PROCEEDINGS OF THE OPEN SESSION OF THE
AUGUST 11, 2003, MEETING OF THE USCF
EXECUTIVE BOARD
The
Board met in closed session on previous days and from 9 AM until 5 PM on 8/11,
then met in open session after a short break. President Beatriz Marinello called
the open session to order at 5:13 PM and welcomed those in attendance (which
included Jami Anson, Dewain Barber, Tom Brownscombe, Barbara De Maro, Joan
Dubois, Tom and Maxine Fineberg, Bill Goichberg, Roger Gottschall, Myron and
Rachel Lieberman, Judy Misner, Mike Nietman, Mike Nolan, Dr. Tim Redman, Diane
Reese, Ernie Schlich, Dr. Kenneth Sloan, Paul Truong, and Barb
Vandermark).Board members present included President Beatriz Marinello, Vice
President Steve Shutt, VP of Finance Tim Hanke, Frank Camaratta, Dr. John
McCrary, and Don Schultz. Secretary Dr. Frank Brady was unable to attend.
The
first motion to arise from closed session named Paul Truong as Director of
Marketing and Public Relations and Mike Nolan as Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Please note: Subsequently Grant Perks replaced Mike Nolan as Interim COO.
EB 04 � 01 � Board � The Executive Board appoints Paul Truong as
USCF Director of Marketing and Public Relations and Mike Nolan as USCF Chief
Operating Officer. PASSED 6-0.
The
second motion named committee liaisons. The list was announced and made
available at several locations at the US Open on August 10. Most committee
chairs have not yet been named. Those that have are noted on the list below.
EB 04 - 02 � Board � The Executive Board appoints the following
liaisons: PASSED 6-0.
Committee-Board Liaison
Bylaws-Tim
Hanke
Chess
in Education-Steve Shutt (Tim Redman and Cindy Hawkinson were named co-chairs)
Club
Development-Tim Hanke
College
Chess-Frank Brady
Correspondence-Frank
Camaratta
Cramer
Awards-Don Schultz (Peter Tamburro was named chair)
Denker
Championship-Beatriz Marinello
Election
Procedures-Frank Brady
Ethics-Beatriz
Marinello
FIDE
Advisory-Don Schultz (Eric Johnson was named chair)
Finance-Tim
Hanke (Stan Booz was named chair)
Hall
of Fame-Beatriz Marinello
Internet- Tim Hanke
LMA
Management-Tim Hanke
Master
Affairs-Beatriz Marinello
Membership
Growth-Tim Hanke
Military-Tim
Hanke
MIS-Tim
Hanke
Olympic
Participation-Beatriz Marinello
Organizers-Tim
Hanke
Outreach-Steve
Shutt (Myron Lieberman was named chair)
Polgar
Championship-Beatriz Marinello
Prison-Frank
Brady
Publications-Frank
Brady, Tim Hanke
Ratings- Frank Camaratta
Rules-Frank
Camaratta
Scholastic-Steve
Shutt
Senior-Don
Schultz (Mike Carr was named chair)
States-Steve
Shutt (Guy Hoffman was named chair)
Survey-Beatriz
Marinello
TDCC-Frank
Camaratta
Website-Tim
Hanke
Women�s
Chess-Beatriz Marinello
Other
Liaisons Appointed
Chess
Trust-Tim Hanke
FIDE
Team-Don Schultz
Continuing
Liaisons
Health
and Social Agencies-Rachel Lieberman (Director of Prevention Programs)
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Dr.
Tim Redman addressed the Board regarding college chess. He referred to an
article in the July 10, 2003, issue of the �Wall Street Journal� which focused
on the UT Dallas and UMBC college programs and brought up the issue of
eligibility for college teams. Substantial discussion followed. An ad-hoc
committee had been created to consider eligibility and made its
recommendations, which were adopted by the Board.
EB 04 � 03 � Board � The Executive Board adopts the
recommendations of the College Chess �ad-hoc� committee regarding eligibility
as presented by Dr. Redman to the Board on August 11, 2003. PASSED 5-0-1 with Tim Hanke abstaining.
Please note: See Appendix A for the recommendations.
Next
to be considered were the motions referred to the Board by the Delegates.
ADM 03-12 (Larry Cohen, IL): All new affiliates receive one free TLA in either �Chess Life�
or �School Mates.� �Larry Cohen
presented a substitute for the motion to the Delegates, which read �The
Delegates authorize the EB or ED to provide a promotional rate (up to free) on
one TLA to new affiliates. This would be available for one year after the
initial affiliate dues have been paid. Length should not exceed six lines.�
The
Delegates referred the entire matter to the Board without voting on the
substitute. The referral was with endorsement in principle and power to
implement. The Board referred the matter to the COO.
EB 04 � 04 � McCrary � The Board refers the motion (ADM 03-12 or
its substitute) to the COO with endorsement in principle and power to
implement. PASSED 6-0.
ADM 03-13 ( Ernest Schlich, VA): �The USCF shall post all past Executive Board
Newsletters (EBNs) currently available in the office as an electronic file in a
suitable electronic format in an archive on the USCF website. This should start
as soon as possible and be completed not later than 1 Feb 2004. As each new EBN
is posted, the previous EBN shall be placed in the historical archive.� The
date was amended to 1 Sept 2004 and the motion was referred to the Board.
