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The Protocol of General Assembly 2001 6.08.2001, Kyoto, Japan 1. Mr. Nosovsky declared the assembly opened and was elected as chairman of the assembly. 2. Mr. Henningsson was elected as secretary of the assembly. 3. Mr. Nara, Mr. Nikonov and Mr. Soosõrv were elected to check the minutes of meetings and as scrutineers. 4. The roll call fixed that the following nations had the right to vote in the general assembly. Armenia Mr. Pogosyan The Estonian federation suggested that point 11 (regarding Korea) in the agenda should be
handled first and that Korea should have the right to vote in the assembly. Mr. Henningsson, who lives in Korea, gave a report about Renju in Korea and that there
are 2 federations in Korea.
The assembly decided that KRA (Korea Renju Association) represented by Mr. Kwon are
adopted in RIF as the only Korean Federation officially recognized by R.I.F and that
Korea, represented by Mr. Kwon, have the right to vote in the assembly. 5. Mr. Karlsson made the financial statement for the fiscal years 990701-000630 and 000701-010630. The financial statement was approved by the assembly. 8 countries voted yes and 2 countries voted blank. Mr. Karlsson was requested to present the financial statement in advance and to add a column for USD. 6. The two years last work by the Central Committee was approved by the general assembly. 9 countries voted yes to approve it and 1 country voted blank. 7. The budget for the two coming fiscal years was presented by Mr. Karlsson. Mr. Meritee suggested that RIF should make a financial contribution to his www.renjuclass.com project. 8 countries voted yes to support this project. 2 countries voted blank. Two suggestions was made regarding the exact amount to be supported: 1 country voted for suggestion A and 4 countries voted for suggestion B. 5 countries did not vote. The assembly decided that suggestion B should be adopted and that the budget should be updated with 1200 SEK as the most likely cost. A note is made that the Russian federation believes that the voting about the 2 suggestions not is proper. A note is made by the Swedish federation that it is in according with section 4.8 in the statutes of the RIF. The Russian federation suggested that financial contributions should be given to a project
that should develop a Renju software that could combine E-mail and online games. A decision was also made that RIF should try to make the costs for internet and the Renju World smaller. A note is made that Armenia and Uzbekistan received the Renju World very late. The assembly approved the adjusted budget as below. Budget for the period of 010701 - 030630 (SEK) 8. The Swedish federation suggested that if the voting for president was a draw, then Russia, Sweden and Japan should vote about whom would be president and that no of those 3 countries could vote blank. 9 countries voted to accept this suggestion and 1 country voted blank. Mr. Jonsson and Mr. Nosovsky were the only 2 candidates. Mr. Nosovsky received 4 votes and Mr. Jonsson received 6 votes. The central committee was elected as below: 9. The suggestion from Russia was handled during second part of assembly. 10. The suggestion from Sweden was handled during second part of assembly. 11. This point was handled under point 4. 12. Ando Meritee gave some more information about www.renjuclass.com 13. The sports commission suggested that it should review and develop the rules about which tournaments that should be used for RIF-rating. The sports commission also suggested that the central commission should delegate the responsibility and decision rights in this matter to it. 9 countries voted yes to the suggestion and 1 country voted blank. THE MEETING WAS AJOURNED UNTIL 7.08.2001, 17.00. Alexander Nosovsky, Anders Henningsson Chairman Secretary Mr. Nara Mr. Nikonov Mr. Soosõrv PART2, 7.08.2001 Mr. Nosovsky declared the second part of general assembly open. Since some of the representatives were replaced, a new roll call was made. Armenia Mr. Pogosyan Mr. Hasegawa, Mr. Makarov and Mrs. Karlsson were elected to check the minutes of meetings and as scrutineers. Before the assembly continued with point 13, point 9 and 10 were handled. 9. Suggestion from Russia that a small QT should be arranged 2 days before EC. The sports commission has the right to decide about the details including how many places that should be at stake in the A-tournament. 9 nations voted yes to the suggestion. Suggestion from Russia about WT and lodging. The meeting decided that the central committee should look into this further. 10. Since the Swedish suggestions was about future tournaments, the meeting decided to discuss this under point 17. 