Annual General Meeting 2013

[Andrew Camp]

There was quite a lot of discussion on the Home Director's report.

Why?

[Simon Brown]

Biggest day for English Chess since 2004?

Definitely the biggest day since.......... Yesterday?

[Simon Brown]

Seriously though, I've been away for a bit and missed the fact that we are not to have a women's team. Can anyone point me to some facts and the discussion on the forum?

[Neil Graham]

Seriously though, I've been away for a bit and missed the fact that we are not to have a women's team. Can anyone point me to some facts and the discussion on the forum?

http://www.englishchess.org.uk/england- ... mpionship/

[David Shepherd]

http://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php ... 1&start=60 from here on forum (you need to work forward in that thread)

[John Philpott]

John McKenna wrote

I would like to echo Angus' question above about why exactly there was no card vote on the SCCU's proposal when the initial vote was so close?

The chairman of the meeting clearly did not want another card vote so early on in the meeting: had this item been taken at a later stage the meeting, I suspect that there might well have been one. A card vote also takes place if 20 members present in person or by proxy demand one: there was not sufficient demand to trigger this.

Andrew Camp wrote

Why?[was there quite a lot of discussion on the Home Director's report

There were some a couple areas that concerned particular Council members: the hosting of the grading database, and an argument involving an ECF Director that took place in the control room during the British Championships.

[JustinHorton]

I would like to echo Angus' question

David's, I think.

[Carl Hibbard]

There were some a couple areas that concerned particular Council members: the hosting of the grading database, and an argument involving an ECF Director that took place in the control room during the British Championships.

The argument has not been mentioned before?

[Simon Brown]

Thanks to Neil and David. I wonder if all the people who donated money for the championships were consulted before the International Director effectively ensured that the women's team would withdraw?

[Roger de Coverly]

The argument has not been mentioned before?

There was an immensely vague rumour, which may have conflated itself with the story of the Director who didn't walk out. Perhaps something like X had a row with Y over the issue Z, without it ever being posted as to who X and Y were and what Z was about.

[David Robertson]

The argument has not been mentioned before?

Forum standards must be slipping!

[John McKenna]

Thanks to John Philpott for clarifying the niceties of voting at the AGM. One does begin to wonder if might even be possible to gauge whether or not to hold a card vote based on whose hands were up or down!?

Also, thanks to Justin for correcting my mistake that it was Angus' question regarding the voting when it was David Shepherd who actually asked.

[JustinHorton]

Anybody know what time the Big Match is on? Normally at this time of day I'm following Oxford getting beat via Twitter and I ned to know when to tear myself away...

[Roger de Coverly]

Adams - Kasimdzhanov. Could have led to a bona fide world title shot (and associated publicity)

I remember watching it live. There was a position where Adams could have played for a win which would have left him in a very strong position in the overall match. In practice he played a line which settled for a draw.

[John Philpott]

Only just past 3.05 and we are through Officers' reports and have passed a vote of thanks to the outgoing Officers. Hopefully there will be a tea break before the elections.