Author: Andrew Williams
Date: 04:09:43 11/15/01
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On November 15, 2001 at 06:48:47, Tony Werten wrote: >On November 15, 2001 at 06:23:19, Andrew Williams wrote: > >>On November 15, 2001 at 05:59:26, Tony Werten wrote: >> >>>On November 14, 2001 at 11:15:30, Bruce Moreland wrote: >>> >>>>On November 14, 2001 at 10:47:04, Tony Werten wrote: >>>> >>>>>Hi all, >>>>> >>>>>From 5 to 11 July 2002, the 7th Computer Olympiad will be held in Maastricht. >>>>>Part of the olympiad will be the 10th WCCC. >>>>> >>>>>I'll give more information as soon as it's available. >>>>> >>>>>cheers, >>>>> >>>>>Tony >>>> >>>>1) You scheduled this so that travel for Americans will take place on a major >>>>holiday. I mean, why not hold this on December 26th? >>> >>>July 5th is the opening of the Olympiad. Don't know when chess will start. There >>>are over 200 countries in the world. Somebody will have an independence day >>>during the event as well. Last year, in august, you were the only american >>>operator.( How many were there in London ?) Now in July there is a problem which >>>would keep all americans away ? >>> >>>> >>>>2) This event has been held in Europe many consecutive times, which is contrary >>>>to the ICCA charter. >>> >>>True. Problem is that there are no sponsors in the US. As you might have >>>noticed, there hasn't been a major event in the US for over 10 years. >>> >>>Given the choice between a sponsored event in Europe, or an unsponsored event in >>>a country that hasn't been able to organize an event in over 10 years, I guess >>>the choice was easy. >>> >>>Face it, europe seems to be the only place where computerchess lives ( with the >>>exception of Australia maybe ) so it's the only place where you can find >>>sponsors. Has there been a national championship outside Europe and Australia >>>the last 10 years ? >>> >>>Irony is that the ICCA charter (alternate championships between europe and >>>america ) feels to me to, was meant to "protect" europe ie make sure that the >>>americans would not organise all the events. Now they do not return the favor. >>>Making sure you are being treated fair is easier than treating fair. >>> >> >>The question is, did ICCA make any attempt to find a North American sponsor? >>Since the charter says that the championships should alternate between >>North America and Europe, surely it behoves ICCA to try to achieve that? >>To be clear, it seems disingenuous to say that "the americans" have not >>organized something, when it is *ICCA* which is responsible for organizing >>the event. > >Not entirely. The fact that nothing has been organised gives an indication how >much it lives ie how easy it is to find a sponsor. > I'm still unsure what ICCA has done to *try* to make it happen. Are they waiting for an American sponsor to "appear", or are they taking active steps to find one? I think that is the key issue here. >> >>>Tony >>> >>>ps 2003 will be in europe as well. >> >>Really? When? Where? How has this been determined? > >It was in the last ICGA journal, on the calender. Seems most people have >overlooked it. Nothing set yet, except that it will be Graz. > You're right of course. I only saw that last week, but I'd already forgotten. Andrew >Tony >> >>Andrew
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