| 123rd General Assembly of Delegates |
The
Confédération Internationale Des Accordéonistes
(CIA) held their 123rd General Assembly of Delegates in Arrasate,
Spain from 5 - 6 of December, 2009.
The Winter Congress was hosted by CIA member "Hauspoz"
Euskal Herriko Akordeoi Elkartea who were holding both their
annual "Arrasateko Akordeoi Lehiaketak" International
Accordion Competition as well as their own national competitions.
In
attendance were:
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Executive Officers |
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United
Kingdom - Raymond BODELL
CIA President |
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Austria
- Herbert SCHEIBENREIF
CIA Vice President |
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Finland
- Kimmo MATTILA
CIA General Secretary |
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USA
- Kevin FRIEDRICH
CIA Ambassador |
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Delegates |
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Austria
- Werner WEIBERT |
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Spain
(HAUSPOZ) - Arantza AGUIRRE |
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Germany
- Georg HETTMAN |
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Italy
- Antonio SPACCAROTELLA |
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Spain
(HAUSPOZ) - Iñaki ALBERDI |
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Spain
(UNAC) - Joxan GOIKOETXEA |
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Spain
(HAUSPOZ) - Iñigo AIZPIOLEA |
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United
Kingdom - Anna BODELL |
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Portugal
- Paolo Jorge FERREIRA |
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Serbia
- Vojin VASOVIC |
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Lithuania
- Raimondas SVIACKEVICIUS (Guest) |
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| CIA
Proxy Nominations |
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France,
APH proxy sent to Anna Bodell
(United Kingdom - NAO) |
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New
Zealand, NZAA proxy sent to Kevin Friedrich (USA - ATG/AAA) |
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Norway,
NTL proxy sent to Kimmo Mattila
(Finland - SHL) |
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Slovakia,
MCA proxy sent to Herbert Scheibenreif (Austria - HVO) |
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| Apologies
for Non-Attendance |
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France
- Frederic DESCHAMPS |
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Serbia
- Aleksandar NIKOLIC |
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Fiji
- Harley JONES |
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Sweden
- Jörgen SUNDEQVIST |
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New
Zealand - Heather MASEFIELD |
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USA
(AAA) - Faithe DEFFNER |
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Russia
- Alexander SELIVANOV |
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USA
(AAA) - Linda Soley REED |
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Spain
(UNAC) - Spain - Aitor FURUNDARENA |
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USA
(ATG) - Joan SOMMERS |
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Macedonia
- Anica KARAKUTOVSKA |
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USA
(ATG) - Dee LANGLEY |
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Norway
- Kjell R. OLSEN |
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Italy
- Mirco PATARINI |
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Macedonia
- Zorica KARAKUTOVSKA |
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Luxemburg
- Fernand BUCHHOLTZ |
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Switzerland
- Peter FREY |
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Bosnia
& Herzegovina - Zoran RAKIC |
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Croatia
- Vjera ODAK-JEMBRIH |
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Slovakia
- Tibor RACZ |
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Lithuania
- Mindaugas LABANAUSKAS |
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| Pictures
from the 123rd General Assembly |
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above
left: CIA President Raymond Bodell at the 123rd General
Assembly of Delegates in Arrasate, Spain
above right: President Bodell opening the 123rd General
Assembly
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Kimmo
Mattila (General Secretary), Raymond Bodell (President),
Herbert Scheibenreif (Vice President)
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above
left: Werner Weibert (Austria), Antonio Spaccarotella
(Italy), Vojin Vasovic (Serbia)
above right: Kevin Friedrich (USA), Anna Bodell (UK)
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above:
Antonio Spaccarotella (Italy), Joxan Goikoetxea (Spain
- UNAC), Paolo Jorge Ferreira (Portugal),
Iñaki Alberdi (Spain - Hauspoz), Aitziber Gomez
(Spain - Translator), Arantza Aguirre (Spain - Hauspoz)
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above
left: Joxan Goikoetxea (Spain - UNAC), Paolo Jorge Ferreira
(Portugal), Iñaki Alberdi (Spain - Hauspoz)
above right: Arantza Aguirre (Spain - Hauspoz), Georg
Hettman (Germany), Raimondas Sviackevicius (Lithuania)
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above
and below: Delegates at the 123rd General Assembly in
Arrasate, Spain
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above:
Delegates from the two Spanish CIA Members:
left: Joxan Goikoetxea (Spain - UNAC) right: Inaki Alberdi
(Spain - Hauspoz)
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Some
of the Delegates in attendance at the 123rd CIA General
Assembly in Arrasate, Spain
From left to right: Kevin Friedrich (USA), Kimmo Mattila
(Finland), Georg Hettman (Germany), Paulo Jorge Ferreira
(Portugal), Raimondas Sviackevicius (Lithuania), Raymond
Bodell (United Kingdom), Herbert Scheibenreif (Austria),
Werner Weibert (Austria), Antonio Spaccarotella (Italy),
Iñaki Alberdi (Spain), Joxan Goikoetxea (Spain)
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| Brief
Summary from the General Assembly |
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 Newly
elected President Raymond Bodell (UK) welcomed delegates
to a weekend of activities Including meetings, informal
working sessions, musical performances and social functions.
The General Assembly included the release of the 2009
CIA International News, Volume 8, the acceptance of
two new Voting Members to the CIA from January 2010,
the Lithuanian Accordion Association, Lithuania and
the Associação de Acordeão de Alcobaça,
Portugal.
The CIA will implement a new “Masters Category”
beginning in 2012. Enhancing the current International
Competition for Piano Accordion, this renamed ‘Masters’
Category, offering a bridge between the current Junior
Coupe Mondiale and the Senior Coupe Mondiale, and like
all other CIA Categories, it will be opened to include
all keyboard systems (such as Piano, Button and Kravtsov).
 CIA
Merit Awards in appreciation for outstanding contributions
to the International accordion movement were approved
to be presented to pictured left to right: Fritz Dobler
(Germany), Yury Ivanovich Kazakov (Russia) and Luu Quang
Minh (Vietnam). 2010 will see the second annual celebration
of World Accordion Day.
CIA President Raymond Bodell thanked Iñigo Aizpiolea
and Iñaki Alberdi for their work in preparing
the Winter Congress on behalf of Hauspoz.
A
full report of activities and minutes from the 123rd
CIA General Assembly will be sent to all CIA Members.
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Contact Information |
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CIA Winter Congress Contact from HAUSPOZ:
Iñigo Aizpiolea
E-mail: info@hauspoz.org
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