www.ivsi.info International Federation of Snowsport Instructors IVSI Minutes of the Regular Delegates Assembly held on 11 April 2013 in Alpe d'huez France Vice-President and Office Hans Peter Kunz Toisenweg 7 4040 Linz Austria Tel.: +43/732/246369 Fax: +43/732/246369 Mobile: +43/664/5704071 Email hp.kunz@oevsi.at VR 11006 AG Mü VR Banking: Raika 2183 Neusiedl/Zaya, Austria BankCode:32551 AccNo.:12666 IBAN: AT64 3255 1000 0001 2666 BIC: RLNWATWWNSD I/Z: U/Z: Date: 20 May 2013 M i n u t e s IVSI Delegates Assembly Date: Thursday, 11 April 2013 Place: Congress Centre Alpe d'huez Minutes: HP Kunz Countries present: Austria - H. Apfelauer Belgium - M. Hendrickx England - C. Exal France - JM. Villemin Germany - N. Schied Hungary - U. Duarnok Japan - Y. Yafune Poland - Z. Podgorwa Sweden - M. Seemann Czech Republic - P. Krnjac entitled to vote: 10 countries AGENDA 1. Welcome 2. Ascertainment of quorum 3. Approval of the agenda 4. Approval of the minutes of St. Anton 2011 5. Appointment of the election committee 6. Reports President N. Barthle IVSI general report Vice-President T. Fukuoka International relations Vice-President HP. Kunz Finance and Organisation Committee chairman N. Schied Training and Examination Committee Minutes DA-IVSI-11Apr2013 Alpe d`huez FRA Page 1 of 5
7. Auditors' report and approval of the activities of the Presidium 8. Election of the IVSI Presidium ( the current Presidium is standing for re-election) 9. Motions to the Delegates' Assembly 10. Vote on motions and admission of new members 11. Future of IVSI Congresses 12. Interski stamp, member countries questionnaire, international ID card 13. Tributes 14. Requests to the Presidium and Committee 15. Any other business After the Delegates' Assembly, from 16.00h to 17.00h, there is an opportunity to discuss new options for the IVSI Congress. Item 1. Item 2. Item 3. Item 4. Item 5. Item 6. N. Barthle welcomes the representatives of the member countries as well as all other participants in the Delegates' Assembly. Ascertainment of quorum According to the statutes, the DA has a quorum with ten member countries present. Approval of the agenda The agenda is approved unanimously. Approval of the minutes of the last DA The minutes of January 2011 are approved unanimously. Appointment of the election committee The Presidium nominates Honorary President Alfred Siegert to act as chairman of the election committee. Joris van Gestel (BEL) und Dr. Katalin Egri (HUN) are nominated as committee members. The nominations are approved unanimously. Reports President N. Barthle The report "The Uniqueness of IVSI" is enclosed with the minutes. Vice-President HP Kunz The report including the balance sheets for 2011 and 2012 is enclosed with the minutes in file format. All documents are before the delegates in writing. Vice-President Prof. Dr. T. Fukuoka The report "International Relations" is enclosed with the minutes as a Word file. Committee chairman N. Schied N. Schied reports that as instructed, all ropeway operators in the Alpine countries have been contacted in writing via Interski Germany. The ropeway operators that recognise the IVSI ID card have been thanked. Those operators (the majority) that do not recognise the IVSI card or stamp have been Minutes DA-IVSI-11Apr2013 Alpe d`huez FRA Page 2 of 5
asked to grant our instructors a discount on ski pass prices against presentation of the card/stamp. The IVSI Guidelines were sent as an attachment. As instructed by the Presidium, talks were held with Riet Campell, ISIA President and Director of Swiss Snowsports, and with Karl Eggen, President of Swiss Snowsports, to discuss the issue of stamps and the organisation of congresses. During these talks both agreed to come to the IVSI Congress in Alpe d'huez. N. Schied asks the Delegates' Assembly for a mandate to review the Basic Guidelines in order to make them more transparent and more easily comparable to national training guidelines. The results are also intended to facilitate the admission of new members and to improve the organisational structures in other countries. The request of the Training and Examination Committee to review the Basic Guidelines is approved unanimously. Item 7. Auditors' report and approval of the activities of the Presidium The auditors' report is enclosed with the minutes. M Moravec of OEVSI has carried out a preliminary audit of the accounts. The regular