Lauri van Houten Board Member
Creigh Kelley Board Member
Giulio S Roi Board Member
Ugo Savardi Board Member
Marino Giacometti President
Antonio Carrel FSA Voting Member
Paolo Fornoni Founder Member
Adriano Greco Founder Member
Jordi Marimon Spain Voting Member
Camillo Onesti Italy Voting Member
Matteo Pellin Founder Member
German Silva Mexico Voting Member
J. Claude Fritsch France Voting Member
ADDRESS
FSA Head Office FSA - Skyrunners
Via Mentegazzi 34
Tel/fax 015-2523692
13900 BIELLA, Italy
fsa@fsa-sky.org
FSA Administrative Office FSA
Via Roma 62 b
11028 Valtournenche
The Federation for Sport at Altitude (FSA):
The object of the statue of the association founded December 11,
1995 is the formation, promotion and regulation of athletes and
events at or above 4,000 meters above sea level.
The Board of Directors: (Marino Giacometti, President,
Nancy Hobbs, Creigh Kelley, Giulio Roi, Ugo Savardi, Lauri van
Houten) as per the statute, will manage the program in general,
the shares, the balance; nominate the active members and the committees;
convoke the assembly every year and draw up the agenda. The duration
of the commission is four years.
The General Assembly: The General Assembly is constituted
by the founder members and a representative from each significant
geographic area: Antonio Carrel, Paolo Fornoni, Marino Giacometti,
Adriano Greco, Creigh Kelley, Camillo Onesti, Matteo Pellin, Giulio
Roi, Ugo Savardi, Lauri van Houten, Jordi Marimon (Spain), German
Silva (Mexico). The majority votes the program, the balance, the
nomination of honorary members and the Agenda of the Board of
Directors.
Composition of the Committees: The Board of Directors
nominated the following committees: Environment: Nancy Hobbs,
Renato Moro, Sergio Rozzi, Lauri van Houten, Vicente Vértiz
Pani. Promotion: Lauri van Houten, Marino Giacometti, Nancy Hobbs,
Javier Rincon Galliardo, Alberto Vitali. Scientific: Giulio Roi,
Jay Budnick, Ottavio Dezza, F J Cassillas, Marco Zaccaria. Technical:
Creigh Kelley, Nancy Hobbs, Marino Giacometti, Camillo Onesti,
Filippo Pavesi and Course Specialists: Hugh Jones, Jim Conway,
Kevin Cooney, Paolo Fornoni, Nancy Hobbs, Adriano Greco.
FSA Associates: All American Trail Running Association,
ERCI (Extreme Runners Club International), FSA Italy, Federaciò
d’Entitas Escursionistes de Catalunya, Mezzalama Foundation,
Associazione Kima, GA Fior di Roccia, US T&F Mountain Running
Committee, Skyrunners Sporting Club, Federacion Mexicana de Deportes
de Altitud, Club du Sport Val d'Isere and other bodies operating
in sport and promotion at high altitude.
Associated and FSA Sanctioned Races: Races at high
altitude with features conforming to the FSA statute may be sanctioned
by or associated with the FSA. Organisers are obliged to comply
with the rules of each discipline and operate according to the
FSA Race Organisation Manual.
Scientific Committee - Peak Performance Project
The committee is responsible for co-ordinating the research protocols
by researchers or institutes operating at high altitude. The Committee,
in collaboration with the Medical and Technical Committees and
other bodies, promotes training camps, tests and the medical certification
of athletes as well as establishing new research programs at high
altitude.
Medium Term Program: The primary objectives of the federation
are the consociation of all races at high altitude, initiated
by the first World Skyrunning Championship in ’98, the documentation
of performance sports at altitude, the medical certification of
athletes and the establishment of various high altitude events.