How we work:
Each year at the CIVA Plenary Conference, delegates and other attendees are encouraged to put their names forward for consideration as members of the committees and working groups that have been established to manage many of CIVA's core responsibilities. In each case there is a chairman supported by a fixed number of members, who will act together to provide solutions in the specific areas that their duties cover.
Clearly it is an honour to be appointed to one of these positions. Candidates are expected to work on behalf of their plenary colleagues and the world aerobatic community in support of the committee or working group that they wish to join. While their chairman may ask them to respond to specific tasks, it is their own responsibility to seek out areas where improvements or developments could be of benefit to the operation of aerobatic championships and lesser events, and to make a positive effort to move the subject forward.
Everything that happens within the CIVA environment is a direct result of the inspiration and effort made by the dedicated people whose names you see below in one or more of these management teams. This list also provides direct access to each chairman, to whom all enquiries and suggestions should in the first place be directed.
The Rules Committee (RC)
RC Chairman:
Matthieu Roulet, FRA 
Email
Members:
Hanspeter Rohner, SUI
Mike Heuer, USA
Pekka Havbrandt, SWE
Pierre Varloteaux, FRA
Philippe Küchler, SUI
The Rules Committee is responsible for the development of Section-6 Part-1 regulations and all associated documents, and manages the mid-year RC & JC meeting to assess the suitability of proposed regulatory changes in advance of their detailed review and adoption / rejection by the CIVA plenary each year.
The Judging Committee (JC)
JC Chairman:
Pierre Varloteaux, FRA Email
Members:
Alex Moore, ESP
Mady Delcroix, FRA
Mike Gallaway, USA
Quintin Hawthorne, RSA
Steve Todd, GBR
The JC appoints international judges for all CIVA championships, monitors judging standards, reviews and develops aerobatic judging regulations for best practice, and reports to the CIVA plenary each year.
The Catalogue Committee (CC)
CC Chairman:
Jim Bourke, USA Email
Members:
Aarron Deliu, AUS
Eduardo Bolster, ARG
Cyrial Talon, LUX
Leone Gambardella, ITA
Nick Buckenham, GBR
The CC monitors the power and glider Aresti Aerobatic Catalogues, reviews and assesses proposals for new figures, and provides its recommendations to the CIVA plenary each year. The CC chairman also acts as the Aresti Liaison Officer for CIVA.
The Information and Communication Technology Committee (ICTC)
ICTC Chairman:
Ringo Massa, NED Email
Members:
Chris Sills, GBR
Eduardo Bolster, ARG
Kari Kemppi, FIN
Vladimir Machula, CZE
The ICTC monitors and reviews all IT and communication systems operated at CIVA championships and provides its recommendations to the CIVA plenary each year.
The Glider Aerobatic Committee (GAC)
GAC Chairman:
Pekka Havbrandt, SWE Email
Members:
Ferenc Toth, HUN
Jerzy Makula, POL
Madelyne Delcroix, FRA
Philippe Hilker, GER
Philippe Küchler, SUI
The GAC is responsible for all aspects of CIVA's glider aerobatic regulations, including review and submission of glider Free Known figure master sets as described for the KAWG below, and provides its recommendations to the CIVA plenary each year.
The FairPlay System Working Group (FPWG)
FPS W/G Chairman:
Nick Buckenham, GBR Email
Members:
Doug Lovell, USA
Gilles Guillemard, FRA
Vladimir Machula, CZE
Development of the FairPlay System as operated by CIVA's championship results calculation software is controlled by this working group, which reports its recommendations to the plenary each year.
The Strategic Planning Group (SPG)
SPG Chairman:
Nick Buckenham, GBR Email
Members:
Alan Cassidy, GBR
Matthieu Roulet, FRA
Mike Heuer, USA
The SPG reviews, develops and reports on matters of strategic value to CIVA's operational status at all international aerobatic championships, and provides its recommendations to the plenary each year.
Known figures Analysis Working Group (KAWG)
KAWG Chairman:
Hanspeter Rohner, SUI Email
with Pekka Havbrandt, SWE Email
Members:
Alan Cassidy, GBR
Coco Bessiere, FRA
Nigel Hopkins, RSA
Rob Holland, USA
The KAWG (for power) and the GAC (for gliders) take the Free Known 5-figure master sets submitted by NAC’s each year as the basis for their considerations. Changes are allowed and additional sets may be created to meet annual requirements. Each body (KAWG and GAC) submits a proposal to the annual plenary conference with up to 5 (five) sets of master figures per category, with critical assessments and sample sequences to illustrate their scope and suitability and provide guidance to delegates in their selection of one master set per category for the following year.
The Contest Organisation Working Group (COWG)
COWG Chairman:
Nick Buckenham, GBR Email
Members:
Madelyne Delcroix, FRA
Vladimir Machula, CZE
The COWG monitors the operational use and correctness of working practices carried out by Contest Organisers and CIVA officers at CIVA championships in accordance with Section-6 and other regulations, and reports upon their effectiveness to the plenary each year.