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STRATEGIC PLAN OF THE F.I.S ATHLETE COMMISSIONDRAFT
The Mission:Who We Are:
The F.I.S Athlete Commission is comprised of 12 Athlete members that are elected for afour (4) year term by their Athlete peers. The Commission
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s aim is to represent the bestinterests of Athletes from each Ski and Snowboard Discipline. *The AthleteCommission reports to and liaises directly with the F.I.S Council. (
*would need to be ratified 
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Membership:
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Alpine: 4 members (2 women - 2 men)
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Freestyle: 2 members (1 woman - 1 man)
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Cross Country: 2 members (1 woman - 1 man)
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Snowboard: 2 members (1 woman - 1 man)
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Ski Jumping: 1 member (male or female)
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Nordic Combined: 1 member (male or female)
Member Roles & their Voting Rights:
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Chair: Tie Breaking Vote only
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Vice Chair: *Full Voting Status
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Secretary: Full Voting Status
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General Member: Full Voting Status
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**Honorary Member: Non Voting Status
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Vice Chair relinquish general voting status and gains “Tie Breaking Vote” status when Chair is not present.
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Honorary Members may include current or former F.I.S Athletes that act as representatives for the International Olympic Committee (I.O.C) as well as the World Anti Doping Agency (W.A.D.A).
Our Mission Statement:
Under the banner: DemocraSki.com - Power To The People; the F.I.S AthleteCommissions Mission Statement reads:
“To Engage All Members and Stakeholders of F.I.S in a Manner that is Consistent with the Philosophy: Athlete Centered, Athlete Driven.” 
 
Our Values:
Our fundamental values are those aspects of human behavior that we believe areessential to the achievement of personal excellence, self-fulfillment, fair play andprotection of individual rights & liberties through the participation of Skiing andSnowboarding at the elite level. They establish an appropriate level of expectations forthe conduct of all members in all circumstances and represent a backdrop for the F.I.SAthlete Commission.
Values:
•Athlete Centeredness•Solidarity•Transparency•Leadership•Accessibility•Accountability•Relevancy•Integrity•Fairness•Vision & Ambition
How we Operate:
Under the direction of the International Ski Federation (F.I.S), the F.I.S AthleteCommission represents the Official Voice of the Athlete Membership for all mattersrelated to F.I.S as well matters relating to external bodies such as the InternationalOlympic Committee (I.O.C) and World Anti Doping Association (WADA). TheCommission equally and in a non-bias manner represents viewpoints from allDisciplines, Nations and Genders.The Athlete Commission
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s
Primary responsibility
is to report directly to the F.I.SCouncil (*
needs to be ratified 
) with specific suggestions and/or direction (motions??) inregards to matters that are considered General in Nature and that are in the bestinterest of all F.I.S Athletes. The Athlete Commission
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s scope can be said to be Generaland Global; it does not represent the specific interests of individual Disciplines and/orNations.The Athlete Commission also has a
Secondary responsibility
to provide a voice and apathway for Athletes and Disciplines to directly engage the F.I.S Discipline Committeesand sub-Committees. The Athlete Commission understands that although Disciplinespecific matters are not handled at the Commission level; members of the Athlete
 
Commission do, however, have an official pathway to their Discipline Committees andsub-Committees and are given voting rights within the given framework of thesecommittees. This secondary role/responsibility, that we shall call “Athlete Commission -Discipline Delegates”, represents a body and/or function that can be said to run belowor parallel to the primary roles and responsibilities of the Athlete Commission.
Athlete Commission Responsibilities:
The Athlete Commission may at any givenpoint be comprised of both active and non-active (retired) Athletes. Actively competitiveAthletes are continually striving for personal best performances and thus havecommitted to prioritizing their Athletic training needs over the responsibilities of theAthlete Commission. Although the roles and responsibilities of the Athlete Commissionare of utmost importance to it
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s Athlete representatives; we recognize that in order formembership on the Athlete Commission to remain viable in the long term it must not jeopardize an Athletes performance potential.
Meetings and Business of the F.I.S Athlete Commission:
The Athlete Commission, in principle, meets face to face at least once (1) per year inconjunction with F.I.S General meetings and/or major Games/Championships. TheCommission will conduct the majority of its business via the online platform“DemocraSki.com - Power to the People”, Email, Skype Conferencing, ConferenceCalls, Collaborative Online Documents and Wikis.
Our Vision for Athletes of the F.I.S:
Achieving excellence in sport requires one to clearly see the future, to challenge oneselfand to push one
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s limits beyond what is generally considered to be the status quo. TheF.I.S Athlete Commission has a vision to achieve excellence over the next 4 years; avision that will challenge the F.I.S and its staff, it
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s member Disciplines as well as itsAthlete membership. F.I.S and its Disciplines are recognized as evolving and dynamic;an so it is that the Athlete Commission recognizes that the structure, direction and visionof F.I.S as it relates to the Athletes must also be considered dynamic and evolving. Tothis end the Athlete Commission seeks to provide a set of guiding principles orframework of its vision for the next 4 years.•At ALL times we are human beings first, Athletes seconds. The individual rights andliberties of Athletes must always be at the forefront of all decision making at all levels.•F.I.S Athletes are viewed as heroes and champions within the International Sportsscene. They excel in International competition by winning medals at the OlympicWinter Games, World Championships and World & Continental Cups.•In the capacity of Athlete Heroes; Athletes engage and inspire the public at large viatheir roles as Sport Ambassadors in various capacities. Engagement in Volunteerism,
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