Almost 170 participants came together for the FIS Nordic World Cup Organizers’ Meeting at Europa Park in Rust (GER) on 16-17th June. Held for the eight time, the seminar provided an update on the latest FIS news and an opportunity for sharing ideas about staging ever more successful FIS World Cup events.
 organizers, were present in Rust. Besides a season review, they also heard about the innovation for next season: Introduction of the “Man of the Day”. At each World Cup competition next season, the best ranked athlete from among those not in the Top 15 of the current World Cup standings will be honored with 2000 Euro, sponsored by Manner. </p>
<p>For Nordic Combined, 13 World Cup organizers were present to review the detailed season analysis and plan for the new season, while also hearing about the plans for better presenting the sport, including a survey planned to cover all the main stakeholder groups.</p>
<p>In all break-out sessions, representatives of WIGE-Data, Sufag, and APF discussed discipline-specific changes. Cross-Country and Ski Jumping participants also heard from the Oberstdorf-based company bestvent, an expert in event and stadium management, and Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined from Seil Frey GmbH, a specialist in plastic covering the hills to preserve the snow in winter time.</p>
<p>At Europa Park, elected by Forbes as one of the ten most fun theme parks worldwide, the participants enjoyed a Spanish-Moorish dinner and evening entertainment. Traveling schedule permitting, some even managed to visit the park, the largest seasonal leisure park worldwide.</p>
<p>Source: FIS</p>
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