Fred's, (Used to be Barb's), Board

A number of decisions of the ISU Council have been published today: https://www.isu.org/communications/1834 ... -2205/file

New technicial minimums for participation in ISU Championship events are included in the document, based on the program length and other changes introduced this season. These are also copied in the relevant topic of this forum about the changes. See: http://www.fredwilliams.ca/skate/viewto ... 2012#p2012

Included in the document are the dates for the Grand Prix events for next season:



Also included are the dates and locations for those of the Junior Grand Prix:



One change for the Challenger Series next season will be the designation of only some of them to have pairs competition:

Based on the experience of the current season, the Council decided that for the ISU Challenger Series
season 2019/20 onwards, the Council will annually select only a limited number of events to include
Pair Skating, i.e. five of the ten Challenger Series competitions will have Pair Skating.

THE ISU Council has also released it's priorities for 2018-2022 under three overarching strategic pillars:

• Development - Expand and develop skating worldwide across all levels and disciplines.
• Marketing & Promotion - Increase the ISU’s disciplines’ global fan base and its engagement, improve and extend revenue opportunities and sponsorships for ISU Events, optimize the ISU’s marketing and communication structures.
• Good Governance - Ensure good governance through integrity, transparency, inclusiveness and sustainable development with regards to the environment.

To read all about their plans go to: https://www.isu.org/financial-and-other ... -2022/file