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h4. CIMA is the *International Microlight and Paramotor Commission* of the [FAI|http://www.fai.org]
CIMA = (*{_}C{_}{*}{_}ommission_ *{_}I{_}{*}{_}nternationale_ _de_ *{_}M{_}{*}{_}icro{_}_\-_{*}{_}A{_}{*}{_}viation_).
All *World Records*, *World Championships* and *Continental Championships* are conducted under the direction of CIMA.
CIMA has a large number of [delegates|http://www.fai.org/directory/delegates.asp?id=1|List of CIMA delegates] from around the World who meet annually at a *Plenary* meeting, usually in November.
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]* consisting of a President, two vice Presidents and a secretary/treasurer is elected by the Plenary to represent CIMA.
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.
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|http://www.fai.org/microlight/].
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* [Past Plenary meetings|http://www.fai.org/microlight/meetings]
h3. News
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h3. CIMA Sub-committees
* [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:]
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Sub committees are permanent groups, the chairman and members are appointed or re-appointed annually by the CIMA Plenary.
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h3. CIMA working groups
* [Paramotor Precision working group|cimaParamotorPrecision:]
* [Internal Regulations working group|cimaInternalRegulations:]
* [Ranking System working group|cimaRanking:CIMA Ranking System working group]
* [Internet Presence working group|cimaWiki:CIMA Internet Presence Working Group]
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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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h3. Forthcoming championships
* [European Microlight Championship 2010, Sywell, United Kingdom|cimaEMC2010:EMC 2010 home]
* -World Air Games 2011, Odense, Denmark- (looking for an alternative)
* [World Microlight Championship 2011, Beer Sheva, Israel|cimaWMC2011:WMC 2011 home]
* [World Paramotor Championship 2011, Daejeon, Korea|cimaWPC2011:General info]
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The *Monitors* for World and continental championships and *WAG Liaison Officers* report to CIMA using these spaces:
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h4. CIMA is the *International Microlight and Paramotor Commission* of the [FAI|http://www.fai.org]
CIMA = (*{_}C{_}{*}{_}ommission_ *{_}I{_}{*}{_}nternationale_ _de_ *{_}M{_}{*}{_}icro{_}_\-_{*}{_}A{_}{*}{_}viation_).
All *World Records*, *World Championships* and *Continental Championships* are conducted under the direction of CIMA.
CIMA has a large number of [delegates|http://www.fai.org/directory/delegates.asp?id=1|List of CIMA delegates] from around the World who meet annually at a *Plenary* meeting, usually in November.
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]* consisting of a President, two vice Presidents and a secretary/treasurer is elected by the Plenary to represent CIMA.
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.
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|http://www.fai.org/microlight/].
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* [Past Plenary meetings|http://www.fai.org/microlight/meetings]
h3. News
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h3. CIMA Sub-committees
* [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:]
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Sub committees are permanent groups, the chairman and members are appointed or re-appointed annually by the CIMA Plenary.
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h3. CIMA working groups
* [Paramotor Precision working group|cimaParamotorPrecision:]
* [Internal Regulations working group|cimaInternalRegulations:]
* [Ranking System working group|cimaRanking:CIMA Ranking System working group]
* [Internet Presence working group|cimaWiki:CIMA Internet Presence Working Group]
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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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h3. Forthcoming championships
* [European Microlight Championship 2010, Sywell, United Kingdom|cimaEMC2010:EMC 2010 home]
* -World Air Games 2011, Odense, Denmark- (looking for an alternative)
* [World Microlight Championship 2011, Beer Sheva, Israel|cimaWMC2011:WMC 2011 home]
* [World Paramotor Championship 2011, Daejeon, Korea|cimaWPC2011:General info]
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The *Monitors* for World and continental championships and *WAG Liaison Officers* report to CIMA using these spaces:
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