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6 ITFWORLD WINTER 2015 ITF Pro Circuits, the Olympics, Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, Development and ITF Juniors. There were also presentations from David Howman of WADA and Teresa Leitao of Special Olympics. Great Britain's Lawn Tennis Association hosted its traditional lunch for delegates on Thursday before the welcome dinner hosted by the Chilean Tennis Federation in the evening. On Friday it was the turn of the Czech Tennis Association, as 2014 champions of Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, to host lunch and later that day the ITF and Swiss Tennis, as the 2014 Davis Cup winning nation, gave a gala dinner. The Draw for the 2016 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas competition was held on the first day of the AGM, with Chile's Davis Cup captain Nicolas Massu taking part in the draw ceremony. Massu was also presented with the Davis Cup Commitment Award alongside fellow Chilean former players Fernando Gonzalez, Patricio Cornejo and Jaime Fillol. Massu and Gonzalez are sporting heroes in their country for their exploits in Davis Cup and for winning Chile's first-ever Olympic gold medals at Athens 2004, and Massu returned on Friday to officially open the formal AGM alongside Natalia Riffo from the Chilean Ministry of Sport. The 2016 ITF assembly will be held in June, and hosted by the Croatian Tennis Federation in Zagreb. ITF AGM Entertainment at the welcome dinner LTA President Cathie Sabin with Francesco Ricci Bitti With their Davis Cup Commitment Awards at the Draw: Chile's Jaime Fillol, Patricio Cornejo, Fernando Gonzalez and Nicolas Massu with Jose Hinzpeter ITF President David Haggerty, Chilean Tennis Federation President Jose Hinzpeter, Croatian Tennis Federation Vice President Predrag Stojcevic and Francesco Ricci Bitti, as hosting duties for the next AGM are passed to Zagreb