Innsbruck-Igls (pps) Prior to the first event of the new season, the International Luge Federation, FIL, organises an opening press conference on November 27, 2008 (14:00 hrs) at a special tent right next to the bobsleigh café at the Olympic track in Innsbruck-Igls. Participants will be, among others, FIL President Josef Fendt, Canada’s head coach Wolfgang Staudinger and international top luge athletes. Topics are, among others, the situation within the FIL prior to the new winter, the 41st FIL Luge World Championships in Lake Placid, USA, as well as the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada.