The participants to the first meeting between the FIM and the CONU Secretaries General
The FIM and the General Secretaries of the FIM Continental Unions met on Tuesday 12 April at Fiumicino, Italy, for a first working session at the initiative of the FIM.
This new meeting format aims to foster exchanges and relations between the FIM and the CONUs generally and also to develop common projects designed to improve the services provided to the national federations and the riders. This meeting took place in the presence of Ignacio Verneda (FIM CEO), Steve Aeschlimann (FIM COO), Jacqui Monteiro (FIM Africa), Shah Yahya (FIM Asia), Alessandro Sambuco and Silvia Monatti (FIM Europe), Ramon Carreira (FIM Latin America) and John Pineo (FIM North America). FIM Oceania was unable to be represented for this first working session.
Above, the group during the meeting in Fiumicino (Italy)
The participants had the opportunity to discuss the harmonisation of riders and other types of licences and also a project focusing on insurance.
The FIM representatives also briefed the Secretaries General on the new subsidies process managed by the Committee for the Management of FIM Reserve Funds (CMRF). At the end of this first day of exchanges, the participants gave their first impressions on this new meeting format.
FIM CEO Ignacio Verneda
I am very satisfied with this first meeting. We felt that it was necessary for us to better understand the problems of our CONUs and their administrative needs. We wish to have a meeting once a year, stay tuned and work together to improve the FIM services toward our CONUs and our federations.
FIM COO Steve Aeschlimann
This forum is not only a fantastic sounding board for the FIM Administration to test new ideas but it is also speeding up the implementation of new projects across the globe. All the key people are sitting in the same room and can give their immediate feedback.
FIM Africa – Jacqui Monteiro
It’s a great opportunity to see the commonalities between the six CONUs and that the problems being experienced are not uncommon. Going forward I’m sure we as a team will find the right solutions to our problems and experiences.
FIM Asia – Shah Yahya
This meeting is a think tank between the regions and FIM, so we can voice the actual scenario of what we are experiencing in our CONU. It’s a good thing and it should continue and we should benefit a lot from this meeting.
FIM Europe – Alessandro Sambuco
I believe that this new initiative, addressed to the Secretaries General of the CONUs, is a brilliant insight on the part of Ignacio Verneda. It is a reflection of the FIM’s progress towards institutional maturity.
In this way we can favour mutual understanding, consolidating the concept of FIM Family, stimulating cooperation on a personal level, improving the flow of information, deepening a better understanding of each other’s procedures and, last but not least, promote a real convergence towards common operational procedures.
FIM Latin America – Ramon Carreira
In this kind of meetings we have the opportunity not only to analyse particular or even shared situations but also to define our lines of action in order to make the motorcycling world better in both sports and non-sports activities.
FIM North America – John Pineo
It was a great opportunity to discuss common situations and realise how we all deal with the same problems. We learn from each other at this meeting. It was good to meet face to face with our colleagues.
