European Athletics

“Road to Bled 2015 and Beyond” 11 October 2014, Baku/AZE

Saturday 11 April 2015

The European Athletics voting Congress will take place in Bled/Slovenia on Saturday 11

April 2015.

Member Federations & The Congress

Each Member Federation has the following rights:

Attend, take part and vote in the Congress

Make proposals for consideration by the Congress

Nominate a candidate for election to the Council

Propose individuals for membership in the permanent two Commissions

Organisational Structure

CONGRESS

COUNCIL

EXECUTIVE BOARD Coordination & Supervision

Head Office Implementation

Consulting Bodies Supervising existing activities

for improvement

Commissions Business

Development Study and develop new

activities

Working group of

experts

Prior to the Congress

Announcement for the Congress will be sent in writing to each Member Federation,

including a preliminary agenda no later than 12 December 2014

Nominations of candidates for election as President, Vice Presidents or Members of the

Council may be made by the Member Federations and must be received, in writing, by

European Athletics no later than 10 February 2015

Nominations of candidates may only be made by the national federation of the

country of which the candidate is a national

There may be only one Council Member per country

A person having reached the age of 70 years on the date of the Congress shall not

be eligible for election or re-election

Prior to the Congress (New!)

At the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Prague

Presidential candidates will be invited to make a special presentation to all

members during the European Indoor Championships in Prague

Each candidate will have the same time to present her/his project

Questions & Answers session is planned for all presidential candidates to offer

the opportunity to the Member Federations to exchange with the candidates

The session will take place on Sunday morning 8th March 2015

What will happen during the Congress?

In addition to the usual formalities of the Congress, voting will take place to

elect the 17 Council Members as follows:

1 President

3 Vice Presidents

13 Council Members

Under the new elected President’s leadership, the above 17

people will be the driving force of European Athletics for

2015 up to 2019!

Equal Treatment Policy

European Athletics will produce a detailed candidates booklet after receipt of all

nominations.

To respect the “equal treatment” policy, neither campaign nor promotional material

are allowed into the Congress room and in all official Congress venues

Changes for 2015 (New!)

As per the changes to the European Athletics Constitution agreed at the last

Congress in Skopje/MKD in 2013, there will not be elections for the Commissions

Membership of the two permanent Commissions (Competition & Development) will

be decided by the new Council upon proposal by the President

Voting

Each Member shall have one vote, exercisable by one representative delegate.

Votes must be exercised in person and there shall be no proxy votes

Except as otherwise provided, all decisions require a simple majority of the votes

validly cast. For constitutional changes, the two-thirds majority of the Member

Federations is required

Electronic voting system shall be used

Elections shall require an absolute majority of the votes validly cast in the first round

and a simple majority in a second round

In case of a tie occurring in any election, a second ballot shall be held to decide

between the persons so tying. If a tie occurs also in the second ballot it shall be

decided by a draw made by the chairman of the Congress

Elections

President’s Policy (New!)

The President shall lead, direct and represent European Athletics. He/she is primarily

responsible for:

Implementing the decisions passed by the Congress and the Council through the

Head Office

Supervising the implementation of the strategic plans

Representing Europe in the IAAF Council

Interacting with the IAAF, the Member Federations, political bodies and

international organisations

Representing European Athletics in legal matters

Supervising the Director General and the European Athletics operations

President’s Policy (New!)

The position of the President is considered as a full time engagement, having her/his

head office at the Lausanne’s Headquarters

The President will have to secure the flexibility of time and the readiness for travelling

as much as needed

As a consequence, the President cannot continue her/his current professional

commitment

The President will be mandated as follows:

Annual lump sum

Additional limited amount aiming at compensating her/his current level of income

Support for social insurance if applicable

Additionally the Council Member Policy is applicable

After the Voting

The full Congress 2015 will be chaired from the beginning to the end by outgoing

President Hansjorg Wirz

The new President, the three Vice Presidents and the thirteen Council Members will

officially take office at the end of the formalities of the 2015 Congress

Who’s Who?

The Executive Board: includes the President, the three Vice Presidents , the Director

General (ex officio) and up to maximum two Council Members approved by the

Council

The Council: includes 17 Members. In addition, the Director General and IAAF President

(all of them ex officio) and the Honorary President(s) are also invited

When?

The first informal meeting of the new Council, chaired by the new President, will be on

Sunday morning 12 April 2015 in Bled

The Council normally meets twice a year (April/May and October/November)

In 2015, there will be a special coordination Council meeting in May/June 2015 to set

the scene for the years 2015 to 2019

The Head office, Lausanne/SUI

The Head Office is based in Lausanne, Switzerland, and is led by the Director General

Main responsibilities: carry out and implement all operational and administrative work

Today: 19 staff members

2016: move into new offices

Questions?