2011 IFA AGM - Agenda and papers

President’s welcome

1. National Class Associations
To receive the list of National Class Associations and the Treasurer’s statement of the NCA Representatives’ voting powers based on the IFA dues received.

2. Minutes from the last meeting (Corinne)
To approve the minutes from the 2010 IFA AGM (previously circulated on IFA website, to national secretaries and individual sailors)

3. Accounts (Corinne, Tim)
a. To approve the summary of the 2010 accounts (previously circulated on IFA website, to national secretaries and individual sailors)
b. To approve the budget for 2011/2012 (previously circulated on IFA website, to national secretaries and individual sailors)

4. Executive Committee Reports (previously circulated on IFA website, to national secretaries and individual sailors)
a. the President (to be summarised during meeting) President's Report (PDF)
b. the Vice-President Sailing (summarised and actions to be taken presented during meeting) VP Report (PDF)
c. the Vice-President Development (summarised and actions to be taken presented during meeting) VP Development Report (PDF)
d. the Vice-President Masters VP Masters Report (PDF)
e. the Treasurer (to be summarised during meeting)
f. the Chairman of the Technical Committee (to be summarised during meeting) TC Chairman's Report (PDF)
g. Planned restructuring of IFA administration in the coming years

5. Elections of Members to IFA Committees
a. To elect the members of the Executive Committee
b. To elect the members of the Technical Committee
c. To elect the members of the Marketing Committee

6. IFA Championships (Corinne, Balazs + Fons in writing)
a. To receive bids to host the following IFA Championships:
- 2013 Finn Gold Cup: St Petersburg, Russia; Tallinn, Estonia; Valencia, Spain (?) (not confirmed)
b. 2013 Finn Europeans: Warnemünde, Germany; update
c. Master's European Championship (to note the report from the Vice-President Masters on a second international annual Masters event and allocation of responsibilities (hosting organisation, IFA, IFA Masters Committee)
d. 2015 Middle East Finn event
e. To amend the IFA Major Championship Rules (proposal previously circulated on IFA website, to national secretaries and individual sailors) Download (.doc)

7. Technical Committee (Richard, Jüri) (current issues and plans)
a. Equipment online database update
b. Rule 42: feed-back on new rule
c. Opportunities for provided equipment at the 2016 Olympic Games (refer to Olympic Commission report and implications)
d. Any other rule matters arising

8. FIDeS (Corinne, Zach)
a. Update on second hand gear collection program (hand-in days)
b. Recent new country request from Argentina, Israel, Macedonia
c. With regards to a future change to regional Olympic qualification at continental SWC events, steps to be taken to provide charter boat opportunity to potential participants

9. Marketing (Robert, Jonas, Tapio)
a. To receive a report from the working party set up at last AGM on longer term marketing strategies
b. Flags and bibs

10. Any other business

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To be circulated to: National Finn Association Secretaries
IFA Executive Committee
IFA Website
Individual sailors on the IFA email list