FIB held this year’s annual congress in conjunction with the World Championships in Lidköping, Sweden. The congress brought together 15 member federations, some of which participated online.
FIB President Henrik Nilsson and General Secretary Attila Adamfi led the Congress.
STATUTES AMENDMENT
The congress included a number of regular items on the agenda. One of the most important decisions was the FIB Statutes Amendment. An important change to the statutes and concerns moving from the fact that only member associations that are physically present at the congress can exercise their right to vote. This has meant that member associations that can only participate online have not had any right to vote. This change of statutes makes it easier for member associations to use their vote even when it may be difficult to be physically present. At the same time, the statutes are being modernized to be more in line with the times where online presence is equated with physical presence.
Legendary Arne Giving, Norway – Member of FIB Hall of Fame together with Magnus Sköld, Chair of Board of Trustees.
HALL OF FAME
For the first time, significant people were elected to the FIB Hall of Fame. It can be persons that have been important for the international bandy, as well as active players, leaders and officials. For the first time, FIB elected 4 persons into the FIB Hall of Fame. This was to thank people who have done an important effort for the international bandy. Four honorable persons were elected this first time. In the future, honorable players, leaders and FIB officials will be elected into the FIB Hall of Fame in conjunction with the annual Congress. The honorable persons that was elected this first time are Erik Berner, Finland, Bob Kojetin, USA, Arne Giving, Norway and Staffan Söderlund, Sweden..
Voting during World Championship Men B in Uppsala.
FIB ATHLETES COMMITTEE
During the World Championships Men B in Uppsala and the World Championships for Men A and Women in Lidköping, FIB has performed players election to members for the FIB Athletic Committee to take care of players interest and handle conditions that the players feel are important for the development of international bandy and the players. A lot of players took the opportunity to use their voting rights to vote players into the Athletes Committee. The result was that these players are elected to the FIB Athletes Committee:
Gian Luca Beeler, Switzerland
Jordan Braam, Netherlands
Rebecca Draper, USA
Sanna Gustafsson, Sweden
Judith Waller, Great Britain
The members of the committee will now elect the charírman of the committee. The chair of the committee will also be a full member of FIB Executive Committe.
FIB President Henrik Nilsson and Ingrid Hedin Amrén, The Swedish Bandy Association at the FIB Congress.
FIB 70 YEARS – 1955-2025
The Federation of International Bandy was born on February 12, 1955, but under the name International Bandy Federation. That was later changed to FIB. Four national bandy federations gathered in Stockholm at that time, 70 years ago – the federations of Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden. On hand at the FIB Congress in Lidköping was Ingrid Hedin Amrén who represented one of the founding federations from 1955 and as a memory gift she got the FIB 70 medal.