Minutes of the XVIII FIAS Congress

November 7,9 2007

Prague (Czech Republic)

President FIAS David Rudman (hereinafter referred to as Chairman) greets the members of the Congress and asks the members of the Presidium to take their places.

Chairman: I propose to approve the agenda for the Congress, suggested by the FIAS Executive Committee. Does anyone propose changes or additions to it? No suggestions were made. The agenda is approved unanimously.

Chairman: I propose to elect Accounting and Mandate Committees, one representative from each continent. To the Accounting Committee from Europe - Gorodnov P., to the Mandate Committee - Borisov M.; from Asia to the Accounting Committee - Pogodin V., to the Mandate Committee - Pulatov F., from Pan-America to the Accounting Committee - Kogan D., to the Mandate Committee - Franco Abel.

Chairman: Put to vote: For:33; Against: none; Abstention: none. Decided: unanimously.

The Committees started to work.

The Chairman read the report of the Mandate Committee, according to the FIAS Statute representatives of 33 National Sambo Federations from 4 continents received mandates.

Chairman: The approval of the Mandate Committee report put to vote: For:33; Against: none; Abstention: none. Decided: unanimously.

Today FIAS consists of 52 National Sambo Federations, representatives of 33 National Sambo Federations are present, and according to the FIAS Statute - VIII FIAS Congress is valid. I declare it opened.

Question no.1: "Sambo development in the world and tasks for 2008-2009"

President David Rudman gave a report about FIAS participation in AGFIS General Assembly and "SportAccord" in April 2007 in Beijing.
Mr. Hein Verbruggen was elected as AGFIS President for a 4-year term of office.
David Rudman explained AGFIS requirements according to the new Statute, and noted more rigid requirements to the international federations- members of AGFIS on compliance with laws, norms and standards of the international sport movement:

"...in particular, international sport federation should mandatory be registered as a non-profit organization (as we did in August 2006).
Statute and rules of international sport federation should be composed according to the World Anti-Doping Codex. We did it last year. We need to finish working on anti-doping rules, send them to WADA for approval and then incorporate these rules into our activities. And recognize the exclusive authority of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne (Switzerland).
We also need to present AGFIS the detailed organizational chart, especially paying attention to the women’s representation in elected bodies of international sport federati