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2017 FIA ACTIVITY REPORT
ENGAGING FURTHER WITH THE MEMBERS As part of its 2018-2021 Mobility strategic priorities, the FIA has committed to further strengthen its communication with all Member Clubs and support their active participation in FIA activities and events.
FIA Club Correspondents’ Network On joining the FIA, each Member organisation appoints a ‘Club Correspondent’. These Correspondents are a crucial component of the FIA’s communication and membership outreach. Two Club Correspondents’ Meetings were organised in 2017: one regional and the other worldwide. These meeting help the Clubs get the most out of the FIA network and support the Club Correspondents in their roles.
FIA Club Correspondents’ Meeting The 2017 FIA Mobility Conference was capped off by the Club Correspondents’ Meeting, which was attended by more than 40 representatives from every FIA Mobility Region. The meeting began with a presentation of the FIA Mobility Strategic Review and the results of the FIA Membership Survey, which identified advocacy and road safety as the key areas of focus for the coming year. Correspondents were then given more information on the newly launched FIA Networks, and the new FIA University Programme at the University of Columbia in New York City, followed by information on the upcoming edition of the Emerging Leaders Programme (ELP). One of the key talking points of the meeting was the FIA Road Safety Grant Programme, and the recent changes to its structure. Three Clubs from Colombia, Japan and South Africa presented successful campaigns run in their countries, supported by the FIA Road Safety Grant Programme.
FIA Club Correspondents’ Meeting, Tokyo, Japan, 29 September 2017
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The next FIA Club Correspondents’ Meeting will take place in July 2018 in Montevideo during the 26th FIA Mobility Conference. FIA Region I Club Correspondents’ Meeting The FIA Region I Club Correspondents’ Meeting took place on 30 June 2017, in Madrid, Spain, and was hosted by the Real Automóvil Club de España (RACE). The first part of the event consisted of a presentation of FIA Region I activities and upcoming strategy; Club feedback on the recently launched virtual reality bicycle simulator initiative; and a focus on the FIA Region I Innovation Award winning projects – ‘ROAD 24’ by the Automóvel Club de Portugal (ACP) and ‘SaraCheckPoint’ by the Automobile Club D’Italia (ACI). In the afternoon, Club Correspondents took part in interactive training on effective writing in English, were given an update on new FIA projects and upcoming events, and visited the RACE-Red Bull Drivers’ Academy and the Jarama racing circuit. The winner of the ‘Club Correspondent of the Year Award’ was Emanuela Cariello (ACI).