Minutes of the Welsh Chess Union - AGM2017

Sunday 19th February 2017 at 2.30pm- Pencoed Miners’ Welfare Hall, Pencoed, Bridgend CF35 5PE

  1. The President, Mr Bill Harle, welcomed everyone to the meeting.
  1. Present: Adrian Davies, Ian Eustis, Kevin Staveley, Audrey Yong, Bill Harle, Paul Scott, Peter Bevan, Jon Gilbert, John Thornton, Robert Taylor, Richard Stevenson, Jui Lutchman Singh.
  2. Minutes of 2016 AGM were accepted as a true and accurate record.
  3. Matters arising: none.
  4. Annual Reports of Directors and Officers – the reports of the following officers were accepted.

  1. Executive Director
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  1. Finance Director

  1. International Director
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  1. Director of Home Chess

  1. Director of Junior Chess
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  1. Director of Ladies Chess

  1. Publicity Director
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  1. Director of Development – no report

  1. National Rating Officer
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  1. Chairman of Selectors

  1. The following officers were elected:

  1. President (MB) - Bill Harle
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  1. Vice-president – vacant

  1. Executive Director (MB) – Adrian Davies
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  1. Deputy Executive Director (MB) – Audrey Yong

  1. Finance Director (MB) – Paul Scott
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  1. Director of Home Chess (MB) – Kevin Staveley

  1. Dir of International Chess (MB) – Peter Bevan
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  1. Director of Junior Chess (MB) – Ian Eustis

  1. Director of Publicity (MB) – Richard Stevenson
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  1. Director of Development (MB)–Eleanor Collins

  1. Director of Ladies Chess (MB) – Olivia Smith
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  1. National Rating Officer (MB) – Robert Taylor
  2. International Rating Officer – Robert Taylor

  1. Chairman of Selectors – Howard Williams
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  1. Chief Arbiter – Peter Purland

  1. FIDE Delegate – Bill Harle
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  1. Rapid Play Rating Officer – John Thornton

  1. Yearbook Editor – Kevin Staveley
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  1. Webmaster – Peter Bevan

  1. Membership Secretary – Paul Scott
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  1. Registration Secretary – Paul Scott
  2. Independent Accountant –Anthony Baker

  1. Honoraria: no change to the amounts of honoraria
  1. Honorary Members – No new Honorary Members were appointed
  1. The following amendments to the constitution proposed by the MBwere accepted:

4(ix) Subscriptions payable by registered members, and any other class of membership as may be determined from time to time, shall be decided at a General Meeting of the Union.

To be replaced by:

4(ix) Subscription payable by registered members for a season of 12 months commencing on 1st September shall be decided at a General Meeting of the Union. Different subscription rates may be determined for different classes of registered member. Junior members shall form such a class. A junior member is a person who is under 18 at the start of the season in question.

Clause 9 Junior events: A junior is one from which are excluded all players 20 years of age or over on 1 January in the year in which the event begins

To be replaced by:

Clause 9 Junior events: A Welsh Junior Event is one which includes only players who are under18 on 1st September immediately prior to the event.

The last sentence of Clause 6 (iv) C (b) Junior Selection Committee:

The Junior Selection Committee shall be responsible for selection to represent Wales for all junior events

To be replaced by:

The Junior Selection Committee is responsible for the selection of players to represent Wales in any event which excludes players who are 18 or over at any time during the 12 months immediately prior to that event.

  1. The President, Mr Bill Harle, thanked everybody for their attendance and called the meeting to a close.