After receiving Members’ applications, the ISU recognized the following Judges Seminars 2010:

• Turkey, Istanbul, April  23 – 25, 2010
  
• Netherlands, Eindhoven, September 10 – 12, 2010
  
• China, Beijing, September 17 – 19, 2010 (in conjunction with Chinese National Competition)
  
• USA (City TBA), November  12 – 14, 2010 (in conjunction with Skate America Grand Prix Event)
  
• Australia, Brisbane, November 30 – December 3, 2010 (in conjunction with Australian National Championships – dates and city TBC)

Members are also reminded that the Single and Pair Skating Technical Committee may recognize national seminars organized by a Member as official seminars for the purpose of Rule 410, paragraph 10. b, 12. f), 13. f) and Rule 425, paragraphs 9.a) (ii), 9.b) (ii), 10.c) and 11.c). Moderators designated by the ISU must conduct these Seminars. If a Seminar is organized in conjunction with an International Competition, the participants at the Seminar cannot also serve as Referees, Judges or Coaches at the competition. The organizing Member must make the application to the ISU for recognition.

The Seminar in Turkey will be considered as corresponding to the requirements of Rules 410 and 425 for nomination and re-nomination of Referees and Judges in the year 2010.

Members wishing to nominate Referees and/or Judges (in Singles and Pairs) to participate in an ISU Recognized Seminar, or the ISU Referees/Judges themselves, may make an application to the ISU Secretariat, with copies to the Host Member and the Chair of the Single and Pair Skating Technical Committee, not later than six weeks prior to the scheduled date of the Seminar. The Host Member must also send to the ISU Secretariat, with a copy to the Chair of the Single and Pair Skating Technical Committee, the names of those of its own Referees and Judges who will attend the Seminar.

These Seminars are primarily for the Referees/Judges of the organizing Members. However Referees/Judges of other Members (not more than 2 per Member) can also attend subject to the availability of places.

Language

All Seminars will be conducted in English.

Expenses

The responsibility for the expenses of an ISU Recognized Seminar will be allocated as follows:

1)         The travel expenses of the participating Referees and Judges will be borne by their respective Members, or by the Referees/Judges themselves in case of direct application (not through the Members).

2)         The living expenses (rooms and meals) of the participating ISU/International Referees and Judges will be borne by their respective Members or by the Referees/Judges themselves in case of direct application (not through the Members).

3)         The travel and living expenses of the Moderators, Demonstrators and Coaches (if requested by the ISU) will be borne by the ISU.

Deadline

The deadlines for sending the applications are:

• Turkey, Istanbul                      March 26, 2010          
• Netherlands, Eindhoven         July 30, 2010   
• China, Beijing                         August 6, 2010
• USA                                        October 1, 2010
• Australia, Brisbane                 October, 22, 2010

2. Special Sponsored Topic Seminars in 2010

The Single and Pair Technical Committee is organizing a Sponsored Special Topic Seminar in 2010:

ISU Sponsored Judges Seminar in Pair Skating

Berlin, Germany, April 9-11, 2010

For details please click here