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2012 Ordinary CongressAgenda Papers

Plovdiv, BulgariaFriday, 17 August 2012

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2012 FISA OrdInAry COngreSS

Plovdiv, Bulgaria Friday, 17 August 2012

Agenda

1. Opening of the session -

2. Identificationofthedelegatesandconfirmationoftheirauthority -

3. AppointmentofscrutineersfortheperiodofCongress -

4. Approvaloftheminutesofthe2011OrdinaryCongress -

5. President’sReportandReportsoftheExecutiveCommitteeMembers 6

6. ReportsoftheChairsoftheSpecialistCommissions 15

7. ReportsoftheContinentalRepresentatives 39

8. Accounts,financialreportandauditors’report 51

9. Approvalofaccounts -

10. Determinationofentrancefeeandannualsubscription -

11. Budgetfor2013 67

12. ReportsonfutureFISAEventsandOlympicregattas -

13. PlaceanddateofthenextCongress 70

14. AttributionoffutureFISAEventsinaccordancewithRule5 71

15. Reportsonapplicationsforaffiliationandvotingconsequentthereon -

16. ReconsiderationorConfirmationofdecisions(ref.Art.32)takenbytheCouncilin accordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph3ofArt.44orbytheExecutive Committeeinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph3ofArt.50 -

17. CouncilElectionsinaccordancewithArticle39

18. SpecificProposalsfromtheMemberFederations,theCouncilorthe ExecutiveCommittee -

19. OtherItemsproposedbyMemberFederations,theCouncilorthe ExecutiveCommittee. 72

20. AnyotheritemsproposedbytheCouncilortheExecutiveCommittee -

21. Developmentprogrammereport 73

22. Anyotherbusiness -

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AgendA Item 5

President’s report and reports of the executive Committee members

1. ReportofPresidentDenisOswald 6

2. ReportofVicePresidentAnitaL.DeFrantz 7

3. ReportofTreasurerMikeWilliams 8

4. ReportofExecutiveDirectorMattSmith 10

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Theyear2011was,onceagain,veryfruitfulandrichineventsforFISA.Ouractivitywasfacilitatedbythestartofournewpartner-ships.Infact,thefinancialsupportofSamsungthatwasinforceforthefullseasonplayedanimportantroleinthesuccessoftheregattasoftheWorldCupwhichbecametheSamsungWorldRowingCup.

Thesigningoftwoothersponsors,GazprombankandParmigianiSwissPrecisionWatches,hasallowedFISAtoexploreanewwaythatcanhelpimprovethevisibilityandpopular-ityofoursport.WeassistedintheorganisationofalargesprintregattainthecitycentreofSt.Petersburg.Withtheweaknessofhavingtomovehundredsofspectatorstotheoutsideofthecitieswherewefindmostofourregattacourses,wearetryingtointroducerowingtowherethepublicislocated.WestagedasimilarkindofeventinLondonseveralyearsagobut,duetofinancialdifficulties,couldnotbecon-tinued.Thistime,theexperiencewaspositiveandwillhopefullyleadtoaseriesofthreeCitySprintsregattasinthecitiesofSt.Petersburg,LondonandZurich,in2013.Wewillhaveabigopportunitytopromoteoursportandwein-tend,ofcourse,torealiseitsfullpotential.

Wehavealsomadeprogressonanotherprojectrelatedtothepromotionanddevelopmentofrowingandthatistostageoneoftheregat-tasoftheWorldCupSeriesoutsideofEurope.Infact,thankstovarioussupport,especiallyfromAustralia,thefirststageoftheWorldCupin2013willtakeplaceattheSydneyOlympicregattacourseinPenrith.Thiseventconfirmsouropennessandglobalreachofthesport.

Theyear2011alsoallowedustotestfourdaysoffinalsattheWorldChampionshipsinBled

withregardtotheupcomingOlympicGamesofLondon.Wecontinuetoevaluatethisexperienceandtodetermineifanyfurtheractionisrequired.Wehavealsohadthechancetoimprovethepresentationofoursportatoureventsaswellasourservicetosponsorsandmedia.Inthisrespect,Iwouldliketocongratulateandthankallourorganisingcommitteesofthe2011FISAeventsfortheircooperationandexcellentwork.

WewouldliketomentiontheorganisersoftheWorldRowingJuniorChampionshipsatEton/Dorney,whichservedasatesteventfortheLondonOlympicGames.Thiseventenabledustohighlightsomepotentialdifficulties,forexample,theaccessforspectatorsandallowedustoworkwithLOCOGtomakethenecessaryimprovements.Globally,thisexpe-riencewasverypositiveandwillprovideusanexcellentOlympicGames.

OurCouncilhasdedicatedalargeamountoftimeconsideringthemanyquestionsrelatedtoadap-tiverowing.Thedistanceoftheraces,thetypesofboatsandrowerswithanintellectualdisabilitywereatthecentreofourconsiderationsandanumberofsignificantdecisionshavebeentakenrelativetothefutureofthis discipline.

Allotheractivitiesofourfederationwentverywell.WehavemadeprogressinpracticallyallareasandIwouldliketothankallthosewhohavecontributedtothispositiveprogress;themanyvolunteersattheheartofFISA,thenationalfederations,theorganisingcommit-teesandallotherorganisationswithwhomwework.Equally,IwouldliketorecogniseourstaffinLausannewho,underthequalifieddirectionofMattSmith,havedonearemarkablejob.

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TheVicePresident’sreportwillfollowbypost.

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meetings and events Attended

FISACouncil,London,January

JointCommissionsMeetingandExecutiveCommittee,Brandenburg,March

WorldRowingCup1,Munich,May

WorldRowingCup2andFISACouncil,Hamburg,June

WorldRowingCup3andFISAExecutiveCommittee,Lucerne,July

WorldRowingUnder23Championships,Amsterdam,July

WorldRowingJuniorChampionships,Eton,August

WorldRowingChampionships,Bled,FISACouncilandCongress,August

AfricanOlympicQualificationRegatta,Alexandria,November

FISACouncilandCoachesConference,Varese,November

Activities

TheTreasurer’sprincipalresponsibilitiesarefinancialplanningandmonitoringprogressagainstourbudget.The2011accountsandacommentaryonthefinancialperformancearesetoutlaterintheagendapapers,andthere-foreIlimitmyselftobriefsummaryremarksinthisreport.

AttheCongressinBledIpresentedarevisedbudgetfor2012,resultingfromimprovedrightsincomefromourcontractswithourpartners,

Samsung,GazprombankandParmigiani.Thisenabledustoincreaseexpenditureinthenum-berofareasin2011,includingtwoadditionalstaffpositionsfocusingoneventsandmediaintheoffice,theWorldRowingrebranding,websiteupgradesandimprovementinEventpresentation.FISAachievedamodestsurplusin2011andweareplanningafurthersurplusin2012sothatourreserveswillberestoredtoalessuncomfortablelevelforthestartofthenextfour-yearfinancialperiod.

Atthetimeofwriting(March2012),wehavestartedplanningforthenextfour-yearperiod2013-16.WeexpectourIOCTelevisionRightsincomefromLondon2012tobesignificantlyincreasedinUSdollartermswhencomparedtoBeijing.However,thecontinuingstrengthoftheSwissfranc,inwhichouraccountsaremaintainedandmuchofourexpenditureisincurred,meansthatourincomefromthissourceisexpectedtoriseonlyslightlywhenmeasuredinSwissFrancs.Wewillthereforeneedtocontinuetoworkatthevalueweofferoureventpartnersinordertoimproveourincomefromourownactivities.Thefour-yearplan2013-16willbepresentedtotheOrdinaryCongressinPlovdivforcomments.

FISA’sinvestmentportfolioperformedsat-isfactorilyin2011,despitebeingfacedwithalmostimpossibleconditions.Theinvest-mentperformancewasslightly(lessthan1%)negativefortheyear,duringwhichnearlyallinvestmentsexceptgolddeclinedinvaluesignificantlyinSwissfranctermsbecauseofthestrengthofthecurrency.OurportfoliowasmainlyinvestedinbondsdenominatedinSwissFrancswhichavoidedanycapitallosswhilerestrictingtheincometothelowlevelsofinterestavailableinSwitzerland.A

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strongperformancefromthebondportfolioasexpectationsbuiltthatinterestrateswouldremainlowforlongeralmostoffsetlossesonequitiesandotherinvestments.

AttheendofMaylastyearIretiredfromfulltimeemployment,withthehappyresultthatInowhavemoretimetodevotetoFISA’saf-fairsandrowingingeneral.IhavecommittedmyselftoattendingallWorldCupsandWorldChampionshipsfrompriortothefirstteammanagersmeeting,tosupporttheExecutiveDirectorasusuallytheonlyothermemberoftheExecutiveCommitteepresentfortheearlystagesofmostoftheseevents.Ihavecontinuedtoworkattheseeventscheckingthecorrectuseoftheprogressionsystemandtheprogrammeforsubsequentdays,aswellasanewroletoactasacommunicationshubintheeventofanychangestothepublishedprogramme.IhavecontinuedtoparticipateindiscussionswiththerelevantCommissionchairsabouttheprogressionsystemaswellasourcontingencyplanningforadverseweatherconditions.

InNovember,ItravelledtoAlexandria,EgyptwhereIwastheExecutiveCommitteerep-resentativeandPresidentoftheJuryattheAfricanOlympicQualificationregatta.IampleasedtoreportthattheregattawaswellmanagedbytheOrganisingCommitteeandajurycomprisedalmostentirelyofAfricaninternationalumpires.ItwaspleasingtoseetheprogressmadebyAfricanmembercoun-trieswithboththenumberandqualityofthe

participantswith18countriescompetingfortheavailableplaces.Onalighternote,inOctober,IhadthepleasureofrepresentingFISAatthe175thanniversarycelebrationofDerHamburgerundGermaniaRuderclub,oneoftheoldestrowingclubsintheworld.

Accomplishments

• FullattendanceatFISAevents• Satisfactoryfinancialperformance• ContributiontoworkonProgressionand

Contingencyplanning

Challenges for the future

• Producethe2013-16fouryearfinancialplan

• ContinuetoincreaserevenuefromFISA’srights

• Explorenewrevenuestreams• UsethemoneytoboostFISA’sevent

presentation,runnewevents,thedevelopmentprogrammeandrebuildreserves

• Continuetooverseeinvestmentpolicy

FinallyIwouldliketothankEmilioPastorelloforhisexcellentworkinkeepingFISA’sin-creasinglycomplicatedfinancesingoodorderandJean-MauriceMordasiniofClaridenLeuforcontinuingtomanageourinvestmentssuccessfullywithintheparameterswhichwesetforhim.

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IwouldliketoreporttoyouabouttheFISAop-erationsaswellasprovideyouwithanoverviewofFISA’sgeneralactivities.WeappreciateverymuchtheexcellentcooperationbetweentheFISApersonnelandthenationalfederations,whichmakesourworkveryagreeable.

1. HeAdqUArterS OPerAtIOn

TheFISAHeadquartersstaffisfocusedonitsworkontheareasidentifiedinourStrategicRe-assessment.Developmentremainsourpri-marygoalandtheDevelopmentDepartmentisledbyourDevelopmentDirectorThorNilsenandDevelopmentManagerSheilaStephens-Desbans.WehavedividedtheCommunicationsandMarketingfunctionsformoreeffectivefocusoftime.

TheCommunicationsManagerforPublicationsandNewMediaremainsDéboraFeutrenwithanexpandedteam.MelissaBraycontinuesasourwebsitejournalistforthewww.worldrow-ing.comwebsite.TheteamnowalsoincludesLauraFell,CommunicationsCoordinatorforSocialNetworkingMediaand,sinceMarch2012,LisaHayden,CommunicationsCoordinator-Website.

TheMarketingAreaisledbyourMarketingDirectorAndyCouperandisassistedbyUndineGroeger,thenewMarketingCoordinator.LongservingMarionGallimoreistakingsomewell-deservedtimeawaywithhergrowingfamily.

TheEventsDepartmentincludesEventsDirectorSvetlaOtzetova,EventsManagerColleenOrsmond,DanielaOronova,EventsCoordinator,andNathaliePhillips,ournewestEventsCoordinator

TheGovernanceareaisadministeredbytheControllerEmilioPastorello,Anti-DopingCoordinatorNatalieSchmutzandGovernanceCoordinatorMaradiBaldassare.

OurteamofconsultantsincludesTelevisionConsultantPeterHertrampfofQuattroMediaalongwithWorldRowingTVDirectorSteffenRappwhoassiststhehostbroadcastersandrightsholdersandtogethertheyformourWorldRowingProductionsteam.OlivierCaillet,ourinformationtechnologyconsultant,contin-ueshisintensework.JeanMauriceMordasinicontinuesasourassetmanager.

FISA’sheadquartershasnowbeeninthe“HouseofInternationalSport”since2006andcontinuestobenefitfromtheclosecontactwiththeInternationalFederationsofArchery,Boxing,Canoe-Kayak,Fencing,Triathlon,FISUandseveralotherorganisations.Thishasal-lowedourstafftoexchangeideasandshareexperienceswithotherIFstaff.

2. StrAtegIC PLAn

FISA’sStrategicRe-assessmentExercisewasstartedinSeptember2009.Becauseofthemanychangesinthetelevision,mediaandsponsorshipworlds,FISA’spromotionalandfinancialmodelshadtobere-worked.NewapproacheswereneededtosecurethefutureofFISA.

Thereweremanyimportantphasesafterthattimewhichincludedconsultationwithdiffer-entkeystakeholdergroupsaswellassurveysandquestionnaires.Akeystepforwardwason18May2011whenthenewbrandidentity

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forWorldRowingwasintroducedandthenewwebsitewentlive.

TheStrategicRe-AssessmentExercisecon-sideredthefollowingkeyareas:

• Television• DigitalMedia• RevenueGeneration• PromotionoftheSport• ImprovedEvents• NewEvents• Communities

Afterextensiveconsultation,theExecutiveCommitteedefined31keyprojectswithinthesesevenareas.During2011,21ofthe31projectswereinitiated.

a. television-Inthe“Television”area,majorprojectswerelaunchedinNewZealandattheendof2010anddevel-opedthroughout2011.WenowhaveadedicatedteamofWorldRowingProductionsexpertstoprovide“handson”assistancetothedirectorofthehostbroadcasterofeachevent,plusaseparateteamdedicatedtocreatingcustommadenews-clipsandinterviewsofkeyrowersforourtelevisionrightsholders.TheyarealsocreatingathleteinterviewsfortheFISAdigitalmediaplatforms.Thesameteamalsomanagesourtelevisionrightssalesandrelation-shipswiththenon-EuropeanTVchan-nels.During2011long-terminterna-tionalsaleswereconcludedwithKoreaandBrazil.NegotiationsareinprogressforarenewaloftheFISA–EuropeanBroadcastUnionagreementfor2013to2016andtheyaregoingwell.WehopetohaveapositiveannouncementbeforethetimeoftheCongress.

b. digital media -Inthedigitalmediaarea,thenewwebsitewaslaunchedinMay2011whichpresentedthesportmuchmorevisually.Therearealwayssomeproblemswhenanewsiteislaunchedbutthesearebeingfixed.FISAhiredanewSocialNetworkingMediacoordina-torin2011andsheiscomplementednowbyaWebsitecoordinatorwhostartedinearly2012.FISAnowoperateseightFacebookpagesforthedifferentcommunitiesofrowersthatweidenti-fiedinoneofoursurveys,andtheyarebecomingmoreandmorepopular.In2011,thetotalnumberofpageviewsinFISA’sdigitalmediareached17.8million,farabovethe2010figureof8.6million.TheFacebookpagescontributedover7milliontothisfantasticimprovement.Theimprovementinthevideostream-ingplatformshasalsogeneratedmuchmoretraffic.Thecontenthasbeenim-provedaswellasthepresentation.

c. revenue generation–Thetraditionalfinancialmodelsofexclusive,geograph-icaltelevisionrightsandsponsorshipswhichreliedmostyonbrand-exposure,havedramaticallychangedandnewmodelswereneeded.NewprojectsanddedicatedpersonnelwerenecessaryintheareaofRevenueGeneration. Asaresultofthisapproach,televisionrightscontractshavebeennowextend-edtoNewZealand,Australia,Korea,Brazil,UnitedStatesandCanadaand,thankstothelaunchofournewWorldRowingbrandandaswitchofemphasistowardsoursport’s“corevalues”,sev-eralnewSponsorshipagreementshavebeenconcluded.

