On January 15 2022, 17 countries took part in the Annual General Meeting, 36 representatives present in the first online ZOOM AGM as result of the Covid situation.
Initially 22 nations, 48 reps had registered, but due to various circumstances not all could be present.
Following countries were represented:
Austria, Belgium, China Mainland, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong China, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Pakistan, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia,
Spain and Switzerland.
Highlights of the meeting:
- Chairman Address
At the start of the meeting, Chairman Reto Senn remembered Bill Grimsley, IJMC Country Rep, IJMC Judge and IJMC Secretary, who unexpectedly passed away on Sep. 18, 2021. His passion, humor and friendship will be dearly missed.
Also Mike Cherry, cofounder of IJMC, had passed away on Oct 1, 2021.
Both friends were reminded by a moment of silence.
Then Reto moved on refering to a press release in spring, highlighting insight about the future of IJMC.
Reto continued with a report of the first International Jet Masters, organized by the IJMC Italy team. This competition was also proofing ground for some intended rule changes.
As Reto had previous announced he would not seek re-election, he looked back on his period as boardmember and chairman.
- IJMC Analysis
Frank Dohrmann had conducted research among boardmembers about the IJMC organisation with the KISS-method (Keep, Improve, Stop, Start.
This will help to focus on improvements,
- Treasurer report
Peter gave some insight on the financial situation. Due to Covid, and the less face to face contact, and the cancelation of the 2021 JWM, less countries contributed the nation contribution.
Peter also urged to address all financial questions to him, not other board members.
- Judge representative report
Heinz reported Fred Grebe retired. This means, together with the loss of Bill, 2 judges less available.
3 New judges are waiting to be trained:
Ales Marhoun (Czech Republic), Helmut Hallermeier (Austria) andLothar Heinrich (Germany).
Due to the ongoing Covid situation, training was not yet possible.
Heinz had also indicated before not to be available for re-election, he remembered his IJMC career and highlights.
- New Country rep applications.
- Yang Jian and Yuan Zhao of China
- Filip Krajcov of Slowakia
- Lindsay Dickie of Schotland
- (Re-)election of boardmembers
- Vice-Chairman: Denis Anschling of France
- Judges Representative: Marco Inga of Italy
- Secretary: Yves van Cutsem, Belgium
- Chairman: Frank Dohrmann,of Germany
All candidates presented themself and afterwards the assigned reps voted via an anonymous online voting system.
The vote for all candidates was unanimous.
- Nomination for Honorary Boardmembers
First act for Frank as Chairman was to remember the contributions of Reto and Heinz.
For their service and contributions to the IJMC, Reto Senn and Heinz Schaer were presented with a nice desktop model of the Airbus A350-1000, and nominated as Honorary Board Members.
The vote, and following applaus, was unanimous.
- JWM 2023 candidate
Denis Anschling presented the French candidacy for the 2023 Jet World Masters. The event is scheduled for 18-27 August 2023, at the Auch Ger Airport.
See the presentation [HERE].
- Rule change proposals and Germany initiatives
During the boardmeeting the available rule change proposals were evaluated. During these deliberartions an exstensive Swiss proposal was split in 'bite-size' parts that could be voted on. Also some items were excluded, because similar items have been presented multiple times before in AGM's, and every time the proposals failed to get adequate votes.
The omitted proposals are a 40-60 balance between static and flight, and abolishment of the bonus system.
During the AGM a debate took place, where the board and the German reps explained their position. Also other country reps shared their opinion on the matter, and several arguments were discussed in detail.
Pavel presented some analysis comparing the differences in rules, and the impact compared to previous JWM's.
An anonymous vote by the assigned country reps revealed 14-2 vote for 50-50 balance, and 13-3 vote for the bonus system.
With the differences discussed and voted, the remainder of rule change proposals were presented and discussed.
In combination with the added maneuvres for flight, and different maneuvres in 2 rounds, as voted for during AGM 2020, flight has been made more difficult.
