Author: Bert Seifriz
Date: 04:31:18 11/01/97
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On November 01, 1997 at 07:02:51, Ed Schröder wrote: >AEGON tournament disappears, do we let this happen? > >This might be not the right moment to start this since most of the >programmers are still in Paris but today I talked with Cock de Gorter >and he confirmed that there will be NO 13th Aegon tournament next year. > >> >Let's save Aegon.... > >How about it? > > In Paris I talked with Jan Louwman and he said the same. He sees little chance, although the 200 000 to 300 000 Dutch guilders, which were the costs of the tournament are peanuts to the AEGON insurance giant! Maybe it disturbed their daily routines because it was in their main entrance hall and more and more employees were involved. A change of that might be an argument, possibly? Bert!
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