ECF AGM 2022

[John Reyes]

The meeting has started but audio quality for external Zoom users is awful.

Too much mumbling apart from Tim W. who is very clear.

Tim has a mic and I don’t

[Paul Cooksey]

You were fine John.

Malcolm talking at length - asking for more support from chess trust and JR trust in supporting new juniors and running tournaments.

[Paul Cooksey]

https://www.englishchess.org.uk/wp-cont ... ebsite.pdf includes as point 11 Mike Truran creating a working group to look at the membership scheme. That working group referred to a few times.

The chess growth nexus hopeful of improvements and simplifications. The finance director cautioning unlikely to be easy and obvious solutions but that he welcomes the review.

[John Upham]

We are stopping for a coffee break except that I am having Earl Grey, hot.

[John Reyes]

Election time

[Andrew Wainwright]

Please can someone let me back in I have been kicked out and am waiting in the Zoom lobby. Thanks.

[John Reyes]

Candidate Votes
Tim Wall 71
Stephen Woodhouse 151

[Paul Cooksey]

The rough 1:2 ratio we have seen in recent elections

[John Reyes]

Candidate Votes Shohreh Bayat219
Not this Candidate ~2
Director of events

Director of international chess
Malcolm pein 213

[John Upham]

An interesting question has been asked by TPW of the candidates for NED...

[Stephen Westmoreland]

An interesting question has been asked by TPW of the candidates for NED...

Spill the beans then! Enforced rest due to heavy cold and tennis elbow (ice is wonderful!) is making me curious.

[Paul Cooksey]

I have to admit I am attending zoom with frozen peas pressed against my swollen jar.

Tim asked if execs should be allowed to influence elections for non-execs. Stephen Greep clearly expected the question and said it would not influence him in office, which I hope and expect to be true.

[Stephen Westmoreland]

I got this pack from Amazon with straps. Can either use heated or cold. Feels amazing! Interesting question.

[John Upham]

The most contentious issue of the AGM is now being discussed:

Should the AGM be

1. Only physical
2. Only Zoom
3. A hybrid meeting

and combined with that could it occur in Manchester?

A vigorous debate is on-going.

This could go on for some time.

[John Upham]

I have to admit I am attending zoom with frozen peas pressed against my swollen jar.

Thin Lizzy had a song about a swollen jar.