WUC Seminar in Brussels – Day 1

 Leonz Eder, CTI Chair for the World University Championships during the afternoon session with the WUC Organizing Committees

BRUSSELS – Today, February 10^th, the two-day WUC Seminar kicked-off in Brussels. Some 70 delegates from World University Championship Organizing Committees and a great number of Technical Chairs were present at this FISU event.

FISU Vice-President and Chair of the WUC CTI Leonz Eder and WUC Director Laurent Briel welcomed the delegates and Director of Education Kolë Gjeloshaj kicked-off the seminar with a brief history of FISU. Director of Communications Dejan Susovic gave an overview of the FISU Media activities while Kolë Gjeloshaj returned to the stage to explain the FISU Protocol.

After lunch the afternoon session of the FISU WUC seminar started with two separate simultaneous sessions, one for OC delegates and one for Technical Chairs

The following topics were tackled:

CT Chairs’ Session

Administrative Cooperation by Nicole Mangelschots, WUC Assistant

CTI/ISF Delegate Working Relations byMilanAugustin WU Director

CISCA Mission by Leonz Eder, Vice-President

CTI WUC Specificity by Laurent Briel, WUC Director

Social Networks by Julien Buhajzeuk, WUC Sport Assistant

CTI WUC at the WU & SU, by Marc Vandenplas, Director SU andMilanAugustin, Director WU

OC Delegates’ Session

CISCA Mission by Leonz Eder, Vice-President

CTI Job Description by Lionel Girard, Technical Chair for Rowing

CIC Job Description by Fernando Parente, CIC Member

CMI Job Description by Dr. Larry Rink

Social Networks by Paulo Ferreira, Executive Assistant

The day ended with a round table debate.

C. Pierre, FISU Press Officer

Eudard Abdulmanov, CT Chair for Boxing during the morning session

Laurent Briel, FISU Director for the WUC welcoming the participants