Internet based FIDE Arbiters Seminar

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The FIDE Arbiters Commission and the North American Chess Association (NACA) are proud to present the first ever FIDE Arbiters Seminar utilizing Internet conferencing technology.

In efforts to reduce the financial burden to those wishing to organize the required Arbiters Seminar, the Arbiters Commission and the NACA are jointly cooperating in the evaluation of Internet-conferencing technology to deliver the required seminar for individuals seeking to become accredited as FIDE Arbiters.

The pilot Internet seminar will take place over the course of 4 weekend dates, with 3 days of lectures and 1 day of the exam. The dates and times are as follows:

• 10‐July‐2010 beginning at 10:00 Chicago time until 15:00 Chicago time (lecture)
• 11‐July‐2010 beginning at 10:00 Chicago time until 15:00 Chicago time (lecture)
• 17‐July‐2010 beginning at 10:00 Chicago time until 15:00 Chicago time (lecture)
• 18‐July 2010 beginning at 10:00 Chicago time until 13:00 Chicago time (exam)

The Chief Lecturer will be the FIDE’s Chairman of the Arbiters Commission and International Arbiter, Mr. Panagiotis Nikolopoulos. The Assistant Lecturer will be International Arbiter and Organizer, Sevan A. Muradian.

There will be no charge for the initial seminar.

The initial Internet seminar will be open to a maximum of 15 people. The NACA will contact interested parties. If you are interested in participating, please send an email to sevan@nachess.org.

We will attempt to accommodate requests however we cannot guarantee all requests can be accommodated.

Technical requirements will be provided to all participants after confirmation has been received.

The Arbiters Commission and the NACA looks forward to presenting this opportunity and leveraging modern technology to further enhance chess.

Good Chess to All,

Mr. Panagiotis Nikolopoulos, Chairman
FIDE Arbiters Commission
International Arbiter

Sevan A. Muradian, Founder
North American Chess Association
International Arbiter and International Organizer

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Effective 12pm Chicago time today we are closing acceptance of requests for consideration for this event. We have received over 100+ requests from individuals around the world.

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Do you know when you’ll be announcing who the participants will be?

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This weekend.

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The following individuals have been selected to participate in the pilot program for delivery of the FIDE Arbiter Seminar via Internet conferencing:

* Boyd Reed (USA)
* Payam Afkham-Ebrahimi (USA)
* William Broich (USA)
* Tom Langland (USA)
* David Kuhns (USA)
* Ken Ballou (USA)
* Chase Watters (USA)
* Harish Parwani (USA)
* Enrique Huerta (USA)
* Michael Belcher (USA)
* Hanniegn Pitre (USA)
* Matt Phelps (USA)
* Andre Harding (USA)
* Jeffrey Vollmer (USA)
* Chris Kim (USA)
* Bob Ballard (USA)
* Kevin Hyde (USA)
* Simon Ong (CAN)
* Andrei Botez (CAN)

The arbiter seminar is a requirement for individuals seeking recognition as a FIDE Arbiter. An examination is given on the final day of the series which requires a minimum score of 80%.

The seminar schedule is as follows:

The seminar will take place over the course of 4 weekend dates, with 3 days of lectures and 1 day of the exam. The dates and times are as follows:

* 10‐July‐2010 beginning at 10:00 Chicago time until 15:00 Chicago time (lecture)
* 11‐July‐2010 beginning at 10:00 Chicago time until 15:00 Chicago time (lecture)
* 17‐July‐2010 beginning at 10:00 Chicago time until 15:00 Chicago time (lecture)
* 18‐July 2010 beginning at 10:00 Chicago time until 13:00 Chicago time (exam)

The Chief Lecturer will be the FIDE’s Chairman of the Arbiters Commission and International Arbiter, Mr. Panagiotis Nikolopoulos. The Assistant Lecturer will be International Arbiter and International Organizer, Sevan A. Muradian.

Upon completion of the seminar a full report will be delivered during the FIDE Congress in Khanty-Mansiysk to the Arbiters Commission.