INVITATION CISM. Friendship through Sport. Épée 6-12 May 2009, Göteborg, Sweden. Swedish Delegation

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1 Swedish Delegation INVITATION st European Military Fencing Championship (CISM) Épée 6-12 May 2009, Göteborg, CISM Friendship through Sport.

2 Swedish Delegation Swedish Armed Forces Armed Forces Sports Centre, FMIF Military Academy Karlberg, MHS-K SE Stockholm Phone: Fax: To: Subject: (CISM) See Distribution List ST EUROPEAN MILITARY FENCING CHAMPIONSHIP Date: 6-12 MAY 2009 Dear Chief of Delegation, Swedish Armed Forces have the honour of hosting the st EUROPEAN MILITARY FENCING CHAMPIONSHIP. On behalf of the Chief of the Swedish Armed Forces, I have the honour to invite a mission representing your country to participate in the st European Military Fencing Championship in Épée event, which will take place in Göteborg, during the period of 6-12 of May We welcome You to and Göteborg. Chief of the Swedish Delegation to CISM LtCol Michael Mineur 2/9

3 ENCLOSED: - Distribution List - Program - General Information - Annex 1 - Preliminary Agreement - Annex 2a - Final Entry - Annex 2b - Composition of Mission - Annex 2c - Commitment by the Chief of Mission 1. Distribution List CISM governing bodies President of CISM Official CISM Representative The Vice-President for EUROPE CISM Secretary General The Chief of Liaison Office President and Members of CISM Fencing Committee Representatives of the CISM Partners and Sponsors To the Chiefs of Delegations of 1. Albanie, R. ALB Albania 2. Allemagne, R.F. GER Germany 3. Arménie ARM Armenia 4. Autriche AUT Austria 5. Azerbaïdjan AZE Azerbaijan 6. Bélarus BLR Belarus 7. Belgique BEL Belgium 8. Bosnie-Herzegovine BIH Bosnia-Herzegovina 9. Bulgarie BUL Bulgaria 10. Chypre CYP Cyprus 11. Croatie CRO Croatia 12. Danemark DEN Denmark 13. Espagne ESP Spain 14. Estonie EST Estonia 15. Finlande FIN Finland 16. France FRA France 17. Géorgie, R. GEO Georgia, R. 18. Grèce GRE Greece 19. Hongrie, R. HUN Hungary 20. Irlande IRL Ireland 21. Italie, R. ITA Italy, R. 22. Lettonie LAT Latvia 23. Lituanie LTU Lithuania 24. Luxembourg LUX Luxembourg 25. Ex-Rep Yugoslave de la Macedonie MKD Former Yugoslav Rep of Macedonia 26. Malte MLT Malta 27. Monténégro MNE Montenegro 28. Norvège, Royaume NOR Norway, Kingdom 29. Pays-Bas NED The Netherlands 30. Pologne POL Poland 31. Portugal POR Portugal 32. Roumanie ROM Romania 33. Russie RUS Russia 34. Serbie SER Serbia 35. Slovaquie SVK Slovakia 36. Slovénie SLO Slovenia 37. Suède SWE 38. Suisse SUI Switzerland 39. Rép. Tchèque CZE Czech Rep. 40. Turquie TUR Turkey 41. Ukraine UKR Ukraine 3/9

4 2. General Program of the Championship Wednesday 6 th May -Arrival of the missions -Welcoming reception Thursday 7 th May -Preliminary meeting -Press Conference -Opening Ceremony -Technical meeting No.1 Friday 8 th May -Fencing Male Épée Saturday 9 th May -Fencing Male Épée Sunday 10 th May -Fencing Female Épée -Technical meeting No.2 Monday 11 th May -Cultural day -Closing Ceremony -Banquet Tuesday 12 th May -Departure of the missions 3. Composition of the Mission 1 Chief of mission 1 Referee Épée (obligatory) 1 Team captain 1 Coach or Physiotherapist 3 Male Competitors Épée 3 Female Competitors Épée In a total of maximum 10 participants Only military personnel in active duty may participate in the competitions (see CISM Policy Manual, art. 3.19) 4/9

