Good News & Bad News!!
The good news is our tremendous growth in recent years. Memberships are 5,000 +, new clubs, new organizers, lots of rookie arbiters, new tournaments.
The bad news is our tremendous growth in recent years has created a huge knowledge deficit. This manifests itself in numerous ways:
An increased level of general inquiries from new and old members. Inquiries come via direct email and our website contact feature. I find myself answering the same questions repeatedly even though most answers can be found on the website somewhere. But to be fair, the CFC is a complex mix of rules for memberships, ratings, titles, governance, and everything else.
Our new JustGo online membership system, introduced in 2020 during the COVID shutdown, has been both a blessing and a curse. In hindsight, a very necessary step in our evolution, but if only we could turn back the clock and have a do over. Lessons learned. We need to seek greater acceptance and understanding of our online membership system.
We have too many deficiencies in reporting tournament results and collection of membership dues. Lots of new arbiters, TD’s, club officials on a learning curve, but also veterans struggling with our new online memberships.
To tackle this knowledge deficit, I propose regular zoom meetings.
Topics include:
CFC memberships – options, rates, regulations.
Online membership system – new, username, duplicate accounts, family
Reporting results – how to, common problems, deadlines, etc.
Pairing software – SwissSys, Swiss Manager, others.
Online events – cheating
Titles – players, arbiters, FIDE vs CFC
Ratings – formulas, provisional, unrated, foreign.
I will host. But also invite co-hosts when appropriate.
The target audience is club officials, TD’s, arbiters, volunteers.
The first zoom meeting will be Monday, May 6, 7pm (Ontario)
I will start with 15 minutes of me speaking.
Then we’ll open the floor for general inquiries.
If you wish to attend, please email the office.