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Aswell,thestrategicalliancewithWWFforCleanWaterhascreatedmuchmoreinterestfromcompanieslookingforacredible,environmentalsport.TheLicensingandMerchandisingpro-grammehasbeenre-workedwithprop-erlybranded“WorldRowing”OfficialMerchandisestandsatallevents.Manyothernewideaswerelaunchedin2011,somesuccessfulandothersnot.Inanattempttomaketheeventsself-financ-ingasmuchaspossible,bidfeesandhostingfeesaswellasthepackagingandsaleofcommercialrightstoorgan-isingcommitteesofourmajorWorldRowingeventswerestarted.Finally,sev-eralnewofficialsupplierswereidentifiedandagreementsreached.

d. Promotion and Improved events - In theareaof“Promotion”ofthesportand“ImprovedEvents”,andafteralongprocessofquestionnairesandinter-views,thenewWorldRowingbrandwaslaunchedinMay2011.Thisbrandisbasedonthecorevaluesofthesportandthosewhoparticipateinthesport.Itissimple,andyetmulti-dimensionalandhelpsusandourorganisingcommitteesfocusondeliveringan“on-brand”expe-rienceforourathletesandspectators. Withtheintroductionofanewbidseminar,andagreateremphasisonpromotionintheeventbiddingques-tionnaire,andouron-lineWorldRowingKnowledgeCenter,wearebetterabletoassistourOCsintheirunderstandingofourobjectives–especiallyinhowtoim-provethelocalpromotionofourevents.Aswell,theMediaandPromotionsCommissionhasbeenadaptedtoen-suretransferofknowledgeamongOCs

aswellasdocumentallideasfrompastevents. Finally,in2011,FISAengagedtheworld-leadingsportspresentationfirmGreatBigEventstoimprovethespectatorexperienceatallWorldRowingEvents.Wehopeyouhavefeltthedifference.

e. new events -Intheareaof“NewEvents”,theCitySprintsconceptwaslaunchedin2011inSt.Petersburg,Russia.Thisistheattempttobringthesportandsomeoftheworld’sbestrowers(inanentertainingway)tothepeople,tonewplacesandonaglobalmediaplatform.ThegoalistocreateaseriesofCitySprintseventsinmajorcitiesaroundtheworldin2013.In2012,anewCitySprintseventwilltakeplaceinZurich,Switzerlandon29September,andwewillusethisoccasiontotestsomeothernewconceptsforanexcit-ingevent. Alsoin2011,manynewideasweretestedinBari,ItalyattheCoastalChampionshipswiththeintentionofinitiatingsomenewconceptswhichwecanintroducetoCoastalRowinginthefuture.

f. new Audiences / Communities -Finally,amajornewstrategyhasbeentoad-dressthemanydifferent“communi-ties”intheworldofrowing.In2011,welaunchedindividualcommunitywebpag-esaswellaseightdifferentFacebookpages.Insummary,thismeansthatwecannow“speak”witheachcommunityandaddresstheirspecificinterestsandrequirements.In2012,weplantomakesignificantprogresswiththeIndoor

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Rowingcommunity,aswellasfully-in-corporateUniversityRowingintotheworldrowingfamily.Aworkinggroupofindoorrowingmachinemanufactur-ershasalreadybeencreatedtoprovideguidancefortheIndoorRowingpages.

TheCouncil,CommissionandStaffmembershavebeenworkingdiligentlytoactivatetheStrategicPlan.

3. deVeLOPment

DevelopmentDirectorThorNilsenandhisteamarecontinuingtomakeprogressinthisarea.OurlongservingCoachingDirectorforLatinAmericaRicardoIbarrapassedawayon15thDecember2011afteralongillness.ThorisassistedbyRicardoIbarraourLatinAmericanCoachingDirector,MichelDoutreforAfrica,andChrisPerryinAsia.TheyarecomplementedbyactiveandinfluentialContinentalRepresentativeswhoarealsokeycontributors.YoucanreadaboutalltheirplansandgoalsintheDevelopmentProgrammereportsectionoftheseAgendaPapers.

4. FUtUre

Thedigitalrevolutionhaschangedeverything,andthatincludesthesportofrowingandFISA.Butunlikemanyothersports,wehavereviewedourstrategyandfinancialmodelsingreatdepth,consultedwithexpertsinthevariousfieldsandhavenowreacted;infact,andinmanyareas,weareaheadofthegame.TheCongresswillcontinuetobeupdatedandfeedbackatanypointisgreatlyappreciated.

5. COnCLUSIOn

IwouldliketothankDenisOswaldforthetremendouscommitmenthemakesforrow-ingandhissupportforourworkinLausanne.IwouldalsoliketothanktheCouncilandCommissionmembersaswellasthenationalfederationsandtheirstafffortheirexcellentcooperation.Thisisgreatlyappreciatedbythestaffandme.IwouldespeciallyliketothankthestaffandconsultantsfortheirdedicationandcommitmenttorowingandtoFISA.

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AgendA Item 6

reports of the Chairs of the Specialist Commissions

1. AdaptiveRowingCommission–FayHo 15

2. AthletesCommission–Jean-ChristopheRolland 17

3. CompetitiveRowingCommission–JohnBoultbee 19

4. EventsCommission–MikeTanner 21

5. MastersRowingCommission–PeterMorrison 22

6. MaterialsCommission–PaulFuchs 24

7. MediaandPromotionsCommission–PatLambert 26

8. RowingforAllCommission–DenisMasseglia 28

9. SportsMedicineCommission–AlainLacoste 30

10. UmpiringCommission–PatrickRombaut 31

11. Women’sRowingCommission–TriciaSmith 33

12. YouthRowingCommission–AlgirdasRaslanas 34

13. EnvironmentalWorkingGroup–TimRichardson 36

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membership of the Commission

MaryEllenConaboy(USA)

SimonGoodey(GBR)

PaolaGrizzetti(ITA)

FayHo(HKG),Chair

JudyMorrison(USA)

TomislavSmoljanovic(CRO)

ShirleyStokes(AUS)

meetings of the Commission

JointCommissionsMeeting,Brandenburg,March

WorldRowingChampionships,Bled,September

Themeetingsfocussedon:

• Classificationofrowerswithintellectualdisability

• Regulationofequipment• Regattas:Evaluatingandplanningregat-

tasfor2011and2012• Futuredirections:Planningforclassifica-

tionandcoachingworkshopfor2012,racedistancepost2012foradaptiverowing.

Activities of the Commission

2011 Samsung World rowing Cup I

ThisregattawasheldinMunich,GermanyduringMay.Atotalof15countries(AUS,BRA,CRO,ESP,FRA,GBR,GER,HUN,IRL,ISR,ITA,POL,POR,RUSandUKR)comprising41boatscompetedinadaptiverowingevents.Theentriesforeacheventwere:LTAMix4+(10);TAMix2X(7);ASM1X(18);ASW1X(6).There

hasbeenaslightincreaseofadaptivepartici-pationthisyearwhencomparingwith2010WorldCupI.

World rowing Championships, Bled

Adaptivecrewsfrom25countries(AUS,BLR,BRA,CAN,CHN,ESP,EST,FRA,GBR,GER,HKG,HUN,IRL,ISR,ITA,JPN,KOR,NZL,POL,POR,RAS,RUS,SLO,UKRandUSA)partici-patedinadaptiveeventsatBled,SloveniainlateAugustandearlySeptember.ThiswasalsotheQualificationRegattaforrowingat2012LondonParalympicGames.Therewere61crewspar-ticipating,asfollows:ASM1X(17);ASW1X(12);TAMix2X(12);LTA-ID4+(4)andLTA4+(16).

FISA Classification and Coaching Workshops

1.BasicClassificationWorkshop

TheFrenchRowingFederation(FFSA)hostedaBasicClassifierWorkshopfrom19to21 January2011inParis.Thetrain-ingwasopenedbyPascalBerrest,TechnicalDirectoroftheFrenchrowingfederation,andGérard Masson,presidentoftheFederationforthedisabledinFranceandoftheFrenchParalympicCommittee.

Judy Morrison,FISAHeadofClassification,andSimon Goodey,InternationalTechnicalClassifier,bothAdaptiveCommissionmem-bers,ledtheworkshopfor12students:6 med-icalclassifiersand6technicalclassifiers,fromGermany,China,FranceandPortugal.

Duringtheworkshop,15rowerswereclas-sifiedwith“New”statustoenablethemtoparticipateintheEuropeanIndoorRowingChampionshipson22January.

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AnAdvancedClassificationWorkshopwasheldinMunichbeforetheWorldRowingCup I.Judy MorrisonandSimonGoodeyweretheclassifiertrainers.Therewere5traineeclas-sifierswhoattendedandonemedicalandonetechnicalclassifierbecamecertifiedasFISAInternationalClassifiers.TheywerefromSouthAfricaandtheNetherlands.

Accomplishments

• ParalympicqualificationregattainBled.19countriesfrom5regionshavequali-fiedfortheParalympics.

• 26countriesparticipatedinFISAeventsin2011.

• Successfullyhostedthreeclassifica-tionworkshops.AllsixFISAregionsnowhavetrainedinternationalclassifiers.

• Producedcoachingeducationmaterial.


• Presentation:SuccessfulParalympicGamesin2012.

• Strategic re-Assessment:Completethereviewofracedistanceandadaptiveregulations.

• development:Increasedparticipationininternationalcompetition.Currently

around25-26NFsparticipate.Ourgoalistohaveatleast30NFsby2015.WeseekadditionalNFsfromSouthAmerica;Africa;EuropeandAsia.

• Promotion:MakingnewcoachingeducationmaterialsaccessiblethroughFISAwebsite.

• Classification:UpdatingtheClassificationGuidelinestoRulesfor-mattocomplywiththeInternationalParalympicCommittee’sClassificationCode.

Conclusion

IwouldliketothankalltheCommissionmembersincludingthedepartingmemberTomislav Smoljanovicfortheirsignificantcontribution.TheenormoussupportfromMatt Smithandhisstaffduringtheyearwereverymuchappreciated.Thankstocolleaguesinallthosecommissionswithwhichweworkclosely–especiallytheEvents,Material,Umpiring,Competitive,Media&PromotionandSportMedicineCommissionswhoplayedanintegralroleinensuringadaptiverowingisintegratedwithinFISAregattas.

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members of the Commission

TheFISAAthletesCommissioniscomposedofactiveathletesaswellasthoseretiredfrominternationalcompetition.TheCommissioniscomposedofallcategoriesofrowersinordertoberepresentativeofalltherowers.

IgorBoraska(CRO) JustretiredMen

SantiagoFernandez(ARG) ActiveMen

Jean-ChristopheRolland(FRA),Chair RetiredMen

ElisabetaLipa(ROU) RetiredWomen

LenkaWech(GER) RetiredWomen

IainBrambell(CAN) RetiredLightweightMen

JamesLindsey-Finn(GBR) RetiredLightweightMen

AmberHalliday(AUS) JustretiredLightweightWomen

AccordingtoFISAStatutes(Article54andrelatedbye-laws)Jean-Christophe Rollandhascometotheendofhismandate.Lenka WechwaselectedbytheCongressheldinBledon5th September2011totakethepositionofChairoftheAthletesCommissionfrom1st Jan 2012.


2010WorldRowingCoachesConference,London,January

JointCommissionMeeting,Brandenburg,March

AtHLeteS COmmISSIOn

WorldRowingCup3,Lucerne,July

IndividualCommissionMeeting,London,February2012


ThemissionoftheAthletesCommissionistorepresenttheathletesatFISAeventsandinFISAgovernancewhenissuesarediscussedanddecisionsaremade.

• AmemberoftheCommissionispresentateachstageoftheWorldRowingCupandthevariousWorldChampionships(Junior,Under23andSenior)toprovideadirectlinkfromtheathletestotheorganisingcommitteesandFISA.

1. WorldRowingCupIinMunich–Elisabeta Lipa

2. WorldRowingCupIIinHamburg–Jean-Christophe Rolland

3. WorldRowingCupIIIinLucerne–James Lindsay-Finn

4. WorldRowingChampionshipsinBled–Iain Brambell

5. WorldRowingU23ChampionshipsinAmsterdam–Lenka Wech

6. WorldCoastalChampionshipsinBari–Igor Boraska

AwrittenreportissenttoFISAaftereachevent.Thisreportaddressesthemainpointsabouttheregattacourseaswellasorganisa-tionandlogistics.

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Accomplishments

QuestionnaireforAthletes

ThesixtheditionoftheAthletesQuestionnairewasproposedtotheAthletescompetinginBled.Theresultshavebeenpre-sentedtotheCouncilandthereportisavail-ableontheFISAwebsite.

Challenges for the Future

• Toensureagoodcommunicationwiththeathleteswithnewtechnologiesandsocialmedia.

Conclusion

ItwasmyrealpleasuretoserveasmemberoftheAthletesCommissionsince1994andChairsince2002.Iwouldtaketheopportunitytothankallthemembersofthecommission,ac-tualandpast,whohavecontributedalottotheworkofthegroup.Wealwayscandomore,wealwayscandobetterbutIwasdelightedtorep-resenttheathletesinourleadingstructures.

ItisreallyagreatprivilegethatAthletesarerepresentedatthehighestlevelofGovernanceinourSportandweallintheRowingcommunitymustbeproudofit.IwishallthebesttotheAthletesCommission.

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JohnBoultbee(AUS)

HartmutBuschbacher(GER)

MortenEspersen(DEN)

RosieMayglothling(GBR)

PřemyslPanuška(CZE)

GianniPostiglione(ITA)

FayçalSoula(TUN)

ThorNilsen,ChairmanofHonour


CoachesConference,London,January


WorldRowingCupIII,Lucerne,July

WorldChampionships,Bled,August

CoachesConference,Varese,November

report on Activities in 2011

The2010WorldRowingCoachesConferencewasheldinSlough,nearLondon,inJanuary2011,havingbeenpostponedfromNovember2010duetotheWorldChampionshipsinNew Zealandatthattime.TheCoachintheSpotlightwasUSWomen’sRowingHeadCoachTom Terhaarwhoenlightedtheaudi-enceontheverysuccessfulwomen’seightsprogrammeintheUSA.Attendeeswereabletoinspectthefacilitiesforthe2012OlympicGamesatnearbyDorneyLake.ManythanksgotoBritishRowingfortheirhospitality.

