FIS Athlete Commission Online Skype Meeting July 10th, 2009 - 6:00 PM (Zurich) 1. Welcome & Roll Call (Chair or Vice) 5 minutes 2. Instructions on how Skype Call will proceed (Ryan) 5 minutes 3. -Approval of Minutes (Commission Meeting in Croatia) (Chair or Vice) 5 minutes
- Recording of meeting - Ryan will record Audio, Kikkan will take minutes/notes (if she agrees to this?) 2 minutes 4. Discussions:
- Terms of Reference for Chair (description of Chair & Vice Chair duties as well as all Commission members. (Chair or Vice) 5-10 minutes
- Identify and confirm the Commissions key Strategic Priorities - set order of importance/priority. (Chair or Vice) 20-30 minutes
1. Rights, Roles, Responsibilities, Limitations and Authority of the F.I.S Athlete Commission
2. Protection and Support for Severely Injured Athletes
3. Protection of Athletes Rights Via External 3rd Party Arbitration
4. Develop Programs that Assist Athletes as they Transition from Athletic Life into a Non-Athletic Workforce
5. Protection of Individual Liberties and Education in regards to All Matters that Relate to the World Anti Doping Agency
6. Develop Minimum Standards for World Cup Organizers
7. Recruit and Engage Youth
8. Develop Programs and/or Platforms for Athletes to Directly Engage Fans
- Discuss priority #1 (Rights, Roles, Responsibilities.....) to give the group a proper understanding of our current Authority and what we want/need in order to proceed with the remainder of the Strategic Priorities (Ryan). - Discussion on "General vs. Discipline Specific issues/projects". (Ryan) 10-25 minutes - Discuss next top 2 priorities
- Determine Work Groups for each of the Key Strategic Priorities. (All, led by Chair or Vice) 10-15 minutes 5. Additional Member initiatives: (this is where/when you can bring up a new topic you would like to discuss. Please provide a few details for us to include in agenda!
- Ryan - Group Communication (DemocraSki and other methods) 5-10 minutes - others here.....
6. Other items 10 minutes 7. Next Steps - Action items 10 minutes 8. Set next meeting 5 minutes