4D. Women’s Coordinator report

Overall, it was a very productive year. I am particularly proud of organizing the first-ever women's and girls' festival in Toronto, which had an amazing turnout of 64 participants!
* Initiated the motion to organize the Canadian Women's Championship every year.
* Initiated a discussion regarding the selection criteria to attract players to the championships.
* Assisted in promoting the 2023 Canadian Women's Closed Championship, which had 21 participants.
* Assisted in promoting the petition to recognize chess as a sport in Canada.
* Maintained general communication with FIDE officials, including the Deputy Chair of the FIDE Management Board and FIDE WOM Chair.
* Organized the first-ever women's event, the Toronto Chess Festival for Women and Girls, with free entry for all participants. The event had 64 pre-registrations, 54 participants in the tournament, 3 speakers (2 WGMs, 1 WFM), 3 hours of lectures, over 40 participants in the simul exhibition, 20 prizes (including 5 rating groups and 4 age groups, plus 2 special prizes), 64 certificates of participation, and free lunch. The organization included preparing a program for the event (lectures, simul exhibition, rapid tournament, video recording of lectures, and posting them on the FIDE YouTube channel), broadcasting the moves of the rapid tournament leaders, arranging lunch for all participants, selecting a host, negotiating with sponsors, attracting and coordinating speakers, promoting the event, and overseeing general project management. Received a FIDE certificate of appreciation for the event.
* Participated as a speaker at the event without any charge.
* Achieved preliminary agreement with FIDE WOM for a similar event in 2024.
* Attracted a contribution for the women's chess fund.
* Supported a scientific project “Girls in chess”. Initiated partnership with FIDE. Signed a partnership agreement on behalf of CFC.
* Participated in board meetings and other discussions.