The CFC Regular Chess Post – Feb. 1/13 – Jan. Special Governors’ Mtg – Vote Results

The CFC Regular Chess Post – Feb. 1/13 – Jan. Special Governors’ Meeting – Vote Results.

The motion descriptions below are abbreviated rough facsimiles – for the actual motions, please visit the public governors’ meeting room where the transcript is available.

# 1 - Motion: 2013 NFP Act Transition Committee – that a committee compile a report advising the minimum governance changes needed for CFC to comply with the new federal Non-Profit Corporations Act:

Yes (18) Bob Armstrong Bob Gillanders Christopher Mallon Egidijus Zeromskis Ellen Nadeau Félix Dumont Frank Lee Hugh Brodie Ilia Bluvshtein Ken Craft Ken Einarsson Michael Barron Nikolay Noritsyn Pierre Dénommée Robert Laszlo Simon Ong Valer Eugen Demian Vladimir Drkulec
No (1) Garvin Nunes
Abstain (4) Aris Marghetis Halldor P. Palsson Kevin Pacey Michael von Keitz

# 2 - Motion 2013-T I Olympic Regulations – among other things, that the executive choose the Olympiad team captain:

Yes (21) Aris Marghetis Bob Gillanders Christopher Mallon Edward Porper Egidijus Zeromskis Ellen Nadeau Félix Dumont Frank Lee Fred McKim Hugh Brodie Ilia Bluvshtein Ken Craft Ken Einarsson Michael Barron Paul Leblanc Pierre Dénommée Robert Laszlo Simon Ong Valer Eugen Demian Vlad Rekhson Vladimir Drkulec
No (6) Bob Armstrong Garvin Nunes Hal Bond Kevin Pacey Lyle Craver Nikolay Noritsyn
Abstain (2) Halldor P. Palsson Michael von Keitz

# 3 - Motion 2013-T II Olympic Regulations – among other things, that the Selection Committee be eliminated in favour of all players being selected by rating only:

Yes (9) Edward Porper Félix Dumont Frank Lee Fred McKim Garvin Nunes Paul Leblanc Simon Ong Vlad Rekhson Vladimir Drkulec
No (17) Aris Marghetis Bob Armstrong Christopher Mallon Egidijus Zeromskis Ellen Nadeau Hal Bond Halldor P. Palsson Hugh Brodie Ilia Bluvshtein Ken Craft Ken Einarsson Kevin Pacey Lyle Craver Michael Barron Nikolay Noritsyn Pierre Dénommée Robert Laszlo
Abstain (3) Bob Gillanders Michael von Keitz Valer Eugen Demian


# 4 - Motion 2013-T III Olympic Regulations – that for choosing the Olympiad Teams, only FIDE ratings be used, not the blended CFC/FIDE formula now in use:

Yes (10) Aris Marghetis Egidijus Zeromskis Félix Dumont Frank Lee Fred McKim Ilia Bluvshtein Simon Ong Valer Eugen Demian Vlad Rekhson Vladimir Drkulec
No (17) Bob Armstrong Bob Gillanders Christopher Mallon Edward Porper Ellen Nadeau Garvin Nunes Halldor P. Palsson Hugh Brodie Ken Craft Ken Einarsson Kevin Pacey Lyle Craver Michael Barron Nikolay Noritsyn Paul Leblanc Pierre Dénommée Robert Laszlo
Abstain (2) Hal Bond Michael von Keitz

# 5 - Motion 2013-U Olympic Regulations – That the activity rule for eligibility for the Olympiad Teams be increased from 10 to 20 games in the defined period prior to the Olympiad:

Yes (6) Bob Gillanders Christopher Mallon Egidijus Zeromskis Frank Lee Fred McKim Nikolay Noritsyn
No (20) Aris Marghetis Bob Armstrong Edward Porper Ellen Nadeau Félix Dumont Garvin Nunes Hal Bond Hugh Brodie Ilia Bluvshtein Ken Craft Ken Einarsson Kevin Pacey Michael Barron Paul Leblanc Pierre Dénommée Robert Laszlo Simon Ong Valer Eugen Demian Vlad Rekhson Vladimir Drkulec
Abstain (2) Lyle Craver Michael von Keitz

# 6 - Motion 2013-V Local Tournament Initiative Program – a house-keeping motion amending the CFC Handbook as part of reviving this CFC program:

Yes (25) Aris Marghetis Bob Armstrong Bob Gillanders Christopher Mallon Egidijus Zeromskis Ellen Nadeau Félix Dumont Fred McKim Garvin Nunes Halldor P. Palsson Hugh Brodie Ilia Bluvshtein Ken Craft Ken Einarsson Kevin Pacey Lyle Craver Michael Barron Nikolay Noritsyn Paul Leblanc Pierre Dénommée Robert Laszlo Simon Ong Valer Eugen Demian Vlad Rekhson Vladimir Drkulec
Abstain (2) Frank Lee Michael von Keitz

# 7 - Chess Server Contract Negotiations – that CFC continue to negotiate a game player contract for the CFC:

support this.(11) Edward Porper Frank Lee Fred McKim Hal Bond Ilia Bluvshtein Ken Einarsson Kevin Pacey Michael Barron Paul Leblanc Simon Ong Vladimir Drkulec
oppose this. (11) Bob Gillanders Christopher Mallon Egidijus Zeromskis Ellen Nadeau Félix Dumont Garvin Nunes Halldor P. Palsson Hugh Brodie Ken Craft Pierre Dénommée Valer Eugen Demian
abstain. (6) Aris Marghetis Bob Armstrong Lyle Craver Michael von Keitz Robert Laszlo Vlad Rekhson
- due to tie vote, the CFC President cast his tie-breaking vote in favour of continued negotiations.

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