Some rule changes for static, in order to not lower the standards, but make it easier for competitors to present their static. This should result in a more approachable competition for new participants.
3 Rule change proposals where voted on:
- Simpler static rules (13 in favor, 2 against)
- Reduction K-factor Overall Realism (13 in favor, 2 against)
- Introduction of Rookie Bonus (15 in favor, 1 against)
At the start of the meeting, Chairman Reto Senn remembered Bill Grimsley, IJMC Country Rep, IJMC Judge and IJMC Secretary, who unexpectedly passed away on Sep. 18, 2021. His passion, humor and friendship will be dearly missed.
Also Mike Cherry, cofounder of IJMC, had passed away on Oct 1, 2021.
Both friends were reminded by a moment of silence.
Then Reto moved on refering to a press release in spring, highlighting insight about the future of IJMC.
Reto continued with a report of the first International Jet Masters, organized by the IJMC Italy team. This competition was also proofing ground for some intended rule changes.
As Reto had previous announced he would not seek re-election, he looked back on his period as boardmember and chairman.
Frank Dohrmann had conducted research among boardmembers about the IJMC organisation with the KISS-method (Keep, Improve, Stop, Start.
This will help to focus on improvements,
Peter gave some insight on the financial situation. Due to Covid, and the less face to face contact, and the cancelation of the 2021 JWM, less countries contributed the nation contribution.
Peter also urged to address all financial questions to him, not other board members.
Heinz reported Fred Grebe retired. This means, together with the loss of Bill, 2 judges less available.
3 New judges are waiting to be trained:
Ales Marhoun (Czech Republic), Helmut Hallermeier (Austria) andLothar Heinrich (Germany).
Due to the ongoing Covid situation, training was not yet possible.
Heinz had also indicated before not to be available for re-election, he remembered his IJMC career and highlights.
- Yang Jian and Yuan Zhao of China
- Filip Krajcov of Slowakia
- Lindsay Dickie of Schotland
- Vice-Chairman: Denis Anschling of France
- Judges Representative: Marco Inga of Italy
- Secretary: Yves van Cutsem, Belgium
- Chairman: Frank Dohrmann,of Germany
All candidates presented themself and afterwards the assigned reps voted via an anonymous online voting system.
The vote for all candidates was unanimous.
First act for Frank as Chairman was to remember the contributions of Reto and Heinz. For their service and contributions to the IJMC, Reto Senn and Heinz Schaer were presented with a nice desktop model of the Airbus A350-1000, and nominated as Honorary Board Members.
The vote, and following applaus, was unanimous.
Denis Anschling presented the French candidacy for the 2023 Jet World Masters. The event is scheduled for 18-27 August 2023, at the Auch Ger Airport.
See the presentation [HERE].
The omitted proposals are a 40-60 balance between static and flight, and abolishment of the bonus system.
During the AGM a debate took place, where the board and the German reps explained their position. Also other country reps shared their opinion on the matter, and several arguments were discussed in detail.
Pavel presented some analysis comparing the differences in rules, and the impact compared to previous JWM's.
An anonymous vote by the assigned country reps revealed 14-2 vote for 50-50 balance, and 13-3 vote for the bonus system.
With the differences discussed and voted, the remainder of rule change proposals were presented and discussed.
In combination with the added maneuvres for flight, and different maneuvres in 2 rounds, as voted for during AGM 2020, flight has been made more difficult.
Some rule changes for static, in order to not lower the standards, but make it easier for competitors to present their static. This should result in a more approachable competition for new participants.
3 Rule change proposals where voted on:
- Simpler static rules (13 in favor, 2 against)
- Reduction K-factor Overall Realism (13 in favor, 2 against)
- Introduction of Rookie Bonus (15 in favor, 1 against)
This report is a short draft, the minutes of the meeting will be avaible soon.
The next meeting is scheduled for January 14 2023 (or 21st). Details will be communicated.
