H3: Update Progress Towards In Finding A Host For The 2013 Deaflympics
Duration: 3:03 mins
Language: IS (International Sign)
Host: Craig Crowley
Source: YouTube
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The Official ICSD Website: www.deaflympics.org
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H3: Considering The Question Of Hosting The 2013 Deaflympics
Monday 30th April 2012
Dear Members,
The ICSD Board met on 28th April to consider the question of hosting the 2013 Deaflympics.
We are grateful to Hungarian Deaf Sports Federation and the Hungarian Paralympic Committee for their hard work in preparing a bid. Their work was of the highest quality.
Last year, at the ICSD Congress in Rome, Hungary asked for approval to prepare a budget and move ahead. ICSD members said yes.
Since then Hungary asked if each athlete and each official at the Deaflympics could pay 700 euros. ICSD members cannot accept the 700 euro fee. Unfortunately ICSD has little alternative but to put the Hungarian bid to one side.
Bulgaria has offered to host the Deaflympics. Bulgaria has a great history in hosting deaf sports events. Sofia hosted the Deaflympics in 1993.
This year, the wrestling world championships and the volleyball world championships will both be held in Sofia.
The ICSD board has asked Bulgaria to go ahead with work in preparing Deaflympics in Sofia in the summer of next year. There is much work to be done and little time. In the weeks ahead, ICSD Chief Executive Mark Cooper will be in Bulgaria for meetings with the Bulgarian Deaf Sports Federation, the Bulgarian government and the city of Sofia.
The final ICSD decision on 2013 Deaflympics is still expected by the end of May as per our Deaflympic Timeline. A video message will also be released very shortly.
Meanwhile on behalf of ICSD we will continue to keep you updated.
Very best wishes
Craig A. Crowley MBE
President
H3: Recap of 2nd DIFA Board Meeting
Duration: 8:41 mins
Location: Catania, Sicily, Italy
DIFA Official Website: www.difaworld.com
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H3: 2012 DIFA Board Meeting
Duration: 5:23 mins
Location: Catania, Sicily, Italy
DIFA Official Website: www.difaworld.com
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H3: Craig Crowley Gives Another Statement on Deaflympics Decisions
Duration: 5:27 mins
Language: IS (International Sign)
Caption: OFF
Source: YouTube (ICSD Channel)
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H3 Sports: Weér Delivers The Latest News On Deaflympics 2013 in Hungary
Duration: 4:13 mins
Contributing Reporter: Weér Szabolcs
Language: IS (INternational Sign)
Location: Budapest, Hungary
H3 Sports: ICSD Finance Update By David Lanesman
Duration: 6:08 mins
Narrator: David Lanesman
Language: IS (International Sign)
Caption: OFF
Source: YouTube (ICSD Channel)
H3 Sports: ICSD President, Craig Crowley, gives statement on the latest situations
Duration: 6:03 mins
Narrator: Craig Crowley
Caption: ON
Transcript: ON
Caption: ON
Transcript: ON
Source: YouTube (ICSDChannel)
ICSD President, Craig Crowley, gives statement regarding current situation with Deaflympics and other issues.
(Transcript)
Hi – I’m Craig Crowley and I’m President of ICSD
I am happy to give you information as regards progress made by ICSD since the last video message in December last year:
Deaflympics remain our number one priority. We are working on resolving situation with Hungary 2013 and other possible options by end of May 2012. Please see that video.
Rome Congress provided ICSD Board & staff crucial mandate to work on ICSD review. Again, please see separate video.
After difficult 2011 we have a shoestring budget for 2012. Same as many countries after failure of Deaflympics. David Lanesman, our vice president has made a financial video.
All of these videos can be found on our website, on our facebook page, on my twitter feed and on our YouTube channel.
Continuing dialogue and re-establishing relationships/MoU with ISFs & IPC to advance Deaf Athletes movement. We are pleased to have the support of international federations including FIFA for football.
Regular and continuing support from IOC is important. The IOC has increased our financial support by 35% this year and is now helping us look for new hosts for the Deaflympics.
We have also started discussions with potential sponsors with help from IOC.
We have restructured all our operational systems to make it more accessible and modernized. All audiograms are now stored electronically.
Thanks to the help from IOC we are getting closer to funding for a new Sport Director.
5 countries have chosen to call for Extraordinary Congress, and I am disappointed about this.
WHY?
Congress voted only six months ago. Congress told ICSD to put athletes first and go forward.
With due respect to those 5 countries I simply must ask majority of ICSD member countries to oppose/reject this proposal.
Members need to be aware that commitments were made before I started to host Deaflympics in Slovakia, in Greece and in Canada. But they all failed because of bad contracts and lack of government support. First, we had to win back the trust and support of the sporting world. Now that we have done that, we can go forward to work with new hosts.
We must all engage with the sports world. Not just ICSD. All members can help. Did IOC members come to your competitions last year? Please invite them. Together we must raise the visibility of our deaf athletes.
Sometimes, we are working so hard on so many problems and priorities, that we do not communicate our progress to members well enough. I’m sorry for that. We need to do a better job of showing you our work. There will be regular news and more social media. We will also remember to use email and you will see a lot more video in ISL.
Remember that we have to repair the damage of one deaflympics. We have to find hosts for two more. We have to review our governance. And we have very limited time, money and resources. Please allow us to get on with our work, showing us the same confidence you showed only six months ago at the Rome congress. And we will keep you regularly updated about that work.
See you again soon.
Thank you
H3: USA Supports Sweden in Call for Extraordinary Congress
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Duration: 2:20 mins
Source: USADSF via YouTube.com
Language: IS (International Sign)
Narrator: Jack Lamberton, the President of USA Sports Federation
Transcript: ON
USA Deaf Sports Federation is supporting the Swedish Deaf Sports Federation’s call for an Extraordinary Congress of ICSD for this summer in Moscow, Russia. Please view the Swedish Federation’s video at this link.
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H3: Arne Lundquist Calls For An Extraordinary Congress of the ICSD
Duration: 2:20 mins
Language: ASL/IS (Combined)
Narrator: Arne Lundquist, the President of Swedish Deaf Sports Federation
Swedish Deaf Sports Federation (affiliated with Swedish Sports Federation (RF), International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD), European Sports Organization (EDSO), Deaf International Basketball Federation (DIBF), International Martial Arts Federation of the Deaf (IMAFD), World Deaf Golf Federation (WDGF)
CALL FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY CONGRESS OF THE ICSD
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H3: Special Reportage of Deaflympics 2013 from Budapest, Hungary
Duration: 3:54 mins
Language: IS (International Sign)
Contributor Reporter: Istvan Szebeli
Cameraman/Editor: Weér Szabolcs
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Related Video: H3 Sports: Budapest Takes For Deaflympics 2013 (September, 2011)
H3: 22nd Summer Deaflympics Is Still A Big Question Mark
Craig Crowley, President of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) has provided an update on the 2013 Deaflympics in a letter to the International Deaf Community below.
30th January 2012 Dear members,
As January nears it’s end, I would like to communicate with you about the 2013 Deaflympics. As you know, we expected to have an answer from Hungary a month ago.
The economic crisis is felt in Hungary like many other places in Europe and around the world. For this reason decisions about new spending are made carefully and slowly.
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