REPORT OF THE ARBITERS’ COMMISSION for the 2nd Quarter FIDE PB (Al Ain, UAE, 5-6/6/2011)

A. FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINARS

    In the period from February until end of May 2011 thirteen (13) FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINARS were organized in the following places, under the auspices of FIDE:

    1. Utrecht, NETHERLANDS, 6,13 October, 3 November 2010 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
    2. 3rd Internet Seminar, COLOMBIA, 24-30/1//2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
    3. Mecca, SAUDI ARABIA, 1-5/2/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
    4. Moscow, RUSSIA, 2-5/2/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
    5. Plovdiv, BULGARIA, 2-5/2/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
    6. Antalya, TURKEY, 7-10/2/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
    7. Odessa, UKRAINE, 18-22/2/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
    8. 4th Internet Seminar, PERU, 1-6/3/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
    9. Jakarta, INDONESIA, 7-12/3/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
    10.  Tashkent, UZBEKISTAN, 22-25/3/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
    11. Sochi, RUSSIA, 18-21/4/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
    12. Toluca, MEXICO, 25-27/4/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
    13. La Habana, CUBA, 11-15/5/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).
    14. Madrid, SPAIN, 27-29/5/2011.

    The following FIDE Arbiters’ Seminars have been approved for the next period:

    1. Maputo, MOZAMBIQUE, 30/5-5/6/2011.
    2. Aden, YEMEN, 14-18/6/2011.
    3. Agia Napa. CYPRUS, 15-20/6/2011.
    4. Cairo, EGYPT, 18-22/6/2011.
    5. Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA, 30/6-4/7/2011.
    6. Cali, COLOMBIA, 3-8/7/2011.
    7. Kostroma, RUSSIA, 5-8/7/2011
    8. Shenzhen, CHINA, 8-13/7/2011.
    9. Toronto, CANADA, 13-15/7/2011.
    10. Montreal, CANADA, 18-20/7/2011.
    11. Orlando, FL., USA, 30/7-1/8/2011.
    12. Melbourne, AUSTRALIA, 5-8/8/2011.
    13. Caldas Novas, BRAZIL (WYCC 2011), 19-25/11/2011.

    The list of the FA norms and titles for approval by the PB are attached.

    B. COMMUNICATION WITH  FEDERATIONS

      Many e-mails have been exchanged with Elista Office and National Federations clarifying the decisions of the 1st Quarter 2011 FIDE Presidential Board in Antalya, regarding the titles of FA and IA, and giving information regarding the organization of FIDE Arbiters’ Seminars.

      C. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FA AND IA TITLE APPLICATIONS

        In the attached file there is the recommendation of the Arbiters’ Commission for the FA and IA title applications, that have been submitted for approval by the FIDE PB in Al Ain, UAE.

        IA PANAGIOTIS NIKOLOPOULOS

        CHAIRMAN

        FIDE ARBITERS’ COMMISSION