Thenthe2011CoachesConferencewasheldinVarese,Italy,thesiteofupcomingFISAevents.AnexcellentprogramincludedGianni Postiglione(Italy,Spain,Greece)astheCoachintheSpotlight,aswellasarangeofothertopics,includingananalysisofsomeofthemanybiomechanicsandtechnicaldataequipmentpossibilitiesavailabletoday,

The2012CoachesConferencewillbeheldinLimerick,Irelandfrom1-4November2012.

MembersoftheCommissionperformedFairnessCommitteeandSeedingdu-tiesattheWorldCupRegattasandWorldChampionships.Moreconsistencyandex-periencehasbeenaddedtotheFairnessCommitteethroughappointingasmallgroupofexperiencedmembersoftheCommitteewhichisheadedbytheCompetitiveRowingCommission’sChairmanofHonourThor Nilsen.Atthesametimeotherpoten-tialcommitteememberswillbeinvolvedwiththeCommitteetodevelopabetterpoolofpeopletocarryoutthisdifficulttask.OthermembersoftheCommissionremaininvolvedinassistingtheFairnessCommitteeand,inparticular,inconsultingwiththeteamsastotheirviewsandexperiences.Henk-Jan ZwollefromtheCommissioncontinuestocoordi-natesomeimportantresearchintomonitor-ingtheweatherconditionsonvariousWorldChampionshipandWorldCupcourses,andtheeffectthattheseconditionshaveonracing,sothatbetterpredictionscanbemade,andmoreinformeddecisionscanbetaken.

In2012,theCommissionwillbeassistingtheCouncilandtheExecutiveCommitteeinareviewoftheWorldChampionshipboat

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classeswhichshouldbeincludedinthepro-grammefrom2013onwards.Thisisasignifi-cantanalyticalandconsultationprocessandtheCommissionwillbeengagedwithcoachesandothertechnicalmembersofthememberfederationstofeedtheirviewsintothisimpor-tantreview.

TheCommissionisworkingwiththeDevelopmentDepartmentofFISAtoprovideupdatedcoachingeducationmaterialsforusebynationswhichdonothavetheirowncoacheducationprogrammes.Themoreadvancedcourseswillbealongthelinesofthoseofsomeleadingnationswhoarewillingtomaketheirmaterialsavailable.Rosie MayglothlingisleadingsomeworkwiththeEuropeanCouncilofCoachEducationtodeliversomecoordi-natedstandardsincoachingeducationwhichcanbeimplementedacrosssportsandacrosstheworld.

Accomplishments

• SeedingcompletedforWorldCupRegattasandWorldChampionships,andsomeothereventsasrequired.

• FairnessCommitteeinvolvementatWorldCupRegattasandWorldChampionships

• OrganisationofFISAInternationalCoachesConference

• DetailedsubmissionstoCouncilregard-ingWorldChampionshipandOlympicRegattaprograms

• OtherinputtoCouncildecisionsoncompetitivematters.

• AssistingtheDevelopmentDepartmentincoachingeducationandotherdevel-opmenttasks.


• MonitoringofthenewprogramforWorldChampionshipsandOlympicGamesandmakingsuggestionsforanyimprovements

• Continuedvigilanceofcompetitiveaspectsofourregattas–fairness,progressionsystemsetc,andmakingsuggestionsforimprovements

• WorkingwiththeFISACouncilandMemberFederationstoimprovetheprofileandattractivenessofWorldCupsinparticular,WorldChampionshipsandotherregattas,whilstmaintainingthebalancewiththecompetitiveandfair-nessfactorsinvolved

• WorkingwiththeFISACounciltore-vamptheWorldCup.

• OrganisationoffutureCoachesConferences

• Communicationwithcoachesandna-tionalteams

ManythankstotheCommissionmembersfortheirworkandattentiontodetailinalltheserespects,andwewelcomethecontinuingdialoguewithcoachesandtechnicaldirectors,andtheclosecooperationwithourfellowFISACommissionsintheleaduptoLondon2012.

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MattDraper(AUS)

JoostdeGeus(NED)

JohnHedger(GBR)

SvetlaOtzetova(BUL)

BerndSchuhmacher(GER)

FredSchoch(USA)

EvaSzanto(HUN)

MikeTanner(HKG),Chair

meetings of the Commission:


JointMeetingwithUmpiringCommission,Munich,December


TheCommissioncontinuedtoadviseandas-sistOrganisingCommitteesonfacilitiesandeventpreparation.MemberswereappointedasTechnicalDelegatestoallFISAevents.

Accomplishments:

• GoodpreparationofFISAevents

• Standardisedpost-EventReporttoOrganisingCommittees

• Establishmentofbetterlinkstoconti-nentalevents


• FinaliseaContinentalEventsManualforadvicetoContinentalConfederations

• Identifytheissuesandproposesolu-tionsforAdaptivestartinstallations

• Resolutionofcurrenton-waterGPSissuestooptimiseopportunitiesforac-curatetiminganddatafeed

Conclusion

TheCommissionhascontinuedtoidentifyandpromotebestpracticeintheprepara-tionandrunningofeventsincooperationwithOrganisingCommitteesandotherCommissions.

InconjunctionwiththeFISADevelopmentProgrammeandcontinentalconfederations,Commissionmemberswillfollowuptheop-portunitiestospreadtheiravailableexperi-encetoregionswherethiscanbebeneficialtothefurtherdevelopmentofrowing.

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GaryBain(GBR)

RonChen(USA),

SebastianFranke(GER)

ZdenaNorkova(CZE),

DanielRutenberg(ISR)

TonePahle(NOR),Chair



WorldRowingMastersRegattadraw,Poznan,August

WorldRowingMastersRegatta,Poznan,September

2012WorldRowingMastersRegattaplanning,Duisburg,November

Inspectionvisit,Ballarat,Australia,June(by memberRonChen)


The38thWorldRowingMastersRegattawasorganisedattheMaltaLakeRegattacourseinPoznan,Poland.Weracedfrommid-dayThursdaytolunchSunday,finishingwiththemixedraces.Wehadexpectedarecordentrybutperhapsduetotheglobaleconomicsitu-ationtheentrywasabitless.Wewillcontinuetomonitorthissituation.

Thefirstdayofracingwehadsomeverystrongwinds,andtheweatherforecastdidnot

looktoopromising.Buttheconditionswerefairandsafetywelltakencareof.Wehadnocomplaintsabouttheweatherorthecondi-tionsandtheweatherimprovedforthelasttwodays.

Wehad22FISAumpiresand24Nationalumpires.UndertheskilledhandoflongservingUmpiringCommissionmemberStan Komornicki,theumpiresdidagreatjob.Theareaaroundfinishattheoutgoingpon-toonsisnarrowforsuchabigregatta,buttherewerenoseriousincidents.

Ourrowersaregettingolderwhilestillrow-ing,andtheentryfortheoldestcategoriesisincreasing.Theperformanceoftheserow-erswasamazinganditwaswithgreatre-spectwewatchedthemracing.TheMastersCommissiontakesthisasasignofrowingbeinggoodforhealthandbeingalifelongsport.

Theboatrentalsystemwillneedtobelookedatcloselyforthefuture.InPoznantherewereseveralproblemsrelatedtorentalboatsandasmanyofourrowerscomefromoverseas,thiswillbeoneofourmainworkingareasforthecomingyear.

ForthefirsttimeinthehistoryofourregattawehadtheofficialFISAphotographeronsiteand,withthehelpofLaura FellfromtheFISAoffice,wewereactiveonFacebookandtheFISAwebsiteduringtheregatta.Theraceswerealsoshownonbigscreensatthecourseandthiswasmuchappreciatedbytherowersandspectators.Theopeningceremonywasamazing,androwersarestillspeakingaboutthefireworkscomingthroughtheairtowardsthefinishtower.Manyrowersattendedthe

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MastersPartyandlivemusicandgoodandplentifulfoodseemtobeimportant.

Wehadformalmeetingswiththeorganis-ersoftheregattain2012Duisburg,Germanyand2013inVarese,Italy.TheFISAMastersCommissionencouragesfutureorganiserstoattendregattastolearnfromthecurrentorganisers.

Allmembersofthecommissionworklongandharddaysduringtheregattaincooperationwiththeorganisers.Thisdoesnotpreventourcommissionmembersfromracingandseveralgoodresultswerecelebratedinthecommission.

Accomplishments

TheMastersCommissionwashappytogettwonewmembersin2011,andthecommis-sionismovingforwardwithmanyideasonhowtoruntheregattaandevenmoreonhowtopromotetheregattaandkeeprowersandtheirfriendsupdatedduringracing.

ThechangeintomoreprofessionaluseofthesocialnetworkingmedialikeFacebookandthewebsiteismoreimportantthanever.AccordingtoFISAsurveys,themasterrowersareaveryactivegroupinusingsocialmedia.

WehavelookedintotheorganisingofthelandactivitiesincludingtheMastersPartyandtheceremonies.

TheintroductionoftheJcategoryisasuc-cess,andfor2012wewilltrytheJandJ2 cat-egories.Weareaskedtomakecategoriesall

thewayupto100andwewillaskFISAMedicalCommissionforadviceonhowtomaketheyeargapbetweentheoldestcategories.


• Theentriesintheolderclassesareincreasing.Eliterowingtendstofinishinthemid-thirtiesandwehavetogetintouchwiththembeforetheydisappearfromrowing.

• Wemustkeepthenumberofentriesupfortheyoungercategories.

• Weplantotrytostreamlinetheboatrentalsystem.

• Wewillfollowupthesuccessofthemediasideoftheregattaineveryaspect.

• Wewanttoreachouttoourrowersusingthesocialnetworkingmedia.

• Wewillcontinuetopromotethesportasahealthysportforallinallages.

• Wewillfocusoncountriesthatinternallyhavebigmastergroups,butforsomereasondon’tattendtheregatta.

• Weplantolookforthepossibilitytosup-porttherunningofmasters’regattasatcontinentallevelinareasfromwherewetodayhavefewornoparticipantscom-ingtotheWorldRowingMastersRegattatoensuretheuniversalityofrowing.

Conclusions

WeareusingtheexampleofPoznanasatemplateoffutureregattasregardingmedia,commentatingandboatrental.

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Members: MathiasBinder(SUI)

PaulFuchs(US),Chair

ThanassisMitrousis(GRE)

StefanPiesik(GER)


JointCommissionMeeting,March,Brandenburg

PhoneConferences


Wehavehadanothergoodyearintermsofcontrollingthematerials,equipmentandtech-nologyinoursport.Wearepleasedthatwehavehadfewinfractionsandduringtheyearwehavediscussednewequipmentwithmanymanufac-turers.Themanufacturersseemtounderstandandacceptourprocessandarepleasedthatwehavenothadtoresolveanyextremeissuesafterthefactassomesportshave.

CoastalRowingcontinuestobeourbiggestareaofdevelopment.ThisyearMathiasandThanasiswereabletotraveltotheCoastalChampionshipsinBaritoobserveandmoreimportantly,measuresomeoftheexistingboats.Itwasveryvaluabletoseethecompeti-tioninactionasweworktoassistinpromotingthisaspectofoursport.

WeworkcloselywiththeAdaptiveCommissiontoensurethattheequipmenttheyuseisequalforall.Wenowhavefivemanufacturersproduc-ingandmoreareinterested.Thisisverygood

forthedevelopmentofthesport.Ournewcommissionmember,ConnyDraperhasalsoworkedwithadaptiverowersandshouldbeavaluableresourceinthecomingyear.

Asthe‘clearinghouse’fornewtechnologytherehavebeenasignificantnumberofappli-cationsinthepastyear.Themajorityoftheseweredeemednottobe‘innovations’underourrulesandavailableforimmediateuse.InthefuturewewillbepostingtheseproductsontheFISAwebsite.


TheinformationgatheredatBariandthroughsubsequentdiscussionswillbeusedasabase-lineforthedevelopmentofFISAdesignsforthethreeboatclasses.AswithotherFISAde-signs,whenthehulldesignsarecompletetheywillbeavailableforfreetoanyoneinterestedinproducingcoastalrowingboats.Wecontinuetoworkwiththecoastalrowingcommunitytoimprovetheboatsandregulations.

Electronics,forbothsportsmeasurementsandcommunicationscontinuestobethebiggestdevelopingissuethatweareaddress-ing.Toassistusinthisarea,forthenextyearwewillbeaddinganewcommissionmember,Conny Draper.Asabiomechanistworkingprimarilyinrowing,shehasextensiveknowl-edgeandexperiencewithelectronicmonitor-ingequipment.WeexpectthatthiswillcreateacloserlinktotheCompetitive,MedicalandAdaptiveCommissionsaswellaswiththemanufacturersofelectronicequipment.

WearealwaysconcernedthatamanufacturerwillintroducenewandinnovativeproductsintheyearoftheOlympics.Ourrulesarevery

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specificthatthiswillnotbeallowed.Wewouldliketoremindyouthatifnewtechnologyisbeingconsidered,designedorresearched,pleasecontactourcommissionsothatwecanstayincontactwiththedevelopmentpro-cessanddetermineearlyonhow,andinsomecasesif,itcanbeutilizedincompetition.Allinquiriesarekeptconfidential.

WewouldliketothankallthemembersoftheFISAfamilywhohaveassistedusinourdutiesthisyear.

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IreneEijs(NED)

TimFarčnik(SLO)

PatLambert(BEL),Chair

KenLee(KOR)



WorldRowingChampionships,Bled,NationalFederationspressofficers,September

IndividualCommissionMeeting,Bled,November

Severalshortmeetingsindifferentcon-figurationsaccordingtomembersoftheCommissionpresentduringevents.


AftertherestructuringoftheMediaandPromotionCommission,2011wasthefirstyearforallmembersintheirfunctions.ReflectingontheirroleintheCommission,themembersseetheirparticipationasaprogres-sion,alearningcurvetowardstheirownWorldChampionships.

Thememberswenttodifferenteventswheretheyhelpedinseveralfields(presscentre,interviews,quickquotes,etc.)andgatheredideasonpromotion.Thishands-onperiodenablesmemberstoseethewholepicture,andbuildcontactswithotherFISApeopleaswellaswithnationalpressofficersandmedia.

DuringtheWorldChampionshipsinBled,theCommissionorganisedameetingwiththepressofficersofthenationalfederationstopresentsomeofthechangesintroducedintermsofpromotionofrowingduringtheseason2011(e.g.therenewedWorldrowingwebsite)andsetthebasisforthecreationofanetworkofpressofficersorpersonsinchargeofmediainthenationalfederations/FISAstaff/FISAMedia&PromotionCommission.

DuringaCommissionmeetinginDecember,theCommissiondefinedmoreconceptualgoalsonpromotion,legacy,transferofinfor-mation,bestpractices.

