All elected Council Members were present at the meeting in Schladming, Austria on 7 th November 2011:

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1 To the - Members of the FIS Council - National Ski Associations - Committee Chairmen INTERNATIONAL SKI FEDERATION Blochstrasse Oberhofen/Thunersee Switzerland Tel Fax Oberhofen, 9 th November 2011 Short Summary FIS Council Meeting 7 th November 2011, Schladming (AUT) Dear Mr. President, Dear Ski friends, In accordance with art of the FIS Statutes we take pleasure in sending you today the Short Summary of the most important decisions of the FIS Council Meeting, 7 th November 2011 in Schladming (AUT). 1. Members present All elected Council Members were present at the meeting in Schladming, Austria on 7 th November 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 Schroecksnadel, 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 Ljubljana (SLO) The minutes from the Council Meeting in Ljubljana (SLO) on 6 th June 2011 and the Extraordinary Meeting in Zurich (SUI) on 21 st August 2011 were approved. 2.1 Extraordinary Meeting of the FIS Council in Zurich (SUI) The Council convened for an Extraordinary Meeting in Zurich on 21 st August 2011 in order to address the matter of Timing and Data for the FIS Alpine World Cup and also discussed the Specifications for Alpine Competition Equipment, namely the new rules for alpine skis.

2 3. The FIS World Championships 3.1 Reports FIS World Championships The Council Members from the respective nations reported on the following upcoming events and provided written reports from 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 Schroecksnadel 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), 13 th to 16 th March: Council Member Roman Kumpost FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015, Falun (SWE), 18 th February to 1 st March: Council Member Mats Årjes FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015, Vail/Beaver Creek (USA), 3 rd to 15 th February: Vice-President Bill Marolt FIS Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships 2015, Kreischberg/Murau (AUT), 16 th to 25 th January: Council Member Peter Schroecksnadel 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. In addition the Council appointed Vars (FRA) as organiser of the 2013 FIS Speed Skiing World Championships. Furthermore, the Council approved the following competition programmes for the different FIS World Championships in 2013: Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

3 Programme FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Schladming (AUT) 4 th to 17 th February 2013 Date Men Ladies Monday, 4 th February Tuesday, 5 th February Opening Ceremony Super-G Wednesday, 6 th February Super-G Downhill Training Thursday, 7 th February Downhill Training Downhill Training Friday, 8 th February Downhill Training Super Combined DH Super Combined SL Saturday, 9 th February Downhill Downhill Training Sunday, 10 th February Downhill Training Downhill Monday, 11 th February Super Combined DH Super Combined SL Tuesday, 12 th February Wednesday, 13 th February Reserve Day Nations Team Event 1 st round Nations Team Event 2 nd round Thursday, 14 th February* Friday, 15 th February* Saturday, 16 th February* Sunday, 17 th February* Qualification GS 1 st run Qualification GS 2 nd run Giant Slalom 1 st run Giant Slalom 2 nd run Qualification SL 1 st run Qualification SL 2 nd run Slalom 1 st run Slalom 2 nd run Giant Slalom 1 st run Giant Slalom 2 nd run Slalom 1 st run Slalom 2 nd run The Organising Committee of Schladming 2013 has requested consideration that the Men s Slalom is carried out as a night race on Thursday 14 th February and this would therefore affect the programme of the technical races including the qualification races. The Council agreed that the preference would be to organise the night slalom as is traditional in Schladming and potentially consider this option for the Men s and/or Ladies Super Combined Slaloms, however under the condition that the EBU and main broadcasters will transmit the races live. In regard to the qualification races, the Council requested confirmation from the Organising Committee about whether the location of these will be in Reiteralm or Haus im Ennstal in order to assist the National Ski Associations athletes participating make their arrangements. Furthermore, the Council underlined that the qualification races are an integral part of the Men s Giant Slalom and Slalom Championship races and that the host broadcaster is required to produce highlights for television. Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

4 Programme FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Val di Fiemme (ITA), 19 th February to 3 rd March 2013 Date Cross-Country Ski Jumping Nordic Combined Wednesday, 20 th February Qualification Ladies 5 km, Men 10 km Thursday, 21 st February Friday, 22 nd February Saturday, 23 rd February Sunday, 24 th February Monday, 25 th February Tuesday, 26 th February Wednesday, 27 th February Thursday, 28 th February Friday, 1 st March Saturday, 2 nd March Sunday, 3 rd March Opening Ceremony Ladies & Men Sprint C Qualification Final Individual HS 106 Ladies Individual HS 106 Men Qualification Ladies Pursuit Individual (7.5 km C km F) HS 106 Men Men s Pursuit (15 km C + 15 km F) Ladies + Men s Team Sprint F Qualification Final Interval Start Ladies 10 km F Interval Start Men s 15 km F Ladies Relay 4x5 km C + F Men s Relay 4x10 km C + F Ladies 30 km Mass Start Men 50 km C Mass Start Individual Gundersen HS km Mixed Team HS 106* Team HS 106 Team 4 x 5 km Reserve Day Individual HS 134 Men Qualification Individual HS 134 Men Team HS 134 Men Closing Ceremony Individual Gundersen H km Team Sprint HS x 7.5 km On proposal of the Ski Jumping Committee and the Organising Committee, the Council approved that the Ski Jumping Team Event on the normal hill will be carried out as a Mixed Team Event comprising 2 ladies and 2 men per team, whilst the second Nordic Combined Team Competition will be carried out as the Team Sprint. Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

