Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Irish Chess Union will be held on Sunday, 3rd September, 2006. The meeting will be held in the The Teachers Club, Parnell Square, Dublin 1, starting at 2pm

Agenda

• 1. Chairman's address
• 2. Minutes of previous meeting
• 3. Matters arising
• 4. Secretary's report
• 5. Treasurer's report
• 6. Presentation of Grand Prix
• 7. Reports of other Officers (Juniors,Ratings,ICJ)
• 8. Election of Executive Committee
• 9. Motions proposed
• 10. Appointment of Auditor
• 11. Any other business

Nominations

The following nominations have been received for positions on the Executive Committee.

Chairperson: (Phillip Hogarty and Gay Martin); Vice-Chairperson (Donal Fennelly); Secretary(Darren McCabe); Ratings Officer(John Shearan); Junior Officer(Rory Delaney); Public Relations Officer(Mark Quinn); Arbitration Officer(Herbert Scarry); Tournament Controller(Phillip Hogarty); Irish Chess Journal Editors(joint - John Healy and Kevin Burke); Development Officer(John Alfred)

There were no nominations for Treasurer and Membership Officer, and these will be accepted at the AGM. In the case of Chairperson two valid nominations were received and an election will therefore be held at the AGM.

In the case of the positions of Irish Chess Journal Editor/s and Development Officer, additional nominations may be received at the AGM. The reason is that due to an oversight, these positions were not included in the original call for nominations.

Motions

• Numbers 1a to 1c: Proposed by ICU Executive (Originally suggested by Mark McGovern)
  • 1a: “That in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Irish Junior Chess, the ICU confer Honorary Life Membership on Jack Hennigan.”
  • 1b: “That in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Irish Junior Chess, the ICU confer Honorary Life Membership on Frank Scott.”
  • 1c: “That in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Irish Junior Chess, the ICU confer Honorary Life Membership on Gerry Murphy.”
• Number 2: Proposed by Gearoidin Ui Laighleis
  • “That the position of Women's Officer be created on the ICU executive”
• Number 3: Proposed by Mark Heidenfeld
  • “The ICU AGM should reverse last year's decision to automatically select the first two in the Irish Championships (at time of selection) for the Olympiad team. Selecting the current Irish Champion (at time of selections) should be sufficient”
• Number 4: Proposed by Gordon Freeman
  • “That all ICU rated games must be played to a finish in one session"
• Number 5: Proposed by Pat Fitzsimons
  • “That the rules governing eligibility to represent Ireland at Junior level be amended to abolish the requirement to play in the Irish Junior Championships”
• Number 6: Proposed by Pat Fitzsimons
  • “That the rules be amended to include the option of competing in either the Irish Junior Championship or the the Irish Senior Championship”
• Number 7: Proposed by Pat Fitzsimons
  • “That the Irish Senior Championship be an Open Championship from 2007 onwards with the highest placed player or players eligible to represent Ireland being awarded the title of 'Irish Senior Champion'”
• Number 8: Proposed by John Healy
  • “That the Irish Senior Championships be a 4-day, 8-round, FIDE rated event, preferably coinciding with a Bank Holiday weekend”
• Number 9: Proposed by John Healy
  • “That the ICU pay three IMs to play in the Irish Senior Championships in order to make it an IM Norm tournament”
• Number 10: Proposed by ICU Executive Committee
  • “"That this AGM endorses the approach outlined in Eamonn Pitts' document, 'Funding Irish Chess'”
• Number 11: Proposed by ICU Executive Committee
  • “"That this AGM endorses the approach outlined in John Alfred's document, 'ICU Disputes Procedure'”

Documentation

All relevant documentation will be posted on this website prior to the AGM. This will include the officers' reports, accounts for last year, and minutes of the previous AGM.

All ICU members registered for the current year are entitled to attend and vote (for those 16 or over) at this meeting.

Please note that the prizes for Senior Player of the Year and the ICU Grand Prix will be presented during the AGM.

The Irish Blitz Championships will take place at the same venue, from 10:30 am to 1 pm. Players may enter on the day and MUST be registered and fully paid up ICU members for 2005-2006, prior to the Tournament. Please bring chess equipment.