Accomplishments

• AnalysisoftheBledexperience,• Draftingof“bestpractice”and“memory

documents”;• Startingupofanetworkofpressoffic-

ersorpersonsinchargeofmediaandpromotioninthenationalfederations/FISAstaff/FISAMedia&PromotionCommission


InlinewiththenewtermsofreferenceoftheCommission:

• Defineandsetupastandardisedeventreportevaluationinthefieldofpromotion

• Defineevaluationcriteriaofpromotionactivities

• Assistinthetransferofknowledgeonpromotionstrategiesandactivities(tools,bestpractices,interactionbe-tweenOC’s,advice…)

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• ProvideinputtoFISA’sapproachtoeventpromotion

Conclusion

TheCommissionfeelsthetermsofreferenceasdefinedwiththeExecutiveduringtheJointCommissionMeetinginMarch2012givewell-definedactivitiesandgoalsfortheworktobeperformed.In2012,theCommissionwillfocusontheBledanalysis,thelearningfrom2012eventsandtheconceptualanddesignaspectsofknowledgetransfer.

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GuinBatten(GBR),Chair

LionelGirard(FRA)

JensChr.Kolberg(NOR)

GwendaStevens(BEL)

CarolynTaylor-Smith(CAN)

meetings of the Commission:

JointCommissionsMeeting,BrandenburgGER,March2011

TheCoastalSubCommissionmetatDunkirkFRAOctober2011.

TheIndoorRowingWorkingGroupmetinLondonGBRinMay2011


FISA tour 2011:LakeBiwa,Japan.

ThiswasthefirsttimeaFISAWorldRowingTourwasorganizedinJapan,orintheFarEast.ThefirsttimeJapaneserowershadparticipatedonaFISAtourwasinHollandin2005,andsincethen16Japaneserowershavemade25participations.

DuetothetsunamiandtheFokushimanucleardisaster,thetourwasatriskduringthespringof2011,andabout1/3rdoftheoriginalparticipantseventuallydecidedtocancel.FISAofferedtheJapaneseorganis-ingcommitteethepossibilitytopostponethetourbytwoyears.Thiswasnotan

optionthattheOCwantedtotake,andactivelyaskedthetourrowerstocometoJapanandhelpthemgetbacktonormallife.TheLakeBiwatourwaswellorganizedinaveryfriendlyatmosphere,andthosewhodecidedtogodidnotregretit.

SummaryofParticipants:

• 41participantsfrom13nations,from4 continents.

Future FISA tour 2012 & 13:

In2012twoFISAtourswillrun.OneinBelgiumMay19–27,andtheotherinOntario,CanadaAugust25toSeptember 2.Bothtourswillaccomodate60rowers,andarefullybooked.

In2013theFISAtourhasbeenofferedtoIreland,ontheriverShannon,andal-thoughthefinalagreementhasyettobesigned,wearepositivethatthetourwillmaterialize.

Nodefiniteplanshavebeenmadebeyond2013,butweareworkingonuptofourprojects.

Coastal

The5thWorldRowingCoastalChampionship2011washeldinBari,Italy.ItwasthemostsuccessfulChampionshipstodate.

Theentriesforthechampionshipswherethelargesteverwith173crews,457par-ticipantsfrom19countiesattending.

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OntheSundayafterfinalsthebeachstartsandfinishesweretestedwithveryfavour-ableresultsandtheywerewelcomedbyrowerswhotookpart.Thebeachelementshavenowbeenincludedintotheregula-tions,anditisexpectedthatallfutureWRCCwillhavebeachstartsandfinishes.

Twocities–Rijeka,CroatiaandThessaloniki,Greece–bidforthe2012WRCC.TheChampionshipswereattrib-utedtoRijeka,Croatia.Thedatewillbe19-21 October2012.

Indoor rowing

Atargetgroupofrepresentativesoflead-ingrowingmachinemanufacturersandaleisureindustryprofessionalwereinvitedtoattendanIndoorRowingWorkingGroupmeetinginthespringof2011.Thiswaswellattendedanddiscussionswereverypositivewithacommitmenttocontinuetoworktogetherinthefuture.

AlexDunneandRainerModest,Concept2

TonyNercessian,WaterRower/Oartec

MarjoleinRakersandJanLammers,Rowperfect3

JoshuaCrosby,Indorow

DiscussionsalsotookplacewiththeEuropeanManagementBoardtoexploreoptionstorunanumberofEuropean

ChampionshipstitleraceswithintheEuroOpeneventin2013.

Accomplishments

• Successfulstagingofthe5thWorldRowingCoastalChampionshipsinBariinthe2011.

• SuccessfulstagingoftheFISATourinLakeBiwaJapan

• SuccessfuladaptionoftheCoastalRegulationstoallowforbeachstarts,finishestobeintroducedintotheracingformat.

Challenges for the Future:

• Tocontinuetodevelopthebrandofthecoastalrowing(mountainbikingoftheseawithatmosphereofbeachvolley-ball)andattractnewtypesofrowersandsponsorstothesport.

• Tocontinuetospreadthedevelopmentofcoastalrowingintonewcountries

• ToworkwithNationalFederationstoincreasethenumberofpeopletakingpartinrecreationalrowing.

• TocontinuetodeveloptheWorldRowingwebsiteandsocialmediatobeanactiveportalforallrowersfromindoorrowingtooceanrowing.

Conclusion

IwouldliketothankJens,Carolyn,LionelandGwendaforalltheirhardworkandcommit-mentoverthelastfouryears.

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JoHannafin(USA)

MikioHiura(JPN)

PeterKokas(HUN)

AlainLacoste(FRA),Chair

HenningNielsen(DEN)

JürgenSteinacker(GER)

MichaelWilkinson(CAN)



WorldRowingCup1,Munich,May

IndividualCommissionMeeting,Budapest,November


• Monitoring: - ThethreeWorldRowingCupstages(Brandenburg,Munich,Lucerne).

- TheWorldChampionships:• WorldJuniorChampionshipsinEton.• WorldChampionshipsinBled.• WorldUnder23Championshipsin

Amsterdam. - TheEuropeanChampionshipsinPlovdiv.

• Organisation - Medicalmeetingbringingtogether60people(nationalteamdoctorsandphysiotherapists)duringtheSeniorWorldChampionshipsinBled.

• ManagementoftheTUEapplications

Accomplishments

• Publicationofthe“NONEEDLEPolicy”(laterimplementedbyIOC)

• ImplementationoftheBiologicalPassport• Presentationon“Preventionof

RowingInjury”attheJuniorCoachesConferencebyJoHANNAFIN

• PublicationoftheStatementon“Heat,HeatstrokeandsafetyforFISA”

• NominationofJürgenSTEINACKERasmemberofthe“WADAHealth,MedicalandResearchCommittee”


• NewMedicalWebsite• OrganisationofaSportsMedicine

“Seminar”onRowinginconjunctionwithaFISAevent

Conclusion

Iwouldliketothankmycolleagues(andspe-ciallyPeterKOKASwhoretiredattheendof2011)andNatalieSchmutzfortheirsupport

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FabioBolcic(ITA).

NicholasEe(SIN).

KristopherGrudt(USA).

GabrielleIsenschmidWeber(SUI).

StanislawKomornicki(POL).

JérômeMouly(FRA).

StefaniePalfner(GER).

JacomineRavensbergen(NED).

PatrickRombaut(BEL),Chair.


FISAJointCommissionsMeeting,March,Brandenburg.

WorldRowingChampionships,August,Bled.

EventsCommission-UmpiringCommissions,December,Munich.


A. WOrLd rOWIng eVent JUrIeS

RowingWorldCupRegattas,Munich–Hamburg–Lucerne

CitySprints,St.-Petersburg.

EuropeanJuniorRowingChampionships,Kruswica

WorldUnder23RowingChampionships,Amsterdam

WorldJuniorRowingChampionships,Eton

WorldSeniorRowingChampionships,Bled

WorldMastersRegatta,Poznan

EuropeanRowingChampionships,Plovdiv

WorldCoastalRowingChampionshipsforClubs,Bari

B. InternAtIOnAL regAttA JUrIeS

Piediluco,MemorialPaolod’Aloja.

Essen,Int.Hügelregatta.

Gravelines,Int.regatta.

Amsterdam,Kon.Hollandbeker.

Linz,CoupedelaJeunesse.

Guadalajara,PanAmericanGames.

Hwacheon,AsianChampionships.

Singapore,AsianCup.

Bandung,SEA-games.

C. exAmInAtIOnS

Bandung(INA).

Osaka(JPN).

Hwacheon(KOR).

CiudadGuzman(MEX).

Cairo(EGY).

Frankfurt(GER).

Johannesburg(RSA).

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d. SemInArS Or CLInICS

Bandung(INA).

Amsterdam(NED).

Eton(GBR).

Osaka(JPN).

Hwacheon(KOR).

CiudadGuzman(MEX).

Singapore(SIN).

Bled(SLO).

Poznan(POL).

Plovdiv(BUL).

Cairo(EGY).

Frankfurt(GER).

Johannesburg(RSA).

Gent(BEL).

Oran(ALG).

Accomplishments

• 27newFISAumpires(7examsessions).• 214umpireshavingattendedaseminar

(15intotal).• 454FISAumpiresfrom63national

federations.

• Approx.240FISAUmpiresselectedforthedifferentFISAjuries.


• IncreasethenumberofFISAumpiresintheCaribbeanregion,CentralandSouthAmerica,Africa,EastEuropeandCentralAsia.

• Improvethepreparationandoperatinglevelofthenationaltechnicalofficials,assistingtheFISAjuriesduringtheWorldRowingevents.

• IncreasetheexperienceoftheFISAjuriesduringespeciallyAdaptiveRowingandCoastalRowingEvents.

• Betterunderstandingbyotherrowing‘parties’concerningtheactivitiesandresponsibilitiesoftheFISAjuries.

• AgelimitofFISAumpirestobeconsid-eredin2013.

Conclusion

TheincreasinganddiversifyingnumberofWorldRowingEventsinallpartsoftheWorldhasalsoconsequencesontheactivitiesoftheUmpiringCommission.Weareconfidentthatourcommissionhascontributedinthepastandwillcontributeinfuturetothecommongoalsofouruniversalrowingfamily.Withoursincerethankstoallpersonshavingcontrib-utedtothis.

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name – Commission

GuinBatten–Youth,MaryEllenConaboy–Adaptive,AnitaDeFrantz–VicePresident,IreneEijs–Media/Promotion,BarbaraFenner–Youth,BarbaraGrudt–Youth,PaolaGrizzetti–Adaptive,AmberHalliday–Athletes,Jo Hannafin–SportsMedicine,KimFaiHo–Adaptive,GabrielleIsenschmidWeber–Umpiring,PatLambert–Media/Promotion,ElisabetaLipa–Athletes,Rosie Mayglothling–Competitive,JudyMorrison–Adaptive,ZdenkaNorkova–Masters,ColleenOrsmond–Staff,SvetlaOtzetova–Events,Tone Pahle–Masters,StefaniePalfner–Umpiring,JacomineRavensbergen–Umpiring,TriciaSmith–Chair,SheilaStephens–Development,GwendaStevens–RowingforAll,ShirleyStokes–Adaptive,CarolynTaylor-Smith–RowingforAll,EvaSzanto–Events/EuropeanBoard,LenkaWech–Athletes

meeting of the Commission

JointCommissionMeeting,MarchinBrandenburg

report on Activities in 2011:

TheCommissioncontinuestobemadeupofdesignatedmembers(amajoritybutnotallfe-males)fromtheotherCommissions.WemeetonceayearattheJointCommissionsMeetingtoreportonwomen’sissuesbeingdealtwithbytherelevantCommissionsandtosharechallengesandbestpractices.

ThroughouttheyearIattendedFISAExecutiveandCouncilMeetings,WorldCupsandWorldChampionships.Isitonmost,ifnotalloftheFISADopingAppealPanelsandamCo-ChairwithJohnBoultbeetheFISAWorkingGrouponWorldChampionship Events.

Thisworkinggroupwascreatedatthe2011Congressasaresponsetothelossofthewomen’s4+fromtheWorldChampionshipProgram.PleaseseetheDiscussionPaperinthe“Papers”sectionoftheAgendawhichwaspreparedasareportfromtheCommissionconcerningthestatusofwomeninlead-ershipandprovidingthepositionoftheWomen’sCommissiononthefuturerowingprogramattheWorldChampionshipsandOlympic Games.

TheCommissioncontinuestooffertheWomen’sDevelopmentCampeveryspring,withafocusthisyearonthosecountriesparticipatingintheOlympicQualifyingEvents.ThankyouagaintoSheilaStephan-Desbans,PennyChuterandThorNilsenwhomakethiseventsuchasuccess.

TheHistoryofWomeninrowingpaperisnowontheFISAwebsite.Pleasehavealook.Itprovidessomeinterestingbackgroundforourcurrentdiscussionsonwomeninoursport.

ThankyouagaintothemembersoftheWomen’sCommissionandallmembersoftheFISAfamily,adedicatedgroupwhorespectsportandlovesport,andoursinparticular.

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AlgirdasRaslanas,Chair(LTU)

BarbaraFenner(AUS)

BarbaraGrudt(USA)

AxelMüller(GER)


JointCommission,Brandenburg,March

WorldRowingUnder23Championships,Amsterdam,July

JuniorWorldChampionships,Eton,August

YouthCoachesConference,Princeton,October


event support

TheCommissionfulfilleditsfunctionsattheU23WorldChampionshipsinAmsterdam,andJuniorChampionshipsinEton.Primarilythisin-volvedsupportingthenewandyoungcoaches,particularlythosefromdevelopmentcountries.Atbotheventsacoachesmeetingwasorgan-izedandstatisticsanalyzedtoprovidefuturerecommendationstotheExecutiveCommitteeandothercommissions.ConstructivefeedbackwasalsoprovidedtotheExecutiveCommitteeandOrganisingCommittees.

masters Fund (development project)

ThankstothemoneyprovidedbytheMastersCommissionmanycoacheshavenowpassedthroughthescholarshipcoachprogramto

becomefulltimeprofessionalcoachesintheirownnationalprograms.

• ChokriBen-Miled(TUN,2002)• RaihanOmar(SIN,2004)• JuvenalisGitauKariega(KEN,2004)• RubenScarpati(URU,2006)• KerrieMackie(ZIM,2008)

ThenewcandidateforthecurrenttwoyearprojectisRocioaRivarolaTrappefromParaguay.SheattendedtheYouthCoachConferenceasherinductiontotheproject.

16th youth Coaches Conference

WeconductedasuccessfulconferenceinPrinceton,withparticipationfromover15 countries.AsourfirstconferenceheldinNorthAmerica,thevendorsattheconferencewouldhaveappreciatedagreaterattendancefromlocalcoaches.ThankyouparticularlytoBarbaraGrudtfortheorganising.

Future Projects

FutureWorldRowingUnder23Championships:

• 2012Trakai,LTU

• 2013Linz,AUT

• 2014Varese,ITA

FutureWorldJuniorChampionships:

• 2012Plovdiv,BUL

• 2013Trakai,LTU

• 2014Hamburg,GER

• 2015RiodeJaneiro,BRA

FutureYouthCoachConference:

• 2012(TBAhopefullyKazan),

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Conclusion

TheYouthCommissionmembersareactivelyinvolvedinrowingandyouthsportactivitiesinallcontinentsdisplayingtheirwideexperiencefortheirtasksintheCommission.

