Ag. Item # 17D - New Business - Youth Coordinator

Since we have dealt with a number of Executive positions/roles, I am authorizing another new business thread to deal with the last executive position motion that has been filed, that of Youth Coordinator.

Here is the filed motion on the role of the Executive position of Youth Coordinator - this motion is for discussion only, and will not be voted on at this meeting:

Motion # 2 - Amending Bylaw 3, Duties of Officers - Youth Coordinator

March 15, 2010

Moved: Robert Armstrong Seconded: Patrick McDonald

That there be added to Bylaw 3 , Duties of Officers, a new Section 8B dealing with “ Youth Coordinator “, as follows:

“ 8B. Youth Coordinator

The Youth Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating our participation in the World Junior Championship, the World Girls Championship, the WYCC, the Pan-American Junior and Youth Championships, the North American Junior and Youth Championships, the World Youth Chess Olympiad, and any other FIDE-related junior tournaments, and for finding organizers for the Canadian Junior Championship and the Canadian Youth Chess Championships, and for assisting the Provincial Junior Coordinators in finding organizers for the Youth Chess Championships, and any Regional Qualifier Youth Chess Championships.”

Commentary:

This has now been an Executive position for some time and should be listed in the Bylaw 3 dealing with Duties of Officers.
The giving of a Section 8B designation is technical in nature to make it integrate into the current Bylaw 3.
The new section makes it clear that the Youth Coordinator is involved, among other things, in YCC’s in all provinces, for all categories. We in Ontario have also had for some time now, a good experience with Regional Qualifier Youth Chess Championships, which feed players into the provincial YCC. The section makes clear that the Provincial Junior Coordinator is primarily responsible for the YCC’s/Regional Qualifier YCC’s, but that the CFC Youth Coordinator assists in this aspect as well.

Any Comments?

Bob