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2012 Congress 1 The International Correspondence Chess Federation 2012 Congress 2 Table of Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Excursions ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Chess Match .................................................................................................................................... 9 Congress Participants – Voting Members..................................................................................... 10 Congress Participants – Officials .................................................................................................. 12 Congress Participants – Federation Members ............................................................................... 12 Congress Opening – Monday, October 24, 2012 .......................................................................... 13 Word of Welcome by Dinand Knol to the 41st ICCF Congress held in Pretoria (RSA) ......... 13 President’s Opening Speech ..................................................................................................... 14 President’s Opening Remarks ................................................................................................... 16 Bertl von Massow Awards and Other Awards ............................................................................. 16 Gold Medal ............................................................................................................................... 16 Silver Medal .............................................................................................................................. 16 Tournament Medals and Certificates ............................................................................................ 17 World Championship 24 Final .................................................................................................. 17 World Cup Final XII, Postal ..................................................................................................... 17 World Cup Final XIV ............................................................................................................... 17 1st Veteran’s World Cup ........................................................................................................... 17 1st Junior World Cup ................................................................................................................. 17 Champions League IV .............................................................................................................. 17 Olympiad 17 Final .................................................................................................................... 18 7th European Team Championship ............................................................................................ 18 CADAP XXI Final .................................................................................................................... 19 2nd Webchess Open Final ........................................................................................................ 19 Approval of 2011 Congress Minutes ............................................................................................ 20 Executive Board Changes ............................................................................................................. 21 Membership Matters ..................................................................................................................... 22 Dismissals and Suspensions ...................................................................................................... 22 New Membership Matters......................................................................................................... 25 Other Membership Matters ....................................................................................................... 25 Financial Report & Accounts to 31.12.2011 ................................................................................ 27 ICCF Financial Accounts - 2011 .............................................................................................. 27 Financial Plan............................................................................................................................ 28 Summary of Entries Received for Years 2008/2009/2010 ....................................................... 28 Auditor’s Report ........................................................................................................................... 29 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 29 ICCF Executive Board’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements ..................................... 29 Auditor’s Responsibility ........................................................................................................... 29 Audit Procedures Performed ..................................................................................................... 29 Material Findings ...................................................................................................................... 30 Recommendations and Proposals ............................................................................................. 31 Conclusions – Auditor’s Opinion ............................................................................................. 31 Opinion ..................................................................................................................................... 31 Direct Entry Commissioner .......................................................................................................... 33 3 Appointment ............................................................................................................................. 33 Direct Entry Programme ........................................................................................................... 33 Information about the Direct Entry Programme ....................................................................... 33 Direct Entry 5th Webserver Anniversary ................................................................................. 34 Appreciation .............................................................................................................................. 34 Qualification Commissioner ......................................................................................................... 35 Nominations for the Grandmaster (GM) Title .......................................................................... 35 Nominations for the SIM Title .................................................................................................. 36 Nominations for the IM Title .................................................................................................... 37 Nominations for the LGM Title ................................................................................................ 39 Nominations for the ILM Title ................................................................................................. 39 Nominations for the IA Title..................................................................................................... 39 Recommended Change to SIM Title Requirements ................................................................. 40 Pre-Webserver Title Norms Proposal ....................................................................................... 41 Services Director ........................................................................................................................... 43 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 43 Webserver Development ........................................................................................................... 43 Features Completed in 2011/12 (Phase 9) ................................................................................ 44 Features Planned for 2012/2013 (Phase 10) ............................................................................. 44 Other Issues and Future Plans ................................................................................................... 44 Website ..................................................................................................................................... 45 Archivist ........................................................................................................................................ 47 Marketing ...................................................................................................................................... 49 Diamond Jubilee Web Book ......................................................................................................... 50 Short History ............................................................................................................................. 50 Plan ........................................................................................................................................... 50 Implementation ......................................................................................................................... 51 Acknowledgements ..................................................................................................................
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