CENTRAL BOARD MEETING 09.09 2000

Place: Hotel Deutsche Eiche, Bremen

Present:
Eriksson, Tomas President
Gilardi, Thomas
Lillepalu, Ain
Lindström, Peter
Vaculik, Martin
Orlando, Renato RACC Chairman
Seiler, Karl-Heinz RC Chairman
Kratz, Stefan Secretary General

Excused:
Jansson, Per
Jonsson, Tomas
Kauppinen, Risto
Liljelund, John
Sinnakaruppan, Ramasamy

§ 1 Opening of the meeting
Mr. Eriksson opened the meeting at 10.00.

§ 2 The Agenda of the meeting
The agenda of the meeting was approved.

§ 3 Minutes from the last meeting
The minutes from the meeting 19.05 2000 were scrutinized, approved and put ad acta.

§ 4 Constitutions
a) IFF Committees
The Central Board decided to constitute the Material Committee according to enclosure 1.

b) Retirement
Mr. Jörg Beer of the Marketing and Information Committee has informed about his retirement from the Committee.

The Central Board decided to accept the resignation.

§ 5 Nominations
a) Marketing and Information Committee
The Finnish Floorball Federation has nominated Mr. Miikka Seppälä to the Marketing and Information Committee.

The CB decided to appoint Mr. Seppälä to the Marketing and Information Committee.

b) International Referees
The Central Board decided to appoint International Referees and to put forward to the RC Chairman together with the Secretary General to appoint International Referees if further nominations arrives.

c) International Referee Observers
The Central Board decided to appoint International Referee Observers and to put forward to the RC Chairman together with the Secretary General to appoint International Referee Observers if further nominations arrives.

§ 6 Economy (enclosure 2)
Mr. Kratz presented the financial report of 31.08 2000.

§ 7 World Championships
a) WFC 2000 (enclosure 3)
The IFF CB will evaluate the WFC 2000 together with the organizer.

A letter from the German Association with some opinions of the WFC has arrived.

The letter was scrutinized, noted and put ad acta.

b) WFC 2001
Mr. Eriksson and Mr. Kratz reported on the progress.

The CB feels concerns for the organization and discussed the current situation thoroughly.

The CB decided to, as soon as possible and not later than 15^th of October, send a delegation to Latvia to get final answers regarding venues and host broadcaster.

c) WFC 2002 (enclosure 4)
The WFC 2002 organizer has sent an application regarding the playing system of the WFC 2002.

The CB discussed advantages and disadvantages.

The CB decided to reject the application.

d) WFC 2003 (enclosure 5)
The Swiss Floorball Association has, as only applicant, applied to organize the Women’s World Championships 2003.

Mr. Gilardi informed about the concept to promote Women’s floorball in Switzerland.

The CB decided to grant the WFC 2003 to the Swiss Floorball Association and to appoint Mr. Liljelund as the IFF negotiator.

e) WFC 2004
The Swiss Floorball Association has earlier, as only applicant, applied to organize the Men’s World Championships 2004.

The CB decided to grant the WFC 2004 to the Swiss Floorball Association and to appoint Mr. Liljelund as the IFF negotiator.

f) Further WFC’s
The CB notices, after having decided about WFC 2004, that the IFF now is near to fulfill the aim of appointing organizers 48 months before the WFC concerned. Organizers for the WFC’s until 2008 has already been asked for but a renewed letter asking for organizers for U19 WFC 2003, 2005 and 2007, and WFC’s 2005-2008 should be sent in the beginning of 2001.

g) U19 Championships 2001 (enclosure 6)
The German Floorball Association has reconsidered and have decided to renew their application to organize the U19 Championships 2001.

The Czech Floorball Union has informed the IFF that they are ready to organize the U19 Championships if there are no other organizer available.

Mr. Orlando and Mr. Gilardi reported on their visit in Germany regarding the organization of the U19 Championships 2001.

Mr. Eriksson reported on a meeting with Mr. Arndt Rüger, President of DUB, he had together with Mr. Orlando and Mr. Kratz on 08.09.00.

The CB decided to grant the German Floorball Association the U19 World Championships 2001 and to appoint Mr. Liljelund as the IFF negotiator. Further the CB decided that the participation fee shall be 1000 CHF and to send the invitation with the dead-line for registration on 31.12.00.

§ 8 European Cup
a) European Cup 2000/2001
Mr. Eriksson reported on the preparations of the Final round of the European Cup 2000/2001.

Mr. Vaculik and Mr. Kratz reported from the Men’s Qualification round.

§ 9 Committee Reports
a) EDC
Mr. Gilardi reported of upcoming tasks from where a referee education in Austria was mentioned.

A general discussion on how to support new Associations was held.

b) MC
Mr. Kratz reported that now when the MC is constituted the work with starting up the Development Board will start and that a meeting is planned to be held with SP during the autumn.

c) MIC
Mr. Lindström reported from the meeting in Oslo 20.05.00 and of upcoming tasks.

d) RACC
Mr. Orlando informed of his views of the RACC tasks and competence, and of his view upon co-operation with other Committees.

The CB decided to constitute Axel Wester as Vice Chairman of the RACC.

e) RC
Mr. Seiler informed of his views on the RC work and tasks and agreed with Mr. Orlando of the need of a close co-operation with mainly RACC.

§ 10 Member Associations (enclosure 7)
A letter from USFbA has arrived.

The letter was noted and put ad acta.

§ 11 GAISF (enclosure 8)
A letter has arrived stating that the GAISF Council has decided to submit the IFF membership application to the GAISF Congress and General Assembly on 28^th of October 2000.

The CB decided that Mr. Eriksson, Mr. Liljelund and Mr. Sevelius shall be the IFF representatives during the GAISF Congress and General Assembly.

§ 12 Next meeting
The next meeting will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden 05.01 2001.

To this meeting the RACC Chairman and the RC Chairman shall be invited.

§ 13 Closing of the meeting
Mr. Eriksson closed the meeting at 16.50.