IAF eBulletin September 2022

Important note to delegates, to club representatives and to translators: please don't forget to forward this eBulletin to your club members and all the falconer you know, especially the many language versions, even if it is by a "share" on social media - you will magnify the falconer's voice!

This eBulletin is available in other languages thanks to volunteer translators. If you would like to take part, email muehle@iaf.org . If your language does not appear, we upload late translations onto the Facebook page

2022 IAF Council of Delegates Meeting

The meeting will be held from the 8th -14th of November 2022 and is centered on the town of Pińczów in the south of Poland, one and a half hours drive from Kraków airport, or two and a half from Warsaw. The nearest train station is at Busko Zdroj.

Attendees will need to make their own arrangements for transport from the airport. Car-hire is relatively inexpensive in Poland and cars may be shared for transportation to the hunting grounds.  

Only IAF Board and Advisory Committee members, National Delegates and official Club Representatives, and Individual Subscribers may attend the actual Council of Delegates Meeting. Observers may attend at the invitation of the IAF President. Queries to info@iaf.org  

Registration Form to attend the IAF Council of Delegates Meeting only

Our hosts among the Polish falconry community are looking forward to seeing all from IAF, as well as falconers from other countries who will not be attending the IAF council meeting

Registration Form to attend the activities offered by the Polish Falconry Clubs (to be completed by both IAF and non-IAF participants).

From the Emirates Falconers' Club

Competition for artisan hood-makers

ADIHEX is the biggest event of its kind in the world, showcasing falconry, hunting and equestrianism. A number of competitions will be held there this year, with huge cash prizes.  There is one for the most beautiful and useful hood, open to every individual hood maker. You can send up to two hoods, but you must first register using the form at this link.

If you are not attending ADIHEX, you can send the hoods to V.Blontrock, Eversestraat, 132. B-1932 Zaventem, Belgium. We will bring them to Abu Dhabi for you. The deadline for registration is the 15th September 2022, and please send pictures of your hoods from front and back to blontrock@iaf.org

Of course, if you are coming to ADIHEX, you can bring your hoods in person to Abu Dhabi.

There will be opportunities to sell your hood there, if you give a price with it, or we can even put it on display for sale later in Brussels, at the HQ of the IAF.

From the Czech Falconry Club of the Czech-Moravian Hunting Union

From the Cape Falconry Club in South Africa

It is some years since the IAF visited South Africa and enjoyed the hospitality and superb quality of the falconers there. In the intervening years, some of us have made brief, informal visits and tasted the pleasures that were originally enjoyed in 2008.

Next year is a great opportunity, with this invitation from the Cape Falconry Club. If you would like to attend, please email secretary@capefalconryclub.co.za

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