The Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF’s) Annual General Meeting will be held at the Resource Centre on Woolford Avenue, Georgetown from 10:00 hrs on Sunday July 21.
The last elected body of the GCF
The list of persons who have met the membership eligibility criteria can be found on the GCF’s Facebook page, or on the website at ‘www.GuyanaCHESS.ORG. The closing date for payment of membership fees, making claims by persons who believe they have met the eligibility criteria, and for objections to remove persons from the list is July 7, 2019.
Nominations for the election of officers will be accepted during the period July 8 to July 14. Only nominations from financial members will be accepted for persons who also are financial members.
The Preliminary List of Electors (PLE), compiled based on the guidelines approved by the Governing Board of Chess on May 21, 2019, is in keeping with Clause 3 (ii) of that body’s Constitution, which states: “Ordinary membership is open to any person on payment to the approval of the committee”. This clause in the Constitution gives the governing committee the authority to set the guidelines for becoming a member of the GCF. It has been the considered view of the Committee that persons who are chess players and other active administrative stakeholders of chess are the key groups that should be the ones to elect individuals whom they feel can best manage the affairs of the Guyana Chess Federation.
A claims and objections period of 21 days will be allowed, commencing when the PLE is made public. During this 21-day period, members would also be required to pay the annual membership fees. At the end of this period, a Final List of Electors (FLE) will be published, consisting of persons who met the qualifying criteria and who paid in full the membership fees of $2,000 for the Year 2019. Only persons on the Final List of Electors (FLE) would be allowed to attend the meeting and vote at the elections.
Copies of the existing constitution, proposed new constitution, and a five-year developmental plan can be found on the GCF Facebook page and website.
Financial members are invited to attend.