5 4. Access to the Location of the Competition. The Championships are hosted by the Swedish Armed Forces. The Göteborg Garrison and FömedC Regiment in collaboration with FMIF (Stockholm) and Lv 6 Regiment (Halmstad) are responsible for the practical arrangements. The Championships will be held in Göteborg (Gothenburg) in the western part of. Situated south of Göteborg city centre, the Göteborg Garrison is in vicinity of the airports of Göteborg Landvetter (GOT) and Göteborg City Airport (GSE) and the Railway station Göteborg Central. The missions are responsible for travel expenses to and from. The participating missions are requested to announce arrival airport and flight number or arrival by train. The organizer is responsible for transportation at arrival and departure of the missions and transportation between lodging and competition arena in Göteborg. Sports events will take place in the Liseberg Arena (Lisebergshallen) at Liseberg Amusement Park. The fencing contest will take place on eight or ten fencing pistes. Training will take place in the garrison area. 5. Conditions of Stay During their stay in the missions will be the guests of the Swedish Armed Forces from 6 to 12 May Normal board and lodging is at the expense of the organizer. Any cost before the official arrival date and/or after the departure date must be covered by the participant mission. Additional extra person will not be accepted without official written permission of the Organizers. All mission members will be accommodated in barracks except; Referees who will be accommodated in Officers Hotel and Official CISM representatives and the Chiefs of Mission who will be accommodated in hotel. Extra expenses including telephone, telegrams, laundry and drinks etc must be paid by the participants. First aid for the participants will be provided by the organizer. Organizingcommittee may not be held responsible for: hospitalizations, surgical operations and any other special treatments, repatriation in case of decease by illness or accident, other expenses on account of illness/accident such as compensations, loss of income etc. Address during the championship: Participant / Mission of Country (NB! Your Name and country) st European Military Fencing Championship Göteborg Garnison Box 5155 SE Västra Frölunda 5/9

6 6. Regulations of the Championship. The competitions will be governed by CISM regulations: CISM Sports Regulations CISM Anti-doping Regulations. CISM Règlement Spécifique D Escrime Edition 2006-A FIE Règlement pour les epreuves Regulations can be downloaded from CISM Homepage 7. Anti-doping Anti-Doping tests will be organized in accordance with CISM anti-doping regulations Policy Manual Chapter IV. The number of tests shall be determined by the CISM Anti Doping Commission established during the Preliminary meeting, according to CISM Regulations. The tests will be performed according to the latest WADA Anti Doping Code and Procedures. 8. Uniforms. The participating missions are permitted and obliged to be in uniform during the stay on the scheduled occasions like in the opening, closing and victory ceremony. Uniform are mandatory for the referees during the competitions (club suite fore the civilian referees). We kindly request that your mission will bring one (1) national flag (3 x 2 m or 2 x 2 m) and national anthem on CD according to the rules. 9. Customs and Visa Procedures. For information on passports and visas for entry into, please contact the Swedish Embassy in your country. Uniforms are mandatory for the participating missions and permitted during the stay in Göteborg (Gothenburg). 10. Weather Conditions Average weather conditions in May in Göteborg: -Temperature: o C, -Rain showers are possible. 6/9

7 11. Registration Forms Deadlines. In order to help the organizingcommittee, please send registration for interest of participating in the competition on the internet at - Preliminary Agreement, Annex 1. Before 31 Dec Final Entry with Composition of Mission and Commitment by the Chief of Mission, Annex 2 a, b and c Before 31 march 2009 On the final entry form, the participating mission must indicate a valid and operated phone and fax number as well as an address in case the organizing committee needs to contact them. 12. Correspondence. The organizer has published the websites by 15 October 2008 at All official mail concerning the competition should be sent to: exp-mhsk@mil.se Additional information: Swedish Armed Forces Armed Forces Sports Centre, FMIF Military Academy Karlberg, MHS-K SE Stockholm exp-mhsk@mil.se Phone: Fax: Swedish Armed Forses CISM, FömedC FMIF LvReg 7/9

