Meeting and from the Wingsuit Flying Committee deliberations held prior to the Plenary. Annex 32 Open Meeting Agenda & Annex 32a 19 PARA SKI 19.1 Michael Egger, Committee Chair will report on the Para-Ski Committee's activities in 2016, and address the topics discussed by the Committee during Annex The 16 th FAI World Para Ski Championships, St. Johann, Austria March Gernot Rittenschober, IPC Delegate, Austria will update the Plenary on preparations for the 16 th FAI World Para Ski Championships at St. Johann, Austria, 7-11 March This bid was accepted at the 2015 Plenary Meeting Bid to Host the 17 th FAI World Para Ski Championships 2019 The Czech Republic will present a bid to host the 16th World Para Ski Championships, Vrchlabí, Czech Republic 26 February - 3 March 2019 Annex Nations wishing to host future FCEs in Para Ski are requested to inform the Plenary Proposals to amend the Para Ski Competition Rules Michael Egger, Committee Chair will propose and open for discussion amendments to the Para Ski Competition Rules arising from the Open Meeting and from the Para Ski Committee deliberations held prior to the Plenary. Annex 37 - Open Meeting Agenda 20 INDOOR SKYDIVING 20.1 Mohammed Al-Delayel, Committee Chair, will report on Indoor Skydiving activities during 2016 and the results of the Indoor Skydiving Open Meeting. Annex 39 and Report Addendum document - Bid Comparison Table (Annex 39a) 20.2 The 2 nd FAI World Cup in Indoor Skydiving, Warsaw, Poland October 2016 Mohamed Al-Delayel, Committee Chair will report on the 2nd FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving which took place in Warsaw, Poland October The report of the Chief Judge in Artistic Events, Alyia Ananina, is attached. Annex The report of the Chief Judge in Formation Skydiving Jurate Jansauskiene, is attached. Annex The 2 nd FAI World Championships in Indoor Skydiving, Laval, Quebec, Canada October, 2017 Rina Gallo, Canadian Delegate, will update the Delegates on preparations to host this event in Laval, Quebec, Canada October This bid was accepted at the 2016 Plenary Meeting Bids to Host the 3 rd FAI World Cup in Indoor Skydiving 2018 Australia will present a bid to host the 3 rd FAI World Cup in Indoor Skydiving at ifly Downunder, Sydney, Australia from 29 September - 4 October Annex 42 Bahrain will present a bid to host the 3 rd FAI World Cup in Indoor Skydiving at Gravity Indoor Skydiving, Zallaq, Bahrain from October Annex 43 Italy will present a bid to host the 3 rd FAI World Cup in Indoor Skydiving at Aero Gravity, Milan, Italy from October Annex 44 Norway will present a bid to host the 3 rd FAI World Cup in Vossvind Drift AS, Voss, Norway from April Annex 45 Page 11

12 Slovakia will present a bid to host the 3 rd FAI World Cup in Hurricane Factory, Tatralandia s.r.o., Liptovsky Mikulas 5, Slovakia from either 1-4 March or 1-4 November Annex Bids to Host the 3 rd FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championship 2019 France will present their Letter of Intent to host the 3 rd FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships 2019 in France. Annex 47 Germany will present their bid to host the 3 rd FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships in Munich, Germany from 6-10 November 2019 Annex 48 Italy will present a bid to host the 3 rd FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships at Aero Gravity, Milan, Italy from 3-6 May Annex Nations wishing to host future FCEs in Indoor Skydiving are requested to inform the Plenary Proposals to amend the Indoor Skydiving Competition Rules Mohammed Al-Delayel, Committee Chair, will propose and open for discussion amendments to the Indoor Skydiving Competition Rules arising from the Open Meeting and from the Indoor Skydiving Committee deliberations held prior to the Plenary. Annex 39 - Open Meeting Agenda 21 TECHNICAL AND SAFETY 21.1 Gustavo Eduardo Reyes, Committee Chair, will comment on the Committee's activates during 2016 and the outcome of the Technical and Safety Open Meeting. Annex Safety Survey Report Gustavo Eduardo Reyes, Committee Chair will report on the 2015 Safety Survey, which along with other Technical & Safety material will be distributed to Delegates on CD. 22 RULES AND REGULATIONS Part 1 - Sporting Code, Section 5 and Internal Regulations 22.1 Ronald Overdijk, Committee Chair will report on the Rules and Regulations Committee's activities during 2016 Annex Sporting Code, Section 5 Ronald Overdijk, Committee Chair will present proposals to amend FAI Sporting Code, Section 5 and any proposals arising from the Rules and Regulations Open Meeting and from the Rules & Regulations Committee deliberations held prior to the Plenary. Annex 51 Open Meeting Agenda Proposal from the IPC President to Amend Sporting Code, Section 5, 4.5 Annex Proposal from the IPC Records Officer to Amend Sporting Code, Section 5, Chapter 3 Finalised document wil be available for discussion at the Open Meeting Annex FCEAD Ronald Overdijk, Committee Chair will present proposals to amend First Category Event Application Document and any proposals arising from the Rules and Regulations Open Meeting and from the Rules & Regulations Committee deliberations held prior to the Plenary. Annex 51 - Open Meeting Agenda 22.4 Jury Handbook Ronald Overdijk, Committee Chair will present proposals to amend First Category Event Application Document and any proposals arising from the Rules and Regulations Open Meeting and from the Rules & Regulations Committee deliberations held prior to the Plenary. Annex 51 - Open Meeting Agenda 23 JUDGES Page 12