13. Continued from general assembly part 1. The meeting handled point 15 and 13 as one point. THE ASIAN COMMISSION THE CORRESPONDENCE COMMISSION 9 people voted yes to approve this commission. THE SPORTS COMMISSION 8 people voted yes to approve this commission. THE REFEREE COMMISSION 9 people voted yes to approve this commission. From this point Mr. Khramov joined the meeting and Mr. Eibatov replaced Mr. Dzainukov. THE YOUTH COMMISSION 10 people voted yes to approve this commission. THE RULES COMMISSION 10 people voted yes to approve this commission. THE QUALIFICATION COMMISION There was a voting about whom should be the chairman of this commission. THE TRANSLATION COMMISSION 10 people voted yes to approve this commission. THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Chairman Frank Arkbo Swedish, Members Mr. Kuramoto Japan, Mr. Sinyov Russia, Mr. Milevski Russia, Mr. Filipov Russia, Mr. Meritee Estonia, Mr. Kwon (Until Korea has made a decision), Mr. Okuno Yusuke Japan, China will inform a name after making decision, Mr. Khramov Uzbekistan, Mr. Gobosev Armenia. A task was given to investigate and develop software for a combination of online- and E-mail games. RIF has the possibility to suggest this software to owners of servers in Internet by licence or free. Russia suggested that RIF should contribute with 5000 SEK during a 2 years period. The forecasted budget needs to be updated by central committee. 2. This point was handled during point 13. Armenia wanted to suggest a composition commission. The Chairman rejected this suggestion with support of the statutes of RIF. 3. No report was given. 4. The team World Championship will be held in Vadstena in Sweden during 2002. The arranging country can decide about exact time, but should investigate the most proper date with help from sports commission. The youth World Championship will be arranged in Podyga, Arkangelsk in Russia in the end of July 2002. The 8th World Championship will be held in Vadstena in Sweden during 2003. The arranging country can decide about exact time, but should investigate the most proper date with help from sports commission. 10 countries voted yes to above. Russia suggested that the next EC should be held in Prague. 5. All of Mr. Hagenfors suggestions are rejected except the possibility to arrange an international E-mail competition (not WC) in Go-Moku not using prohibited zone on a board of size 13 times 13. The details should be decided by the Internet Commission with support from Sports Commission 9 countries voted yes to support the above decision. 1 country voted blank. 6. 9 countries voted yes to finish the assembly. 1 country voted blank. Alexander Nosovsky Anders Henningsson Mr. Hasegawa Mr. Makarov Mrs. Karlsson Appendix: Opening Words from New President of RIF Dear Renju Friends. It is a big honour for me to be elected as the president for the Renju International Federation. Looking back at my predecessor, Tommy Maltell's 12 years as President, a lot of things have happened. In that time it was three member countries and we did not know what we could expect from the future. RIF made international rules and established the World Championship, European Championship, Youth Championship (World and European), Women Championship and Team World Championship. An international rating list was created. Even computer programs have their own championship. The Internet revolution made a championship by mail much easier and quicker. Ten years ago we had to wait for ordinary letters, which was quite frustrating many times. The Renju Newsletter is very much appreciated by many players all over the world. Globally, the world of Renju is bigger now. The latest years, our game has gained popularity in some Asian countries. The level of playing has reached to a higher level. Personally, I have some visions for the future. Of course it is desirable to get more member countries, especially in those areas that still are ”white spots” on the renju map. But we must not forget to work for that renju activities continue in the countries where Renju already exists. In order to become more professional we must see that some things happen. I mean for example qualification for referees. We must have an open mind about the opening rules, but also pay respect to the tradition. More books about Renju must be written and published. The work of the official commissions must be better. I think that the way of slow progress is better here because everyone of us work voluntarily. Finally, I want to thank the former President, Tommy Maltell for his work during the first 12 years of RIF. Peter Jonsson |