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Fellow Governors / VMs - the details of the Windsor bid for the 2015 Canadian Youth Chess Championship (CYCC) can be found at http://www.chesscanada.info/forum/sh...Bids-2015-cycc
Voting options are (1) accept the bid, (2) reject the bid and (3) abstain.
At present this is the only bid for the 2015 CYCC.
Voting begins immediately and ends at the conclusion of the meeting which is scheduled for 2200 Sunday July 13 (unless the meeting is extended which is not planned at this point)
I'm voting to reject this bid, because scheduling CYCC for July creates many problems that we see this year:
- it conflicts with PanAm YCC,
- it doesn't leave time for proper registration and preparation for WYCC,
- it can't qualify players for NAYCC in June.
If organizers could change CYCC dates to March, I would support this bid.
Agree with your reasons. I vote to reject this bid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Barron
Thanks, Sasha Starr.
I'm voting to reject for different reasons. This bid was proposed only within the past couple of days. There is no bid for the Canadian Open. We were not given any times to discuss the merits of the bids.
We need more time to see if another bid can be offered for the CYCC and CO. We can always revisit this at the next meeting.
I agree with Garland, I think it would be best to revisit this bid at the next meeting.
Regarding the idea of holding the CYCC in March - this would solve a lot of problems. Its a risk though, since its something that has not been tried before. Perhaps there could be a survey done during the current CYCC asking if there is support for such an idea?
So, one rejection is because we don't hold it with a Canadian Open, another because we don't hold it in the spring (obviously not going to line up with a Canadian Open bid). I think if somebody wants to hold the event in March let them bid on it, otherwise don't tinker. We've had several CYCC / CO's in different places. The rules of the CFC cvlearly call for bids to be received by the AGM. Let the Tournament Co-ordinator help find someone to run the CO. You four who posted in front of me would all be good candidates for that officer position.
I think the bid is a very good one.
However, I share the concerns regarding the Canadian Open. It would be surprising if we received a nice bid for the CO (unless it is by CMA?) if the CYCC is not organized with it.
Still, as a Quebec governor I must represent the players from my province, which are clearly more interested in the CYCC. Last year, more than 20 Quebec kids played in the CYCC, while 2 or 3 Quebec players were at the CO (Gatineau excluded). Windsor took the time to put forward a good bid, and in absence of other bids I will vote yes.
I think the CFC should stick with the CO & CYCC model so I vote no.
I don't think that it is very wise to reject the only bid. I also don't understand why you think the CMA would be interested in putting on this tournament after they have said that they are not interested.
You can revisit it at the next meeting but it is likely that this bid in its present form will not be an option at the next meeting. We may be able to put together something at a different location in Windsor but if you want the scenic venue there is no assurance that it will be available in three months and the price may change by then. This hotel is the only one in Windsor that is kid friendly and would be able to handle a 350 player event if we were indeed able to attract that many players. Caesar's at the casino would probably be able to handle the size but there are issues with large parts of the venue including the pool being off limits to kids.Quote:
Originally Posted by Garland Best