International Ballooning Commission

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International Ballooning Commission
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• Report of the
• Special CIA
• Working Group

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Questions to keep in mind

• Why are we here?
• Who do we represent?
• How well are we representing them?
• What is the purpose of CIA?

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We are part of FAI which includes

• Air Sport General Commission
• Aerobatics
• Aeromodeling
• Astronautics
• Ballooning
• General Aviation
• Gliding
• Hang Gliding
• Microlights
• Rotorcraft
• Technical Commissions
• Aviation and Space Education
• Amateur Built Aircraft
• Medico Physiological
• Environmental

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Issues Reviewed by WG

• Diminishing role of the Plenary meetings
• Role of delegates and non-delegate experts
• Perceptions of CIA
• Subcommittee and WG effectiveness
• Communications
• CIA Conference
• New delegate welcome
• Delegate involvement

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How the WG Proceeded

• Discussed own opinions
• Did an internal WG survey
• Broke the issues into manageable pieces
• Had overlap of issues
• Wrote several draft reports
• Considered doing a delegate and NAC survey
• Decided to publish before going further

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• Recommendations

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1 CIA Strategic Plan

• Develop a strategic plan for the CIA by
  working with delegates and NACs.
• Survey
• open discussions
• articles
• Keep FAI Strategic Plan in mind

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Sport
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How do we make it work?

• What is our strategic plan and direction?
• Does it match the FAI Strategic Plan?
• What steps do we do now? Later?
• Need a strategic plan draft by the 2006 Plenary

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2 Evaluations of Subcommittees

• Progress reports during the year
• Review of effectiveness every two years

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3 - Communications

• More effective use of electronic communications
• Ongoing discussions
• Frequent news items to delegates
• SC and WG Chairs should encourage discussion

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4 CIA Image

• Tell people what we do
• Keep telling them
• Build a consistent and visible image

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5 CIA Structure - current
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5 CIA Structure Proposed
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5 CIA Structure Proposed

• Each Vice President has direct responsibilities
• Need to re-align current subcommittees
• Allows the President to be the President rather
  than manager of all subcommittees and working
  groups

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6 Conference Schedule

• 3 day conference
• Day 1 Plenary starts
• Day 2 Informal discussions,
• presentations and speakers
• Day 3 Plenary finishes

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7 Plenary Procedures

• All SC and WGs work done prior to the
  conference.
• All proposal and motions published 60 days prior
  to allow delegate and NAC review and discuss
  material and positions.
• Display motions, presentations, at Plenary

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8 Review Delegate Roles

• Survey NACs for expectations
• Clarify role of experts
• Need active delegates
• Each delegate represents a voting
• NAC, their views and needs.

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9 Delegate Orientation

• Extra effort to welcome new delegates
• Use buddy system (new and old)
• meet and greet social
• Help them become involved

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10 Leadership Skills

• Hold workshops and seminars during day 2 of the
  conference
• Communications
• Leadership
• Project management
• Help delegates develop leadership skills
• Will help CIA
• Will help NACs

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Conclusion

• Where do YOU see the CIA going?
• What do your countries balloonists expect of the
  CIA?
• How do you suggest we get there?

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• MOTIONS

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Motion 1

• The Bureau or another Working Group develop
  a long range strategic plan for the CIA by
  working with delegates, NACs and the FAI. While
  working with delegates and NACs on the plan,
  study the roles of delegates, NACs, expectations
  of CIA and degree of commitment of delegates.
  Plan to be presented to the 2006 Plenary.
• The strategic plan should be the basis for
  developing a new functional structure for the
  CIA.
• (Recommendations 1, 5 and 8)

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Motion 2

• The Bureau implement a procedure to closely
  supervise the work of subcommittees and to review
  their effectiveness every two years. A summary
  of the reviews and recommendations will be
  brought to the Plenary. (Recommendation
  2)

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Motion 3

• Beginning in 2006 the CIA Conference be
  revised to a three day meeting which would
  consist of
• Wednesday
• Bureau meeting
• Orientation for new attendees early evening
• Informal evening social
• Thursday
• Plenary starts 900
• Finishes subcommittee agenda items
• Evening social
• Friday
• Informal discussions
• Reports on country activities and issues
• Event presentations
• Special presentations and speakers
• Evening social
• Saturday
• Plenary session restarts and finishes by 1700
• (Recommendation 6)

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Motion 4

• Implement the Plenary procedural changes
  detailed in recommendation 7.

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Motion 5

• Implement a new delegate orientation process
  along with educational sessions during the CIA
  Conference.
• (Recommendations 9 and 10)

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Thank you to the

• Special CIA Working Group
• Jean Sax (BEL)
• Esa Pakarinen (FIN)
• Tom Donnelly GBR)
• Jerzy Czerniawski (POL)
• Alex Nagorski (CAN)

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