At the kind invitation of the German Life Saving Federation (DLRG), the Board of Directors met in Bad Nenndorf from 15 to 21 February 2005. The meeting was organised by Dr. Klaus Wilkens PhD, President of the DLRG and Ludger Schulte-Hülsmann, Chief Executive Officer of the DLRG.
The Board approved the following:
- 01. The new ILS Governance Policy.
- 02. The naming of committees and commissions.
- 03. The Terms of Reference of the Chancellery and on the three different ILS Commissions and their respective Committees.
At the kind invitation of the German Life Saving Federation (DLRG), the Board of Directors met in Bad Nenndorf from 15 to 21 February 2005. The meeting was organised by Dr. Klaus Wilkens PhD, President of the DLRG and Ludger Schulte-Hülsmann, Chief Executive Officer of the DLRG.
The Board approved the following:
- 01. The new ILS Governance Policy.
- 02. The naming of committees and commissions.
- 03. The Terms of Reference of the Chancellery and on the three different ILS Commissions and their respective Committees.
Activity Reports received
- 04. The Board unanimously received the activity reports of the ILS President, the ILS Secretary General as well as the activity report of the four Regions presented by the respective Regional Presidents.
- 05. The Board received the reports of the Sports Commissioner on Rescue 2004.
- 06 The Board received the progress report of Rescue 2006. In this context:
- The Board of Directors approved the removal of the still water boats from the 2006 competition programme.
- The Board of Directors approved the reintroduction of Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) racing into the World Championships at Rescue 2006 with three events: rescue event, mass rescue event and rescue tube event under the condition that the host country would take care of full insurance cover.
The Board approved:
- 07. To the Spanish federation more time to submit their new bid to host Rescue 2008.
- 08. That funds from Olympic Solidarity would go in 2005 to Europe, in 2006 to Asia-Pacific, in 2007 to Africa and in 2008 to the Americas.
- 09. The 2005 budget.
- 10. The Electronic Business Policy
- 11. The ILS decision lines as well as the voting procedures in the committee/commissions and the meeting frequency and principles.
- 12. That ILS removes, with immediate effect, the 90 days requirement to nominate members of the national teams and this by request of the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) and to be consistent with the World Anti-Doping code that was signed by ILS.
- 13. That ILS resigns the WADA Anti-Doping Rules
- 14. The World Games participation fee of 2,000 Euro be levied for all countries that participate at the 2005 World Games, except for Germany (0 Euro) and South Africa (developing nation: 1,000 Euro).
- 15. That the Lifesaving Commissioner writes to the World Health Organisation formalising the wish to work together.
- 16. That ILS keeps in touch (through Frank Nolan) with the International Lifeboat Federation as long as they are not a truly International Federation. At the moment that they are incorporated as an International Federation, ILS may seek more official relationships with the ILF.
- 17. That a letter be exchanged with the International Lifeboat Federation, agreeing to continue working towards the formal exchange of protocols and representations at the ILF Conference in 2007.
- 18. That ILS supports, in principle, efforts to arrange a formal relationship with The Alliance for Safe Children (TASC), including a request for participation on its Technical Advisory Group and/or International Advisory Group. ILS should encourage the Asia-Pacific Region to place an operative at the TASC Headquarters in Bangkok ” Thailand for the purpose of linking TASC activities to ILS, its regions and member organisations. ILS should encourage the ILS Asia-Pacific region to investigate opportunities for the region and ILS to be directly involved in the drowning prevention interventions being planned by TASC.
- 19 That ILS looks at placing an intern at WHO Headquarters for 6 months to one year to undertake research relevant to both organisations. The Lifesaving Commission would create a job description and ILS should then encourage Member Federations to look for placing an intern.
- 20. That ILS approves, in principle, attendance of two representatives of ILS, selected by the Lifesaving Commission, to attend the 8th World Congress on Injury, Prevention and Safety Promotion, April 2-5, 2006 in Durban ” South Africa and that ILS budgets funds for attendance or at least make best efforts to find money.
- 21. That ILS formally endorse the 13 primary final recom¬men¬da¬tions of the World Congress on Drowning.
- 22. The Board of Directors agreed to add the following Performance Indicator under Goal 2:
- That the ILS Headquarters is financially self-sustaining by 2008.
- That at least 20,000 Euro in private donations are received.
