Chess Scotland FIDE Arbiter Seminar 23-25 Feb

[Alistair Maxwell]

FIDE ARBITER SEMINAR AND EXAM 23-25 February 2024
Chess Scotland is running an online FIDE arbiter seminar (and exam) the weekend of 23 – 25 February 2024. The FIDE lecturer is Chess Scotland Principal Arbiter, IA Alex McFarlane.
This gives members a chance to gain a norm towards the FIDE Arbiter title. Please note that to take part you must be a Licensed National Arbiter.

Anyone interested please contact the Chess Scotland Arbiter and Rules Director, Alistair Maxwell in the first instance at alistair.maxwell34@gmail.com and put the text “CS FIDE ARBITER Seminar 2024” in the subject field of the email. The maximum number for the seminar is 20 and places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. (NB there is already interest from overseas).
The Schedule is as follows:
FRIDAY 23rd February
Laws of Chess                                     18.00-22.00
 
SATURDAY 24th February
Laws of Chess                                       10.00-12.00
Chess Clocks                                        12.15-13.00
Title Regulations                                   13.30-14.30
Arbiter Titles                                        14.30-15.00
Rating Regulations                                15.00-16.30
FIDE Pairing                                         16.45-19.00
 
SUNDAY 25th February
FIDE Pairing                                         10.00-10.30
Systems of Games/Competition Rules    10.30-11.30
Tie-breaks                                             11.30-12.30
Fair Play                                               12.30-13,00
Revision                                               14.00-15.00
Exam                                                    15.00-19.00
 
The fee for the course for Chess Scotland Members is available on request.
The course is also available to non-members and people from other countries and the fee for the course for those is as per the notice  https://arbiters.fide.com/news/event/152...e_id=17756
Alistair Maxwell
Arbiter and Rules Director

[Jim Webster]

It this not a clash of calendar events?

for example -----

-- SNCL 2023/24 Rounds 5 & 6
-- Sun 25th Feb [1 day event]

and this has been published since before the first SNCL event

[Alistair Maxwell]

It this not a clash of calendar events?

for example -----

-- SNCL 2023/24 Rounds 5 & 6
-- Sun 25th Feb [1 day event]

and this has been published since before the first SNCL event

Jim, 
I don't think it is a clash as I can't see many people who would be playing in the SNCL taking part and I can't see many people interested in the Seminar and Exam wanting to play in the SNCL. 
Even at that numbers are limited and 2 Scottish arbiters have already put their names down and neither would have been playing. So far there has been much more interest in overseas arbiters taking part having had interest from Greece, Guatemala, Iceland and Sri Lanka!
Also we have to rely on our lecturer being available. We had always intended to have this earlier and it was only down to Alex's availability that this was the earliest we could manage.
Hope that explains the scheduling for you.
Alistair