Board Meeting : Saturday, January 10th 2009
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Board Meeting : Saturday, January 10th 2009
A few minutes research has unearthed the agenda for this meeting as follows :
ENGLISH CHESS FEDERATION B 30
BOARD MEETING 10 JANUARY 2009
Notice is hereby given that the 30th Meeting of the ECF Board will be held on Saturday 10th January at 11:00 a.m. at the Ibis Hotel, Ladywell Walk, Birmingham B5 4ST.
DRAFT AGENDA
1. Apologies
G Walsh, P Purland, J Philpott
2. Approval of Minutes of last two meetings
3. Matters arising
4. President
4.1 FIDE issues
5. Chief Executive's report.
5.1 Chess For Schools
Vacancies
Strategic Planning
Ethics Committee
DMs Representative: Basic Members category: Proposal to Appoint Sean Hewitt
Information Commission Complaint
6. Presentation of President’s Award to Bruce Holland
7. International
7.1 British Championships
7.2 Eligibility to play for England
7.3 Other International Issues
8. Finance (Update from acting FD on the financial position)
9. Issues that the CUs wish to be raised (to be notified to CEO before meeting
10. FIDE rating fees proposal (to increase in light of decline of pound)
11. 2009 International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) Congress in Leeds
12. Date and venue of next meeting
13. Any Other Business
Note: there will be a break for lunch circa 1pm.
Your comments are welcome.
ENGLISH CHESS FEDERATION B 30
BOARD MEETING 10 JANUARY 2009
Notice is hereby given that the 30th Meeting of the ECF Board will be held on Saturday 10th January at 11:00 a.m. at the Ibis Hotel, Ladywell Walk, Birmingham B5 4ST.
DRAFT AGENDA
1. Apologies
G Walsh, P Purland, J Philpott
2. Approval of Minutes of last two meetings
3. Matters arising
4. President
4.1 FIDE issues
5. Chief Executive's report.
5.1 Chess For Schools
Vacancies
Strategic Planning
Ethics Committee
DMs Representative: Basic Members category: Proposal to Appoint Sean Hewitt
Information Commission Complaint
6. Presentation of President’s Award to Bruce Holland
7. International
7.1 British Championships
7.2 Eligibility to play for England
7.3 Other International Issues
8. Finance (Update from acting FD on the financial position)
9. Issues that the CUs wish to be raised (to be notified to CEO before meeting
10. FIDE rating fees proposal (to increase in light of decline of pound)
11. 2009 International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) Congress in Leeds
12. Date and venue of next meeting
13. Any Other Business
Note: there will be a break for lunch circa 1pm.
Your comments are welcome.
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Re: Board Meeting : Saturday, January 10th
That is an interesting one - is there a way of telling what the complaint actually was?John Upham wrote:5.1 Chess For Schools
Information Commission Complaint
Your comments are welcome.
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Re: Board Meeting : Saturday, January 10th
A guess : I suspect this is from persons who may wish to be removed from the online ECF Rating listCarl Hibbard wrote: That is an interesting one - is there a way of telling what the complaint actually was?
I recall a member from Guildford Chess Club claiming that his rating was not accurately calculated and for that reason did not wish it to be published.
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Re: Board Meeting : Saturday, January 10th
So the President isn't even going to be there.
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Re: Board Meeting : Saturday, January 10th
Funny you should think that. I received this reply from FIDE earlier today :Ernie Lazenby wrote:Hes probably overseas on arbiter duties.
Dear Mr. Upham,
The expenses of the Arbiters are usually covered by the inviting party, i.e.
an Organising body of the respective event where such an arbiter is
appointed by FIDE or invited by the organisers. For official FIDE events all
such provisions for the FIDE principals and officiating arbiters are
stipulated in the respective regulations.
Best regards
Polina Tsedenova
FIDE Secretariat
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Re: Board Meeting : Saturday, January 10th
I recall the player's objection being "If my grade is that low it can't possibly be right". I don't recall any corrections being needed.John Upham wrote:A guess : I suspect this is from persons who may wish to be removed from the online ECF Rating listCarl Hibbard wrote: That is an interesting one - is there a way of telling what the complaint actually was?
I recall a member from Guildford Chess Club that his rating was not accurately calculated and for that reason did not wish it to be published.
