... {section} {column:width=49%} {panel} h4. CIMA is the *International Microlight and Paramotor Commission* of the *[FAI|https://www.fai.org]* - the World Airsports Federation CIMA = *{_}C{_}{*}{_}ommission_ *{_}I{_}{*}{_}nternationale_ _de_ *{_}M{_}{*}{_}icro{_}_\-_{*}{_}A{_}{*}{_}viation_. All *World Records*, *World Championships*, *Continental Championships* and some other championships such as the Asian Beach Games are conducted under the direction of CIMA.
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CIMA has a large number of [delegates|https://www.fai.org/page/cima-delegates] from around the World who meet annually at a *[Plenary|cimaPlenaries:]* meeting, usually in November.
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Most CIMA decisions are made at Plenary meetings but much work goes on throughout the rest of the year. *[Sub-committees|cima:Who is who#Members of permananent CIMA sub-committees]* and *[working groups|cima:Who is who#Members of temporary CIMA working groups]* are appointed by the Plenary to do specific work and a *[Bureau|cimaBureau:CIMA Bureau home]* consisting of a President, two vice Presidents, a Treasurer and a Secretary is elected by the Plenary to represent CIMA outside of the plenary.
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The main purpose of this wiki is to facilitate the collaborative work of the Bureau and the different sub-committees and working groups, and to make their activity and results visible to the air sports community.
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... There are other uses as well, for example CIMA Delegates can enter national events in the [unofficial events calendar|Calendar] and make [World record corrections|World record corrections] since the data fields were changed in the FAI records database at the beginning of 2010. For any other official information please refer to the [CIMA page at the FAI portal|https://www.fai.org/commission/cima]. {panel} h3. Championships _CIMA sanctions World, Continental and some other International championships for Microlights and Paramotors._ * For future Category 1 Championships and their current status, see [Championships - future|cima:Championships - Future] * For future Category 2 Championships, see the [wiki calendar|cima:Calendar] or the [official FAI calendar|https://www.fai.org/page/cima-events] * For past championships, see [Championships - past|cima:Championships - Past] h3. Records _CIMA defines the rules for Microlight & Paramotor World records. After 27 years of stability the FAI definition of a microlight changed in November 2018 so many World Records are now up for grabs..._ * [Current Microlight & Paramotor World Records|https://www.fai.org/page/cima-records] h3. CIMA Sub-committees _Sub committees are permanent groups, the chairman and members are appointed or re-appointed annually by the CIMA Plenary._ * [Microlight Sub-Committee|cimaMicrolight:] * [Paramotor Sub-Committee|cimaParamotor:] * [Section 10 Sub-Committee|cimaS10:Section 10 sub-committee] * [Flight Recorder Approval Committee|cimaFrac:FRAC Home] * [World Air Games (microlights) Sub-committee|cimaWAGmicrolights:] * [World Air Games (paramotors) Sub-committee|cimaWAGparamotors:] h3. CIMA working groups
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_Working groups are similar to sub-committees except they are established on a temporary basis to address a particular issue and then disband when their work is complete._
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* [World League Cup working group|cimaContinentalCup:Home]
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* [World League Cup working group|cimaContinentalCup:CIMA World League Cup]
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* [IT working group|cimaWiki:CIMA IT Working Group] * [Paramotor Endurance Championships Working group|endu:Paramotor Endurance Championships]
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