Eiropas Dambretes federācijas protokols 025/2022/Deeds

24.04.2022

European Draughts Confederation

EDC Protocol Number: 025/2022/ Deeds

Date: 9

th March, 2022

Executive Board Meeting n. 1 – 2022 of the Executive Board elected on 03.08.2019

Zoom Meetings, 18th February, 2022

At 16.30, with the presence of Carlo A. Bordini (EDC President – ITA), Johan Demasure (Vice President Vicary- BEL),

Tarmo Tulva (Vice President -EST), Ingrida Drukteynite (LIT), Uladzislau Splendzer (BLR), elected as members of

EDC Board, Rik Keurentjes (Trainer member of EDC Athletes and Trainer Committee), the EDC Executive Board

started working with the following

Agenda:

1. Opening speech by the President

2. European Championships 2022

2.1 European Championships Open and Women (?!)

2.2 European Championships Rapid, Blitz (Netherlands, Hijken)

2.3 European Championships Youth (Turkey?)

2.4 European Championships Under 27 (Italy, Bergamo)

2.5 European Championship Veterans (Italy, Bergamo)

2.6 European Youth Cup on-line (if any)

3. Annual Fee of EDC Federation

4. Other various and possible evaluations

In the opening speech, the EDC President thanked the participants and recalled the extraordinary circumstances

and the great difficulties to organize and plan the draughts events. For this reason, it was necessary to review

some criteria of assignment, to schedule all the European Championships.

Then point 2. European Championships 2022 was examined, starting from point 2.2 European Championships

Rapid, Blitz, planned in Hijken (Netherlands), from 22 to 23 October. Johan Demasure has talked about the

agreement in progress with organizers of Hijken DTC, with all the referees costs and accommodations and fee,

prizes and medals in charge on the organizers; on charge on EDC just to deliver official diplomas. Hijken DTC will

collect the inscription fees: if there will be 80 players or less in total (Open + Women) then all the inscription fees

go to organizer. If there will be more than 80 players in total (Open + Women) then 80% of all fees are for organizer

and 20% of all fees are for EDC. All the rest of agreement as in the past and determination of 28.09.2019.

The EDC TD Tarmo Tulva, with support of President, will predispose the official agreement.

Then was treated the point 2.3 European Championships Youth (Turkey?), for which various emails were

exchanged between President and the Turkish Presidents Volkan Cetin and Ibrahim Ismayilov, who have given

disposability to organize these Championships, despite a requested extra efforts because of many draughts events

already planned in Turkey. They said of being happy to organize the 2022 EC Youth in Turkey, in the beginning of

August (1-9 August or 31 July to 8 August) in the conditions of the WC Youth 2021, summarized below in the main

parts.

Accommodation.

a. Hotel charges (with breakfast/dinner/supper): 240 € per person (30 € per day).

b. Free hospitality (paid by organizers) for each 3rd player from the same federation in a group.

Means – if 1 or 2 players in a group – all must pay; if 3 players in a group, one place is for free.

c. If federation did not get free places on the condition above – then one player from whole delegation will be for free.

Means – at least one competitor from each federation will receive a free hotel.

d. If there are 3 players in the same age group from the same country then 1 player gets free hospitality from theorganiza tion. If there are 4 players in the same age group, then every of them must pay.

e. Payment in cash also possible at the reception desk but it costs 10 € extra per person.

f. Accommodation is possible only in the hotel, provided by organizer. Entry to the playing venue is not possible for thus who accommodate in other places.

g. EDC will keep only 25% of fees, and with the 75% Turkish organizer must cover medals, diplomas, every Referees costs, and every other organization costs, without any possibility to ask any more.

The EDC TD Youth Johan Demasure, with support of President, will predispose the official agreement when details will be known. EDC president will inform the Turkish organizers.

For what concerns points 2.4 European Championships Under 27 and 2.5 European Championship Veterans they will be held in Bergamo, Italy, from 18 to 25 September. An agreement based on EDC criteria approved on

28.09.2019.

The EDC TD Veterans, Jan Zioltkowski, with support of President, will predispose the official agreement when details will be known.

About point 2.6 European Youth Cup on-line (if any) EDC Board Members shared that idea that currently it is not necessary to plan it.

Then Board comes back on point 2.1 European Championships Open and Women, for which EDC has not yetreceived any application. European Championship Open and Women, which are very important for the best players, and their Federations, because assign the Continental titles, and give rights for the World Championships.

After a long discussion in which have taken part all the presents, EDC Executive Board shared the great importance to hold the EC Open and Women in 2022 and for this reason decided (extraordinarily) to review the criteria of that assignment with no free hospitality by Organizer, but leaving the Money Price unchanged, with this new, extraordinary, following conditions:

Players fee 100 € for the first three players, from the 4th or more 200 € for each one. With 25% of the fees to the EDC and 75% of fees to the Organizer. Only the last European Champions (Male or Female) free hosted to defend his/her title.

Money Prize 10.000 €. The EDC pays for travel cost and fee of the Main Referee and medals, with hosting by the organization.

Furthermore, for each inscription can be applied and extra fee (10 €) for payment in cash at the arrival at EC.

Daily fee of 60 €/day to the EDC Main Referee, per each playing day.

The EDC President will send a new call to all the Federations asking for some application by 15th March.

(Note: during the Board Meeting Johan Demasure informed that with these extraordinary criteria, Belgium could be send a proposal for 2022, from 3rd to 9th October).

Ingrida Drukteynite informed about new Vice President of Lithuanian Draughts Federation, Sandra Laurutiene, that is the Deputy Chairman, and some possibility to organize an European Championship in 2023; Tarmo Tulva explained that after World Championships 2021 perhaps some EC can back in Estonia in 2024.

About point 3. Annual Fee of EDC Federation, President EDC informed he has written officially to the President FMJD to ask a reply about that and the matter will be discussed in the next FMJD Executive Council.

About point 4. Other various and possible evaluations the Board has taken note about the financial results of European Championships 2021 and has given mandate to the EDC President to look for a Bank Account proper of EDC, paying attention to the fee for international money transfer and possibility to use PayPal or better Molly system to reduce costs.

At the 18.15, since there was nothing else to discuss, the President thanked the participants for their time and the wonderful work and closed the EB Meeting.

The President of the EDC Board

Carlo A. Bordini

EDF sacensību kalendārs 2022.gadam.