5 Programme FIS Snowboard World Championships Stoneham (CAN) 16 th to 27 th January 2013 Date Ladies Men Arrival Wednesday, 16 th January Thursday, 17 th,january Training HP Qualification HP Friday, 18 th January Halfpipe night event Halfpipe night event Saturday, 19 th January Saturday, 19 th January Big Air night event (Quebec City) Opening Ceremony Quebec City Sunday, 20 th January Slopestyle Slopestyle Monday, 21 st January Tuesday, 22 nd January Wednesday, 23 rd January Reserve Day SBX Training SBX Qualification Thursday, 24 th January Snowboard Cross Snowboard Cross Friday, 25 th, January Reserve Day Saturday, 26 th January Parallel Giant Slalom Parallel Giant Slalom Sunday, 27 th January Parallel Slalom Parallel Slalom Monday, 28 th January Departure The competition programme for the 2013 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Championships in Voss (NOR) could not yet be finalised due to the discussions about the location for the Halfpipe since Voss does not have a Halfpipe and would need to construct it using snow. Therefore on proposal of the Organising Committee and supported by the Freestyle Skiing Committee, the Council agreed that as an exception the Halfpipe competition may be carried out in Oslo where a new facility has just been constructed according to the latest specifications. 3.2 Candidates for future FIS World Championships The Council confirmed the following applications for future FIS World Championships, all of which were submitted according to the regulations. The Council has a right to veto whether or not to accept an application by 31 st October, respectively the Council Meeting thereafter. Furthermore, the Council decided that the presentations to the FIS Council during the FIS Congress week in Kangwonland (KOR) 2012 will take place on Tuesday 29 th May, with the election by the Council taking place on Thursday 31 st May Skiflying Kulm/Bad Mitterndorf, AUT Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

6 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 4. The FIS Junior World Championships 4.1 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), 29 th February to 9 th March: 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 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 Jasna (SVK) as Organiser of the FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

7 5. The International Olympic Committee The 123 rd IOC Session took place in Durban (RSA) from 4 th to 7 th July 2011 and the main item on the agenda was the election of the Organiser of the Olympic Winter Games On 6 th July 2011, after one round of voting, the winner was declared as PyeongChang. The results of the voting were as follows: PyeongChang Munich Annecy 63 votes 25 votes 7 votes Since the previous FIS Council Meeting, the IOC has had several meetings and undertaken various activities: - In June 2011 the IOC awarded to NBC Universal (NBCU) the broadcast rights in the USA for the XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi and the Games of the XXXI Olympiad 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, as well as the Olympic Games 2018 in PyeongChang and 2020, whose host city is yet to be decided. The total agreement is valued at USD 4.38 billion. - Following the fifth visit of the IOC Coordination Commission in September 2011, representatives of the United National Environment Programme (UNEP) and ecological organisations in Sochi met for a series of meetings. The main objective of these meetings was to discuss the challenges for the region s ecosystem that are emerging during the preparations of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. - The IOC President also had a meeting with the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The two organisations signed a Memorandum of Understanding, whereby each of them will seek to identify possible areas of work particularly related to drug abuse as well as corruption in sport and crime among young people. - The Entourage Commission headed by Sergey Bubka met for the second time at the IOC Headquarters and the Olympic Programme and Marketing Commissions held meetings under the chairmanship of IOC Members Franco Carraro and Gerhard Heiberg respectively. Furthermore the Olympic Philately, Numismatic and Memorabilia Commission, whose Chairman is IOC Executive Member Gerhard Heiberg held a meeting as well as the Audit Committee and Finance Commission, while the Women & Sport Commission and the IOC Olympic Capital Commission also gathered. - In mid-september the IOC organised the World Conference on Sport for All in Beijing (CHN) and Secretary General Sarah Lewis had been asked to present a case study during the first plenary session about the Bring Children to the Snow campaign and the World Snow Day. - The Candidates for the Olympic Games 2020 have now been submitted with Baku (AZE), Doha (QAT), Istanbul (TUR), Madrid (SPA), Rome (ITA) and Tokyo (JPN). The election of the City will take place in September 2013 at the IOC Session in Buenos Aires (ARG) at the same time as the election of the new IOC President. Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

8 In concluding the discussions about the International Olympic Committee, the Council expressed its opinion that the position of the Winter Sports and the FIS within the international sports movement is not adequately recognised by the IOC and efforts will be undertaken to strengthen the position of FIS. 5.1 Youth Olympic Games 2012 in Innsbruck The fourth meeting of the IOC Coordination Commission, chaired by FIS President Gian Franco Kasper took place in Innsbruck from 4 th to 6 th September Additionally the Chef de Mission Seminar took place just before from 1 st to 3 rd September at which he was also present. All Winter Youth Olympic Games Ambassadors for Innsbruck 2012 have been confirmed with Freestyle Skier Kevin Rolland (FRA) recently confirmed, joining Benni Raich (AUT), Lindsey Vonn (USA) as well as Figure Skater Yuna Kim (KOR) and a famous Ice Hockey player to be announced shortly. Winter Youth Olympic Games 2016 In November 2011, the International Olympic Committee will elect the organiser of the 2 nd Winter Youth Olympic Games in The only candidate is Norway with the City of Lillehammer, which successfully hosted the XVII Olympic Winter Games in The next Summer Youth Olympic Games will take place in Nanjiing (CHN) in Olympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi The 6 th meeting of the IOC Coordination Commission took place in Sochi from 14 th to 16 th September The Olympic test phase will start in earnest during the upcoming winter with both Men s and Ladies FIS Alpine World Cup Downhill and Super Combined competitions taking place on consecutive weeks in February Events on the Programme of the Olympic Winter Games 2014 At meetings of the IOC Executive Board in April and July 2011, it confirmed the programme of new events for the Sochi 2014 Games with Ladies Ski Jumping, Freestyle Skiing Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Snowboard Slopestyle and Snowboard Parallel Slalom all included. The Alpine Team Parallel competition was regrettably not included. Additionally the other sports added to the programme are Biathlon Mixed Relay, Figure Skating Team Event and Luge Team Relay. The proposal to include the Snowboard Parallel Slalom was made directly by the Russian NOC and the Government to the IOC. It was not one of the events proposed by the FIS Congress. At its Meeting in Schladming, the Council expressed its concern that the IOC had accepted a proposal for the potential inclusion of a new event directly from the host NOC respectively the government and trust that such a process will not occur again in the future. Thereafter, at its meeting in Daegu (KOR) at the end of August, the IOC Executive Board approved the Qualification Systems for the Olympic Winter Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

