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The sessions of the 107th FAI General Conference were
held in theRoyaleChulanHotel inKualaLumpur,Malaysia,
on 4 and 5 October 2013.
More than 150 Delegates from 41 Active, 1 Associate,
1 TemporaryMember Countries and 2 AffiliatedMembers
were present, as well as FAI elected Officers, Presidents
of Honour, Companions of Honour and Representatives
appointed by Presidents of Commissions and Observers.
TheGeneral ConferencewasofficiallyopenedonThursday
3 October during a ceremony where the FAI Awards and
the newly created FAI-Breitling Awards were presented.
For the first time, an electronic voting system was
successfully used during the sessions of the FAI General
Conference. This new technology allowed a considerable
gain of time during votes andwill be re-used in the future.
General Information
General Conference
FAI Companion of Honour
Mike Heuer from USA was appointed FAI Companion of
Honour. He is a foundingmember of IAC (the International
Aerobatic Club, an American aerobatic organization)
and officiated as USA Delegate to the FAI Aerobatics
Commission. He became President of the same
Commission in 1986 and stayed in place for 26 years.
During his administration, Power and Glider Aerobatics
have matured and different categories exist with more
pilots participating in FAI Aerobatic championships than
ever before. He is a former member of the FAI Executive
Board and the NAA and EAA Boards of Directors, and he
has receivedmany awards including the FAI Silver Medal.
Projects
Reportsondifferent projectsweremadeduring theGeneral
Conference. They included:
−− Commercial Activities
FAME’s activities during the year include the signature
of Memoranda of Understanding with 3 Air Sport
Commissions and the search for new sponsors.
−− Regional Vice Presidents
The 3 Regional Vice Presidents (South East Asia, South
America, Africa) were present and reported on their
past and future activities.
−− New FAI Organiser Agreement
A new Organiser Agreement has been made for the
World Air Games.
WorkonthenewOrganiserAgreement forFAI-sanctioned
competitions is in progress.
−− FAI Anti-Doping Programme
TheFAIAnti-DopingProgrammeisnowrunningefficiently,
with the management of the Registered Testing Pool
(RTP), the set-up of the in- and out-of-competition
testing and the development of educational activities.
−− The World Games 2013
The World Games 2013 in Cali, Colombia, were a signi
ficant success for the FAI, as 3 sports were present
(Parachuting Canopy Piloting, Paragliding Accuracy
and Indoor AeroMusicals). All tickets for the air sports
events were sold out for all 4 competition days.
−− FAI World Air Games
Several options are being examined for the location of
the 2015 FAI World Air Games, and discussions with
potential host cities are still ongoing.
New FAI Members
−
(Active Member, Class 10)
−
Active Member, Class 10)
−
–Federação Portuguesa de Aeromodelismo
(Associate Member, Aeromodelling)
−
(Temporary Member)
Elections
There were no elections in 2013, except for the Statutes
WorkingGroupandCASI ActiveMembersRepresentatives.
The next elections for the FAI Executive Board, including
for the Presidency, will take place in 2014.
Technical Commissions
The FAI Aviation and Space Education Commission and
the FAI Environmental Commission remain Technical
Commissions and the question of their conversion into
Expert Groups will be discussed at the next FAI General
Conference.
Finance
FAI Executive Director (Finance) reported on the 2012
Financial Statements and the General Conference
unanimously adopted the Auditor’s Report for the year
2012. Later, the Conference also approved the budget for
FAI operations in 2014.
All details on the FAI finances, including the report of the
FAI auditors Price Waterhouse Coopers, are set out in
the Minutes of the General Conference and available as
annexes of the Minutes.
Minutes
The Minutes of the General Conference are available
at
.
Future General Conferences
The participants at the FAI General Conference voted in
favour of the bid by the Royal Netherlands Aeronautical
Association (KNVvL) to host the 109th FAI General
Conference in Rotterdam in 2015.
The next FAI General Conference will take place from
17 to 18 October 2014 in Thailand.
