| CROACIA,
the hosts (right) and the Spanish delegation, taking over for
2006 |
The Spanish federation for Naturism aims
to spread Organised Naturism worldwide, (approximately 350,000
FNI/INF members). This report is an example.
For the first time we show faces and contributions of the
representatives as we are not, in the words of Eirik Isene,
the Swedish representative, a Masonic group. Far from secrecy
we are interested in reaching out to everyone in society.
This Congress focused on passing the new statutes, and moving
the INF to the new site in Germany. You can download the original
reports in English by clicking here
 (PDF
format). The browser can also be downloaded here
for free). We also provide a translation into Spanish
which has not yet been authenticated. This translation has
been provided to us by Florencia from Argentina.
Download the conference:
"Back to the Roots: The Future of Organised Naturism"
by Charles Obergfell, INF Vice-president. (English)
or (French)
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WOLFGANG WEINREICH
PRESIDENT
Re-elected for another four year
term
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He starts by thanking everybody and by
remembering those who have passed away.
He makes a reference to the crisis within the French Federation
which is still undergoing.
He goes on to explain the need to move the INF to another
country, (Belgium or Germany). The decision has to be
taken at the present assembly.
A reduction in costs is now possible, as under the new
treasurer finances have been reined in.
Internet should be more widely used. In addition, it also
cuts back on expenses.
Federations should pay closer attention and dedication
to the World Guide.
The publication needs contributions.
The library has been computerised.
A strong INF can provide sponsorship to sport, environmental,
recreation, health, leisure and tourist activities. |
| CHARLES OBERGFELL VICE-PRESIDENT/
SECRETARIAT |
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He was elected at the previous
Congress in 2002, as French naturism was undergoing
difficult times.
A year later, France has new statutes, based on the
experience gathered in other countries. The situation
in France has been a source of concern not only for
the INF but also for French Naturism and particularly
for the tourist who visit France and now they find they
do not need the INF membership card.
He has learned a lot in these last two years. He has
attended 20 meetings of the Executive Committee, together
with very capable Public Relations personnel and members
of the legal committee, at the Interfederal meetings
at El Templo del Sol and at Flevo Natur as well as at
the Adriatic Alps meeting.
He wishes to thank the support and understands the protests
raised by the suspension of all activities planned to
celebrate the INF 50th anniversary .
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SIEGLINDE IVO
INF ASSESSOR - YOUTH DEVISION |
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There are 10 federations made up of 160
members who came to the 2003 Spring meeting in Holland.
Two new groups have signed up.
The English group shows a remarkable growth in membership.
The 2003 Youth Camp in Evionat brought together 32 youths
from six federations.
The 2004 Spring Meeting at Betulle (Italy) and the 2004
Youth Camp at El Portús, Spain, promises to be
the beginning of a new strong group. |
| ROGER VIOLA INF ASSESSOR -
SPORTS DEVISION |
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The 2002 Petanque Tournament took place
in Brielle, Holland, and the Swimming Gala in Crawley,
Great Britain.
The 2003 Petanque Tournament in Sarrebruck and the Swimming
Gala were cancelled
The 2004 Petanque Tournament took place in Britain and
the Swimminmg Gala in Italy.
Usually 300 participants attend, together with friends,
relatives and local people.
We must bear in mind the INF sport regulations, (they
will be sent out soon) and the local legal norms so as
to avoid potential trouble. The expenses to attend easily
run to 200 € which is too much for some federations
to afford. |
| MICK AYERS – INF AMBASSADOR FOR PUBLIC
RELATIONS - EUROPE |
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Among the federations which are growing,
the Spanish federation stands out.
He has visited the Tourism Fair, FITUR, for four years
in a row. The promotion of naturist tourism fostered by
the FEN is remarkable and he sees himself as an advisor
rather than an Ambassador.
He adds that sponsors must be sought for locally. |
GEORGE VOLAK – INF AMBASSADOR
FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS - OVERSEAS
He was re-elected for another
four years term
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The struggle to both preserve and spread
our lifestyle always finds the traditional fiends against
which we have to fight: repressive regimes and hardboiled
conservatives.
He congratulates those who make it possible to push forward
agains adversity.
His mission is bound by financial limitations, which on
occasions, have led him to provide money out of his own
pocket.
He also thanks Mieke for providing him with numerous contacts
and Pat Brown, the AANR president, for the work they often
do together . |
| RENÉ NIJHOF –PRESIDENT INF
LEGAL COMMISSION |
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The work undertaken to produce the new
statutes has gone very well.
The most urgent item in the agenda was to move the INF
out of Switzerland.
The situation was unsustainable as the Swiss Law lays
all the responsibility on the members of the executive
board.
Belgium and Germany were considered as alternatives.
Additional difficulties with bank transfers, in particular,
made the choice of Belgium unadvisable.
Other items dealt with have been: sport regulations and
to take on a new editor for the INF magazine. |
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CA
FQN-FCN
(6) |
Union FQN-FCN Union
Stéphane DESCHENES |
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·The INF must
not contact directly centres, associations, organisations
or deal with commercial initiatives except in countries
without federations or with the OK of the national federations.