FinallyIwouldliketothankalltheCommissionmembersaswellasthenationalfederations(especiallyUSRowingfortheYouthCoachConference),proposalsorsuggestions.Thisisgreatlyappreciated.

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membership of the Working group

RanojoyBasuRay(CAN)

BruceFord(CAN)

GeorgeKazantzopoulos(GRE)

TimothyRichardson(NZL),Chair

meetings of the Working group


Activities of the Working group

• MaintainingliaisonwithFISAandofferingcommentandadviceonchampionshipbidsandrelatedactivities.

• ProvidinglinkbetweenEWGonbehalfofFISAandWWFFreshWaterGroupandregionalrepresentatives.

• ReviewingprogressbyOrganisingCommitteesinfollowingEventManagementprotocolsregardingenvi-ronmentaloutcomes.

Accomplishments

• Achievingmodificationtobiddocu-mentsandparticipationinevaluationofWorldChampionshipbiddocuments.

• AttendanceatWorldChampionshipsinBledandEuropeanChampionshipsinPlovdivtoreviewenvironmentalperfor-manceandoutcomes.

• Obtaining“buyin”toachievingpositiveenvironmentaloutcomesbyseveralCommissionschargedwithorganisingordirectingFISAsanctionedevents.

• Engagingindirectdialoguewithre-gionalWWFrepresentativesinAustria,

Slovenia,BulgariaandSerbiaandwithWWFheadquarters.

• Assistingwiththeprocessofachiev-inganalliancebetweenWWFandFISAonthepromotionofsustainablecleanwaterprojectsandeducationalsupport.


• DevelopingtherelationshipwithWWFandmaintainingmomentumintermsofpromotingawarenessofthecleanwaterobjectivesofFISAandWWF.

• AchievingWWFendorsementofanupdatedandenhancedversionofFISA’sEnvironmentalGuidelines,withaviewtoajointdeclarationofapprovalofthe Guidelines.

• SecuringacommitmentbyallFISAeventorganisingcommitteestotheappoint-mentofadedicatedEnvironmentalOfficialtomanageandpromoteacom-mitmenttopositiveenvironmentalout-comesandensuringopendialoguewiththeEWGbothduringplanningforeventsandfollowingthecompletionofevents.

• Developinga“GreenOffice”planfor FISA.

Conclusion

2011hasprovedtobeasignificantmarkerinthelifeandroleoftheEnvironmentWorkingGroup.WithsomebudgetsupportandthewillingnessofEuropean-basedGeorge KazantzopoulostoattendmeetingsatseveralEuropeanlocations,theEWGhasbeenabletoestablishanactivepresenceatsomeevents,buildingonlessformalreviewsbytheChairmanwhenattendingChampionshipeventsasaspectator.

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TheEWGislookingaheadtosomeinterest-ing,ifnotdifficultchallenges.However,itisrewardingtoreflectontheGroup’sachieve-mentsoverthepasttenyearsandtoacknowl-edgethewidespreadacceptanceofsustain-abilityimperativesbyFISAheadquartersandtheCommissions.

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reports of the Continental representatives

1. AfricanContinentalRepresentative–KhaledZainElDin 39

2. AsianContinentalRepresentative–ZhangQing 41

3. NorthAmericanContinentalRepresentative–EduardoPalomo 42

4. OceaniaContinentalRepresentative–JohnCoates 44

5. SouthAmericanContinentalRepresentative–RicardoIbarra 47

6. EuropeanManagementBoardChair–RyszardStadniuk 48

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meetings Attended

FISACouncilMeeting,London,January


FISACouncilMeetingandFISACoachesConference,Varese,November

Activities

the International nile rowing regatta – Luxor 2011

TheInternationalNileRowingRegattawasheldinLuxorfrom11–17January2011in10eventswiththeparticipationofAlgeria,Cameroon,Egypt,Kenya,Libya,Morocco,SudanandTunisiafromAfricaandseveralcountriesfromAsiaandAmerica.SeveralFISACouncilmem-berswereinvitedtoattendthenewlylaunchedregattawhichwasasuccessful.

the 1st douala International rowing regatta

The1stDoualaInternationalRowingRegattawasheldinDoualaon23–24September2011withtheparticipationofsixAfricanfedera-tions:Angola,Cameroon,Uganda,Senegal,TogoandZimbabwe.

10th All African games – mozambique 2011

Rowinghadbeenincludedinthesportspro-grammeof2011AllAfricanGamesafterpromisesofsupportfromFISAandFASA.Duetoseriouscommunicationsdifficultiesandfinancialproblems,therowingeventswerewithdrawnfromtheprogrammeofthegamesshortlybeforetheywereheld.

African Olympic Qualification Regatta

Crewsfrom17countries(ALG-ANG-CIV-CMR-EGY-KEN-LBA-MAD-MAR-NAM-NIG-SEN-SUD-TOG-TUN-ZAM-ZIM)participatedintheAfricanOlympicQualificationRegattaheldinAlexandriafrom1to3November2011andprecededbyatrainingcampforthepar-ticipatingteamswiththeassistanceofFISAandOlympicSolidarityduringtheperiodfrom22to30October2011.

Ugandahadplannedtoparticipatebut,intheend,couldnotattend.Thenumberofcountriescouldhavereached20countriesifNigeriaandSouthAfricahadtakenpart.

Thiswasremarkableprogressagainst12 coun-triesthatparticipatedintheAfricanquali-ficationregattainAlgeria2007.IalsothankMadagascarandNigerwhererowinghasonlyrecentlystarted–theyinsistedtoparticipateinthequalificationregattaforthefirsttime.

The qualified Countries were

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development issues

IncooperationwiththeFISADevelopmentprogramme,Mr.FaycalSoulaandMr. Michel Doutreattendedthe28thANOCASeminarforGeneralSecretariesofAfricanNOCsheldinBamako,MalifromNovember16th–18th,2011.FaycalandMichelhadthe

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opportunitytointeractwiththedifferentNOCs’generalsecretariesanddiscussthedevelopmentofrowingintheirrespectivecountries.

Umpiring

TwoexamswereheldinAfricaforInternationalUmpiringLicences.TheywereconductedinEgyptandSouthAfrica.Wehave28interna-tionalUmpiresfromAfricawhere11inter-nationalumpireswerechosenduring2011internationalrowingevents.

International Championships

WearetryingtoincreasetheAfricanpar-ticipationatthedifferentinternationalrow-ingeventsdespitetheshortageoffinancialresources.

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meetings attended

Duetohealthproblems,Iwasnotabletoat-tendalltheFISACouncilMeetingsduringlastyearandallAsianRowingFederation(ARF)ExecutiveCommitteeMeetingin2011.Ididattendthefollowingmeetings:

• ThemeetingbetweenadelegationofOrganisingCommitteefor2013WorldRowingChampionshipsinChungjuandChineseRowingAssociationleadinggroupinBeijing.

• Aworkingmeetingwith2014NanjingYouthOlympicGamesVenueandSportsDepartment

Activities

• Areviewinspectiontookplaceforthe2014NanjingYouthOlympicGamesatallwatersportsvenuesincludingtheXuanwuLakeforrowing,canoeingandcanoe-kayakslalomandJinniuLakeforsailing.

• AstheSeniorAdviserfor20123rdAsianBeachGamesOrganisingCommitteeinHaiyang,Shandong,China,IhavetriedtwotimestoconvincethelocalOCtoin-troducecoastalrowingandsomeotherwatersportsatthe3rdAsianBeachGames.ButtheydefinitelyselectedwindsurfingandwaterskiasthetwolastcompetitionsoftheirGames.

Accomplishments:

ThereweresomeachievementsfortheAsianrowingfamilythatshouldbeparticularlymentioned:

• Firstwasthesuccessfulorganiza-tionofthe201114thAsianRowingChampionshipsand16thAsianJuniorRowingChampionshipsinHwacheon,Korea.I’dlikeespeciallyexpressmythankstotheKoreaOrganisersandtomycolleaguesasMikeTanner,Chris ParryandFayHo.

• SecondonewassuccessfuloperationofthenewAsianRowingFederationSecretariatinKorea.Mr. Jong-Chul LEEasthenewARFPresidentandMr. Ken LEEasthenewARFSecretaryGeneralshowedin2011theircapacity,dedicationandefficiency.


ThefirstchallengefortheAsianareaofrowingisalwaystoimprovethetrainingandcompeti-tionlevelofourAsiancoachesandrowers.

The2ndchallengeistofinddifferentcountriesforthefutureAsianregattas.WearehappytohavetakennoticeoftheenthusiasmshowedbyKRAinrecentyears.Theywillconsecutivelyorganizefourupcomingeventsindifferentcit-iesasfollows:

• 2012ChungjuOlympicContinentalQualificationRegattaforAsia(26th—28thApril2012)

• 2013WorldRowingChampionshipsinChungju(25thAug.—1stSep.)

• 201417thIncheonAsianGamesinanewregattacoursetobeconstructed.(23rd—30thSep)

• 2015GwangjuUniversityGamesregatta

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FISACoachesConferenceandCouncilMeeting,January,London

PanAmGamesSiteVisit,May,Guadalajara

WorldRowingCupRegatta,June,Hamburg

WorldRowingChampionshipsAugust,Bled

PanAmericanGames,October,Guadalajara

Activities

Central American games.

AttheGeneralAssemblyinSanJose,CostaRica,oursportwasleftoutofthegamesin2013.Weneedtofollowupandincludeasmallprogram.CostaRicahasbeensupportedwithboats,coachingassistanceandregattaassistance.

Ciudad guzman rowing Course, guadalajara. Pan American games 2011

Theobjectiveofthemeetingwastoevalu-atetheprogressontheconstructionofinfrastructure,Albanosystem,restingareas,boathousesetc.Thefinishtower,theboat-houseareaandtheroadthatrunsparalleltothecoursewereallunderconstruction.Constructiononallinfrastructureforthecoursewascompletedintimeforthegames.

DuringthevisitImetwithIvarSisniega,Cesar RomeroandpreviouslyinMexicoCitywithReynaldoGonzalez.Wehadallthesup-portfromtheOC,

• Achronologyofactivitieshasbeenfol-lowedandexecutedasagreed.

• Theconstructionofarestareafortheteamswasnotpossiblebuttemporarytentsweremadeavailableforallcrews.

2011 World rowing Cup II, Hamburg

InattendancewehadcrewsfromMexico,El Salvador,ArgentinaandBrazil.

2011 World rowing Championships, Bled

AproposalwaspresentedandacceptedbytheCouncilthatfortheArgentinianRowingAssociationtoorganizetheOlympicQualificationRegattainTigreinMarchof2012

Pan American games, guadalajara

ParticipationwasarecordatthenewcourseinCiudadGuzmanwithexcellentresultsfromArgentina,Cuba,andUnitedStatesandthehostMexico.Theregattacoursewascalm,therewasbeautifulweatherandmorethan10,000spectatorseveryday.TheorganizingcommitteedeliveredalltherequiredelementsandthecommunitywillnowhaveanewcentertodeveloprowinginJalisco.

TheIberoAmericanRowingConfederation(“ConfederaciónIberoamericanadeRemo”)wasfounded.ThenationalfederationsofPortugal,Spain,México,Cuba,Guatemala,Honduras,Nicaragua,CostaRica,Panamá,Colombia,Venezuela,Ecuador,Perú,Chile,Paraguay,Uruguay,Argentina,PuertoRico,GuatemalaandElSalvadorsignedthecon-stitution.Themissionistoorganizearegattaeverythreeyears.

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Achievements:

• TheconstructionoftheregattacourseinCiudadGuzman,Mexico.ItwasagoodexampleofteamworkwiththeOrganizingCommittee,theNationalFederationandtheNationalOlympicCommitteeofMexico

Challenges:

• Rowinglackstechnicalsupportinthearea,especiallyforthecountriesthathaverecentlyorganizedtheirnationalfederations.Afulltimecoachdedicatedtobuildthestructuresisneeded.

• Oursportisnotincludedintheprogramforthe2013CentralAmericanGamesinSanJose.WehavesupportedCostaRicawithboats.

• FISAChampionships–Again,wemustprovideassistancewithlodgingand

boats.WemustworktoencouragetheNFsofourregiontoparticipateinWorldJuniorandUnder23Championships

• ThecreationofapermanentrowingcenterinCentralAmericaisoneoftheobjectivessince2009.Wehavenotbeenabletoachievethisobjective.

• Adaptiverowinghasnotstartedinourarea.

• Youthprogramsdonotexistinmostofthedevelopingnations.

Inspiteofallthechallengeswecontinuetoattractaconsiderablenumberofgoodath-letes.ThePanAmericanGameswereagreatsuccessandwemustworktobuildaRowingLeagueinLatinAmericawiththeparticipationofPortugalandSpainwecanfurtherbuildtheIberoAmericanArea.

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Theyear2011wasagainadynamicyearforrowinginOceania.AlthoughmembershipoftheOceaniaRowingConfederationremainsatfourFederations,thestrengthofprogrammesinVanuatuandSamoacontinuestogrow,whilstNew ZealandandAustraliaremainneartheverytopoftheworld’sbestrowingnations.

Highlightsoftheyearincludethecompeti-tionofateamfromVanuatuintheAustralianInternationalYouthCup(AustraliaandNZcompete),andofthecontinueddevelopmentofSamoanborn,New Zealand-basedscullerBradleyJowitt–followinghisfineshowingatthe2010WorldRowingChampionshipsinNew Zealand.

New Zealand (Rowing New Zealand “rnZ”)

2011wasRowingNew Zealand’smostsuccess-fulinternationalyear.Theywon4gold,1silverand4bronzemedalsatthe2011WorldRowingChampionshipsinBled,Slovenia.Indoingso,theyqualified11crewsforthe2012LondonOlympicGameswiththepotentialformore.

RowingNZhasreviseditscoacheducationanddevelopmentprogramme,andisintro-ducingamodularapproachtogaincoachingqualifications.Eachmodulehaspointsallo-catedforcompletingtherequirementsofthatmodulewithatotalnumberofpointsrequiredforaccreditationaslevelone,leveltwo,etc.,coach.Therearecompulsorymodulestoat-tendandallpreviousexperiencewillbetakenintoaccount.

UniversityRowinghasintegratedwithintheRowingNZmanagementstructureandisnow

asub-committeeoftheRowingBoard.Thiswillprovideamorestreamlinedapproachforthoseathletescompetingandwantingtocompeteatuniversitylevel.

TheRNZBoardsignedoffonanew2-yearstrategicplanincorporatingfivekeyareas:-

1. HighPerformance–aclearfocusonLondon2012;

2. DomesticRowing–astrongemphasisonintegratingwithSecondarySchoolRowing;

3. OperationalExcellence–aneedtopro-videworldclassIT;

4. LondonPlanning–workingwiththeNZOlympicCommitteetoprovidethebestenvironmentforourathletes;

5. Partnerships–workingwithsponsorsandSportNZ.

Vanuatu

TheVRA(VanuatuRowingAssociation)werefortunatetohaveLeeSpearpostedtoVanuatufromNew ZealandasaHighCourtJudgeandevenluckiertoalsohavehiswife(aqualifiedcoachandInternationalleveloffi-cial)assistwithcrewcoachingattheVanuatuRowingClub.Bothhavemadeasignificantim-pactintheday-to-dayoperationsattheClub.

