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Tuesday, 21 October 2008
 All Day  Arrivial and Registration of Candidates, Delegates, Jury and Visitors
 9:00 AM - 10.30 AM  CIA Advancement and Development Committee Meeting
 11:00 AM - 1.00 PM  CIA Music Committee Meeting
 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM  120th General Assembly - Opening Session for CIA Members
          - CIA Executive Committee
          - CIA Music Commitee
          - CIA Voting Members
          - CIA Corresponding Members
 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM  Drawing for the Playing Order for all Categories and VIP Candidate Reception
 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM  Opening Concert followed by Jury/Delegate Reception
CIA Advancement and Development Committee
The newly formed CIA Advancement and Development Committee met to work on proposals to present to the General Assembly.

The committee is chaired by Mirco Patarini (Italy) and Vice Chairperson is Joan C. Sommers.

Luigi Bruti (Italy) was approved by the Executive Committee as a new member of this committee.
CIA Music Committee Meeting
Members of the CIA Music Committee held their first meeting in advance of the General Assembly. The Music Committee made final lists of International Jury members for the six CIA Coupe Mondiale categories.

CIA Music Committee comprises: Chairperson:  Frédéric DESCHAMPS (France) Vice Chairperson: Joan C. SOMMERS (USA), Members: Harley JONES (Fiji), Zorica KARAKUTOVSKA (Republic of Macedonia), Jacques MORNET (France), Viatcheslav SEMIONOV (Russia), Jörgen SUNDEQVIST (Sweden).
Pictured below from left to right: Joan C. SOMMERS (USA), Jörgen SUNDEQVIST (Sweden), Zorica KARAKUTOVSKA (Republic of Macedonia), Harley JONES (Fiji),
Viatcheslav SEMIONOV (Russia), Frédéric DESCHAMPS (France) and Jacques MORNET (France).
 
CIA 120th General Assembly of Delegates
The CIA held the first session of the 120th General Assembly of Delegates. In attendance were:
Executive Committee Music Committee
USA - Kevin FRIEDRICH (President) France - Frederic DESCHAMPS (Chairperson)
United Kingdom - Raymond BODELL (Vice President) USA (ATG) - Joan SOMMERS (Vice Chairperson)
Austria - Herbert SCHEIBENREIF (Vice President) Sweden - Jörgen SUNDEQVIST
Slovakia - Tibor RACZ Fiji - Harley JONES
Fiji - Harley JONES (Public Relations Manager) Macedonia - Zorica KARAKUTOVSKA
Finland - Kimmo MATTILA (Vice President) Russia - Viatcheslav SEMIONOV
France - Frederic DESCHAMPS (MC Chairperson) France - Jacques MORNET
    United Kingdom - Raymond BODELL (Secretary)
    Advancement and Development Committee
    Italy - Mirco PATARINI (Chairperson)
    USA (ATG) - Joan SOMMERS (Vice Chairperson)
General Assembly of Delegates    

Austria - Christian HÖLLER

 Norway - Kjell OLSEN
Austria - Werner WEIBERT Portugal - Carlos SEMEDO
Bosnia - Zoran RAKIC

