INTERNATIONAL SKATING UNION

Communication No. 1616
ISU Short Track Speed Skating Officials’ Course
The ISU has decided to hold a course for ISU Referees, Starters and Competitors Stewards in Short Track
Speed Skating, which will be organized by the ISU and the Russian Skating Association in:
Moscow, Russia on September 9-12, 2010
Program•••••

Rule changes following the 2010 ISU Congress
Rule knowledge and interpretation review and examples
Officials expectations and responsibilities
Event Review
Starter Practice

A written examination will be held during the course to test the knowledge of the Regulations. The course will
be conducted in English.
Opening of the Course: Thursday, September 9h, 2010 at 18.00 hours
End of the Course:
Sunday, September 12th, 2010 at 12.00 hours
Location - Official Hotel:Renaissance® Moscow Monarch Centre Hotel
31A bld.1 Leningradsky prospect Moscow, 125284 Russian Federation
Phone: +7 495 995 0009
Fax: +7 495 995 0008
Sales: +7 495 995 0009
www.renaissancehotels.com/mowbr
ParticipantsThis course will be open to ISU Referees, Starters and Competitors Stewards for the season 2010/2011.
In addition Officials on the List of International Officials marked with a “W” (See Rule 289, paragraph 5 c) may
also attend at their own costs. Further, the Host Member may send their International Officials, however theHost Member will be responsible for all costs of the persons entered.
Entries must reach the following two (2) addresses before August 1st, 2010:
The Russian Skating Union
Luzhnetskaya nab. 8, office 230
Moscow 119991, Russia
Attn: Mr. Alexander Kibalko or Ms. Ksenia Shantseva
Telephone+7(495) 725 46 76
Telefax+7(495) 637 02 37
russkating@yahoo.com
E-Mail:International Skating Union
Chemin de Primerose 2CH-1007 Lausanne, Switzerland
Attn: Mr. Fabrice Prahin
Telephone+41 (0)21 612 66 66
Telefax+41 (0)21 612 66 77
prahin@isu.chE-Mail:Please send your entries directly to both addresses above, giving exact information about the arrival anddeparture of the participants. If a visa is needed, please contact the local organizer to receive a letter of invitation
for named participants.
Transport
A transportation service will be arranged for arriving and departing participants between official hotel andMoscow international airports Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo.
The Russian Skating Union must be informed about the time and date of arrival and departure of the participants
as soon as possible, but at the latest by August 20th, 2010.
Visa requirements
Russian visitor’s visa will be required for all participants. It is therefore recommended to submit to theOrganizing Committee as a soon as possible, but not later than August 1st, 2010, the visa application form
together with a readable passport copy for all participants, in order to have the issuing of the necessary visa
completed in due time.
All necessary information and forms can be found at www.russkating.ru in the section ISU Short Track
Speed Skating Officials’ Course

Expenses and financial contributions
The ISU will pay the hotel and meal expenses from the dinner on September 9, until lunch on September 12,2010 for ISU Officials only. All other participants will be responsible for their own costs for board and lodging.
Hotel prices:Standard single room: 3400 RUR (bed and breakfast)Standard double room: 4000 RUR (bed and breakfast for 2 persons);
Dinner: 1200 RUR (per person)

Payments can be done at the hotel by cash only in Russian Rubles or only by Visa or MasterCard credit cards.
As this Seminar is a requirement according to Rule 289, paragraph 6 b), the ISU will pay in addition a travel
subvention for the ISU Officials of the actual costs with a maximum of:
For all ISU Officials from:

Europe - CHF 400.- per person
North America - CHF 1’000.- per person
Asia – CHF 1’000.- per person
Oceania – CHF 2’000.- per person

Payment of travel contribution to the ISU Officials will be made from the ISU Secretariat to the ISU Member
concerned after the course has been completed. A copy of the flight ticket must be given to the Course
administration before the closing of the course.
Expenses and contributions will only be paid by the ISU at the condition that the participants are in attendance
during the whole duration of the course.
Any costs for International Officials must be settled in advance with the organizers.
Other conditions
It is essential that all ISU Officials attending this course plan future Courses for the training of International
Officials and that ISU Officials are expected to arrange and conduct such Courses.

Milano,Ottavio Cinquanta, President
May 26, 2010

Lausanne,Fredi Schmid, Director General