InMarch2011,ReinholdBatschi(FISAdevel-opmentcoachingconsultant)againvisitedVanuatutocontinuehisworkinprovid-ingtechnicalexpertiseandadvicetotheAssociationregardingarangeofmatters–fromcrewpreparationtocoacheducation.

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HowardCroker(CrokerOars)visitedinApriltoassistwiththeupgradeofthefleetofboatsandoars.Hissupportisgreatlyappreciated.

ClubCoachCameronCrichtonfromTasmaniarelocatedtoVanuatuinMayandhasalsoprovedinstrumentalinimprovingtrainingmethodol-ogyfortheelitecrewsintheVRA.CameronhasalsobeenagreathelpinmaintainingtheClub’sageingboatsandteachingboatmanTomhowtorepairequipmentwhenneeded.

MayprovedtobeabusymonthfortheVRAandthePVRC(Pt.VillaRowingClub),asthecrewswereinvitedtotheYouthRowingChampionshipsinSydney.Withlimitedfunds,theNationalBankofVanuatusteppedupasamajorsponsor.

InJuly,VanuatuwasrepresentedforthefirsttimeinaninternationalrowingeventattheYouthRowingChampionshipsinSydney.Althoughnomedalswerewon,manyheartswere.Itwasagreatopportunityforcrewstoexperiencecompetitionfirst-handandunder-standtheimportanceoffitness,well-beingandcommitment.

InSeptember,VanuatuhostedacrewfromtheBayofPlentymastersrowinginNZ–whowereeventualwinnersofthe‘Inter-Island’trophy.TheannualcorporateregattawasheldinOctoberandagainwasagreatsuccesswithninecorporatebusinesshousesparticipating.InOctober,theGrandHotelmadeasignifi-cantdonationofgymequipmenttotheclub.Otherhighlightsof2011includedtheregular‘SaturdayRowing’,thepurchaseoftworowingergometersfromNZ,twonewOceanKayaks(VASANOC),anewcoachboat(donatedbyBRDEBank)andtheannualXmasbreakfastrow.

Aimsfor2012:

• Preparationforparticipationinthe2013YouthOlympicFestival,Sydney;

• Purchaseofsuperiorboats;• Membershipdrive;• MastersRegattas;• Interschoolcompetition;and• Clubregattas.

Australia (rowing Australia, “rA”)

InMarch2011,theMinisterforSportMark ArbibofficiallyopenedtheNationalRowingCentreofExcellencefacilityinCanberraandlaunchedthenextexcitingchap-terintheevolutionofRA.

LocatedatYarralumlaBayinCanberra,thisfacilityenablesallareasofrowing’snationaloperationstoco-locateandworkcollabo-rativelytodeliverthekeystrategicgoalsofthetwobusinessunitsofHighPerformance,resourcedandservicedundertheNationalRowingCentreofExcellence(NRCE)partner-ship,andCommunityDevelopmentwithaclearvisionanddirection.Thisstructurehasalreadyfacilitatedgreaterefficiencyinthedeliveryofournationalteamprogramandanelevatedfocusonthedevelopmentofcom-munityrowingandanationaleventsprogram.

TheopeningofthisnewnationalheadquarterscementsRAasahighlyregardedandsuc-cessfulorganisationthathasavisionandthecapacitytoguidethefuturedevelopmentofoursport.

2010/11wasanexcitingyearinthisevolu-tionarypathonmanylevelswithanumberofdedicatedcorporate,communityandhighperformanceprogramsbeingimplementedacrossthecountry.

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FollowinganextensivebiddingprocesssupportedbyDestinationNSW,RAsecuredtherighttohostthefirstroundofboththe2013and2014SamsungWorldRowingCupseriesregattas,tobeincorporatedintotheAustralianRowingChampionshipsandInterstateRegattaofeachyeartoformtheSydneyInternationalRowingRegatta.

Inanothercompetitivebid,RAteamedupwiththeVictorianMajorEventsCompanytose-curetherighttohostthe2014WorldRowingMastersRegattaatLakeWendouree,Ballarat,nearMelbourne.

InitsbestperformanceataFISAWorldChampionshipsinhistory,theAustralianRowingTeamwon3gold,3silverand4bronzemedalsattheWorldRowingChampionshipsinBled,Slovenia.Indoingso,theyqualified10 crewsforthe2012LondonOlympicGamesand2crewsfortheParalympicGames.

RAcontinuedtodemonstrateitscommitmenttoAdaptiveRowingbyappointingaNationalAdaptiveDevelopmentCoordinatortocomple-menttheworkoftheAdaptiveHeadCoach.

Samoa

New Zealand-basedSamoanBradleyJowittcontinuestobethemainfocusinSamoanrowing.Astrongshowinginthe2010WorldRowingChampionshipshasgivenimpetustoSamoanrowingathome.

AsthenewestmemberofOceaniaconfed-eration,futurestrategiesincludegrowingthesportatitsbaseanddevelopingopportuni-tiestodevelopanexchangeprogrammetodeveloppotentialcoachesandathleteswithAustraliaandNew Zealand.ThesetwoinitialstepswouldprovideanimpetustodevelopasmallprograminSamoa.

Aimsfor2012includedevelopingthesportsbaseandatanelitelevelnominatingBradley JowitttotheIOC(throughFISA)inordertoqualifyfora‘Tripartite’CommissionInvitationPlace’fortheLondon2012OlympicGames.PlacesarelimitedbuteffortsfocusontheprofilethiswillbringthesportintheOceaniaregion.

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membership of the european rowing management Board

DagDanzglock(GER)

NebojsaJevremovic(SRB)

AlgirdasRaslanas(LTU)

PatrickRombaut(BEL)

EvaSzanto(HUN)

RolandWeill(FRA)

RyszardStadniuk(POL),Chair

meetings of the ermB

JointCommissionsMeeting–March2011,Brandenburg

RowingWorldCup–July2011,Lucerne

WorldRowingChampionships–August2011Bled

EuropeanRowingChampionships–September2011,Plovdiv

Inaddition,membersofERMBhadvariousinformalmeetingsateventswheretheywerepresent.

Activities

2011 european rowing Junior Championships –Kruszwica,Poland

The1stEuropeanRowingJuniorChampionshipstookplaceinKruszwica,Polandon24-25June2011.Therewere386athletes128crews,from23nationspar-ticipating.Competitionswereheldinthe13 WorldRowingJuniorChampionships

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events.ThankstotheexcellentorganisationbytheKruszwicaorganisingcommittee,itwasagoodexperienceforboththeparticipantsandspectators.CompetitionswereheldovertwodayswithacompleteFISAprogressionsystem.Thecourseislocatedonanaturallake,thefacilitiesbasedatthelocalrowingclubprovidedgoodconditionsfortheteams.Itwasasuccessfulstartofthiscompetition.

2011 european rowing Championships –Plovdiv,Bulgaria

The2011EuropeanRowingChampionshipstookplaceinPlovdivatthevenueofthe2012WorldRowingSeniorandJuniorChampionshipsonthenewlyextendedeightlaneregattacourse.Thankstotheexperi-encedOrganisingCommittee,itwasaneventonahighstandard.Alotofspectatorswerewatchingthefinalsandthelevelofcompeti-tionwasgood.Asexpected,therewerefewerentriesthanin2010.Comparingthenumberofparticipantsin2010(506)whentheERCHwasheldsixweeksbeforetheWorldRowingChampionshipsand2011(385)withthedateaftertheWRCH,provesthattheproposaltochangethedatestotheendofMaywillservetheneedsofthenationalfederationsbetterandhaveabetterplaceintheInternationalregattacalendar.

AttheGeneralAssemblyoftheEuropeanNationalRowingFederationsthe2013EuropeanRowingChampionshipswereattrib-utedtoSeville(ESP),andthe2013EuropeanRowingJuniorChampionshipstoMinsk(BLR).FollowingFISA’sdecisiontochangetheWorldRowingCupprogrammefor2013,theGAacceptedthenewdatesproposedforthe

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EuropeanRowingChampionshipsattheendofMay.

Accomplishments

• TheEuropeanJuniorRowingChampionshipswererunsuccessfullyforthefirsttimereachinghighparticipa-tionnumbers.

• Thebidprocedurewasmodifiedandharmonisesthebiddingtimelinestoallowforbotheventstobeawardedtwoyearsinadvance.

• TheprojecttoestablishaEuropeanIndoorRowingChampionshipswasstartedinaconstructivewayinvolvingdiscussionsaboutpossiblewaysofco-operationwithmanufacturerConcept2.Theoptiontostageitin2013isfeasible.

Challenges

• TheERMBhastofinalisethedetailsofestablishingtheEuropeanIndoorRowingChampionshipsincludingdraftingthe

regulations,determiningwhicheventswillbeincluded,findingwaystomatchalltherequirementstohavetherighttoawardaEuropeanChampionshiptitle.

• ERMBcontinuestotryestablishinglinkswiththeEUinordertogetfundingforprojectsthatcanenhancethelevelandparticipationofEuropeanRowing.

• TheERMBisseekingwayshowtocontrib-utemoretothedevelopmentprogrammeinEuropeaimingatanincreaseinpartici-pationatEuropeanrowingevents.

Conclusion

TheactivitiesoftheERMBaresupportingtherealisationofFISAstrategyaimingtostrengtheninvolvementinrowingandeventsoncontinentalandregionallevel.ThankstothesupportofFISAstafftheprofileoftheEuropeanRowingChampionshipshasbeenraisedsignificantly.

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Agenda Items 8,9,10,11

Financial reports

1. 2011FinancialReport 51

2. 2011FinancialStatements 58

3. Auditor’sReportonthe2011Statements 60

4. 2013-2016FourYearFinancialPlan 67

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A. reSULt FOr 2011

The2011resultafterprovisionforunrealizedlossonsecuritiesandexchangeratelossispositivewithasurplusofCHF159’913.

Asforecastedinthefinancialpresentationtothe2011Congress,thetotalsofbothincomeandexpendituresare60%abovebudget.AsusualbothincomeandexpendituresareinflatedincomparisonwiththebudgetbyitemswhichoffsetasaresultofFISAincurringexpenseswhicharethenrechargedtothirdparties,mainlytheOrganisingCommitteesofourevents.Theserechargesamountto25%oftheincrease.TherestoftheincreaseistheresultofsignificantimprovementsinFISA’sincomefromcommercialrightswhichhasfundedfurtherinvestmentsmadeaspartofthestrategicreassessmentexercise.Thesecostsincludethedevelopmentandlaunchofthenewbrand,thenewwebsite,thecleanwaterprojectandtheSprintregatta.

TheseadditionalincomesallowedFISAtoincreasethelevelofservicesprovidedatourevents,especiallyinthePromotionandMedia area.

2011 FISA FInAnCIAL rePOrt

FISA’sfinancialpositionhascontinuedtoimprovewithagrowingnumberofsponsorsandpartners.Howevertheadditionalincomethishasproducedhaslargelybeenusedinin-creasedexpendituredrivenbygreateractivity,moreevents,anincreasedstaffandthecostsofthestrategicreassessmentexercise.

Wepresentedarevised2012budgetatthe2011FISAOrdinaryCongressinBled.Itre-flectssomeofthechangesexpectedfromthestrategicreassessmentprojects.Weexpecttofinish2012withasmallsurplus.

Wehavepreparedafouryearfinancialplanfor2013-6whichisincludedintheseCongresspapers.AsasubstantialpartofFISA’sincomeisreceivedintheyearoftheOlympicgamesfromtheIOCTVandsponsorshipincome,weneedtobudgettousethisoverthenextfouryears.Thefirstyearofthisplanisthebudgetfor2013.

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1. events

FISAhasachievedsignificantadditionalincomeinthelasttwoyears.Thebiggestimprovementinouraccountshascomefromtheincreasedrightsincomefromourevents.Asaresult,thebudg-etedsmalldeficitfromeventshasbecomeasubstantialsurplus.

Inadditiontothethree-yeartermsponsorshipagreementwithSamsung(2010-2012),FISAalsosignedin2011aoneyearFISAPartnershipwithGazprombank.TheSamsungagreementhasbeenrenewedfor2013andGazprombankfor2012.

Partialcommercialrightsincomeforfutureevents(2013Chungjuand2015AiguebeletteWorldRowingChampionships)hasbeenrecognisedin2011.

Theseadditionalrevenuesincreasedactualsponsorshipfiguresby370%comparedwithbudgetandWorldCupTVrightsincomeby55%.

In2011,FISAhelpedtoorganiseasprintregattainSt.Petersburg(RUS).ThecostsofthiseventwerecoveredbytheOrganisingCommitteeandthesponsors.

Foreachrowingevent,theactualincomeincludesaportionofre-invoicingofexpenditure,whenFISAre-invoicesorganisingcommitteesforexpenditureincurredontheirbehalf.Thisresultsinbothactualincomeandexpenditurebeinginflatedabovethenumbersoriginallybudgeted,al-thoughthesenumbersoffseteachotherinthefinalbalance.

Income 2011 Actual 2011 Budget net result 2010 ActualWorldRowingEvents 2'368'148 761'500 1'606'648 1'319'954

EuropeanChampionships 101'318 0 101'318 72'552 OtherEvents 324'257 0 324'257 4'741 Olympics 0 0 0 195'574total Income 2'793'723 761'500 2'032'223 1'592'821

expensesWorldRowingEvents 1'213'528 769'809 443'719 1'146'165EuropeanChampionships 121'185 58'723 62'462 103'030OtherEvents 258'473 22'112 236'361 22'112 Olympics 8'833 0 8'833 0Paralympics 0 0 0 0YouthOlympics 0 0 0 183'987total expenses 1'602'019 850'644 751'375 1'455'294

net result 1'191'704 -89'144 1'280'848 137'527

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2. development Programme

Income 2011 Actual 2011 Budget net result 2010 ActualMastersFund 8'986 0 8'986 10'903DevelopmentProgramme 144'872 92'000 52'872 137'364total Income 153'858 92'000 61'858 148'268

expensesMastersFund 1'082 0 1'082 0DevelopmentProgramme 501'750 350'000 151'750 294'204total expenses 502'832 350'000 152'832 294'204

net result -348'974 -258'000 -90'974 -145'937

TheDevelopmentProgrammehadunderspentitsbudgetduringtheprevioustwoyears.HowevertheyearbeforetheOlympicGamesistheyearofpeakactivityfortheprogrammewithFISAprovid-ingsupportforathletesinpreparationfortheregionalOlympicQualificationRegattas.Theexcessexpenditurefor2011offsetstheunderspendin2009-10andtheprogrammeisexpectedtobeinlinewithbudgetforthefouryearperiod2009-12.

ThecontributionreceivedfromOlympicSolidarity(OS),theIOC’sdevelopmentorganisation,to-wardsthetrainingcampheldin2011amountedtoCHF70’837.EquipmentdonatedbyFISA(boats,ergometers,etc…)costCHF103’068in2011.

AmoredetailedreportabouttheFISADevelopmentProgrammeactivityisincludedelsewhereintheagendapapers.

3. Anti-doping Programme

expenses 2011 Actual 2011 Budget net result 2010 ActualAnti-doping 139'596 52'000 87'596 57'282

Thecostofthe2011Anti-dopingprogrammehasincreasedbyCHF82’314(+144%)since2010.Thisistheresultofadditionalandmoresophisticatedoutofcompetitiontestingduringtheyear.