9 Games in Sochi A final review is being carried out by the IOC notably in consideration of the limited accommodation in the mountain Olympic Village and the document should be available by mid-december. Provisional Qualifying Timeline for all disciplines Qualification Period: July January 2014 Publication of the Olympic Quota Allocation List Monday 20 January 2014 and Olympic Qualification FIS Points list: FIS allocation of quota places to NOCs: Monday 20 January 2014 NOCs to confirm to FIS use of quota places: Wednesday 22 January 2014 FIS to inform relevant NOCs regarding reallocation Thursday 23 to Friday of quota places for qualified athletes: End of re-allocation process: Friday 24 January 2014 Sochi 2014 deadline to receive entry forms Monday 27 January 2014 submitted by the NOCs: 5.3 PyeongChang 2018 The first report from PyeongChang 2018 was submitted following its election in July Council Member Sung-Won Lee reported that Olympic Games Organising Committee has been officially inaugurated and former Governor Kim of Gangwon Province has been appointed President and CEO of the Organising Committee. The first IOC Coordination Commission will take place in March 2012 and FIS President Gian Franco Kasper has been appointed a member. The next major milestone is the confirmation by National Assembly of the official legislation in regard to the Games. 6. AIOWF Since the last General Assembly of the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) in April 2011, a further gathering took place during the IOC Session on 5 th July in Durban (RSA). The customary informal pre-winter meeting of the Winter Sports Federations in the autumn will take place during the International Federation Forum in Lausanne on 14 th November 2011 which will also include a briefing by the IOC on the Youth Olympic Games. 7. SportAccord (formerly GAISF) The SportAccord IF Forum will take place in Lausanne from 14 th to 16 th November 2011 during which a Meeting of the SportAccord Council will take place. This year s event is focused on Sport and the City and Building an Effective Federation. The 46 th GAISF General Assembly will take place on 20 th to 25 th May 2012 in Quebec (CAN) as part of SportAccord, which includes the General Assemblies of AIOWF, ASOIF (Association of Summer Olympic International Federations), ARIFS Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

10 (Association of Recognised International Federations) and the IOC Executive Board. The theme of the SportAccord Convention is Why Sport Matters. 8. Financial Matters 8.1 Report of the Finance Commission Sverre Seeberg, Chairman of the Finance Commission and FIS Treasurer reported on the accounts per 30 th June 2011 and the updated figures at the end of September. The currency exchange rates have severely affected the current status of the FIS finances due to the collapse of the uro and US Dollar against the Swiss Franc, with a loss of nearly CHF 10 million booked following the sale of securities in accordance with the FIS investment strategy that is being implemented by Credit Suisse and UBS. Furthermore, the present currency valuation difference is an additional minus CHF 10 million, although this figure has nevertheless improved from CHF 11,5 million at the end of June On the positive side both expenditure and income are better than the budget for the time being and efforts are continually being made to make inroads into losses caused by the financial markets and currency valuation losses. Following a proposal of the bank, there have been minor adjustments made to the FIS Investment Rules to ensure FIS adopts a conservative strategy with its financial assets and manages the currency situation as effectively as possible, notably with uro and US Dollar assets. Furthermore, the Council agreed that the Finance Commission studies the end of period accounts once these are closed in the New Year and reports back to the Council with a proposal to present to the FIS Congress 2012 concerning the accounts from the period and the budget for within the available means of FIS that also supports the National Ski Association s activities. 8.2 Requests for financial support from the Technical Committees The Council approved proposals from a number of Technical Committees for a database project, rules workshop before the FIS Congress 2012 and the Committee for European Questions Working Group. 8.3 FIS Solidarity and Aid & Promotion for Developing Nations On proposal of the FIS Finance Commission, the Council decided to support a number of projects and requests for assistance that conform with the criteria for FIS Solidarity applications from the National Ski Associations of Algeria/Morocco, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hungary, India, and the Ukraine. The Council tabled the proposal of the Organising Committee in Val di Fiemme for support for a Ski Jumping training camp in favour of a common proposal from the Nordic Coordination Group in spring 2012 to have a joint Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined training camp programme and support both discipline s activities as part of the Aid & Promotion activities. One issue to solve concerns Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

11 the rules that eligible National Ski Associations are only those with one vote and there are other nations, which could justifiably be considered as requiring support in these disciplines. Furthermore, the Council decided to review the analysis of support provided to different National Ski Associations from FIS Solidarity and Aid & Promotion at its next Meeting. 8.4 Marc Hodler Foundation The Council acknowledged the report of Vice-President Janez Kocijancic in his capacity as President of the Marc Hodler Foundation who stated that the institution is fulfilling its mission. The current financial position has also been affected by the currency valuations. 8.5 FIS Travel Service AG The present financial situation of FIS Travel Service AG is stable despite currency losses, with a high number of teams training in the Southern Hemisphere. 8.6 FIS Marketing AG The report in relation to FIS Marketing AG is under Item Marketing, Public Relations and Special Projects At its Meeting in Schladming, the Council acknowledged the present status of sponsorship and partner agreements: FIS World Cup Title Sponsors Presenting sponsor Cross-Country World Cup Viessmann signed up to 2013/2014 Title sponsor Ski Jumping World Cup Bauhaus signed up to 2011/2012 presented by Viessmann agreed from 2012/13 to 2017/18 Title sponsor Ladies Ski Jumping World Cup OMV signed from 2011/2012 to 2013/14 presented by Viessmann agreed from 2012/13 to 2017/18 Title sponsor Nordic Combined World Cup DKB signed up to 2011/2012 presented by Viessmann agreed from 2012/13 to 2017/18 Title sponsor FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Audi 2012/2013 to 2017/18 under negotiation Title sponsor Freestyle World Cup open Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

