Saturday, March 19, 2016

(1173) FIDE Handbook, Statutes, Membership (Palau Chess Federation's Answers to Questions)

THE BOARD 1-5 OF PALAU'S OPEN AND WOMEN'S TEAM IN THE 2016 W. C. O.
     Left to right -- Dennis Gonzales (3), Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr. (2), Jeff Balbalosa (5), Angie Parrado (W1), Destiny Sisior (W4), Baby Edna Mission (2), Gladys Anne Paloma (3), CM Bernardo Garcia (3) and Joy Flores Whipps (W5).                      (Photo by Eric Ksau Surangel Whipps)



         FIDE Handbook, Statutes and
                     Membership

World Chess Federation (FIDE) is sending this kind of 'questionnaire' to every federation and must be completed/answered/submitted before April 1st of every year.

Here's the answer to all of it. It was answered by Roberto A. Hernandez because he knows all the answers to the questions in details.



 
Dear Mr. President,

We bring to your attention an extract from the FIDE Handbook, A01. FIDE
Statutes, Chapter 02 - Membership

"2.4. The members must acknowledge and observe the statutes, regulations,
resolutions and decisions of FIDE. They are also obliged to pay the
membership fees and the other FIDE contributions fixed by the General
Assembly at the designated time. Moreover they are obliged to support FIDE
actively in all chess activities. Each member federation is required to send
to the Secretariat any changes in its address or officers within one month
of such change. Each member is required to send to the Secretariat at the
latest by April 1st of each year a report containing the following
information:


a. the name, address and email address of the Federation;
    Palau Chess Federation
    295 Main Street, Surangel Building,    P. O. Box 295, Koror, PW
    Republic of Palau PLW 96940

b. the name and email address of the President (who, regardless of his title
within the federation, shall be referred to as such within these Statutes
and any other FIDE regulations);
    Eric Ksau Surangel Whipps
    c/o Ksau Imaging Solutions, Koror, Republic of Palau 96940

c. the name and email address of the General Secretary;
    Roberto A. Hernandez
    c/o Palau Royal Resort, P. O. Box 10108 Koror, Palau 96940

d. the name and email address of the officer who is the intermediary between
the member and FIDE (the Delegate);
    Eric Ksau Surangel Whipps (Delegate to the 2014 World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway)
    Roberto A. Hernandez (Delegate to the 2016 World Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan)

e. the names of the national champions;
    2006 – Manuel Nedic, Menandro Manuel
    2007 – Roberto Hernandez, Antonio Villa
    2008—Menandro Manuel
    2009—Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr.
    2010—Menandro Manuel
    2011—Tito Cabunagan, Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr., Roberto Hernandez
    2012—Tito Cabunagan
    2013—Jose Celiz
                 Angelica Parrado – (Woman National Champion)
                 Ksau Anthony Whipps – (Junior National Champion)
    2014—Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr.
    2015—Cyril Tomas Montel, Jr.
                 Angelica Parrado – (Woman National Champion)
                 Angelil Sisior – (Junior National Champion)

f. the title and address of the official bulletin, if any;
    Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez, Tia Belau Newspaper
    December 29, 2002 – Present    tiabelau@palaunet.com
 
g. the numbers of players belonging directly or indirectly to the federation
on January 1st of the year in question, or, if this is not possible, at the
end of the previous fiscal year;
When a federation does not supply the data mentioned in sub (g), the
Secretariat shall determine the number of members, after consultation with
the President of the Zone. The same procedure shall be applied when the data
given by the federation contains obvious mistakes.



2.5. Members not fulfilling the duties mentioned in art. 2.4 may be
temporarily excluded from FIDE by a decision of the General
Assembly/Executive Board/Presidential Board and permanently excluded from
FIDE by a decision of the General Assembly."


More information from Chapter 02 - Membership can be found here
http://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=39&view=article

Please send to the FIDE Secretariat office@fide.com at the latest by April
1st a report containing the above mentioned information.

Thank you in advance.


--
Best regards,
Elista FIDE Office


Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
              Tia Belau Newspaper
              December 29, 2002 -- March 18, 2016

              Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
              The Beginning of Chess in Palau
              By Roberto Hernandez
              To be published as a book in the future

              Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez
              Tia Belau Newspaper
              March 15, 2012 -- April 2013
              http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
              April 2013 -- March 18, 2016

              The History of Chess in Palau
              By Roberto Hernandez
              June 09, 2002 -- March 18, 2016 

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