Perhaps the complaint is from the same player as I see that he is back in the ECF online grading list. Has the ECF slipped up by publishing his details without his permission? Or has the player accepted that after 4 consecutive seasons with a published grade of 90-something, and 82 games in total, that 90-something really is an accurate reflection of his standard of play?
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Re: Board Meeting : Saturday, January 10th
I also notice that, unfortunately, the Director of Junior Chess & Education is unable to attend. I hope Andrew has been invited!!andrew martin wrote:So the President isn't even going to be there.
Re: Board Meeting : Saturday, January 10th
Hi Peter,
The reason Peter Purland and I cannot be there is that we are running an England U12 squad training weekend in Liverpool. It always takes place traditionally at the start of Jan. Just a coincidence that the Board Meeting takes place at the same time.
Greetings from Davenport,Iowa where it has warmed up to 13 F . Thank God I am flying home tonight.
Andrew
The reason Peter Purland and I cannot be there is that we are running an England U12 squad training weekend in Liverpool. It always takes place traditionally at the start of Jan. Just a coincidence that the Board Meeting takes place at the same time.
Greetings from Davenport,Iowa where it has warmed up to 13 F . Thank God I am flying home tonight.
Andrew
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Re: Board Meeting : Saturday, January 10th
Is anyone going who can "report" the outcome?
The actual minutes will take quite some time to make it onto the ECF web site
The actual minutes will take quite some time to make it onto the ECF web site
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Re: Board Meeting : Saturday, January 10th
You'd feel at home here in Somerset, we are enjoying coldest weather for 12 years but still only -8c in places.andrew martin wrote:Hi Peter,
The reason Peter Purland and I cannot be there is that we are running an England U12 squad training weekend in Liverpool. It always takes place traditionally at the start of Jan. Just a coincidence that the Board Meeting takes place at the same time.
Greetings from Davenport,Iowa where it has warmed up to 13 F . Thank God I am flying home tonight.
Andrew
Very sorry that neither yourself or Peter P are able to attend the meeting but fully appreciate the reason. In fact it is worth forum members knowing why you cannot be there. It seems we are now relying on Peter Wilson representing Chess for Schools!!
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Re: Board Meeting : Saturday, January 10th
It used to be the case that - with prior notice (for logistical reasons) - any Direct Member could attend to observe.Carl Hibbard wrote:Is anyone going who can "report" the outcome?
The actual minutes will take quite some time to make it onto the ECF web site
Just a thought for anyone in the Birmingham area, if that still is the case.
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Re: Board Meeting : Saturday, January 10th
I shall be attending as the SCCU observer.Carl Hibbard wrote:Is anyone going who can "report" the outcome?
The actual minutes will take quite some time to make it onto the ECF web site
I shall be writing a report for publication on the SCCU website a day or two after the meeting.
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Re: Board Meeting : Saturday, January 10th
David, people would welcome at least a "key points" review of the meeting if you are back online over the weekendDavid Sedgwick wrote:I shall be attending as the SCCU observer.Carl Hibbard wrote:Is anyone going who can "report" the outcome?
The actual minutes will take quite some time to make it onto the ECF web site
I shall be writing a report for publication on the SCCU website a day or two after the meeting.
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Re: Board Meeting : Saturday, January 10th
As I was representing the SCCU, I feel that I should report there first.Carl Hibbard wrote:David, people would welcome at least a "key points" review of the meeting if you are back online over the weekendDavid Sedgwick wrote: I shall be attending as the SCCU observer.
I shall be writing a report for publication on the SCCU website a day or two after the meeting.
Chris Majer undertook to issue a statement about the Chess for Schools Project on Monday. In the light of this assurance I agreed to defer publication of my report until then.
I understand that people are frustrated by the lack of news. However, we've all been waiting for so long that another 48 hours won't make very much difference.
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Re: Board Meeting : Saturday, January 10th
That is fair enough, thanks anywayDavid Sedgwick wrote:As I was representing the SCCU, I feel that I should report there first.Carl Hibbard wrote:David, people would welcome at least a "key points" review of the meeting if you are back online over the weekendDavid Sedgwick wrote: I shall be attending as the SCCU observer.
I shall be writing a report for publication on the SCCU website a day or two after the meeting.
Chris Majer undertook to issue a statement about the Chess for Schools Project on Monday. In the light of this assurance I agreed to defer publication of my report until then.
I understand that people are frustrated by the lack of news. However, we've all been waiting for so long that another 48 hours won't make very much difference.
Cheers
Carl Hibbard
Carl Hibbard