12 Title sponsor Ski Cross World Cup Audi agreed from 2011/2012 to 2013/14 Title sponsor Snowboard World Cup LG Electronics agreed for the season 2011/2012 Additional FIS partners FIS official cars "Audi" under negotiation until 2017/2018 FIS clothing partner "Halti" signed up to 2013/2014 FIS World Cup trophies/medals "Joska" signed up to 2011/2012 Snowmaking Service "Sufag" signed up to 2013/2014 Cableways "Doppelmayr"/"Garaventa" agreed until 2011/2012 Temporary infrastructure Nüssli signed up to 2011/2012 Telecommunications Riedel Communications (Telecom Sportservice), under negotiation Data and timing sponsors and service providers of the FIS World Cups Timing service FIS Cross-Country World Cup "Polar" signed until 2013/14 Data service FIS Cross-Country World Cup, FIS Ski Jumping World Cup World Cup, FIS Nordic Combined World Cup, ST Sportservice, signed up to 2013/2014 Data and timing service and sponsor FIS Alpine World Cup Longines with service by Swiss Timing signed until 2016/17 Timing and data service FIS Freestyle World Cup Swiss Timing, signed up to 2013/2014 Data service FIS Snowboard World Cup LG Electronics agreed for the season 2011/2012 with service by Swiss Timing signed up to 2013/2014 Timing service FIS Snowboard World Cup Swatch, signed up to 2013/2014 Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

13 9.1 Bring Children to the Snow At its Meeting in Schladming, the Council reviewed the latest activities in the Bring Children to the Snow Campaign and the work that is being carried out building up to the inaugural FIS World Snow Day on 22 nd January Key activities that have taken place since June 2011 include: Activating Snow Desire: International Communication Campaign Less than 100 days remain until the inaugural World Snow Day on 22 nd January A campaign update was given at the 9 th Youth and Children Seminar in addition to several Committees at the Technical Committee Meetings in Zurich in October 2011 and the World Snow Day was the main topic of the Youth and Children Seminar which saw more than 70 participants from 45 National Ski Associations. Meetings and partnership discussions with companies such as Intersport, Halti, Milka and Eurosport have taken place. Intersport is willing to support the programme with focus on selected events initially in Austria, Switzerland and France for the inaugural World Snow Day. Based on results of the initial edition, negotiations will continue with Intersport International for broader support in 2013 and beyond. A TV trailer is in production for use by broadcasters from beginning of January 2012 and both EBU and Eurosport have pledged support. Yukim Zhang from China has joined the World Snow Day team on 1 st October to help out in this very important phase building up to the first World Snow Day. Kim is living in Switzerland studying for a Master in Sports Administration and Technology (MSA) at the International Academy of Sports Science and Technology (AISTS) in Lausanne. The central online platform launched in June. At report time, 50 Organisers from some 20 countries have signed up to stage activities on 22 nd January Six percent are representing the National Ski Associations. Registration remains open until 15 th December Since June several tools and promotional pieces have been developed for use by World Snow Day Organisers. More tools are continuously being developed and will be accessible as soon as they are finalised. The live profile update system for Organisers is online to promote their events. FIS SnowKidz Award 2012: Based on feedback from the first award presented at the FIS Congress in Antalya 2010, the rules were refined. Each National Ski Association may apply with one project and three out of the eight best nominated projects have to represent Aid & Promotion nations. The 2 nd FIS SnowKidz Award will be presented at the FIS Congress in Kangwonland (KOR) The deadline for NSA applications is on 15 th February Enabling Snow Experience: National Activity Campaign A few events taking place on 22 nd January 2012 will be selected as World Snow Day case study events. As an example, the last day of the first Winter Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

14 Youth Olympic Games 2012 will also see the first celebration of the World Snow Day in Innsbruck. During the FIS Technical Committee Meetings in Zurich new knowledge transfer projects in the Youth and Children s Sub-Committee for Cross- Country Skiing were established. Working groups representing different nations will collect information and documentation on how and what kind of children s activities can take place in connection with FIS events or other national events. The selected information will be provided in FIS style to the nations as soon as possible. Following the next committee meeting in Korea a similar project is planned on the topic of education. The National Ski Associations play a very important role for the campaign and the knowledge transfer tools are continuing to develop amongst other things. Upcoming Activities Finalise preparations for the first edition of World Snow Day Continue World Snow Day website and toolkit development Maintain close contact with National Ski Associations, World Snow Day Organisers and other stakeholders Publish regular World Snow Day newsletters Launch final World Snow Day communication and marketing activities Prepare 2 nd FIS SnowKidz Award, deadline 15 th February 2012 Manage FIS SnowKidz Meeting Points for season 2012/2013 Plan second edition of World Snow Day in 2013 Further develop FIS Bring Children to the Snow campaign 9.2 FIS Marketing AG The Council acknowledged the report of Christian Pirzer, CEO of FIS Marketing AG and the progress being made with the various projects, including the confirmation of the title sponsorship of the Audi Ski Cross World Cup that is extending its engagement in addition to the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup. Council Member Peter Schroecksnadel expressed concern that in his opinion FIS Marketing AG is selling inventory that it does not own and its valuation does not cover the expenses of Organisers, such as with the Ski Cross World Cup. Council Member Patrick Smith requested that the Council review the business and strategic plan of FIS Marketing AG in order that the philosophy of FIS is also considered, such as the organisation of events on a global basis and not just in the locations that are preferred by commercial agencies and sponsors. 10. Anti-Doping 10.1 International Doping Cases The Council acknowledged the report of the Chairman of the FIS Doping Panel, Patrick Smith. Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