8 ANNEX 1 PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT To be returned before 31 December 2008: Swedish Delegation Swedish Armed Forces Armed Forces Sports Centre, FMIF Military Academy Karlberg, MHS-K SE Stockholm exp-mhsk@mil.se Phone: Fax: NATION : TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: Men Women Officials Athletes CSC members Referees Total Total MEANS OF TRANSPORT : DATE: Rank/Name Your Phone Contact Fax SIGNATURE OF CHIEF OF DELEGATION RANK/NAME: 8/9

9 ANNEX 2a FINAL ENTRY To be returned before 31 March 2009: Swedish Delegation Swedish Armed Forces Armed Forces Sports Centre, FMIF Military Academy Karlberg, MHS-K SE Stockholm Phone: Fax: NATION : FLIGHT Nr PLACE DATE TRAIN Nr TIME BUS Nr ARRIVAL DEPARTURE MEANS OF TRANSPORT : DATE: Rank/Name Your Phone Contact Fax SIGNATURE OF CHIEF OF DELEGATION RANK/NAME: 9/9

10 FINAL ENTRY - COMPOSITION OF THE MISSION To be returned before 31 March 2009: Swedish Delegation Swedish Armed Forces Armed Forces Sports Centre, FMIF Military Academy Karlberg, MHS-K SE Stockholm NATION : exp-mhsk@mil.se Phone: Fax: ANNEX 2b # Function Rank Name and Surname 1. Chief of Mission 2. Referee Épée 3. Coach 4. Trainer Male athletes Épée Female athlete Épée 15. CSC Member 17. Ad Libitum In strict compliance with applicable CISM Regulations (CISM Policy Manual, Ch.III, art: 3.19), I, the undersigned Chief of Delegation, hereby officially confirm that all athletes representing my nation in the CISM event are on active duty in my nation s Armed Forces. I understand that sanctions may be imposed against my nation, my mission, my team, individual athletes, or myself for violation of this provision (CISM Policy Manual Ch1, Art: 1.11). DATE: : SIGNATURE OF CHIEF OF DELEGATION RANK/NAME: 10/9

11 ANNEX 2c FINAL ENTRY - COMMITMENT BY THE CHIEF OF MISSION NATION : The undersigned, Chief of Mission declare that he has read the Article of the CISM Policy Manual and moreover understood the following prescriptions: A. Chief of Mission 1. Chiefs of Mission shall be familiar with CISM regulations. 2. Missions must not only participate or be present at sports events, they are also required to participate in information conferences on CISM, study days, commemorative and cultural events and ceremonies organized by the host nation. B. Conduct of a mission 1. The Chief of Mission is responsible for the behavior of his team in sports and general discipline. He shall ensure that members of his mission respect the rules and directives prescribed by CISM and organizers of the championship. The respect of schedules is particularly important as they form the basis for the effective conduct of competitions and ceremonies. Instances of indiscipline or poor sportsmanship will be handled by Championship officials and may result in the disqualification of individual athletes or teams. 2. The Chief of Mission shall also enforce the rules concerning behavior and dress during the ceremonies. He plays an important role in promoting the CISM spirit among his mission, a spirit represented by friendly attitude towards other missions, courtesy towards organizers and fair-play in competition. The mission, who does not wear military uniforms during the opening ceremony of a Championship, will not be authorised to take part in the Championship. The Official CISM Representative will communicate this decision. 3. In conformity with the Statutes and traditions of CISM, any political or religious action during a CISM event, in particular the dissemination of propaganda documents, pictures, brochures, reviews, etc, is strictly forbidden. Any contravention shall result in the exclusion of the mission from further competition. DATE: : SIGNATURE OF CHIEF OF MISSION RANK/NAME: 11/9