CIVL has been presented with a unique proposal for the organization of the Hang Gliding World Championships in 2019.

A group of Italian organizers in cooperation with the Office of European Trans-border Cooperation is highly motivated to organize this FAI Category 1 event and has been offered significant sponsorship for the event.  The unique aspect of this competition is that it would involve tasks spanning at least three countries - Italy, Austria and Slovenia.  Due to the high level of sponsorship and the need to coordinate with three separate municipalities and three separate NAC's, the organizers must know earlier than the CIVL rules allow, whether they will be chosen to organize this competition.  

This is a unique and exciting proposal, and because the Bureau hasn’t in recent years received multiple bids for Category 1 hang gliding events, we would like to open bidding for the 2019 hang gliding Worlds immediately and make a decision on all bids at the Plenary in Lausanne in mid-February 2016.  

This timeline is approximately one year earlier than provided under CIVL rules and so the Bureau’s decision to allow and choose the winning bid early is subject to approval by 2/3 majority of the Plenary in Lausanne.  

With this in mind, the Bureau would like to immediately invited bids for the 2019 Hang Gliding Worlds. Any organizers that have been considering presenting a bid for this event should do so by February 1, 2016.  

Bids should be sent to CIVL President. Provided that the Plenary approves the Bureau’s decision to allow early bidding for this event, a winning bid will be voted on in Lausanne on February 21, 2016.