15 On 22 nd August 2011, the FIS Doping Panel chaired by Patrick Smith with members Vice President Sverre Seeberg and Council Member Roman Kumpost, issued its decision in the case of the Estonian Cross-Country skier Andrus Veerpalu (EST) and has found that he committed an anti-doping rule violation contrary to article 2.1 of the FIS Anti-Doping Rules. Andrus Veerpalu tested positive for the use of recombinant human growth hormone (recgh), during an out-of-competition doping control on 29 th January 2011 in Otepää (EST). The athlete is ineligible to participate in any capacity in an event or activity authorised or organised by FIS or any National Ski Association for a period of three (3) years, until 23 rd February The FIS Doping Panel decision may be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) within 21 days and an appeal has now been submitted National Doping Cases In accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code, FIS is not entitled to review and/or amend decisions of doping cases from tests that have been carried out by the National Anti-Doping Agencies, but both FIS and WADA may appeal any decisions to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the event that either organisations believe that an inappropriate decision has been taken (in accordance with the relevant rules and deadlines). Name Nat Disc. Event tested Substance/ Method DENISOV, Konstantin RUS CC Furesomide IC, National Championships, KUZNETSOVA, Yulia RUS CC Carphedone Sanction 2 years (starting on ) 2 years (starting on ) 10.3 WADA The previous meeting of the WADA Executive Board took place on 17 th September 2011 in Lausanne (SUI), which primarily addressed the Prohibited List for The new List was made official and published on 1 st October to take effect on 1 st January Following requests from stakeholders for additional guidance on what constitutes best practice for testing programmes, WADA has advised that there needs to be more emphasis on the collection of blood samples and that not less than 10% of all samples collected are blood specimens. FIS President Gian Franco Kasper, in his capacity as a member of the WADA Executive Board informed the Council that the number of EPO tests will be considerably increased on a global basis. WADA has undertaken research into the traditional paper and carbon-copy doping control process to assess the benefits of moving to a more real time process supported by established technology which would reduce the Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

16 possibility of human error and increase efficiencies, in particular with regard to creating an immediate link with the Anti-Doping Administration & Management System (ADAMS). Approximately US$ 4.5 million was approved for scientific research projects in 2012, which brings WADA s total commitment to scientific research grants since 2001 to more than US$ 58 m. The next meeting of the Executive Board and Foundation Committee is scheduled for 19 th - 20 th November 2011 in Montreal (CAN). 11. Appointment of Jury Members The Council made a number of new appointments (in bold type) for the FIS World Championships and other major events. The following list includes all officials appointed for events in the coming years, including those previously appointed: 2012 Youth Olympic Winter Games, Innsbruck (AUT) Cross-Country Technical Delegate TD Assistant Robert Peets, EST Petar Zografov, BUL Ski Jumping Technical Delegate TD Assistant Equipment Controller Chief Distance Measurer Judges Thomas Hasslberger, GER Renata Nadarkiewicz, POL Jouko Toermaenen, FIN Hans Elvsveen, NOR Claudia Denifl, AUT Petra Nordman, FIN Mitsugu Satoh, JPN Inge Eriksröd, NOR David Amstein, SUI Nordic Combined Technical Delegate TD Assistant Equipment Controller Thomas Dufter, GER Dmitry Dubrovski, RUS (replacing Jan Rune Grave, NOR) Jouko Toermaenen, FIN Alpine Skiing Technical Delegate Ladies Technical Delegate Men Jury Member Ladies Monika Berwein-Schmid, GER Juray Sinay, SVK Einar Witteveen, NOR Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

17 Jury Member Men Jury Member both Equipment Controllers Euan Paterson, NZL Bojan Panovski, MKD Bernhard Russi, SUI Herbert Klammer, ITA Freestyle Skiing /Snowboarding TD Ski Cross TD Ski-Snowboard Halfpipe TD Snowboard Slopestyle Martina Rentschler, GER Andreas Görlich, GER Roman Arnold, SUI Ski (Halfpipe), Snowboard (Halfpipe, Slopestyle) Head Judges Score Verifier Scoring Judges Medical Supervisor (all disciplines) Equipment Controller FS Equipment Controller SB Rafael Regazzoni, FRA Freestyle Skiing Brandon Wong, CAN Snowboard (replacing Iztok Sumantic, SLO) Stefan Munz, GER (replacing Nina Rydelek, GER) Ola Sundekvist, SWE Christian Beutler, SUI Klara Suchanova, CZE Steve Brown, AUS Oliver Heinrich, AUT Snowboard Halfpipe (replacing Markus Thurner, AUT) Steele Spence, USA Freestyle Halfpipe Hubert Hörterer, GER Chris Robinson, CAN Bill Slattery, USA 2012 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Erzurum (TUR) Cross-Country Technical Delegate TD Assistant Jury Member Marko Lustrek, SLO Tomas Jons, SWE Emil Hecico, ROU Ski Jumping TD TD Assistant Chief Distance Measurer Judges Ueli Forrer, SUI Martin Brunner, GER Gert Aigmüller, AUT Christian Kathol, AUT Danes Raich, CZE Pierre Morel, FRA (replacing Jean-Claude Gaillard) Stefan Thoma, ITA Hans Nordin, SWE Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

