Monday, March 1st, the FFSU held a work meeting regarding the inaugural World University Savate Championship.
The following persons attended the meeting:
Monique Paulou, FFSU Director
Vincent Rognon, FFSU Deputy-Director
Daniel Lemoine, FFSU Chair for Boxing and Savate
Bertrand Gautier, FFSU Regional Director and head of the OC for the WUC Savate
Jocelyne Triadou, FFSavate Technical Director
Alexandre Walnier, FISU Technical Chair for Savate
Laurent Briel, FISU Director for WUC
Mr. Bertrand Gautier gave an update of the preparations of the WUC. The following topics were discussed:
• Sports equipment
• Lodging
• Catering
• Transport
• Communications
• Ceremonies and celebrations
• Official reception
• Entertainment
• Student involvement
• Provisional program
• Update registrations
• Partnership program
In the next weeks FISU will send invitations for the event to all its membership. Mr. Walnier will contact the traditional savate countries which have not entered a team yet. Efforts will be made to find a host for the second edition in 2012.
The OC has already put in a lot of effort to make this first event a successful one.