Board
Board´s meeting, 05.11.-06.11., Prague (CZE)
USIC President, Christophe Parel chaired the regular meeting of the USIC Board on November 5-6, 2024 in Prague. His evaluation of the period since the General meeting in May of this year in Italy was followed by updates from the General Secretary, Treasurer and Chairman of the CTT.
USIC membership was discussed and it was noted that we now have 13 countries with balanced membership obligations for 2024.
Treasurer, Peter Lienhard reported on the financial situation. Obligations to the organizers of USIC events, especially the contributions to the championships, are settled.
The Chairman of the CTT, Sébastien Picca, reported on the progress of the championships in Orienteering, Badminton, Marathon and Volleyball, which took place in the months of August - October 2024, and the outlook for the following years. The organizers of the championships in Table tennis (Bulgaria) and Chess (France) in 2025 and in Angling (Luxembourg) and Cross country (Czech Republic) in 2026 are known. In January 2025, the CTT will discuss sports matters at its regular meeting.
Further information will be provided in the minutes of the meeting.
USIC Board´s meeting, 06.02.-08.02., Lyon (FRA)
Between 6th and 7th of February 2024, a regular meeting of the USIC Board was held in Lyon. In the beginning, the current information of USIC President, Christophe Parel, General secretary, Miroslav Kaprálek and Treasurer, Peter Lienhard was discussed. The Chairman of the CTT, Sébastien Picca, reported on the conclusions of the meeting of the CTT commission in Sofia in January. The very good news is that USIC is active again after years of Covid. We have organized 6 international championships in 2023 and this year we have confirmed championships from the organizers in five sports, Volleyball, Marathon, Orienteering, Futsal and Badminton.
In the next part of the meeting, the Board´s members discussed the preparation of the USIC General meeting, which will be held between 21st and 24th of May 2024 in Gaeta, Italy. At this General meeting, besides other points, elections will be held for USIC leadership positions and four members of the CTT will also be elected for the first time. The General Secretariat has been cooperating with colleagues from Italy on the organizational preparation of the General meeting.
We would like to take this opportunity to ask you to comply with all deadlines in connection with the preparation of this event, especially registration for participation (February 16, 2024) and the sending of candidate proposals for the elections (April 21, 2024).
The Board´s members are looking forward to meet you.