18 Nordic Combined Technical Delegate TD Assistant Medical Supervisor Branko Simic, SLO (replacing Karl Lustenberger, SUI) Marek Tucznio, POL Toni Wicker, AUT 2012 FIS Ski Flying World Championship, Vikersund (NOR) Technical Delegate TD Assistant Chief Distance Measurer Judges Medical Supervisor Gabriel Gross, SLO Franck Salvi, FRA Börje Staffas, SWE Sigbjörn Normann, NOR Hermann Kothleitner, AUT Jean-Claude Gaillard, FRA (replacing Pierre Morel) Berndt Hess, GER Sandro Dalle Ave, ITA Tadeusz Szostak, POL Inggard Lereim, NOR 2012 FIS Alpine World Ski Junior Championships, Roccaraso (ITA) Technical Delegate Ladies Technical Delegate Men Medical Supervisor Daniel Lavallee, CAN (replacing Wilfried Bereiter, SUI) Werner Daum, AUT (replacing Germain Barrette, CAN) Marie-Philippe Rousseux-Blanchi, FRA 2012 FIS Freestyle Skiing Junior World Championships, Valmalenco (ITA) Technical Delegate Head Judge Judges Rick Schwinghammer, CAN Bill McNice, USA Alberto Orsatti, ITA Iain Hutchings, CAN Petri Antilla, FIN Giovanni Leoni, SUI Paal-Brynjar Gullikson, NOR Nataliya Sherestneva, BLR Bruno Berard, FRA 2012 FIS Snowboard Junior World Ski Championships, Sierra Nevada (SPA) Technical Delegate Technical Delegate Head Judge Scoring Judges Stephan De Wit, NED Mark Lamberson, USA Paul Rak CAN Jesus Fiochi SPA Klara Suchanova CZE Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

19 Beat Ruppen SUI Ryo Hashimoto JPN Ola Sundekvist SWE Oliver Heinrich AUT Medical Supervisor Daniel Brotons, SPA 2013 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Schladming (AUT) Technical Delegate Ladies Technical Delegate Men Ladies Jury Men s Jury Daniel Menestrina, ITA Marco Gut, SUI Anja Skutelj, CRO Evelio Gonzalez, SPA Martin Leach, GBR Fernarndo Enevoldsen, ARG Brad Ghent, USA Urban Wickman, SWE 2013 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Val di Fiemme (ITA) Cross-Country Technical Delegate TD Assistant Jury Members Jussi Prykäri, FIN Petr Mach, CZE Robert Peets, EST Sofia Kielpinska, POL (replacing Bente Skari, NOR) Ski Jumping Technical Delegate TD Assistant Chief Distance Measurer Judges Fredi Zarucchi, SUI Ivo Greger, CZE Franz Rappenglück, GER Carli Ciambattista / Stefan Thoma, ITA Peter Stattmann / Hermann Kothleitner, AUT Mitsunori Kitajima / Keizo Masaki, JPN Tadeusz Szostak / Marek Tucznio, POL Branko Benedik / Anton Justin, SLO Fabrice Piazzini / Christian Würsten, SUI Nordic Combined Technical Delegate TD Assistant Arne-Olaf Sween, NOR Uwe Mühln, GER 2013 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Championships Voss (NOR) Technical Delegate Head Judge Seiichi Kato, JPN Didi Waldspurger, SUI Jürg Müller, SUI Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

20 2013 FIS Snowboard World Championships, Stoneham (CAN) Technical Delegate Technical Delegate Head Judge Assistant Head Judge Scoring Judges Jury Equipment Control Video Control Tino Mincev, BUL Bill Van Gilder, USA Iztok Sumantic SLO Brandon Wong CAN Guido van Meel, SUI Klara Suchanova CZE Phoebe Mills USA Kyoji Yokoyama JPN Ola Sundekvist SWE Jesus Fiochi SPA Roland Horn, AUT Lenka Dvorakova, CZE Bill Slattery, USA Peter Krogoll, GER 2013 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Liberec (CZE) Cross-Country Technical Delegate TD Assistant Jury Member Zofia Kielpinska, POL Pietro Vanzo, ITA Matthias Berglund, SWE Ski Jumping Technical Delegate TD Assistant Chief Distance Measurer Judges Ryszard Gunka, POL Thomas Hasslberger, GER Kolbjörn Asphaug, NOR Jiri Parma, CZE Willi Putz, AUT Jani Hyvärinen, FIN Ryuichi Inoue, JPN Jörn Larsen, NOR 2013 Winter Universiade, Maribor (SLO) Cross-Country Technical Delegate TD Assistant Len Apedaile, CAN Jakub Vodrazka, CZE Ski Jumping Technical Delegate TD Assistant Ueli Forrer, SUI Martin Brunner, GER Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

21 Judges Martin Vrohvnik, SLO Fritz Pollhammer, AUT Franz Rappenglück, GER Stefan Thoma, ITA Yuri Kalinin, RUS Nordic Combined Technical Delegate TD Assistant Karl Lustenberger, SUI Matt Laue, USA Snowboard Technical Delegates Viktor Krstevski, MKD Helmut Lexer, AUT 2013 EYOF, Brasov (ROU) Alpine Skiing Technical Delegate Ladies Technical Delegate Men Janez Dekleva, SLO Patrick Blanc, FRA 2014 Olympic Winter Games, Sochi (RUS) Cross-Country Technical Delegate TD Assistant Jury Members Ski Jumping Technical Delegate TD Assistant Chief Distance Measurer Petr Mach, CZE Tiit Pekk, EST Pierre Gay-Perret, FRA Annmari Viljanmaa, FIN Bertil Palsrud, NOR Marko Mlakar, SLO Ueli Forrer, SUI Alpine Technical Delegate Ladies Technical Delegate Men Jury Roland Johansson, NOR Darrell MacLachlan, CAN FRA (Lady) AUT SVK/CZE GER JPN USA Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