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4. marketing & Communications

Income 2011 Actual 2011 Budget net result 2010 ActualAdvertising 86'727 150'000 -63'273 110'759Merchandising 53'853 100'000 -46'147 87'819OtherIncome 232'123 0 232'123 43'538 total Income 372'703 250'000 122'703 242'116

expensesPublications 189'976 165'700 24'276 150'571Website 300'715 160'200 140'515 180'265Promotion/Media 1'048'393 237'900 810'493 475'367Commercial 41'076 37'400 3'676 23'563total expenses 1'580'160 601'200 978'960 829'766

net result -1'207'457 -351'200 -856'257 -587'650

The2011PartnershipProgrammeregisteredoneadvertisingpartnerlessthanlastyear.However,theincomedecreasedby28%duetotheweaknessoftheEuroversustheSwissFranc.

Thesalesofgoodsatourevents(especiallyatWorldCups,JuniorandSeniorWorldChampionships)werebelowexpectationsanddecreasedbyCHF18’842(-37%)comparedwith2010.ThelaunchofanewrangeofWorldRowingproductsshouldboostourfuturesales.

ThedemandforDVD’sdecreasedcomparedtolastyear(-42%).Thisismainlyexplainedbythefactthatourracesmaynowbewatchedontheinternet.

Websitecostsincreasedby88%comparedwithbudget.In2011,FISAre-designeditswebsitewiththelaunchofanewbrand.Thedevelopmentcostsofthisinvestmentwereentirelyrecognisedin 2011.

FISAincreasedthephotographiccoverageofoureventsinordertohavemorematerialforthenewwebsiteandotherpromotionalactivities.ThisisreflectedintheincreaseofactualPublicationscosts(+15%versusbudget).

PromotionandMediaexpendituresincreasedby121%comparedwith2010.ThisismainlyduetothedevelopmentoftheFISAnewbrandandalsototheservicesprovidedtooursponsors,part-nersandspectatorsatourevents.Withthearrivalofnewsponsors,additionaleffortswereputinplaceintheexposure(TV),presentationandentertainmentatFISAWorldRowingevents.Since2011,FISAisalsoworkingwithGPS,acompanyprovidingtheserviceandtransportofourad-vertisingmaterialandTVcatamarans.Thesesponsorservicingcostsarepartiallyre-invoicedtothe sponsors.

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5. governance

expenses 2011 Actual 2011 Budget net result 2010 ActualExecutiveCommittee 75'978 83'200 -7'222 71'819Council/Commissions 321'301 232'900 88'401 267'991Congress/ExtraCongress 19'164 11'200 7'964 39'380total expenses 416'443 327'300 89'143 379'190

TheCouncil/Commissionbudgetedfiguresdidnotincludethe2011JointCommissionsMeetingheldinBrandenburg.Thecostsweresupportedbyourhosts.

Additionaltravelsubsidieswerepaidin2011comparedwithbudget(+26%).Thisisduetothein-creasedtravelofourvolunteersandconsultantsduringtheyearandtotheincreaseofsizeofsomecommissionswiththearrivalofnewmembers.Moreover,twoCoachesConferenceswereheldin2011(WindsorinJanuaryandVareseinNovember).AdditionallyFISAnowprovidessinglehotelroomsforallcommissionmembers,butatthetimeofthebudgetpreparation,itwasassumedthattheywouldcontinuetosharetwinrooms.

Interpretationandothercostsforthe2011OrdinaryCongressinBled,werepartiallyre-invoicedtotheOrganizingCommittee.

6. Administration

expenses 2011 Actual 2011 Budget net result 2010 ActualSalaries&StaffExpenses 1'175'498 964'200 211'298 947'814OfficeExpenses 286'664 341'900 -55'236 279'072Legal&Insurance 64'534 50'000 14'534 65'320Contingency 0 50'000 -50'000 0total expenses 1'526'696 1'406'100 120'596 1'292'207

Duetotheadditionalworkloadcausedbymoreeventsandgreateractivityinthemediaarea,FISAincreasedthestaffinthecommunicationsandeventsarea.Savingsweremadeonofficefurniture,internetconnectionsandamortisationcostscomparedwithbudget.

7. Part-time Administration

expenses 2011 Actual 2011 Budget net result 2010 ActualConsultingFeesandExp. 535'842 389'000 146'842 516'877total expenses 535'842 389'000 146'842 516'877

FISAengagespart-timeexternalassistancetofulfilanumberofspecialisedrolesincludinganti-doping,databasemanagement,developmentprogramme,eventspresentation,informationtechnology,marketing,mediaandtelevisionwherespecialtechnicalskillsareneeded.Thesecostsincreasedin2011duetoprojectsinthestrategicreassessment.

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8. Finances

Income 2011 Actual 2011 Budget net result 2010 ActualSecuritiesRevenues 214'179 61'000 153'179 296'620CapitalGain(Loss) -49'325 0 -49'325 -167'967ReleaseofProvision 165'075 0 165'075 94'699ExchangeRateGain 0 0 0 0total Income 329'930 61'000 268'930 223'351

expensesBankfeesandCharges 68'113 100'000 -31'887 77'056Prov.UnrealizedLossSec. 36'088 0 36'088 165'075ExchangeRateLoss 107'522 0 107'522 51'659total expenses 211'723 100'000 111'723 293'790

net result 118'207 -39'000 157'207 -70'438

Theinvestmentclimateremaineddifficultin2011,withtheSwissfrancrisingtorecordlevelsagainstothercurrencies,andyieldsonbondsremainingatlowlevels.FISAcontinuestolimittheriskinitsinvestments.Atyearend,79%oftheportfoliowasinvestedinbonds/liquidityand89%isdenominatedinSwissFrancs.

At31.12.2011,FISA’sportfoliohadnoexposureinEurosandonly2%isinvestedinUSDollars.Atime-lyinvestmentinpreciousmetals,whichprovidedtheonlyrealassethedgeagainstthestrengthoftheSwissFranccontributedtothepositiveresultfortheyear,andwasstillpartoftheportfolioatyear.

9. Other

Income 2011 Actual 2011 Budget net result 2010 ActualSubscriptionsfees 91'041 55'000 36'041 84'211 OtherInvoicing 59'789 0 59'789 67'933ForeignVATrecovered 16'953 0 16'953 33'087total Income 167'784 55'000 112'784 185'231

expensesCoachesConf./Forum 6'215 0 6'215 19'118Subscriptions 7'652 8'400 -748 8'767UnrecoverableSwissVAT -9 0 -9 3'343 total expenses 13'858 8'400 5'458 31'227

net result 153'926 46'600 107'326 154'004

Since2009theannualsubscriptionfeesarepayablebasedonparticipationatregattasoverthepreviousfour-yearperiod.Thischangeresultedinanincreaseofincomecomparedwithbudget.ThepaymentofsubscriptionfeesinarrearsfrompreviousyearsamountedtoCHF5’372in2011.

Otherinvoicingincomeincludesreimbursementofsitevisitsforfuturerowingevents.

ThereimbursementofVATthathadbeenpaidtoforeignsuppliersinGermanyin2009amountstoCHF15’409.

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C. CHAngeS tO tHe 2012 BUdget

Arevisedbudgetfor2012waspresentedtothe2011CongressinBled.Duetothestrate-gicreassessmentexercise,wehaveunder-takensignificantprojectssuchasthedevelop-mentofthenewbrand,thenewwebsiteandmanyotherrelatedprojects.Wearecarefullycontrollingthesecostsagainstnewsourcesofincometobesurenottooverspend.Atthetimeofwritingthisreport,wewouldliketoinformyouthattherearefurtherincreasesinincomeandexpenditurecomparedwiththebudgetapprovedlastyear.Neverthelessweexpecttoend2012withasmallsurplustoaddtoourreserves.

d. 2013 BUdget

The2013budgetispresentedwiththeac-countsintheusualformatintheseCongressPapers.Thisisthefirstyearofafour-yearbudgetplanfortheperiod2013to2016alsopresentedintheseAgendaPapers.

e. OUtLOOK And COnCLUSIOn

Thesigningofseveralnewpartnershipsin2012,alongwithinvestmentstoattractfuturepartners,hasensuredFISA’ssolvencyandallowsustoendthefouryearfinancialperiodwithamodestlevelofreservesgreaterthanplanned.Atthetimeofwritingthisreport,othernegotiationswithpotentialFISApart-nersarecontinuing.Despitethedifficulteconomicclimate,FISAiswellplacedfollow-ingthestrategicreassessmenttocontinuetoincreaseourrevenuesfromourevents,whichinturnwillallowagradualexpansionofouractivities.

mike WILLIAmS treasurer

emilio PAStOreLLO Controller

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2009 2010 2011 2011 2012INCOME Actual Actual Budget Actual Budget

Subscription fees 89'366 84'211 55'000 91'041 80'000Olympics, Paralympics, Youth Olympics 0 195'574 0 0 250'000Rowing Events 1'094'608 1'393'135 761'500 2'793'723 724'723Merchandising 95'701 87'819 100'000 53'853 70'000Advertising 103'225 110'759 150'000 86'727 150'000Development Programme 138'126 148'268 92'000 153'858 92'000Income from Marketable Securities 118'085 296'620 61'000 214'180 15'500Result on Marketable Securities Sales 5'926 -167'967 0 -49'325 0Release Provison Unreal. Loss Mktbl. Secs 26'973 94'699 0 165'075 0Exchange Rate Gain 8'094 0 0 0 0Transfer from Reserves for Future Expenses 2'621'962 2'943'977 2'871'082 2'871'082 3'462'542Other income 348'024 148'668 0 308'866 0TOTAL INCOME 4'650'090 5'335'763 4'090'582 6'689'080 4'844'765

2009 2010 2011 2011 2012EXPENDITURE Actual Actual Budget Actual Budget

Olympics and Paralympics 7'547 183'987 0 8'833 250'000Senior World Championships 471'029 652'297 299'942 536'313 2'253Jr. World Championships 175'704 170'159 145'000 132'697 155'900U23 World Championships 72'677 70'752 35'800 84'035 40'100World Cup Series 305'918 252'957 289'067 460'484 300'239Other Rowing Events 130'703 125'142 86'773 379'658 121'360Anti Doping Programme 68'260 57'282 52'000 139'596 53'000Development Programme 229'658 294'204 350'000 502'832 350'000Marketing & Communications 738'373 829'766 601'200 1'580'160 902'369Congress & Extraordinary Congress 60'336 39'380 10'400 19'164 10'600Coaches Conference/Forum 49'537 19'118 800 6'215 21'200Executive Committee 78'002 71'819 83'200 75'978 84'800Council & Commissions 205'042 267'991 232'900 321'301 319'500Administration 1'334'071 1'292'207 1'356'100 1'526'696 1'537'336Consultancy Fee and Related Expenses 460'650 516'877 389'000 535'842 501'550Subscriptions 7'184 8'767 8'400 7'652 8'600Bank Fees & Charges 139'627 77'056 100'000 68'113 100'000Exchange Rate Loss 0 51'659 0 107'522 0Unrecoverable Swiss VAT 3'851 3'343 0 -9 0Contingency 0 0 50'000 0 50'000TOTAL EXPENDITURE 4'538'167 4'984'761 4'090'582 6'493'079 4'808'807

Surplus (Deficit) 111'923 351'001 0 196'001Prov. for unreal. loss on mktbl sec. -94'699 -165'075 0 -36'088CHANGE IN RESERVES 17'224 185'926 0 159'913 35'958

Reserves for future expenses 8'407'765 5'463'788 2'592'706 0Capital 1'091'187 1'277'113 1'437'026 603'148TOTAL RESERVES 9'498'952 6'740'901 0 4'029'732 603'148

Financial Report for the 2012 FISA Ordinary Congress

Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'AvironInternational Rowing Federation

Statement of Income and Expenses

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2013-2016 Four year Financial Plan

Introduction

FISAreceivesapproximatelyhalfitstotalincomefromtheOlympicTVrightsincometowardstheendoftheyearofthesummerOlympicGames.Intheother,non-Olympicyearsourplannedexpenditureexceedsourincomebyasubstantialamount.Itisthere-forenecessaryforustoplanourfinancesforeachfouryearperiodstartingintheyearaftertheGames,soweallocateincomefromthissourcetofutureexpenditureforeachyear,toensurethatwedonotrunoutofmoneybeforetheendoftheperiod.

Income

Thereareanumberofassumptionswhichweneedtomaketocompletethisexercise.FirstlytheUSdollaramountweareduetoreceivefromtheOlympicTVrightsrevenuesisnotyetfixed.WeexpectthisamounttobeatleastUSD13’095’195afterinsurancecosts(againstcancellation)anditcouldbe10%,ormore,higherthanthis,buthaveusedthisfigureasthebasefortheplan.Thenextassumptionistheexchangerateatwhichthisamountiscon-vertedtoSwissFrancs.WehaveassumedUSD1tobeworthCHF0.90forthepurposesofthisexercise.Finallywehavetomakeassump-tionsaboutthelevelofincomeforfutureyearswhichhasnotyetbeencontracted.Wehaveincludedonlycurrentlycontractedincomeaswellasconservativelyexpectedpotentialin-come,withtheresultthatrightsincomefromoureventsfallsoffduringtheperiod.Wehaveassumedthatthereturnonourinvestedcashwillbe1.5%.

expenditure

Themainassumptionforexpenditureisthatourcurrentactivitieswillcontinuewithmuch

thesamepatternasnow.Weexpectinflationtobearound3%perannumbutreducingto-wardstheendoftheperiod.Whereoureventsarelikelytobemoreexpensivethanusual(forexample,WorldChampionshipsinKoreain2013andJuniorWorldChampionshipsinBrazilin2015)wehaveincreasedthetravelbudgetfortheseyearsbasedonadetailedanalysisofthenumberofattendeesandtheflightcosts.WehavealsobudgetedadditionalfundsforthefirstWorldCupeachyearas-sumingthatthe2013-4plantoholdthiseventoutsideEuropewillcontinuefortherestoftheperiod.WehaveincreasedtheDevelopmentProgrammebudgettoCHF400’000perannum,fromCHF350’000previously.

the Plan

Thefouryearplanissetoutonthefollowingpage.Usingthetransferfromreservescreat-edbyLondon2012OlympicTVrightsincomeanamounthasbeenallocatedtoeachyearasfollows:

2013 CHF2’304’475

2014 CHF2’780’135

2015 CHF2’447’435

2016 CHF4’253’630

Asmallsurplusisleftinthereserveafteral-locationoftheseamountswhichbringstheresultingreservetoCHF1’284’853.

Future changes

Wehavemadesomeconservativeassump-tionsaboutourincome,andhopethattheactualoutcomewillbesubstantiallyhigherthanwehaveassumed.Asaresult,ithasbeennecessarytorestrictplannedexpendituremorethanwewouldlikeinordertomakethebudgetbalanceoverthefouryearperiod.

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Onceithasbeenestablishedthatourincomewillbehigherthanwehaveassumed,theExecutiveCommitteemayapprove“aboveplan”expensesinanumberofareas.Thepri-orityareasarelikelytobeeventpresentation,theDevelopmentProgrammeandmediaandcommunications,inlinewithfurtherdevelop-mentofthestrategicreassessmentexercise.

