Minutes UIPM Congress 2010 Riga FINAL 6 12 2010

The President asked all delegates to stand in commemoration of colleagues and friends in sport who have
regrettably passed away this year.
Condolences:
The President asked the members to taka a minute of silence for:
INTERNATIONAL SPORT
10 April 2010: Polish Olympic Committee President Mr Piotr Nurowski. Nurowski lived a life of Sport Politics
slowly moving up the ranks since the early 1980’s until he was elected president of the Polish Olympic
Committee in February 2005.
21 April 2010: Former IOC President (IOC Member since 1966) Mr Juan Antonio Samaranch. Samaranch
served second longest term as the head of the IOC, the longest being that of Modern Pentathlon’s creator Pierre
de Coubertin (29 years). Samaranch, the father of UIPM’s Vice President Juan Antonio Samaranch, was a
particular friend of the UIPM and will be missed by every member of the UIPM family.
23 June 2010: IOC Member (since 1965) in Tunisia Mr Mohamed Mzali. Mr Mzali was a former Prime Minister
or Tunisia and was a great force in the sport political scene until his passing away.
28 August 2010: IOC Member (since 1987) in the Netherlands Mr Anton Geesink. Mr Geesink was a threetime
World Judo Champion (1961, 1964 and 1965) and Olympic Gold Medallist (1964). In 1987, he became a
member of the board of the Dutch National Olympic Committee and a member of the IOC.
5 i) Report of the Secretary General, Mr. Joël Bouzou (JB)
The President referred to the written report of the General Secretary Mr. Joel Bouzou (pp. 50-53), since Joel
Bouzou could not be present. He wished the Secretary General to recover as soon as possible from his
accident.
The President asked if there were any comments to the above two reports. There were no comments from the
delegates.
The Report of the President and the Report of the Secretary General were both accepted by consensus.
6. Report of the Treasurer, Gyula Bretz
UIPM Treasurer Mr. Gyula Bretz referred to his written report in the Congress Book (pp. 54-61) and emphasized
that due to the current worldwide economical situation the financial environment is now unpredictable. This goes,
in particular for the interests to achieve on the market.The Treasurer also pointed at the efforts done by the
UIPM in order to increase the development costs.
The President asked, if there were any comments to the Treasurer’s report. There were no comments.
Report accepted by consensus.
7. Report of the Honorary Auditors, Mr. Alexander Peirits and Mr. Helio Mereilles Cardoso
The Honorary Auditors Mr. Alexander Peirits and Mr. Helio Mereilles Cardoso referred to their written report in
the Congress Book (pp. 92-94), read it and added the following comments.
The Auditors referred to the Monaco audit that took place in July 2010 were Mr. Mereilles, Mr. Bretz, the
assistant to the General Secretary, Coralie Kreidel, the President and the General Secretary were present. They
gave special thank to Miss Kreidel for the book keeping and her excellent work.
The President asked, if there were any comments to the Auditors’ report. There were no comments.
Report accepted by consensus.
8. Financial Statement as at 31.12.2009
The Treasurer referred to the financial statements submitted in the Congress Book (pp. 95-102).
Report accepted by consensus.
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