BUREAU MEETING MINUTES Oct 2011 final.pdf. Below are just a few elements:

Changes to scoring of paragliding competitions agreed at the
Plenary were implemented in FS and released before Piedrahita. New team of
developers working on FS now. Improvements include online source code management
for team development. One of the rule changes agreed was viewed as not well
prepared and lowered the DQ, which was already in place in the GAP scoring
formula. This will go back on the Agenda for the next meeting. Ágúst Guðmundsson
said there is more to do, to make it easier to use, better front end, and
ultimately, open source. We need a roadmap and some features and functions that
can be explored and tested. The download interface using GPS dump is still a
weak point. This is under investigation by Durval Henke, developer of FSDump.
Brian Harris suggested a CompCheck front end for FS would be a good idea.

Anti-doping:

Discussed heavily inside this meeting and a special meeting with selected
people. FAI is forming a strategy for this, to make it easy for pilots. It was
agreed that anti-doping is an important issue which has been largely ignored
until now. We have to see that the rules are being written carefully and
correctly by FAI. In CIVL we have ignored it, and we must inform the pilots and
make sure everyone knows how to handle it.

Sprogs:

Idea that not every glider needs to be measured. Put responsibility on teams.
Measure one per team initially. Data is more forthcoming from manufacturers
now. Helmets: Discussions have circled around and they are concluding that there
are no other standards, and it is not easy to determine if/how other standards
are equivalent or better. Modifications: we cannot put something in writing as
we are not a standards body. The helmet manufacturer normally has information on
what not to do to keep helmets certified (such as drilling holes). Has to be a
common sense decision by Meet/Safety Director. Need strong decisions from
organisers.

Hang gliding Pre- Worlds, Forbes, Australia.

There are a number of issues arising, one of which has been passed to us by Flip
Koestier, and another by the organiser herself. The rules state that Test Events
must follow the Cat 1 rules as far as possible, the exceptions being Entry
requirements, medal ceremonies and FAI officials. Therefore, prototype gliders
should not be flown at the test event. Regarding the question on the purpose of
Certified Glider Certificates, the answer is that the certificate provides some
safeguard to the organiser to reduce liability in case of an accident.

Regarding the helmet petition to suspend the helmet rule for the test event,
this requires a straight answer explaining that the rules are in place, the OA
requires the organiser to uphold the rules, and if individual pilots have a
problem, they should contact their delegates. The Bureau is not going to make an
exception to the rules in this case. This is also an issue that can change the
organiser liability in case of accidents/incidents.