13 23.1 Bernard Nicolas, Committee Chair will report on the Judges Committee's activities for 2016 and address the topics discussed by the committee during that year. The Judges Committee report also includes the IPC Judge Training Course Co-coordinator report by Karla Cole and the IPC Judge Video Librarian Report by Tamara Koyn and the results of the Open Meeting. Annex 54 & 54a 23.2 Proposals to amend the Judging Rules Bernard Nicolas, Committee Chair, will propose and open for discussion any proposals to amend the Judging Rules and any matters arising from the Judges Committee Open Meeting and from the Judges Committee deliberations held prior to the Plenary. Annex 54 - Open Meeting Agenda Proposal to amend SCS5, Gernot Rittenschober, IPC Delegate, Austria, will propose an amendment to the Sporting Code, Section 5, Annex FAI Parachuting Judges List The list of FAI Judges for 2017 will be verified, per updates sent to the Judges Committee Chair, Bernard Nicolas Nominated FAI Chief Judges for 2017 First Category Events The Plenary will consider for approval, the nominated list of FAI Chief Judges for FCE's to be held in This list will be presented by the Chair of the Judges Committee. 24 LIST OF APPROVED AND QUALIFIED JURORS 24.1 Proposals to amend/adjust the List of Approved and Qualified Jurors The List of Approved and Qualified Jurors may be amended, with deletions and additions, if any, by the Plenary Proposal to Modify the Jury Composition Procedure, IPC President. Annex AWARDS 25.1 FAI Gold Parachuting Medal A proposal from the USPA to award the FAI Gold Parachuting Medal to B.J. Worth Annex 57 A proposal from Argentina to award the FAI Gold Parachuting Medal to José Angel Bassano. Annex Leonardo devinci Diploma The nomination of José Angel Bassano for this award in 2016 by Argentina, failed to meet the criteria for this award and was deferred to this 2017 Plenary for further discussion. The IPC Delegate from Argentina would like to alter the Proposal to one for an FAI Gold Parachuting Medal for José Angel Bassano Faust Vrancic Medal A proposal from the Canadian NAC to award the Faust Vrancic Medal jointly to Mr Klaus Rheinwald and Mr. Michael Cooper, will be discussed. Annex Proposal to establish the David Reader Award in Indoor Freestyle A proposal, supported by the Norweigan NAC, to establish the David Reader Award in Indoor Freestyle, will be presented by Mohammed Al-Delayed. Annex ANY OTHER BUSINESS 26.1 Delegates may, at this time, bring forward any other business for discussion by the Plenary. 27 ELECTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS 27.1 Confirmation of Committees and Working Groups The Bureau will present the lists of proposed members of Committee and Working Groups to the Plenary for approval. The lists will be based on requests received by the IPC Recording Secretary, and on proposals received from the Chairs of the Committees and Working Groups. The proposed membership of the Committees and Page 13

14 Working Groups must be presented to the Bureau no later than the Bureau Meeting on Friday 27 January Nomination and Election of IPC IPETA Directors The Bureau will nominate two people to be IPETA Directors for The Plenary will nominate and appoint three people to be IPETA Directors for Confirmation of the IPC World Games Liaison Officer 27.4 Confirmation of the IPC Webmaster 27.5 Confirmation of the IPC Media Liaison Officer 27.6 Confirmation of the IPC Records Officer 27.7 Confirmation of Juries and FAI Controllers for 2017/ FUTURE IPC PLENARY MEETINGS th IPC Plenary Meeting Israel will present a bid to host the 68 th Plenary Meeting Annex Bulgaria will present a bid to host the 68 th Plenary Meeting Annex France will present their Letter of Intent to host the 69th Plenary Meeting Annex THANKS TO HOST AND ADJOURNMENT OF 67 th PLENARY MEETING 29.1 The Delegates, Alternate Delegates, Observers and Bureau thank the Federacao Portuguesa de Paraquedismo, The Portuguese Parachuting Federation and the NAC of Portugal, Mr. Manuel Almeida IPC Delegate, Portugal, for hosting the 67th IPC Plenary Meeting in Faro, Portugal The 67 th IPC Plenary Meeting 2017 will adjourn. Page 14