EB 04 � 05 - Schultz � The Board refers the motion (ADM 03-13)
to the COO with endorsement in principle and power to implement ASAP - . PASSED 5-1 with Tim Hanke opposed.
ADM 03-14 (Ernest Schlich, VA): The USCF shall post each Delegates� Call and Annual
Report in a suitable electronic format in an appropriate area of the USCF
website. These documents shall be posted on the website within the same
timeframe requirements established for distribution of the hardcopy version. As
each new document is posted, the previously posted document will be stored in an
archive on the website. This motion to take effect immediately and shall apply
to the 2003 Annual Report and all subsequent Calls and Reports.
EB 04 � 06 � Shutt - The Board refers the motion (ADM 03-14) to
the COO with endorsement in principle and power to implement as soon as
practical - . PASSED 4-2 with Tim
Hanke and Frank Camaratta opposed.
ADM 03-15 (Ernest Schlich, VA): �The USCF shall
post all Executive Board Newsletters (EBNs) starting with issue #1 of
2003-2004 in a suitable electronic format in an appropriate area of the USCF
website. Each new EBN shall be posted on the website within the current 6 week
requirement for hardcopy EBNs.�
EB 04 � 07 � Schultz - The Board refers the motion (ADM 03-16)
to the COO for consideration. PASSED
6-0.
ADM 03-16 (Richard Koepcke, NCA; Mike Goodall, NCA): �Moved: TLAs will only appear in Chess Life
for tournaments starting from the first of the cover month on.� Bill Goichberg
offered a substitute which was worded � The Delegates strongly urge that Chess Life return to its prior schedule
under which most members receive the issue during the first ten days of the
month. If this cannot be done, the Delegates recommend that the date of the
earliest tournaments listed, now the 15th, be pushed back
appropriately.
The
Delegates referred the entire matter to the Executive Board.
EB 04 � 08 � McCrary � Refer to the COO for study. PASSED 6-0.
John
McCrary reported that in an earlier vote of the previous Board by objections
procedure Joel Channing was named as a trustee of the US Chess Trust (subject
to approval by the Trust). Note: The Trust subsequently approved Joel Channing
as a trustee.
John
McCrary reported that the Bylaws Committee has elected Ernie Schlich and Harold
Winston as co-chairs.
The
meeting adjourned at 6:30 PM
���� APPENDIX A
College Chess Eligibility Requirements
USCF College Team Chess has
since its inception in 1945 welcomed non-traditionally aged players,
particularly graduate students.� For the
time being, this custom will continue, with the following exceptions:
Rule 1:� International Masters and International
Grandmasters will be eligible to play for college and university teams only if
they are less than 26 years old as of September 1 of the academic year in which
the tournament is taking place.�
International Masters and International Grandmasters who are currently
enrolled in colleges and universities and who meet the other eligibility
requirements and maintain their status are exempt from this requirement, which
goes into effect on January 1, 2004.
��������������� ��������������� For
individual college events, such as the College Championship that will be held
in conjunction with the National Grade K-12 each year, and for international
individual or team events, players are eligible to participate only if they are
less than 26 years old as of September 1 of the academic year in which the
tournament is taking place.
Rule 2:� College and University players shall be
enrolled at least half-time (e.g. 6 semester credit hours) during the semester
of eligibility.� For the Pan American
Intercollegiate Team Championship, traditionally held between Christmas and New
Year's each year, players must be enrolled in the Fall semester preceding the
event.
Rule 3:� College and University players shall be
eligible to play for a total of six years, where a year is defined as being
either a traditional academic year of a Fall and Spring term or a Fall term or
a Spring term, e.g., a player enrolled in Spring of 1998, Fall of 1999, and
Spring of 2000 is considered enrolled for three years under this rule.
Rule 4:� College and University players shall be
enrolled in a degree-seeking program with a grade point average of at least a
C.
Rule 5:� College and University players shall be
resident at their campuses either in on-campus housing or in housing within
reasonable commuting distance from campus, e.g., a player taking distance
learning courses from another country shall not be eligible to play.
Rule 6:� Colleges and Universities offering
chess-related scholarships shall maintain records about the individuals awarded
such scholarships, their time of attendance, the degrees received if any, and
the grade point average attained.
Rule 7:� Faculty, staff, and alumni are not eligible
to compete in the National Collegiate Chess League Team Championship conducted
over the internet each Spring.
The following are
suggestions offered for guidance:
Faculty conflicts.� A faculty member serving as a consultant or
director to a university or college chess program should adhere to the
following guidelines:
1)� To admit no player to their program who does
not, in their judgment, demonstrate a serious likelihood of achieving a degree.
2)�
To not offer independent study courses to members of the chess team.
3)�
To not recruit players from other chess programs.
4)�
To scrutinize carefully undergraduate students applying for a second
baccalaureate.
Non-compliance.
Winning teams should file a report to
document compliance with these regulations with the USCF.
Any team's standing may be challenged for
non-compliance by a competing team through a written complaint sent within
thirty days to the Executive Director or the Scholastic Director of the U.S.
Chess Federation.� That official shall
gather the relevant documentation of the complaint, make a recommendation as to
disposition, and send it to the USCF Executive Board for resolution.