audit of the balance sheets has been conducted by Marc Hendrickx (BEL) and Dr. Katalin Egri in Alpe d'huez. The audit statement is read out by M. Hendrickx and is approved unanimously. M. Hendrickx moves that the the activities of the Presidium be approved for the years 2011 and 2012. The motion is carried unanimously. Item 8. Election of the IVSI Presidium In accordance with item 5 of the agenda, Honorary President Alfred Siegert (DE) is unanimously elected chairman of the election committee. As additional members of the election committee, the Presidium nominates Dr. Katalin Egri (HU) und Joris van Gestel (BE). They too are elected unanimously. A. Siegert explains the statutory election procedure and declares that a total of ten delegates from Austria, Belgium, Germany, England, France, Hungary, Japan, Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic are present and have voting rights. The member countries present have paid their membership fees and are therefore entitled to vote. The countries Austria, Czech Republic, Belgium, France, Poland and Japan have submitted identical proposals to re-elect the Presidium including all its members: President MdB Norbert Barthle DE unanimous Vice-President Hans Peter Kunz AUT unanimous Vice-President Prof. Dr. Takazumi Fukuoka JP unanimous Country representative Jerzey Kaliski POL unanimous Minutes DA-IVSI-11Apr2013 Alpe d`huez FRA Page 3 of 5
Country representative Jan Marc Villemin FR unanimous Auditor Dr. Katalin Egri HU unanimous Auditor Marc Hendrickx BEL unanimous A vote is taken en bloc. The Presidium and the auditors are re-elected unanimously. Committee chairman Norbert Schied DE is nominated by the Presidium and is confirmed in office unanimously. The re-elected Presidium members express their thanks and accept their election. Interski President Erich Melmer is then asked for a few words of greeting. President Melmer praises the work of IVSI within the framework of Interski International. He takes the opportunity to invite all IVSI member countries to Ushuaia for the next Interski Congress in 2015. He states that Interski can continue to exist only if IVSI continues to exist; this should be implemented across all member countries. President Melmer concludes his greeting address by wishing IVSI all the best for the next IVSI Congress in Hakuba, Japan. Item 9. Motions to the Delegates' Assembly There are no motions to be dealt with except the election proposals submitted by the member countries. Item 10. Vote on motions and admission of new members Bulgaria's application to become a member of IVSI is adjourned to the next Delegates' Assembly. Several documents remain to be submitted and/or verified for conformity with the statutes. The Presidium unanimously proposes that Russia should be adopted as a new member of IVSI. The DA welcomes the admission of Russia. Items 11 and 12. Future of the Congresses; Interski stamp, questionnaire These items will be dealt with and resolved by the Presidium. Item 13. Tributes IVSI President Norbert Barthle hands the IVSI Cup of Honour to President Erich Melmer and to Philippe Moreau. Further tributes presented at the closing event: IVSI honorary certificates go to: Katleen Ritaine Cathon Stancu Minutes DA-IVSI-11Apr2013 Alpe d`huez FRA Page 4 of 5
IVSI honorary medals with certificates go to: Genevieve Della Valle Philippe Rameau Fabiene Turpin Sylvine Torchon Marc Ritaine The DA congratulates the participants thus distinguished. Item 14. Requests to the Presidium and Committee There are no requests to be dealt with. Item 15. Next IVSI Congress Vice-President Prof. Fukuoka and the Japanese representatives invite the delegates to the next IVSI Congress in Hakuba, Japan in 2017. A presentation of the venue follows during the DA. There is a unanimous vote in favour of Hakuba, Japan as the next congress venue. Item 16. Any other business The next IVSI DA will take place within the framework of the Interski General Assembly in Ushuaia, Argentina (07 12 Sept 2013). The date and time will be communicated well in advance. Alpe d'huez, 11 April 2013 For the minutes: Vice-President Hans Peter KUNZ Presidium IVSI MdB Norbert BARTHLE President Attachments: Balance sheets 2011/2012 Report of the President in German and English Report Office Auditors' report Attendance list of member countries Minutes DA-IVSI-11Apr2013 Alpe d`huez FRA Page 5 of 5