- That an income is secured for ILS from within the Host Agreement for Rescue 2008.
- That an income is secured for ILS from within the Host Agreement for Rescue 2010.
- That there is no conflict between ILS and member federation sponsorship and commercial properties.
- That the future Lifesaving Championships bids include a development component.
- 23. That the Board of Directors create a Communication Committee composed as follows:
- A Belgian based representative with journalistic expertise (Chair).
- Media and Communication staff input from DLRG and RLSSA.
- Support from ILS Staff.
- Opportunity to include a University Media and Communications undergraduate student.
- 24. That the Board of Directors create a Bid Oversight Committee composed as follows:
- Business Commissioner (Chair).
- Chair of the Revenue Generation Committee.
- Secretary General.
- Chair of other relevant Commission (ie. World Championships ” Sports Commissioner; Drowning Conference: Lifesaving Commissioner).
- 25. That the Board of Directors approves the submitted Marketing of ILS Programmes, Products and Services Policy.
- 26. That the Board of Directors approves the creation of a Fund raising ” Charitable donations ” Legacies and that the Secretary General is authorised to establish a trust fund and commence raising funds through the website. Additionally, the Secretary General is authorised to seek an agent to sell sponsorship.
Information
- The progress of the ILS Web Site
- The Golden Jubilee Celebration in Hong Kong from 17 to 20 November 2005 in Hong Kong.
- The Draft Youth Statement
- The 2005 World Games
- The Standardisation of documents procedures
- The problems encountered during the closing party at Rescue 2004.
- The ILS Power Point Presentation
- The Appointment of Chief Referees
- The principle is recorded that if an event is organised, the chief referees should come from another country than the country where the championship is located in.
28. Order of Lifesaving
- The Board of Directors unanimously approved to grant:
- Dr. Patrick Yeung Che-To (Hong Kong) to receive the award of Knight in the Order of Lifesaving.
- Dr. Henry Fok Ying-Tung (Hong Kong) to receive the award of Governor of ILS.
- Mr. Anthony Chan Wai-Lun (Hong Kong) to receive the ILS President’s Commendation.
- Mr. Steve Lau Hon-Wah (Hong Kong), Mr. Wong Hok-Yiu (Hong Kong), Mr. Wai Kam-Chiu (Hong Kong), Dr. Johnnie Chan Chi-Kau (Hong Kong), Miss Theresa Lee Siu-Ian (Hong Kong) to receive the ILS Citation of Merit.
29. The Board of Directors approved the disbandment of the former working groups and transferred their responsibilities to the following Commissions/Committees:
- World Health Organisation: Lifesaving Commission: Development Committee
- Lifesaving in Multi-Sport Games: Sport Commission: Event Management Committee
- World Games: Sport Commission: Event Management Committee
- Anti Doping: Sport Commission: Anti Doping Committee
- Strategic Planning: Business Commission: Governance Committee
- Cultural Diversity: Business Commission: Equity and Diversity Committee
- Women and Sport: Business Commission: Equity and Diversity Committee
- Insurance Liability: Business Commission: Finance and Administration Committee
- Sanctioning: Business Commission: Finance and Administration Committee
- Bidding Procedures: Business Commission: Bid Oversight Committee
- Hall of Fame: Business Commission: TBA
30. The Board analysed the existing portfolios and approved the following:
- Name: Lead: Portfolio: Operational Commission
- UN – United Nations: Pdt & SG: Brewster: Lifesaving Commission
- WHO – World Health Organisation: Pdt & SG: Brewster: Lifesaving Commission
- IRCRC ” International Red Cross and Red Crescent: Pdt & SG: Wilkens: Lifesaving Commission
- IOC ” International Olympic Committee: Pdt & SG: Sport Commission
- GAISF/AGFIS ” General Association of International Sports Federations: Pdt & SG: Sport Commission
- ARISF ” Association of IOC Recognised International Sport Federations: Pdt & SG: Sport Commission
- IWGA ” International World Games Association: Pdt & SG: : Sport Commission
- CMAS ” International Underwater Sports Federation: Pdt & SG: Wilkens: Lifesaving Commission
- CISM ” International Military Sports Council: Pdt & SG: Sport Commission
- FISU ” International University Sport Federation: Pdt & SG: Sport Commission
- ILF – International Lifeboat Federation: Pdt & SG: Nolan: Lifesaving Commission
- FEE : Pdt & SG: Wilkens: Lifesaving Commission
- CGF – Commonwealth Games Federation: Pdt & SG: Duncan: Sport Commission
- Commonwealth Representative: ILS President
- IMO – International Maritime Organisation: Pdt & SG: Brewster: Lifesaving Commission
- World Games: Sport Commission
- Military World Games: Sport Commission
- University Games: Sport Commission
- Masters Games: Sport Commission
- Other Multi Sport Games: Sport Commission
- Legal Advisor: Werner: Business Commission
- Sport Director: Cancelled.