22 12. FIS World Cup Calendars 2011/2012 to 2015/2016 On proposal of the respective Technical Committees concerned, the Council confirmed the minor modifications to the FIS World Cup Calendars 2011/2012 (please see following pages for the respective calendars). Furthermore the Council approved the calendars for the following seasons noting the following comments to the FIS Alpine World Cup calendars: - Consideration for technical races in the Czech Republic and/or Slovakia in the event a date becomes available in the Ladies calendars. - Council Member Peter Schroecksnadel stated that Austria should be awarded an additional Men s race in 2013/14 and 2014/15. He added that the races in Soelden are not counted as Austrian races, since the date and location is the decision and choice of FIS. - Council Member Michel Vion raised the issue of Chamonix which has been a classic Organiser since the creation of the FIS Alpine World Cup and is an iconic location. It features in the calendar in 2011/12 and then not again until at least 2016/17. - The possibility should be studied of including a regular evening race for the FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom or slalom on a weekday evening, for example on Tuesday in order to try to gain acceptance by the television networks. The North American races are broadcast in the evening in Europe, so there is already exposure for viewers following races on television at this time. Night competitions in Europe are very popular with spectators on site. Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

23 FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP CALENDAR 2011/2012 Date Day Site Nation Ladies Men Remarks Period I Sat Beitostölen NOR 10 km F 15 km F Sun Beitostölen NOR 4 x 5 km 4 x 10 km Fri Kuusamo FIN Sprint C Sprint C Sat Kuusamo FIN 5 km F 10 km F Sun Kuusamo FIN 10 km C 15 km C Pursuit Sun Düsseldorf GER Sprint F Sprint F Sun Düsseldorf GER Team Sprint F Team Sprint F Sat Davos SUI 15 km F 30 km F Sun Davos SUI Sprint F Sprint F Sat Rogla SLO 10 km C 15 km C Mass Start Sun Rogla SLO Sprint F Sprint F Period II Tour de Ski Thu Oberhof GER 2.5 km F 3.75 km F Prologue Fri Oberhof GER 10 km C 15 km C Pursuit Sat Oberstdorf GER Sprint C Sprint C Sun Oberstdorf GER 5+5 km (C/F) km (C/F) Skiathlon Tue Wed Toblach Toblach ITA ITA 3 km C Sprint F 5 km C Sprint F Thu Cortina/Toblach ITA 15 km F 35 km F Pursuit Sat Val di Fiemme ITA 10 km C 20 km C Mass Start Sun Val di Fiemme ITA 9 km F 9 km F Final Climb, Purs Sat Milano ITA Sprint F Sprint F Sun Milano ITA Team Sprint F Team Sprint F Sat Otepää EST Sprint C Sprint C Sun Otepää EST 10 km C 15 km C Period III Thu Moscow RUS Sprint F Sprint F Sat Rybinsk RUS 10 km F 15 km F Mass Start Sun Rybinsk RUS km (C/F) (C/F) Skiathlon Sat Nove Mesto CZE 15 km C 30 km C Mass Start Sun Nove Mesto CZE 4 x 5 km 4 x 10 km Fri Szklarska Poreba POL Sprint F Sprint F Sat Szklarska Poreba POL 10 km C 15 km C Period IV Sat Lahti FIN km (C/F) km (C/F) Skiathlon Sun Lahti FIN Sprint C Sprint C Wed Drammen NOR Sprint C Sprint C Sat Sun Oslo Oslo NOR NOR 30 km C 50 km C Mass Start Mass Start World Cup Final Wed Stockholm SWE Sprint C Sprint C Fri Falun SWE 2.5 km F 3.75 km F Sat Falun SWE 10 km C 15 km C Mass start Sun Falun SWE 10 km F 15 km F Pursuit FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships: Erzurum (TUR), Winter Youth Olympic Games, Innsbruck (AUT), Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

24 PROPOSAL FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP CALENDAR 2012/2013 Date Day Site Nation Ladies Men Remarks Period I Fri Kuusamo FIN Sprint C Sprint C Sat Kuusamo FIN 5 km F 10 km F Sun Kuusamo FIN 10 km C 15 km C Pursuit Sat Gällivare SWE 10 km F 15 km F Sun Gällivare SWE 4 x 5 km (C/F) 4 x 10 km (C/F) Sat Quebec*) CAN Sprint F Sprint F Sun Thu Quebec*) Canmore CAN CAN Team Sprint F 10 km C Team Sprint F 15 km C Mass Start Sat Canmore CAN Sprint F Sprint F Sun Canmore CAN Skiathlon Skiathlon Period II Tour de Ski Fri GER 2.5 km C 3.75 km C Prologue *) Sat GER Sprint C Sprint C Sun GER km C/F km C/F Skiathlon, Tue Münstertal SUI Sprint F Sprint F Thu Cortina-Toblach ITA 15 km F 35 km F Pursuit Sat Val di Fiemme ITA 10 km C 20 km C Mass Start Sun Val di Fiemme ITA 9 km F 9 km F Final Climb Sat Liberec CZE Sprint C Sprint C Sun Liberec CZE Team Sprint F Team Sprint F Sat La Clusaz FRA 10 km C 15 km C Sun La Clusaz FRA 4 x 5 km (C/F) 4 x 10 km (C/F) Fri Sochi RUS Sprint F Sprint F Sat Sochi RUS Skiathlon Skiathlon Sun Sochi RUS Team Sprint C Team Sprint C Period III Sat Davos SUI 10 km F 15 km Asiago/Alta Badia Sun Davos SUI Sprint C Sprint C Sat Lahti FIN Skiathlon Skiathlon Sun Lahti FIN Sprint C Sprint C Fri Oslo NOR Sprint C Sprint C Drammen Sat Sat Oslo Oslo NOR NOR 30 km C 50 km C World Cup Final Fri Falun SWE 2.5 km F 3.75 km F Sat Falun SWE 10 km C 15 km C Mass Start Sun Falun SWE 10 km F 15 km F Pursuit *) Detailed maps and documentation have to be sent to FIS Office by end of November 2011 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships: Liberec (CZE): FIS Nordic World Ski Championships: Val di Fiemme (ITA), Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

