От 2 до 16 август 2008 година   в LUESSE AIRFIELD, GERMANY ще се проведе 30TH FAI WORLD GLIDING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008 в следните класове : OPEN, 18M и 15M. Предстоят следните събития :

2008 May Bulletin No. 3 (Local Procedures)
2008 June 01 Deadline for class change
2008 June 01 Deadline for approval of new GNSS FRs
2008 2008 July 01 - July 25 Airfield closed for training flights
2008 July 26 - July 28 Unofficial Training (Sat - Mon)
2008 July 29 - August 01 Official Training (Tue - Fri)
2008 July 27 - August 01 Registration
2008 July 27 - July 31 Technical inspection and acceptance check for gliders
2008 July 31 Configuration change closes
2008 August 01 First Team Captains Briefing at 18:00 hrs lcl
2008 August 02 Opening Ceremony at 16:00 hrs lcl; Market Place Belzig
2008 August 02 Opening Briefing at 19:00 hrs lcl; Airfield
2008 August 03 - 15 Contest flying 2008 August 10 Air show (integrated in contest flying)
2008 August 15 Fare well party at 20:00 hrs lcl
2008 August 16 Closing Ceremony and Prize Giving at 10:00 hrs lcl