31. Next Meeting
The following meeting will be held in Geelong (Australia) on the following dates:
- 12/02: Commissioners Meeting
- 13/02: Board of Directors Meeting
- 14/02: Board of Directors Meeting
- 15/02: Board of Directors Meeting
32. Congratulations
The following ILS Delegates received the special awards from the DLRG for outstanding services:
- Alan Whelpton AM – President (Australia – Surf): Golden Award
- Dr. Harald Vervaecke PhD – Secretary General (Belgium): Golden Award
- Robert Bradley – Vice-President (Australia-Royal): Silver Award
- B. Chris Brewster – Vice President (United States): Silver Award
- Gen. Yoursy Dawoud ” Vice-President (Egypt): Silver Award
33. Commissions/Committees
The Board approved two additional committees in the Business Commission. The current Commissions and Committees are as follows:
Sport Commission: Technical and Rules Committee, Anti Doping Committee, Sport Development Committee, Event Management Committee and Athletes Committee
Lifesaving Commission: Development Committee, Rescue Committee, Education Committee, Medical Committee and Drowning Report Committee
Business Commission: Governance Committee, Ethics Committee, Equity and Diversity Committee, Finance and Administration Committee, Revenue Generation Committee, Communications Committee and Bid Oversight Committee.
Commission/Committee Membership
The Board of Directors approved the additional Commission/Committee Member¬ship as follows. The composition of the Commissions/Committees is given below. New members are mentioned (NEW).
Lifesaving Commission
Commissioner: B. Chris BREWSTER (USA)
Development Committee
Chair: to be determined
Ex Officio Secretary: John LONG (RLSS-UK)
Member for Europe: Helmut STÃ-HR (Germany)
NEW: Member for Africa: Donovan Charles MACMINN (South Africa)
Member for Asia-Pacific: Terence HIGGINS (Australia ” Royal)
NEW: Member for the Americas: Peter DAVIS (USA)
NEW: Co-opted Member: Behrooz ESFANDIARI (Iran)
NEW: Co-opted Member: Adrian LOLE (UK ” Royal)
NEW: Co-opted Member: Justin SCARR (Australia ” Royal)
Rescue Committee
Chair: Peter GEORGE (Australia-Surf)
Member: Brian SIMS (UK Royal)
Member: Danny BRYANT (Great Britain-Surf)
Member: Martin O’SULLIVAN (Ireland)
Member: Graeme CULLEN (New Zealand)
Member: Ortwin KREFT (Germany)
NEW: Member: Ralph GOTO (USA)
NEW: Member: Anthony STROUBE (Trinidad & Tobago)
NEW: Member: Behrooz ESFANDIARI (Iran)
Medical Committee
Chair: Dr. Steve BEERMAN, MD (Canada)
Member (Co-Convenor): Dr. Peter WERNICKI, MD (USA)
Member (Secretary): Dr. Anthony HANDLEY, MD (UK-Royal)
Member: Dr. John PEARN, MD (Australia-Royal)
Member: Dr. David SZPILMAN, MD (Brazil)
Member: Prof. Dr. Joost BIERENS, MD, PhD (Netherlands)
Co-opted Member: Dr. Zaid CHELVARAJ, MD (Malaysia)
Co-opted Member: Dr. Lorenzo MARUGO, MD (Italy)
Drowning Report Committee
Chair: Ortwin KREFT (Germany)
Member: Peter AGNEW (Australia-Surf)
Member: Barbra BYERS (Canada)
Member: Stuart BAILEY (United Kingdom-Royal)
Member: Alessandro SABATINI (Italy)
Member: Prof. Dr. Joost BIERENS, MD, PhD (Netherlands)
Education Committee
Chair: Norman FARMER (Australia-Royal)
Member: Peter GEORGE (Australia-Surf)
Member: Bob CLARK (Canada)
Member: Purushottam Dutt SHARMA (India)
NEW: Member: Abby TSOI (Hong Kong)
NEW: Member: Nabil EL-SHAZLY (Egypt)
NEW: Member: Giuseppe ANDREANA (Italy)
NEW: Member: Bas i Garcia JORDI (Spain)
Sport Commission
Commissioner: Jelle MEINTSMA (South Africa)
Technical and Rules Committee
Chair: John MARTIN (Great Britain-Surf)
Member: Dave THOMPSON (Australia-Surf)
Member: Frans KENIS (Belgium)
Member: Perry SMITH (Canada)
Member: Dr. Detlev MOHR, PhD (Germany)
Member: Jolanda VAN DALEN (Netherlands)
Member: Brian VELVIN (New Zealand)
Doug FERGUSSON (Canada) and Greg ALLUM (Australia-Surf) were appointed ex-officio advisors to the Committee.
