'2012 Saga International Balloon Fiesta' Event Summary

1.Event Name: The 2012 Saga International Balloon Fiesta; The 28th Pacific Cup; The 2012 Honda Grand Prix 4th round-; The 2012 SAGA Balloon Masters CupM; The Balloon Fantasia 2012
2.Organizer: Saga International Balloon Fiesta Organization (SIBFO)
3.Official Recognition: Japan Aeronautic Association（JAA） / Japan Balloon Federation（NKR/JBF）/ Air-B
4.Event dates: Tuesday, 30th October 2012 to Monday, November 5th 2012; * Competition flights will be from the morning of October 31th to morning of November 4th, 2012.
5.Support: Ministry of Land, Infractructure, Transport and Tourism (in Japan) / Saga Prefecture / Saga City ...and more（tentative）
6.The major sponsors: the Honda Motor Company Limited and the other.
7.Pilots and Balloons: Competition Task（Pacific cup）; Domestic(Japan) 50 Balloons （tentative）; Foreign 25 Balloons （tentative）; United States of America / Australia / Korea / China / Hungary / Poland / Slovakia / United Kingdom / Germany and other (tentative); Fiesta Balloons; 15 Balloons （tentative）; Balloon Fantasia（Special Sheipt Balloons）; 15 Balloons （tentative）; Official Balloons; 10 Balloons （tentative）
8.Participation Status: Pilot; （1） Own Hot Air Balloon pilot lisence in valid.; （2） Over 50 hours flight log as a Pilot in Command after getting Pilot lisence.; （3） Acquire the pilot lisence before November 2, 2009.; （4） FAI Sporting Lisence.; and more...; Hot Air Balloon; （1） Registration Document in valid.; （2） Join the third party liability insurance of the personal 100 million yen or more, the real 100 million yen or more or the CSL 200 million yen or more that covers the inside between sessions.; SAGA Balloon Masters Cup; （1） Over 50 years old before November 3, 2010. And joined Fiesta Balloons.; 　2010 SAGA Balloon Masters Cup Outline
9.　Facilities: a） General Briefing: Saga City Kubota farm village environmental improvement center; b） Task Briefing: Temporary housing briefing tent at Kase River Launchsite; c） Operation: Temporary housing prefab at Headquarters area in Kase Riversite.; d） Competition Operations: Saga City Kubota health center; 　　* Do Pilot Check in, and Debrifefing and other paperwork.
10. Schedules: Monday, 1st November 2010; 13:00-18:00 Check-in for pilots and observers; Tuesday, 2nd November 2010; 07:00-09:00 Official practice flight; 09:30-12:00 Check-in for pilots and observers; 15:00-17:00　General Briefing and Observer Briefing; Wednesday, 3rd Nobember - Saturday, 6th November 2010; 06:30- Competition task briefing; 14:30- Competition task briefing; Sunday, 7th November 2010; 06:30- Competition task briefing; 15:00- Key Grab Race; Moday, 8th November 2010; 12:00-14:00　Awards Banquet
11.Entry Fee: 35,000- Japanese yen/one Balloon
12.Commendation: Pacific Cup; 1st Prize Certificate of merit and Extra prize 1,000,000- Japanese yen; 2nd Prize Certificate of merit and Extra prize 500,000- Japanese yen; 3rd Prize Certificate of merit and Extra prize 300,000- Japanese yen; 4th Prize Certificate of merit and Extra prize 200,000- Japanese yen; 5th-10th Prize Certificate of merit and Extra prize 100,000- Japanese yen; Fiesta; Gorgeous prize is presented to a top performer.; SAGA Balloon Masters Cup; 1st Prize Prize Money 50,000- Japanese yen
13.How to Entry ?: 1) Download entry sheet from our website; URL: http://www.sibf.info/participant/download/; 2) Complete the entry sheet and read the agreement for the 2010 Saga International Balloon Fiesta. When you agree the agreement, please send the completed entry sheet to organizer by e-mail with photos. You need not attach the agreement with entry sheet. The organization will ask to sign on the agreement at check in time.; E-mail to entry2010@sibf.info
14.Entry Closing Date: All the Foreign Pilot; 30th June, 2010
Inquiry: Saga International Balloon Fiesta Organization (SIBFO); Chatolet-Nabeshima 1F; 3-7-2 Nabeshima Saga-City SAGA, JAPAN 849-0937; TEL: +81-0952-33-3955; FAX: +81-0952-33-3977; website: http://www.sibf.info/; inquiry from Website, use Form.