Ice Dance Judges and Referees Seminars 2022
1. ISU Recognized Ice Dance Referees and Judges’ Seminars 2021
Further to ISU Communication No. 2446 and after having received ISU Members’ applications, the ISU recognized the following Ice Dance Seminars for Referees and Judges:
- Seoul, Korea April 15 – 17, 2022
- Dortmund, Germany May 04 – 06, 2022
- Beijing, China June 15 – 17, 2022
- Gdansk, Poland June 22 – 24, 2022
- Brisbane, Australia November 30 – December 02, 2022
Important notice: The above-mentioned schedule for these Seminars is subject to changes and/or cancellations depending on the ISU COVID-19 policy and the evolution of the pandemic situation in the respective country.
Purpose
These ISU Seminars will include a Judges section and a Referees section. They form ISU Seminars for re-appointment of International Judges, ISU Judges, International Referees and ISU Referees and they therefore serve the purpose of seminar attendance requirements included in Rule 412, paragraphs 1.d) (i), 2.c), 3.d) (i), 4.c) and Rule 413, paragraphs 2.c), 4.c).
Moderators
Moderators designated by the respective Technical Committees must conduct these Seminars.
Participants
These ISU Seminars are primarily for the Referees and Judges of the Host ISU Member. However, Referees and Judges from other ISU Members may also attend subject to the availability of places.
ISU Members wishing to nominate Referees and Judges to participate in these ISU Seminars, or the ISU Referees/Judges themselves, may make an application to the ISU Secretariat, with copies to the Host ISU Member and the Chair of the Ice Dance Technical Committee, not later than six (6) weeks prior to the scheduled date of the Seminar. The Host ISU Member must also send to the ISU Secretariat, with a copy to the Chair of the Ice Dance Technical Committee, the names of those of its own Referees and Judges who will attend the Seminar for final approval. If an ISU Seminar is organized in conjunction with an International Competition, the participants at the ISU Seminar cannot also serve as Referees or Judges at the competition.
The organizing ISU Member may also invite Coaches who are interested in learning and receiving useful information, to attend these ISU Seminars and must send their names to the ISU Secretariat, with a copy to the Chair of the Ice Dance Technical Committee, for final approval.
Please note that at all 2022 ISU Figure Skating Championships and the 2022 Winter Olympic Games the Initial Judges Meetings will be conducted by the Referee together with the Chair or a member of the Ice Dance Technical Committee. Each Initial Judges Meeting and the respective Round Table Discussion will together form an ISU Seminar for re-appointment of ISU Judges, as per Rule 417, paragraph 6. Therefore, Judges officiating at 2022 ISU Figure Skating Championships and 2022 Winter Olympic Games are not required to attend an ISU Seminar as presented in this Communication in order to fulfill the requirement of having completed an ISU Seminar for re-appointment of ISU Judges. ISU Members are reminded that a Judge’s attendance at the Initial Judges’ Meeting and Round Table Discussions is not considered as an ISU Seminar for re-appointment as an ISU or International Referee. Referees must still attend one seminar to fulfill the requirement of having completed an ISU Seminar for re-appointment as an ISU or International Referee. However, Rule 417, paragraph 5, states the following exception:
To consider the activity as Referee of an ISU Championships or the Olympic Winter Games, as an ISU Seminar for re-appointment as an ISU or International Referee, the following is required:
- the Initial Judges’ Meeting must be conducted by the concerned Referee together with the Chair or a member of the respective Technical Committee;
- the Round Table Discussion must be conducted by the Referee;
- the activity as a Referee for the Championships or the Olympic Winter Games must have been considered acceptable by the respective Technical Committee.
Language
These ISU Seminars will be conducted in English.
Expenses
The responsibility for the expenses of these ISU Seminars will be allocated as follows:
a) The administrative expenses (use of ice surface, classroom and all supporting equipment/facilities) will be borne by the Host ISU Member.
b) The travel and living expenses of the Moderators will be borne by the ISU.
c) The travel and living expenses of the participants will be borne by their respective ISU Members, or by the ISU Referees/Judges themselves in case of direct application (not through the ISU Members).
Applications deadline
The deadlines for sending the applications are:
- Seoul, Korea March 4, 2022
- Dortmund, Germany March 23, 2022
- Beijing, China May 4, 2022
- Gdansk, Poland May 11, 2022
- Brisbane, Australia October 19, 2022
The reappointment of International and ISU Referees can now be undertaken also via the online Referee Reappointment Learning Exercise available on the ISU eLearning platform . This option is in accordance with Rule 412 paragraph 2. c) and 4. c). In addition, Referees who are not in need of a reappointment seminar/webinar in this season may register for the online Exercise as a refresher in preparation for a competition, or for their own review and learning. Further information can be obtained on the ISU eLearning platform or by contacting the ISU eLearning Coordinator (elearning@isu.ch).
Please find hereafter a link to download the participation from: document Seminars Participation Form
Note: ISU Seminars and ISU Examinations for first appointment as an International Judge (Rule 413, paragraphs 1.c) and 1.d)) will be held in Frankfurt, Germany, in July 2023 for first appointment on the 2023/24 list of Officials and will be announced in due time in a subsequent ISU Communication.
An ISU Examination for first appointment of an ISU Judge (Rule 413, paragraphs 3.e) will be held in September 2022 and will be announced in due time in a subsequent ISU Communication. The appointment of the successful Judges will be published in the 2022/23 list of Officials.