[sustran] Re: "But it has been the way from the beginning for men to slip away from the truth."

Todd Edelman edelman at greenidea.eu
Mon Jun 24 19:43:46 JST 2013


In fact, the 15-member Board of Trustees of FIA Foundation 
<http://www.fiafoundation.org/about/Pages/AboutHome.aspx> has four 
members of FIA's governing body, plus:

Marilena Amoni, United States of America, is apparently formerly of MADD 
<http://www.linkedin.com/pub/marilena-amoni/11/950/619> and currently or 
formerly with the Lifesavers Conference** 
<http://www.lifesaversconference.org/index.html#whatislifesavers>**(see 
their lead sponsors)*

*Martin Angle, United Kingdom**, is apparently a chairman of a leading 
UK venue operato 
<http://www.necgroup.co.uk/about-us/our-people-and-structures/nec-group-board/>r 
(not sure if the same one)

John Dawson, United Kingdom, is on the board of iRAP 
<http://www.irap.net/about-irap/meet-the-team>**(and a fellow board 
member there is Director Gen. of FIA Foundation)*

**Christian Gérondeau, France****, is a climate sceptic and pro-nuclear 
French politician, and a **President Delegate 
<http://www.automobile-club.org/automobile-club/bureau-conseil.html>**of 
the French Automobile Association*

Alan Gow, United Kingdom, is the President of the FIA Touring Car 
Commission <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_J._Gow>**and former race 
car driver*
*
*Earl Jarrett, Jamaica, is the **Chairman 
<http://jamaicamotorsports.com/tag/earl-jarrett/>**of the Jamaica 
Automobile Association*

*Tim Keown**, **United Kingdom, is or was the **Chairman of the Royal 
Automobile Club of Victoria 
<http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Tim-Keown/304832325>**
<http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Tim-Keown/304832325>
**Carlos Macaya**, **Costa Rica, is **President of the Automobile Club 
of Costa Rica 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIA_Foundation_for_the_Automobile_and_Society>**

*Max Mosley, United Kingdom, is a former F1 driver and engineer, and 
past president of FIA <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Mosley>*

**Boris Perko, Slovenia, is **President of the Slovenia Automobile 
Association 
<https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&ved=0CDsQFjAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnevnik.si%2Ftag%2Famzs&ei=RB_IUe-jDeKZjALb-YHwDg&usg=AFQjCNGebLNuyD1_OwkTKT3Kd0bgBgwi0A&sig2=67VSLDMduY7DcJ_Q_2A-3w&bvm=bv.48293060,d.cGE>****

**Takayoshi Yashiro, Japan, is Executive VP and CEO of the Japan 
Automobile Association*
/
//(All the bolded Associations above are all members of FIA itself)./

So, sure, there might be formal separation, but in practice it is all 
one big club, one family, and I believe the Foundation is solely funded 
by FIA. This is all spelled out at the first link above provided by the 
FIA Foundation -- I was only getting some more details and of course I 
have interpreted it a bit differently.

In sum, my earlier statement is unchanged: The FIA Foundation is just a 
marketing entity of FIA. The middle of the road remains a dangerous 
place to be.

- T

On 06/24/2013 03:04 AM, Cornie Huizenga wrote:
> Dear Eric,
>
> If everybody assures you that FIA Foundation and FIA are not the same,
> there might be some truth to it.
>
> best regards,
> Cornie


On 06/24/2013 01:15 AM, Pascal van den Noort wrote:
> ..... The FIA Foundation was established in 2001 with a donation of $300 million made by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the non-profit federation of motoring organisations and the governing body of world motor sport. To clarify the relationship between the Foundation and the FIA the Board of Trustees adopted a statement on this subject in November 2010......
>
> http://www.fiafoundation.org/about/Pages/AboutHome.aspx
>
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> On 24 jun. 2013, at 10:09, "FEKBRITTON" <fekbritton at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Cornie,
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>> You wrote on this date, in what was otherwise a good letter outlining your
>> middle of the road position and philosophy on transport in the Global South,
>> one thing that really stuck in my craw. . .
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>> ·        "The VCs in the report are by FIA Foundation and not FIA."
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>> That's an insider joke, right?
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>> Kind regards/
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>> Eric Britton
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>> PS. Perhaps I should mention that over the last year I have spoken on
>> several occasions about this with representatives of the UNEP (
>> <http://www.fiafoundation.org/news/archive/2010/Pages/SharetheRoadcallbyFIAF
>> oundationandUNEP.aspx> 'Share the Road') and WHO ('Road Safety Fund ')
>> cooperative programs, as well as with representatives of the FIA as well.
>> And they all assured me exactly and most vigorously as you have today.  So
>> why is it that my brow is still mightily furrowed?
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>> " The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile is the governing body for
>> world motor sport and the federation of the world’s leading motoring
>> organisations. The FIA has been dedicated to representing the rights of
>> motoring organisations and motor car users throughout the world via
>> campaigns and activities that defend their interests. On issues such as
>> safety, mobility, the environment and consumer law the FIA actively promotes
>> the interests of motorists at the United Nations, within the European Union
>> and through other international bodies. The FIA is also the governing body
>> for motor sport worldwide. It administers the rules and regulations for all
>> international four-wheel motor sport including the FIA Formula One World
>> Championship, FIA World Rally Championship and FIA World Touring Car
>> Championship."
>> (http://www.fia.com/en-GB/the-fia/about-fia/Pages/AboutFIA.aspx))
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>> "The FIA Foundation is an independent UK registered charity which manages
>> and supports an international programme of activities promoting road safety,
>> environmental protection and sustainable mobility, as well as funding
>> specialist motor sport safety research."
>> (http://www.fiafoundation.org/Pages/homepage.aspx)
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