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MEETING OF WBF CONGRESS WEDNESDAY, 21 AUGUST 2002 IN MONTREAL, CANADA
The meeting was called to order at 9.30 a.m. by the President,
Mr. Damiani, who welcomed the delegates to this Congress meeting
and thanked them for their presence. The meeting then proceeded
as follows: 1. Roll Call to Determine Quorum Mr. Jean-Louis Derivery, Secretary, called the roll. The following member NCBOs were represented by their President or his accredited representative, or by that representative’s proxy:
The President declared the meeting open, a quorum having been obtained, there being 49 NBOs represented. 2. Approval of the Minutes of the 2000 Meeting The minutes of the 2000 meeting of Congress, held on 30th August 2000 in Maastricht, The Netherlands, which had previously been circulated to all NBOs, were approved and ordered filed with the official records of the Federation. Mr. Damiani, as President, read his report and a copy is filed with the minutes of this meeting as Exhibit 3. The President reported on his activities and visits over the last two years and the achievements of the WBF during that time. He brought delegates up-to-date on IOC matters, including the Salt Lake City event held in February 2002. The President also informed delegates that the Executive Council had unanimously decided to change the place of incorporation of the WBF from New York to Lausanne, Switzerland. In order to comply with Swiss law, certain amendments were needed in the Constitution and By-Laws. The amendments to the Constitution were put before the Congress whose delegates approved them unanimously. In accordance with Article 11 of the Constitution, the amendments to the By-Laws will now be mailed to each NBO who will have three months from the day of mailing in which to make written objection to the amendments to the President. If a majority of NBOs do not make objection within this three-month period, the By-Law amendments will become effective. Finally, the President told the Congress that the future of the WBF was in their hands and that he needed the cooperation and enthusiasm of the NBOs in order to progress. Mr. Retek presented his report which summarized the financial position of the WBF at this time and is attached as Exhibit 4. He announced that he has stepped down as Treasurer after 12 years of service to the WBF. He had several suggestions for the future, including increasing the entry fees for players who did not stay in one of the WBF approved hotels, and establishing an Audit Committee and a Budget Subcommittee. The President thanked the Treasurer for his services and then asked if there were any questions from the floor. Mr. Patrick Jourdain, delegate for Wales, asked for clarification of what the initials MSO stood for and queried the reported loss of $200.000. The President explained that MSO stood for Mind Sports Organization which had been planning a Mind Sports Olympiad. The loss of $200.000 referred to revenue that the WBF did not receive from MSO after they reneged on the contract. The President felt that the WBF had no need of the MSO who were now knocking on the door of the IOC. Mrs. Dietland Kellner, delegate from Austria, remarked that the reason some players did not use the WBF designated hotel was because of lack of money and felt that if these players were penalized the WBF would lose them. The President replied that when choosing a venue great attention was given to ensuring that low-cost hotels, apartment hotels or other cheap accommodation was available players, as well as 4 and 3 star hotel. There was no unfinished business. There was no new business. There being no further business, the meeting was terminated at 10.15 a.m. |