25 PROPOSAL FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP CALENDAR 2013/2014 Date Day Site Nation Ladies Men Remarks Period I Fri Kuusamo FIN Sat Kuusamo FIN Sun Kuusamo FIN Sat Lillehammer NOR Sun Lillehammer NOR Sat Davos SUI Sun Davos SUI Sat Rogla SLO Sun Rogla SLO Period II Tour de Ski Sat Lenzerheide SUI Sun Lenzerheide SUI Tue Oberstdorf GER Wed Oberstdorf GER Fri Cortina Toblach ITA Sat Val di Fiemme ITA Sun Val di Fiemme ITA Sat EST Sprint Weekend Sun EST Sat POL CZE, GER Sun POL Period III Sat Alta Badia ITA 1400/1500m Sun Alta Badia ITA Period IV Sat Lahti FIN Sun Lahti FIN Fri Oslo NOR Sat Oslo NOR World Cup Final Fri Falun SWE Sat Falun SWE Sun Falun SWE Olympic Winter Games, Sochi (RUS), FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, Val di Fiemme (ITA), Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

26 PROPOSAL FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP CALENDAR 2014/2015 Date Day Site Nation Ladies Men Remarks Period I SWE SWE Fri Kuusamo FIN Sat Kuusamo FIN Sun Kuusamo FIN Sat Düsseldorf GER Sun Düsseldorf GER Sat Davos SUI CAN Sun Davos SUI CAN Sat La Clusaz FRA CAN Sun La Clusaz FRA CAN Period II Tour de Ski Thu GER Fri SUI ITA Wed Thu Sat Val di Fiemme ITA Sun Val di Fiemme ITA Sat Milano ITA Sprint Weekend Sun Milano ITA EST, CZE, POL Fri RUS Sat Rybinsk RUS Sun Rybinsk RUS Period III Thu Sat Östersund SWE Sun Östersund SWE Period IV Sat Lahti FIN Sun Lahti FIN World Cup Final Fri Oslo NOR Sat Oslo NOR Sun Oslo NOR FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Falun (SWE), Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

27 PROPOSAL FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP CALENDAR 2015/2016 Date Day Site Nation Ladies Men Remarks Period I SWE NOR Fri Kuusamo FIN Sat Kuusamo FIN Sun Kuusamo FIN Sun Düsseldorf GER NOR Sun Düsseldorf GER NOR Sat Davos SUI Sun Davos SUI Sat Rogla SLO Sun Rogla SLO Period II Tour de Ski Thu GER Fri SUI Sat ITA Sun Tue Wed Thu Sat Val di Fiemme ITA Sun Val di Fiemme ITA Sat CZE Sun CZE Sat Nordic Weekend Sun Nordic Weekend Period III Sat Rybinsk RUS Sun Rybinsk RUS Sat CAN Sun CAN Sat CAN Sun CAN Period IV Sat Lahti FIN Sun Lahti FIN Wed NOR Sat Sun Oslo Oslo NOR NOR World Cup Final Wed Stockholm SWE Fri Falun SWE Sat Falun SWE Sun Falun SWE Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November

28 FIS SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP CALENDAR 2011/2012 MEN Date Day Site Nation Hill Size Event Remarks II. Period Sat Kuusamo FIN HS 142 Night/Team Opening Sun Kuusamo FIN HS Sat Lillehammer NOR HS 100 Night Sun Lillehammer NOR HS Fri Harrachov CZE HS 142 Night Sat Harrachov CZE HS 142 Night/Team Sun Harrachov CZE HS Sat Engelberg SUI HS Sun Engelberg SUI HS 137 III. Period Fri Oberstdorf GER HS 137 Night Sun Garm.-Partenkirchen GER HS Wed Innsbruck AUT HS Fri Bischofshofen AUT HS 140 Night IV. Period Sat Tauplitz/Bad M. AUT HS 200 Ski Flying Sun Tauplitz/Bad M. AUT HS 200 Ski Flying Fri Zakopane POL HS 134 Night Sat Zakopane POL HS 134 Night Sat Sapporo JPN HS 134 Night Sun Sapporo JPN HS 134 V. Period Sat Val di Fiemme ITA HS 134 Night Sun Val di Fiemme ITA HS 134 Night Sat Willingen GER HS 145 Night/Team Sun Willingen GER HS Wed Klingenthal GER HS 140 Night Sat Oberstdorf GER HS 213 Night/Ski Flying Sun Oberstdorf GER HS 213 Ski Flying/Team VI. Period Sat Lahti FIN HS 130 Night/Team Sun Lahti FIN HS Thu Trondheim NOR HS 131 Night Sun Oslo NOR HS 134 Super Weekend Four Hills Tournament FIS Team Tour Fri Planica SLO HS 215 Ski Flying Super Sat Planica SLO HS 215 Ski Flying/Team Weekend; Sun Planica SLO HS 215 Ski Flying Final Winter Youth Olympic Games, Innsbruck (AUT), FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships: Erzurum (TUR), FIS Ski Flying World Championship, Vikersund (NOR), Short Summary FIS Council Meeting, Schladming (AUT), November