(M11)
·The INF must find ways to help Federations (M12),
by send pictures or articles (13) by working out yearly
statistics (14) or by sending out internal memos |
CH
UNS-SNU
(12) |
Union Naturiste Suisse/Schweizer Naturistenunion/
Unione Naturiste Svizzera
Heinz MENZ |
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·Once and
for all decide which INF logo is to be used in the future.
(M16) |
DE
DFK
(19) |
Deutscher Verband für Freikörperkultur
Kurt FISCHER |
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·Change the
name of the World Guide to Naturist Travel Guide International
(M5)
·To move the site of the INF (M6 and 7). In fact
this move means only a change in the wording in the statutes
·KF tells us about the lack of financial
support in Germany and how good the integration in sport
clubs is. |
DK
DNU
(5) |
Dansk Naturist Union
Eva LACKNER |
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There are 1040 members in Denmark grouped
in nine associations, seven of which have their own places.
There is hardly any problem for naturist recreation anywhere
in the country.
The Nordjylland Club is very active in winter at the Aalborg
swimming pool.
The Scandinavian federations have an excellent relationship
with one another.
Erik Holm, president since 1956, died last winter . |
ES
FEN
(7) |
Federación Española de
Naturismo
Ismael RODRIGO |
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·Request to
organise all events for 2006 in Spain to celebrate the
25th anniversary of its foundation (M8)
·A new concept of Naturist Olympic Games will take
place in Spain in 2006.
·To commission Carlos Gil to help organise Naturism
in South-America, at very low cost, (as he can obtain
large reductions because of his profession) |
| FR
FFN
(36) |
Fédération Française
de Naturisme
Guy DELFOUR |
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A new team has been set up since 2003 in
order to solve the problems and pay back debts as a result
of the refusal of some centres to recognise the INF membership
card.
Those centres are not members any longer but collaborating
centres.
A new organisation, ONE, is trying to replace the FFN.
The relationship between the old editor of the magazine
and the FFN has been broken up.
The bad relationship between the Montalivé centre
and the FNN made the celebration of the INF’s 50th
anniversary impossible.
The FNN wishes to thank the INF for its support. |
HR
DNH
(2) |
Drusto Naturista Hrvatske
Mirko FERENCIC |
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·The relationship
between the naturist centres, the national federations
and the INF should be defined very clearly.
Only the national federations should have the power to
take decisions.
They must also be allowed to use the INF logo.
If the national federations are accepted as members, then
the financial contribution must be half for the federation
and half for the INF. (M17) |
NZ
NFN
(5) |
New Zealand Nudist Federation Inc.
Kay HANNAM |
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The New Zealand Federation is made up of
23 organisations of different kinds, with a membership
of 1,500.
gonatural.co.nz
is their main means of letting people know about themselves.
They are thinking of designing a new marketing strategy
and a magazine.
The founder, Doug Cousins, died in December 2003. |
| PT
FPN
(2) |
Federaçao Portuguesa de Naturismo
Laurindo CORREIA
He leads the Foundation for Development.
Elected for a two year term
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The presidency has changed, as well as
the look and its motto: “25 years dignifying nudity”.
They publish a Mini-Guide. They participated in the Tourism
Fair held in Lisbon, (INF & CCBN contributions and
the attendance of the Mr and Mrs Ayers & the AND/FEN
board).
Another beach has been declared legal. Refurbishing of
a public swimming pool.
They were invited by the AND to the FITUR, tourism fair,
in Madrid. |
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A number of reports have been
turning up in the Mass Media. The number of members has
grown threefold. The discounts given to the largest federations
seem to be unfair. |
SE
SNF
(8) |
Sveriges Naturist Förbund
Eirik ISENE |
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· Motion to
allow for the delegation of votes among federations (M2
and 3)
·The statutes should be published on the Web.(M4)
There are 20 clubs and 3,119 members. Tillsammans,
their magazine, is published four times a year.
Nudity is not a problem in Sweden, even on TV. As a mater
of fact, a president of a club frequently appears naked
in a TV programme.
In spite of that, it is hard to make people understand
the social benefits of nudism. |
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10 camping sites: 1 public,
2 private and 7 linked to clubs. Public Relations are
centralised in a single Scandinavian Web page: www.naturist.net.org.
226 press articles have been published in 2003.
The cooperation with the INF has some drawbacks. The INF
has been requesting year after year data which can be
downloaded from the Web, whose page is updated very often.
The INF does not allow a single organisation for the three
countries, (Norway, Sweden and Denmark)which would be
much cheaper.
The INF Webpage is not sufficiently good and does not
provide any information. |
US
AANR
(29) |
American Association for Nude Recreation
Dean HADLEY |
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He asked all the representatives to sign
a petition to the State of Virginia to alter Law 158.
This law forbids minors to attend youth camps by themselves.
All members signed the petition. |
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