CFC Voting Members Fall Quarterly meeting Dec 16 to 23, 2018

CFC Fall Quarterly meeting Dec 16 to 23, 2018

1. Agenda
2. Opening Comments of Chair
3. voting member Sign-in - sign in by voting for any of the options
4. Reports (Executive members and Officers please post your reports here)
A. President
B. Vice President
C. Secretary
D. Past President
E. FIDE Representative
F. Youth Coordinator
G. Masters Representative
H. Woman’s Coordinator
I. Rating Auditor
J. Chess Foundation of Canada
K. Kalev Pugi Fund
L. Treasurer
M. Executive Director: Financial Report


5A Discussion Items
1) FIDE and the CFC
2) Go Membership platform
3) Developments and Directions in Canadian Chess
3A) CFC Marketing Plan Update
4) CFC Handbook
5) CFC Youth Issues: U16 Olympiad, Funding Pan Am Youth and NAYCC when in Mexico, Qualification to WYCC/WCCC in 2019 and beyond
6) New business




5B Motions No motions have yet been received.










Part II "The Voting Booth" Voting on motions


Attention voting members: the voting period if required is day 4 through day 7
6.Voting on motions




Part II At end of meeting
7. Closing Comments by Chair
8. Adjournment

I believe the voting period dates were not adjusted after the cut'n'paste.

Thanks Aris. I am fighting a head cold so its a wonder I got the notice done in time.

I have added some topics to the discussion including
CFC Youth Issues: U16 Olympiad, Funding Pan Am Youth and NAYCC when in Mexico, Qualification to WYCC/WCCC in 2019 and beyond

Hello again everyone, we are delighted to confirm that the CFC has approved our bid to run the 2019 Canadian Zonal over the Easter long weekend in Kingston, ON.

In addition, there'll be regular sections of U2200-U1900-U1600 (each with minimum $1000 1st place).

We're just in the final stages of negotiations and agreements with the downtown Kingston hotel, and with their local Board of Tourism. Once everything is locked in, hopefully within a couple of weeks, we'll open online registrations. Please note that the hotel rate we're getting will be WAY LOWER than what is generally available to the public, but you'll be booking it through us so that we get "credit" towards hall rentals, etc. All of these details will be posted here (and elsewhere) within January.

Some other highlights include free underground parking, free breakfast, a skittles area that in the evening will also be served and licensed, heated swimming pool.

And finally, the CHESS: 9 full time-control rounds starting on Thursday evening, running through Good Friday, Saturday, Easter Sunday, to Easter Monday. YES!!!

Aris Marghetis, EOCA President
Eastern Ontario Chess Association

Can foreign players rated over 2200 play?

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Originally Posted by Ted Hsu

Can foreign players rated over 2200 play?

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Thanks for your question Ted.
Yes, there is precedent for that.

However, whereas they can win prize money, foreign players can not win the right to represent Canada at neither the World Cup nor the Continental.
Those prizes would slip to the next best Canadian, as would the associated travel subsidies.

I believe only two non-Canadians have played in a Canadian Closed - Robert Wade (New Zealand/UK) in 1947, and Danny Kopec (USA) in 1984.

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Originally Posted by Aris Marghetis

Thanks for your question Ted.
Yes, there is precedent for that.

However, whereas they can win prize money, foreign players can not win the right to represent Canada at neither the World Cup nor the Continental.
Those prizes would slip to the next best Canadian, as would the associated travel subsidies.

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I think any foreign players in the Closed would have to at the very least be living in Canada at the time of the event, and would probably have to be approved on a case by case basis.

As it is a Zonal tournament probably some FIDE rules applies too.

RE: 2019 Canada Zonal & Easter Sectionals (U2200/U1900/U1600)

Hello again everyone, the event flyer is finally ready and posted!

Please check it out at eoca.ca !!

We're in the process of adding tourism info by the end of weekend.

Aris Marghetis, EOCA President
Eastern Ontario Chess Association

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Originally Posted by Aris Marghetis

RE: 2019 Canada Zonal & Easter Sectionals (U2200/U1900/U1600)

Hello again everyone, the event flyer is finally ready and posted!

Please check it out at eoca.ca !!

We're in the process of adding tourism info by the end of weekend.

Aris Marghetis, EOCA President
Eastern Ontario Chess Association

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Weather permitting, I plan to be at Hal's Guelph Winter Pro-Am next Sunday, until about 230pm, taking registrations and payments. All the best, Aris Marghetis.

I plan to be at the RA club this Thursday evening, January 31st.

So either before or after my game, I'll be happy to take payments.

Thank you, Aris.

Hello again everyone, something that has come up a few times already is that people are asking me for a code for the "chess rate" at the hotel. You don't need to do that. You simply include room payment to us along with your registration to the tournament. One payment takes care of your registration, room, parking, breakfasts!