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Images and souvenirs: 1970 - 1990
Annual General Assemblies (GA) and meetings of the Executive Council (EC) have taken place in the following countries:
1970 GA Confolens, France
10-13 August Creation of CIOFF.
1971 GA Confolens, France
11-14 August Friendship is growing.
1972 GA Madrid, Spain
4-8 October The delegates attended the final gala of the national award "Coros y Danzas" with H.M. Juan Carlos, who will become king of Spain, as guest of honour.
1973 GA Zakopane, Poland
5-8 September The Mountain Festival in the Tatras.
1974 GA Billingham, Great-Britain
21-25 August The General Assembly is inaugurated by the Ministry of Culture of Great-Britain. The Executive Council is created.
1975 EC Helsinki, Finland
EC + GA Szeged, Hungary
21-25 July The beauty of the «Spring Celebration» show.
1976 EC Schlitz, GFR
EC + GA Viena, Austria
20-25 September Official opening in Viena and working sessions on the Sankt-Wolfgangsee river banks.
Reception with the government of Salzbourg province: travelling through the beauties of the 18th century.
1977 EC Confolens, France
EC + GA Istanbul, Turkey
24-28 August The charming Orient.
1978 EC Haifa, Israel
EC + GA Burgas, Bulgaria
22-27 August Very impressive «Folk art festival» in Bosna mountains.
1979 CE Brunssum, The Nederlands
CE + GA Schoten, Belgium
9-12 July During the annual Schoten Festival.
1980 CE Moscow, USSR
CE + GA Tampere, Finland
29 May-1 June The beauties of a qiuet nature, on the banks of one of the 1001 lakes: saunas and midnight sun.
For the first time a scientific conference concerning CIOFF objectives is discussed: «The cultural promotion of a international folklore festival».
1981 EC Santarem, Portugal
EC + GA Gera, GDR
28 June-5 July Scientific Conference: «Regional folk music and dance: Theory and practice».
1982 EC Dublin, Irland
EC + GA Las Palmas, Spain (Canarias Islands)
1-5 September Sun shine and boat cruising. Tragedy and comedy on water: Fanny jumping all dressed up into the sea and "rescued from drowning" (!!!) by Jean Roche the valiant.
Scientific Conference: «The evolution of traditional costuming»
1983 EC Mersch, Luxemburg
EC + GA San Felice Circeo, Italy (Latina)
12-16 September Unforgetable audience with H.H. John-Paul II
Scientific Conference: «Organizing international folklore festivals: Principles, objectives and implementation».
1984 EC Cairo, Egypt
EC + GA Schlitz, GFR
15-19 October CIOFF is in contact with the richness of folk culture through regional traditions, notably during the "folklore market" of the closing ceremony.
Scientific Conference: «The influence of festivals on folklore».
1985 CE Istanbul,Turkey
CE + GA Tallin, USSR (Estonia)
4-8 July On the Baltic sea banks, CIOFF is the guest of the Soviet Union.
Scientific Conference: «Folklore and tourism».
1986 EC Nice, France
EC + GA Rättvik, Sweden
29 July - 1 August Gentle scandinavian ambiance, summer camps, traditions and rower race.
Scientific Conference: «The influence of festivals: folk dance on stage»; «Festival, cross roads of cultures».
1987 EC Aveiro, Portugal
EC + GA Friburg, Switzerland
29 August-4 September CIOFF Scientific Conferences are now open to non members audience. The discussion gives the opportunity to spend a day in the Valais region.
Scientific Conference: «Folklore and tourism, crafts, coutuming, music and dance».
1988 EC Athens, Greece
EC + GA Seoul, Korea
12-17 September For the first time CIOFF is having a meeting on the Asian continent, taking the opportunity of cultural events during the Olympic Games.
Scientific Conference: «Traditional music and dance in festivals».
1989 EC Abidjan, Ivory Coast
EC + GA Povazska-Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
18-20 October CIOFF is reaching its twentieth anniversary. The "great family" is now an organization on a world wide range.
Scientific Conference: «Cultural organizations and institutions methodological support to folk dance groups».
Members of the Excutive Board:
Henri Coursaget 1974-1989
Michel Kosinski 1974-1989
Maria Sampelayo 1974-1983
Philipp Conroy. 1974-1987
Vittorio Gritti 1974-1977
Lazlo Vasarhelyi 1974-1980
Siegfried Verbeelen 1974-1983
Sirkka Viitanen 1977-1983
Lev Tutikov 1980-1989
Guy Landry 1983-
Cyrill Renz 1983-
Helge Berntsen 1983-1987
Carlos Quinde 1987-
Toh Sang Moon 1987-1989
Rolf Leander 1987-
Ruang Chareonchai 1989-
Pedro Alonso 1989-
Jerzy Chmiel 1989-
Yuri Gurianov 1989-
Jean Roche 1989-
Françoise Gouaud 1976-1983
1983- (permanent secretary)