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2013 2014 2015 2016INCOME Budget Budget Budget Budget

Subscriptions 80'000 80'000 80'000 80'000Events and Rights 2'692'095 1'791'535 1'977'535 821'645Merchandising 70'000 70'000 70'000 70'000Advertising 85'000 85'000 85'000 85'000Development Programme 72'000 72'000 72'000 72'000Income from Marketable Securities 150'000 110'000 65'000 25'000Transfer from Reserves for Future Expenses 2'304'475 2'780'135 2'447'435 4'253'630Other income 137'250 137'250 137'250 137'250TOTAL INCOME 5'590'820 5'125'920 4'934'220 5'544'525

2013 2014 2015 2016EXPENDITURE Budget Budget Budget Budget

Olympics and Paralympics 0 0 25'000 150'000Senior World Championships 305'000 255'000 105'000 0Jr. World Championships 125'000 125'000 65'000 125'000U23 World Championships 40'000 40'000 40'000 40'000World Cup Series 573'000 215'000 215'000 215'000Other Rowing Events 145'000 145'000 145'000 145'000Anti Doping Programme 100'000 100'000 100'000 100'000Development Programme 400'000 400'000 400'000 400'000Communications (incl. Marketing until 2012) 251'700 236'700 236'700 236'700Marketing (from 2013) 682'000 617'000 617'000 472'000Congress & Extraordinary Congress 30'000 10'000 10'000 10'000Coaches Conference 10'000 10'000 10'000 10'000Executive Committee 78'000 78'000 78'000 78'000Council & Commissions 475'000 435'000 435'000 390'000Personnel (incl. Travel/Office exp. until 2012) 1'200'000 1'250'000 1'300'000 1'350'000Travel and office expenses (from 2013) 485'000 540'000 475'000 460'000Consultants 556'120 569'220 582'520 596'120Subscriptions 10'000 10'000 10'000 10'000Bank Fees & Charges 125'000 90'000 85'000 75'000TOTAL EXPENDITURE 5'590'820 5'125'920 4'934'220 4'862'820

Surplus (Deficit) 0 0 0 681'705CHANGE IN RESERVES 0 0 0 681'705

Reserves for future expenses 9'481'200 6'701'065 4'253'630 681'705Capital 603'148 603'148 603'148 603'148TOTAL RESERVES 10'084'348 7'304'213 4'856'778 1'284'853

2013-2016 Four Year Financial Plan(amounts in Swiss Francs)

Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'AvironInternational Rowing Federation

Statement of Income and Expenses

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AgendA Item 13

Place and date of the 2013 Ordinary Congress

TheFISACouncilproposesthatthe2013OrdinaryCongressbeheldonMonday,2September2013inChungju,Korea

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AgendA Item 14

Attribution of future FISA events

1. 2016 WOrLd rOWIng SenIOr And JUnIOr CHAmPIOnSHIPS

Candidates

a. RoyalDutchRowingFederation Rotterdam

InaccordancewithRule5,theCouncilconfirmsthattheRotterdambidmeetsallstandardsoftheWorldChampionshipManualandherebypresentsittotheCongressforfinalapproval.

2. 2014 WOrLd rOWIng Under 23 CHAmPIOnSHIPS

Candidate

Thenationalfederationbiddingforthiseventwasnotabletosecuretheguaranteefromitsgovernmentauthorityandhaswithdrawnitsbid.

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AgendA Item 19

Other Items proposed by member Federations, the Council or the executive Committee

1. Adaptive rowing race distance AsmentionedinBled,theCouncilwouldlikethecongresstoexpressitsviewonthequestionoftheAdaptiveRacingDistanceforthe2013and2014WorldRowingChampionships.Thequestioninvolvespossiblemedicalimpacts,financialimpactonorganisingcommittees,timingofracesateventsandsubjectiveconsiderationssuchasattractiveness.TheCouncilwillpresentaninformationalpaperonalloftheabovesubjectsintheperiodleadinguptotheCongress.

Currently,Rule35–“Characteristics”allowstheCounciltochangetheadaptivedistancefortheseWorldChampionshipsto2’000metersasitonlyspecifiesthattheracedistancefortheParalympicGamesanditsqualificationregattasshallbe1’000metres.ButtheCouncilwouldliketheCongresstoexpressitsviewonthissubjectfor2013and2014.

Thewordingtobeputtoanindicativevotewouldbe:

“TheracedistanceforAdaptiverowersatthe 2013and2014WorldRowingChampionshipsshallbe2’000metres”

Dependingonthisvote,aproposalwouldbeputforwardforthe2013ExtraordinaryCongresssuchthattheracedistancefortheParalympicGamesanditqualificationregattasshallbe2’000metresaswell.ThevoteattheExtraordinaryCongresswouldbeachangeofanexistingrulewhichwouldrequiretwo-thirdssupport.

2. events Working group

AttheCongressinBled,theCouncilannouncedthataworkinggrouponeventsintheWorldChampionshipsprogrammewouldbeformed.TheEventsWorkingGroupischairedbyTriciaSmithandJohnBoultbee.TherehavebeenseveralmeetingsofthisgroupsinceBled,contributionsfromnationalfederations,asurveywascarriedoutofnationalfederationsand,sofar,manyoftheissueshavebeendiscussedbytheExecutiveCommittee.

TheCouncilwillpresentapaperwhichsummarisesthediscussionsandproposessomepossibleactions,someofwhichwouldleadtoproposalsforthe2013ExtraordinaryCongressinFebruary2013.TheCouncilwouldliketohaveafewminutesofdiscussionatthe2012OrdinaryCongresstohearsomeviewsfromthedelegates.

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deVeLOPment PrOgrAmme rePOrt

Overview

AsthisistheOlympicyear,theDevelopmentProgrammehasbeenfocusedonassistingasmanyteamsaspossibletotrytoqualifythroughtheContinentalOlympicQualificationRegattasortheFinalOlympicQualificationRegatta.Thenoncequalified,assistingthemtoprepareasbestaspossiblefortheGames.

Theorganizationofthepre-OlympicQualificationRegattaTrainingCampsaswellascampsinthepreviousthreeyearstoaidteamsinimprovingtheirlevelhavebeenthemainfocusofthedevelopmentprogrammeduringthisquadrennium.

BasedondiscussionsatthelastCouncilmeet-ingsinNovember2011,theDevelopmentProgrammeispreparingaproposalforthefuturesystemforthecontinentalOlympicqualificationevents.Theseeventswillalsobeusedtosupporttheregionalandcontinentalgamesandchampionships.TheDevelopmentProgrammehasbeguntoworkcloserwiththecontinentalrowingconfederationstobet-tercollaborateonthevariousactivitiesthatoccurintheregionsandwillcontinuetodosoin future.

Additionally,membersoftheDevelopmentProgramme,incooperationwithseveralotherpartners,areworkingonaproposaltoimprovethedeliveryofourcoachingeducationcours-es.Asofthewritingofthisreport,aproposalisbeingpreparedforafour-yearprojectofaligningtheFISACoachingDevelopmentProgrammematerialswiththecoachingeducationmaterialsfromleadingrowingna-tionsinvariouslanguages.TheDevelopmentProgrammewillbeabletoconsistentlydeliver

courseswithlong-termevaluationandsup-portforcoachestoimprovetheirknowledgeandability.

Asummaryofsomeequipmentdonationsthathavebeenorganizedin2011andwillbedeliveredshortlyisalsoincludedaswellassomeothergeneralactivities.

training Camps

Seville–TheSevilleDevelopmentTrainingCamptookplacefromthe13to26February2012.ItsfocuswasonassistingqualifiedOlympiccrewsorcrewsthathopetoqualifyinthenextfewmonths.FISAisworkingmorecloselywithteamsfromAfricathathaverequestedsupportfortrainingandcompeti-tionintheleaduptotheOlympicGames.ParticipantsfromAlgeria,Cyprus,Egypt,Lebanon,TunisiaandZimbabweattended.ThankstotheAndaluciaSportsMedicalCentreand“Bio-Row”theathletesreceivedacompletephysicalandmedicalevaluation,aswellasabiomechanicaltestonthewater.

TheMen’sSingleScullerfromCameroon,whoqualifiedfortheOlympics,continuestotrainatoneoftheFrenchNationalTeamCentresandisworkingcloselywithaFrenchcoach.HeiscompetingwithintheFrenchregattasystemaspartofhispreparations.Thisisfullysup-portedthroughanOlympicSolidarityathletescholarship.

Latin American Olympic Qualification regatta–Thiseventtookplacefromthe22to25March2012inBuenosAires,Argentina.TheArgentinianFederationhelpedtohostthetrainingcampincooperationwithOlympicSolidarityfor16LatinAmerican

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NationalFederationsandNationalOlympicCommittees(theteamsmusthavetheap-provaloftheirNOCstotakepartinthetrain-ingcampiftheywanttoreceivefunding).Westronglyencouragedallnationstosendatleastonefemaleathletetotheevent.Thetrainingcamptookplaceatthesamevenuefromthe12to21March.ThefeedbackfromtheparticipantsandCOPAR(ConfederationofPanAmericanRowing)hassuggestedthatcampstakeplaceonanannualbasis.FISAwillbeaskingCOPARandthefederationsforrecommendationsonfuturevenuesaswellasrequirementsforthetrainingcamps.

Piediluco–ThankstotheinitiativeoftheItalianRowingFederation,theFISADevelopmentProgrammewasagainabletoassistwithatrainingcampjustbeforethe‘PaoloD’AlojaMemorialRegatta’fromthe5to15April.AswiththetrainingcampinSeville,invitationswereissuedtoteamsalreadyquali-fiedfortheOlympicsorstilltryingtoqualifyinLucerne.FISAthankstheItalianRowingFederationandtheorganizingcommitteeforthison-goingsupport.

Asia Olympic Qualification Regatta–Thiseventtookplacefromthe26to29April2012inChungju,Korea.Theorganisingcommitteeusedthisasatesteventforthe2013WorldRowingChampionships.ItwaswellorganizedandFISAworkedcloselywiththeOCandtheKoreanRowingAssociationforthedeliveryofthisevent.ThankstosupportfromOlympicSolidarity,atotalof22nationstookpartinthepreeventtrainingcampfromthe15to25 April.

training Camps in Future–FISAisnowwork-ingwiththecontinentalconfederationstoplantrainingcampsconnectedwitheventsinthefuture.This,ofcourse,issubjecttothecontin-uedsupportfromIOCandOlympicSolidarity.Astandardprotocolforthesecampswillbe

establishedwhilemaintainingflexibilitytofocusonspecificsubjectsthatmightbede-siredbythecoachesandcrews.

Coaching education–TheInternationalCouncilforCoachEducationhaslaunchedaninitiativetocreateanInternationalSportsCoachFramework.Thiswouldprovideaguid-ancetoolforcoachingeducationqualifica-tionsandcertification.RosieMayglothlingoftheCompetitiveCommissionhasbeenworkingcloselywiththepeopleinvolvedinthisprojecttohelptoidentifywaysthatFISAcouldimproveitscoachingeducationpro-gramme.Afour-yearprojecthasbeenac-ceptedtomovethisprojectforwardstartinginSeptember 2012.ThemappingofLevel Ihastakenplaceandisnowinasimplefor-mat.ThesameapproachwillbeappliedtoLevel II shortly.

evaluation of development teams over past Olympic cycles

TheDevelopmentProgrammeisstartingaprojecttoevaluatethestandardoftheteamsfromthecontinentalqualificationeventsandhowtheyhavechangedinthepastcoupleofOlympiccycles.Theinformationfromthisanalysiswillbeavailableattheendof2012.

Additional Points:

• BoatDonationsarebeingorganizedforGhana,Jamaica,Kenya(toreplenishagroupofboatsthatweredestroyeddur-ingastorminearly2011),Niger,NigeriaandTogo.

• Moroccoisintheprocessofconfirm-inggovernmentsupporttopurchaseafleetofboatsandergsfordevelopmentofthesportthroughoutthecountry.TheywillbehostingtheAfricanRowingChampionshipsin2012.

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• AdonationofrowingergometerswassenttoNamibia.Thefederationre-ceivedafleetofsecondhandboatsfromSwitzerlandorganizedbyChristophSchnyderasaprivateinitiativein2011.

• MichelDoutrehasmadeseveralvisitstoFrench-speakingAfricaasafollowuponactivities.Michel,FayçalSoulaandKhaledZeinelDinattendedthemeet-ingsoftheAfricanNationalOlympicCommitteeAssociationinBamako,MalilastDecember2011.KhaledwasabletosetupmeetingswithsomeofthekeyNationalOlympicCommitteestodis-cussvariousrowingprojectsthatwouldinvolvecreatingseveraltrainingcentresinAfrica.

• FayçalandMichelincooperationwithKhaledandFASAhavepreparedsomeplanningdocumentsforAfricathatin-cludealongtermregattacalendar.ThisshouldassistwithdevelopingaregularcompetitionscheduleinAfrica.

• FISArecentlysentBulgarian/CanadiancoachLuboKisiovtoMoldovaforaCoachEducationSeminarwiththesupportofOlympicSolidarityandtheMoldovanNationalOlympicCommittee.

• Mr.KisiovalsohasvisitedArmeniaandGeorgiatoreviewthecurrentsituationforrowinginthecountries.Thenationalfederationshavemadesomepropos-alsaboutdevelopmentofthesportandhadaskedforsomedialoguewithFISAregardingtheirplans.

• Sitevisitsaretakingplacetothepro-posedvenuesforthe2014ContinentalQualificationRegattasfortheYouthOlympicGames.TheDevelopmentProgrammeisworkingcloselywiththeYouthCommissionandEventsCommissiononthisproject.

• Discussionsaroundthefuturestrate-giesoneachofthecontinentsforthe2013-2016periodsareon-going.

• TheFrenchRowingFederationhasassistedseveraldevelopmentteamsin2011and2012topreparethemforvariousregattasaswellastheOlympic Games.

• TheBritishRowingFederationispro-vidingon-goingsupportforthecoacheducationactivities.DuetosupportfromRowingforAllCommissionChairGuinBatten,theMaldiveshasbeenabletotakepartinthetrainingcampandre-gattainAsiaforthefirsttimeandwillbereceivingacoachingcourseinfuture.

• TheAustralianFederationcontinuestoprovidesupportforthedevelopmentofrowinginOceaniaaswitnessedbytheestablishmentofrowinginVanuatuandSamoa.Theywilltakepartinregionalevents.SamoasentanathletetotwoFISAeventsinthepastthreeyears.

• ThePortugueseRowingFederationcontinuestosupportthedevelopmentofrowingintheLusofonia(Portuguese-speaking)countries.

• TheSpanishRowingFederationcon-tinuestoprovidemanydifferentop-portunitiestothenationsfromLatinAmericafortheirathleteandcoachdevelopment.

• DevelopmentteamscontinuetobeabletousehighqualityboatsthankstothegeneroussupportofWintech,Filippi,Staempfli,Swift,ConceptIIandCroker.Wewouldnotbeabletohelpteamsinthesamewaywithoutthissup-portandwethankthesecompaniesfortheir solidarity.

Inclosing,theDevelopmentProgrammelostadearfriendanddevotedcoachwiththepass-ingofRicardoIbarrainDecember.Wewould

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