A FIDE Arbiters' Seminar is going to be organized from 13 to 16 February 2012 in Manila, Philippines, by the department of Education of the National Chess Federation of Philippines(NCFP) and under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Casto Abundo (PHI), Asian Chess Federation Deputy President and FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Gene Polliarco (PHI).

The language of the Seminar will be English.

For more detailed information:

NCFP:   tel.: +63 46 8600593

(see application)

A FIDE Arbiters' Seminar is going to be organized from 17 to 19 February 2012 in Athens, Greece, by the Attica Chess Union, in cooperation with the Greek Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Panagiotis Nikolopoulos (GRE), Chairman of the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission and FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturers will be IA Sotiris Logothetis (GRE) and IA Mihail Prevenios (GRE).

The language of the Seminar will be English.

For more detailed information:

Mrs. Efi Saltamara :

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(see application)

A FIDE Arbiters' Seminar is going to be organized from 8 to 12 February 2012 in Ankara, Turkey, by the Turkish Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Panagiotis Nikolopoulos (GRE), Chairman of the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission and FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturers will be IA Guran Unal (TUR) and IA Erdem Ucarkus (TUR).

The language of the Seminar will be English.

For more detailed information:

Mr. Selcuk BUYUKVURAL (Turkish Chess Federation)

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tel.:     +90 5306400534

(see application)

A FIDE Arbiters' Seminar is going to be organized from 24 to 27 May 2012 in Linz, Austria, by the Austrian Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Werner Stubenvoll (AUT), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Hans Stummer (AUT).

The language of the Seminar will be German.

The Seminar will give FIDE Arbiter norms and titles, according to the Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters.

For more detailed information:

Werner Stubenvoll: tel.: +43 650 2114848,

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Hans Stummer:       tel.: +43 664 5243729,

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(see application)