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WSF General Assembly 2020 to take place in Innsbruck, Austria!

The annual World Snowboard Federation General Assembly will take place from the 2nd to the 5th of May in Innsbruck, Austria! The WSF Board of Directors would thus like to invite all delegates of the National Snowboard Associations, Event Organizers, Athletes, WSF Members and Friends to take part in this year’s edition.

Here is a recap with further information:

Date:
Saturday 2nd of May to Tuesday 5th of May 2020

Place:
Innsbruck, Austria

Accommodation:
The General Assembly will be held in the Hotel Congress which offers special packages for all the participants of the General Assembly.

Booking:
Please fill in the form at the following link for registration & booking: https://forms.gle/BnehfWDTdKTmiyLM9

Provisional Program: 

  • Saturday 02.05 – arrival day
  • Saturday 02.05 // 1.30pm – start of the WSF GA 2020
  • Sunday 03.05 // WSF GA 2020
  • Monday 04.05 // WSF GA 2020
  • Tuesday 05.05 // WSF GA 2020
  • Wednesday 06.05 // Departure Day

Further detailed information about the program will be communicated soon. Please note that everyone is invited to join the working groups and provide inputs.

In conclusion, from today onwards you can also send in proposals for elections, please find all the information about the procedure herecandidate proposal form. The candidate proposals should be sent directly to  anna@worldsnowboardfederation.org before the 21.02.2020.

Important Deadlines: 
21.02.2020: Proposals for elections have to be submitted to Anna at anna@worldsnowboardfederation.org not later than this date (60 days before the start of the GA)
16.03.2020: Motions have to be submitted until this date (40 days before the start of the GA)

For questions and  motions/proposals  please write an e-mail to Anna Negri, WSF General Secretary at anna@worldsnowboardfederation.org

The WSF Board of Directors is looking forward to seeing you all in Innsbruck!

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WSF General Assembly 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia

The WSF board of directors invites all delegates of the National Snowboard Associations, event organizers, riders and members of WSF to attend the 2019 General Assembly (GA).
Date:
Saturday, 25th May to Tuesday, 28th May 2019
Place:
Belgrade, SerbiaAccommodation:
The General Assembly will be held in the Hotel 88 Rooms which offers special packages for all the participants of the General Assembly.Booking:
Please fill the form at the following link for registration & booking:

https://goo.gl/forms/k5hNl672OFxJ8Yph2
Access key: WSF2019
Cancellation Policy:
In case the guaranteed reservation is cancelled until:
-21 -7 days before the arrival, Hotel will charge total estimated value in amount of 1 night.
-7 days before the arrival Hotel will charge total estimated value of the reservationDeadline for room offers: 7th April 2019WSF is also collecting proposal for the next annual General Assembly, taking place next Spring, 2020! Please submit the proposal directly to WSF General Secretary, Anna Negri.For questions and  motions/proposals  please write and email to Anna Negri, WSF General Secretary at anna@worldsnowboardfederation.org

The WSF Board of directors is looking forward to seeing you all in Belgrade!

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The World Snowboard Federation welcomes a newly elected president and board!

The WSF has held the 2018 General Assembly in Oslo, Norway with 14 representatives of member nations and 3 independent major events present. Timed perfectly around the X Games, the schedule was a great mix of work and live action sports showcasing the best of what the city has to offer.

With the successful dissolution of the exiting TTR board the WSF is now poised to provide a new platform as the true global representative of snowboarding. The incoming elected board is comprised of elected officers as well as athlete and event representatives. The WSF members, whom this newly elected Board represents, are a mix of 31 nations, riders, independent events and even core snowboard brand members like Burton.

The first item for the WSF members was to elect their new President for the next 4 years of business. The position is to be held by Satu Järvelä who comes into the role with a lifetime of experience and knowledge in the sport and all of its many facets. Satu’s experience include, being a former ISF World Champion snowboarder, a US Open Halfpipe Champion and a former Olympian representing Finland. In her post competition years she has run sports management agencies, edited core snowboarding magazines and is currently the Vice President of ‘Finnish Sports Managers’ as well as having been on the Board of Directors of the TTR for many years. She comes to the role with a wealth of knowledge and experience.

‘I am proud and feel privileged to be voted to a position in order to steer and work collectively with the new Board, advisors, event and rider representatives. The Board all have a wide range of expertise and recognition in snowboarding. Working closely with riders, nations and events we hope to accomplish great things for the future of snowboarding.

The WSF has been primarily focused over the past 12 months on completing the merger process with the TTR and ensuring the assets including the WSPL remain credible and secure in order to continue servicing the sport. With this process complete now the focus is 100% on grass roots and development level snowboarding and aligning the organisation with our Vision and Mission statements. The WSF needs to now focus on our mission of leading the development and growth of snowboarding worldwide, founded on it unique values and culture based on our vision of Inspiring people to participate, follow and perform within snowboarding worldwide.’ Satu Järvelä. WSF President

The newly elected board and modernised bylaws are now in place to complete a network of World Rankings across all nations.  Aiming to give a true voice to the all aspects of competitive snowboarding and culture with a new direction to bring the voice to the younger athletes while instilling the history and passion that has always driven snowboarding.


Newly elected Board of the World Snowboarding Federation

Satu Järvelä (FIN) President, Mike Mallon (USA) V. President, Dustin Heise (CAN) V. President, Dominic Kuhn (GER) V. President, Meinhard Trojer (AUT) V. President, Sacha Giger (SUI), Gian Luca Zanetti (ITA), Anna-Maria Strittmatter (NOR), Joakim Hammar (SWE), Rich Hegarty (AUS) Marc Bajona Carrera (events), Seppi Harml (events), Lukas Draxl (events), Shigeru “ISHI” Ishihara (Chief Advisor), Sven Thorgren (rider), Julia Marino (rider), Arielle Gold (Rider Chief Advisor).

Vision and Mission statements

 ‘Inspiring people to participate, follow, and perform within snowboarding worldwide.’    

 ‘To lead the development and growth of snowboarding worldwide, founded on its unique culture.’    

 

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WSF General Assembly 2018 Countdown

Dear WSF Friends,

The WSF board of directors invites all delegates of the National Snowboard Associations, event organizers and members of WSF to attend the 2018 General Assembly (GA).

Date:
Monday 21st May to Wednesday 23rd May 2018.

Place:
Oslo, Norway

Please have a look at the Provisional program WSF GA 2018

X Games Norway: The X Games Norway big air finals happens on Saturday, May 19th, followed by the skateboard street finals on Sunday, May 20th. For more info, please go to www.xgamesnorway.no

For questions please write and email to Anna Negri, WSF General Secretary at anna@worldsnowboardfederation.org

The WSF Board of directors is looking forward to seeing you all in Oslo!