In reply to Wire Shark:
> I have a few questions that I thought a few UKC people might have insight on with regards various aspects of the IFSC federation membership.
> To join the IFSC as a national federation, do you have to pay them money, or do you get money back from them, or is it neutral agreement in pecuniary terms?
> According to the IFSC website, a member federation should:
> be organised with bye-laws acceptable to IFSC;
> be open to participation without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin
> be controlled by its members according to democratic principles.
> If a current member can be demonstrated to not meet one or more of these criteria, would the IFSC care, and if so what action might they take?
You pay them money.
The best people to ask would be the IFSC; its all on their website. Otherwise message Graeme Alderson, he's in the best position of anyone on UKC to answer.
Or ring up the IFSC; good english spoken, and then you dont have to have your motives for asking on here questioned.