The 2023 Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 14th October 2023 and will meet at 1 Spinningfields Square, Manchester M3 3AP with access also by Zoom. Start time is 1.30pm. In addition to the prescribed business, including the election of Directors, the Chairman of the Council, the FIDE Delegate and members of Standing Committees, which is the subject of a separate post, motions to appear on the agenda must either be proposed by the Board or be proposed by ‘the requisitionists’. The deadline for motions by requisitionists to be received is Thursday 7th September and should be sent to Chairman of Council – council.chair@englishchess.org.uk – entitled ‘AGM 2023 Motion’.
‘The requisitionists’ comprise any of the following ‘full’ members as defined by Article 1.1:
- any Director;
- the Chairman of the Council;
- the FIDE Delegate;
- a Chairman of a Standing Committee;
- any Representative Member of a Constituent Unit;
- any two Representative Members of Counties;
- any two Direct Members’ Representatives;
- any two of a Representative Member of a County or a Direct Members’ Representative;
- any five Individual Members or Representative Members of the Council.
Please contact the Chair of Council, David Eustace Email: council.chair@englishchess.org.uk if any assistance is required with the drafting and presentation of a motion.