Serbia - Aleksandar NIKOLIC
China - Li CONG

Serbia - Miljan BJELETIC
China - Chen JUN Spain - Iñigo AIZPIOLEA
Croatia - Sasha BASTALEC Switzerland - Peter FREY
Croatia - Vjera ODAK-JEMBRIH Switzerland - Daniel DOBELI
Finland - Minna PLIHTARI United Kingdom - Ken FAREN
Finland - Sirpa SIPPOLA United Kingdom - Graham LAURIE
Italy - Gianluca BIBIANI United Kingdom - Robert FLETCHER
Macedonia - Anica KARAKUTOVSKA United Kingdom - Gina BRANNELLI
Macedonia - Elizabeta ILIEVSKA USA (AAA) - Faithe DEFFNER
Netherlands - Ron van OVERBRUGGEN USA (AAA) - Mary TOKARSKI
New Zealand - Heather MASEFIELD Apologies for Non-Attendance
New Zealand - Amber MASEFIELD Australia (ASA) - Elizabeth JONES
New Zealand - Carol YAN Brazil - Lauro VALERIO
New Zealand - Alison WORTHINGTON Denmark - Peter ANDERS
    Germany - Günther ZEILINGER
    Portugal - Paulo Jorge FERREIRA
    USA (AAA) - Linda Soley REED
    Portugal - Paulo Jorge FERREIRA
CIA Executive Committee
Herbert SCHEIBENREIF, Raymond BODELL, Kevin FRIEDRICH, Kimmo MATTILA, Harley JONES, Frederic DESCHAMPS and Tibor RACZ
Members of the 120th General Assembly of Delegates at the Normandy Hotel in Glasgow
V. Semionov, J. Sundqvist, M. Patarini, J. Sommers,
M. Tokarski, F. Deffner
K. Friedrich, R. Bodell, H. Jones, F. Deschamps, A. Bodell, K. Faren,
K. Olsen, G. Laurie, W. Weibert
S. Bastalec, V. Odak-Jembrih, I.Aizpiolea,
C. Semedo, J. Mornet
Z. Karakutovska, E. Ilievska, A. Karakutovska,
H. Masefield, A. Masefield, C. Yan
G. Brannelli, K. Olsen, G. Laurie, W. Weibert
C. Yan, C. Li, S. Jun
Draw For Playing Order
Over 100 Candidates assembled for the drawing for playing order in their respective competitions. Always an anticipated event, competitors draw for all rounds of all competitions to determine the time of performance during the competitions.

At the conclusion of the draw, all the contestants are hosted for a welcome reception, allowing a few minutes to relax and socialize before the more than 50 hours of International competition begin.
Draw Staff: Kimmo Mattila, Amber Masefield and Heather Masefield
process the information after candidates make the draw.
Competitors in the Junior International Competition
for Virtuoso Entertainment Music await the draw.
Competitors in the Junior Intl. Competition for Virtuoso Ent. Music await the draw.
Competitors in the Intl. Competition for Virtuoso Ent. Music await the draw.
Grayson Masefield makes his draw for position.
Some of the contestants in the International Competition for Piano Accordion
The contestants and families enjoying a welcome reception at the conclusion of the draw
CIA Gala Opening Concert
The National Accordion Organization of the United Kingdom (NAO) hosted a traditional Scottish welcome to the international competitors, delegates and visitors which began with a magnificent and stirring Denny and Dunipace Pipe Band (Denny, Scotland).
2008 CIA Honorary Vice President and Coupe Mondiale Organizer Anna Bodell welcomed guests.
(Pictured above left MC Gina Branelli and organizer Anna Bodell. Above right and below traditional Scottish dancers from the Christine Aitkin Scottish Dance School.
The Graham Laurie Paisley Accordion Orchestra presented a program of traditional Scottish themed music.
Below: To close the program, The Brian Laurie Paisley Academy Accordion Showband presented a variety program.
 
Renfrewshire (Glasgow) Council Reception
The Renfrewshire Councilor Marie McGurk hosted a reception for all the International delegates and guests, enabling everyone to meet their fellow guests or reacquaint themselves with friends met in previous years.
Anna Bodell (UK) and Chen Jun (China)
Brian and Graham Laurie, the locals from Paisley.
Tony Davies-Jones (New Zealand) and Faithe Deffner (USA)
Harley Jones (Fiji), Faithe Deffner (USA) and Douglas Ward (UK)
Zoran Rakic (Bosnia), Kimmo Mattila (Finland), Miljan Bjeletic (Serbia)
Daniel Dobeli (Switzerland), Ron Van Overbruggen (Netherlands)
Li Cong (China), Chen Jun (China), Jacques Mornet (France)
Anigo Aizpiolea (Spain) and Frederic Deschamps (France)
Amber Masefield (New Zealand), Alison Worthington (New Zealand), Mirco Patarini (Italy), Jenna Murray (New Zealand) and Carol Yan (New Zealand)
Zoran Rakic and wife (Bosnia),
Nenad Ljubenovic (Serbia)
Frederic Deschamps (France), Jaakko Vikman (Finland), Ville Mattila (Finland)
Kimmo Mattila (Finland), Mirco Patarini (Italy), Gianluca Bibiani (Italy)
Jörgen Sundeqvist (Sweden), Gina Brannelli (UK) and Mrs. Sundeqvist
Anna Bodell (UK), Councilor McGurk (Scotland) and Kevin Friedrich (USA)