Anif (pps) This year’s meeting of FIL representatives with organizers of Viessmann World Cups will be held in Anif near Salzburg, Austria, on Friday, July 6, 2007. The main focus of the meeting will be the preparations for the 2007/2008 luge season. The FIL event organizers’ meeting is held annually with the purpose of enabling an exchange of ideas between organizers and world federation. For several years now, it has been successful in strengthening communication and cooperation between participants.

The world federation’s 2007/2008 events schedule includes eight Viessmann World Cups, four team relay competitions, four Suzuki Challenge Cups as well as the 41st European Championships in Cesana, Italy, and the 40th World Championships in Oberhof, Germany. With this, international luge competitions will be staged on nine tracks in six countries.