Anti-Doping Committee
Chair: Rick HAGA (Canada)
Member: Teresa PAREDES (Spain)
Member: Detlev MOHR (Germany)
Member: Bertil WERNER (Sweden)
Member: Dr. Peter WERNICKI MD (USA)
NEW: Member: Ian FULLAGAR (Australia)
Co-opted Member: Karin OBUS (ILS Staff)
Sport Development Committee
Chair: Greg McLENNAN (Australia-Royal)
Member: Teresa PAREDES (Spain)
Member: Janet CASTRO (UK Royal)
Member: Giampaolo LONGOBARDO (Italy)
Member: Jolanda VAN DALEN (Netherlands)
Member: Thomas DALY (USA)
NEW: Member: Stuart FRASER (Jamaica)
Event Management Committee
Chair: Dave THOMPSON (Australia-Surf)
Member: Greg McLENNAN (Australia Royal)
Member: Perry SMITH (Canada)
Member: Sameh EL-SHAZLY (Egypt)
Member: Marta CUETOS MONERO (Spain)
Member: Giampaolo LONGOBARDO (Italy)
Member: Brian VELVIN (New Zealand)
NEW: Member: Charlie HARTL (USA)
Athletes Committee
NEW: Chair: Jason O’PRAY (Australia ” Surf)
NEW: Member: Jeff ARTHURS (Canada)
Member TBA
Member TBA
Member TBA
Business Commission
Commissioner Rob Bradley (Australia-Royal)
NEW: Member: Dr. Harald VERVAECKE PhD (SG).
Governance Committee
Chair: Joan DUNCAN (Canada)
Member: Shayne BAKER (Australia Royal)
Member: Ron RANKIN (Australia Surf)
Member: Derrick WHITTING (South Africa)
NEW: Member: Dr. Harald VERVAECKE PhD (SG).
Ethics Committee
Chair: TBA
Member: Dr. John PEARN MD (Australia Royal)
Equity & Diversity Committee
Chair: Diane STANDLEY (UK Royal)
Member: Maryam SAHEBOLZAMANI (Iran)
NEW: Member: Carol DEVAUX (Saint Lucia)
NEW: Member: Albert BAS (Netherlands)
NEW: Member: Frank NOLAN (Ireland)
Finance & Administration Committee
Chair: Dr. Klaus WILKENS, PhD (Germany)
Member: Rick HAGA (Canada)
Member: Antonello PANZA (Italy)
NEW: Member: Frank NOLAN (Ireland)
NEW: Member: Dr. Harald VERVAECKE PhD (SG).
Revenue Generation Committee
Chair: Greg NANCE (Australia Surf)
Member: Diane STANDLEY (UK Royal)
Member: Raynald HAWKINS (Canada)
NEW: Member: Dr. Harald VERVAECKE PhD (SG).
NEW: Communications Committee
NEW: Chair: TBA
NEW: Member: TBA
NEW: Member: TBA
NEW: Bid Oversight Committee
NEW: Chair: Rob BRADLEY (Australia Royal)
NEW: Member: Greg NANCE (Australia Surf)
NEW: Member: Dr. Harald VERVAECKE PhD (SG)
NEW: Member: Jelle MEINTSMA (South Africa)*
NEW: Member: B. Chris BREWSTER (USA)*
* Jelle Meintsma in case of World Championship bids
* B. Chris Brewster in case of Drowning Conference bids