ICCF Congress 2024

Welsh Correspondence Chess Federation | Ffederasiwn Cymru Gwyddbwyll drwy Ohebiaeth

Llandudno, Wales, 11-15 August 2024

Congress Participants

Delegations

Wales

  • Russell Sherwood as ICCF National Delegate for Wales and ICCF Finance Director
    • Helen Sherwood as Accompanying Person
    • Alexander Sherwood as Accompanying Person
    • Ellie Sherwood as Accompanying Person
  • Austin Lockwood as ICCF Services Director
    • Alice Lockwood as Accompanying Person
    • Mary-Kate Lockwood as Accompanying Person
    • Max Lockwood as Accompanying Person
  • Gareth Yeo
  • Anthony Balshaw
    • Mrs Pat Balshaw as Accompanying Person
  • Mark Adams
    • Diana Adams as Accompanying Person

Canada

  • Valer-Eugen Demian as Delegate Designee for Canada and Chair of the Tournament Director Committee
    • Felicia Costea as Accompanying Person

Czechia

  • Filip Mrkvička as ICCF National Delegate for Czechia

England

  • Phillip J. Beckett as ICCF National Delegate for England and ICCF Ratings Commissioner
  • Richard V. M. Hall
  • Dawn L. Williamson

France

  • Eric Ruch as ICCF National Delegate for France and ICCF President; with proxy for Ecuador

Germany

  • Stephan Busemann as Delegate Designee for Germany
    • Monika Rüter-Busemann as Accompanying Person
  • Uwe Staroske as ICCF World Tournament Director
  • Manfred Frerichs as ICCF Qualifications Commissioner

Hungary

  • Tibor Csiba as ICCF National Delegate for Hungary

Italy

  • Luz Marina Tinjacá Ramirez as Delegate Designee for Italy

Latvia

  • Artis Gaujens as ICCF National Delegate for Latvia

Netherlands

  • Joop Jansen as ICCF National Delegate for Netherlands

Philippines

  • Arthur Simplina as ICCF National Delegate for Philippines and Isolated Player Support Officer
    • Elisa A. Simplina as Accompanying Person
    • William Laurente Cua as Accompanying Person
    • Riqueza Galura Cua as Accompanying Person
    • Raphael Jonathan Cua as Accompanying Person

Poland

  • Mariusz Wojnar as ICCF National Delegate for Poland

Romania

  • Sebastian Andreica-Navruc as ICCF National Delegate for Romania

Slovakia

  • Miroslav Gazi as ICCF National Delegate for Slovakia

Slovenia

  • Marjan Šemrl as ICCF National Delegate for Slovenia and World Correspondence Chess Champion XXIV; with proxy for Austria

South Africa

  • Everdinand Knol as ICCF National Delegate for South Africa
    • JMJ (Hannie) Knol as Accompanying Person

Sweden

  • Per Söderberg as ICCF National Delegate for Sweden and Chair of the Arbitration Committee; with proxy for Portugal
  • Mats Larsson as ICCF Helpdesk Manager
    • Agneta Norén as Accompanying Person

U.S.A.

  • Jason Bokar as ICCF National Delegate for U.S.A. and ICCF Marketing Director
  • Michael Millstone as ICCF General Secretary
  • Dennis M. Doren as ICCF Rules Commissioner
    • Patricia Van Dyke as Accompanying Person
  • Jon Edwards as World Correspondence Chess Champion XXXII
    • Cheryl Edwards as Accompanying Person

Executive Board

  • Eric Ruch as ICCF President
  • Michael Millstone as ICCF General Secretary
  • Russell Sherwood as ICCF Finance Director
  • Uwe Staroske as ICCF World Tournament Director
  • Jason Bokar as ICCF Marketing Director
  • Austin Lockwood as ICCF Services Director

Management Committee

  • Thomas Biedermann as ICCF Entries Commissioner (apologies received)
  • Gian-Maria Tani as ICCF Title Tournament Commissioner (not registered)
  • Giorgio Ruggeri Laderchi as ICCF Non-Title Tournament Commissioner (not registered)
  • Dennis M. Doren as ICCF Rules Commissioner
  • Manfred Frerichs as ICCF Qualifications Commissioner
  • Phillip J. Beckett as ICCF Ratings Commissioner
  • Leonardo Madonia as ICCF Super-Regional Tournament Commissioner (apologies received)

World Champions in Attendance

  • WCCC XXIV Marjan Šemrl
  • WCCC XXXII Jon Edwards

Voting Members

  • Argentina: Juan Alberto Martello, voting online
  • Australia: Garvin Gray, voting online
  • Austria: Tunc Hamarat, voting online (with Marjan Šemrl as proxy)
  • Belgium: Paul Clement, voting online
  • Brazil: Bianor de Oliveira Neves, voting online
  • Bulgaria: Petyo Marinov, voting online
  • Canada: Ralph P. Marconi, voting online (with Valer-Eugen Demian as delegate designee)
  • Chile: Guillermo F. Toro Solís de Ovando, voting online
  • Croatia: Ivan Ivec, voting online
  • Cuba: Giraldo Menéndez Rodríguez, voting online
  • Czechia: Filip Mrkvička as delegate
  • Denmark: Søren Rud Ottesen, voting online
  • Ecuador: Pavao Bjazevic, voting online (with Eric Ruch as proxy)
  • England: Phillip J. Beckett as delegate
  • Spain: Sergio I. De Andrés Senra, voting online
  • Estonia: Jüri Kuusik, voting online
  • Finland: Ragnar Wikman, voting online
  • France: Eric Ruch as delegate
  • Germany: Manfred Scheiba, voting online (with Stephan Busemann as delegate designee)
  • Greece: Fotis Arbis, voting online
  • Guatemala: César Augusto Blanco Gramajo, voting online
  • Hungary: Tibor Csiba as delegate
  • Indonesia: Yosua Sitorus, voting online
  • India: Alok Saxena, voting online
  • Ireland: David Salter, voting online
  • Iceland: Dađi Örn Jónsson, voting online
  • Israel: Yoav Dothan, voting online
  • Italy: Giorgio Ruggeri Laderchi, voting online (with Luz Marina Tinjacá Ramirez as delegate designee)
  • Japan: Koji Hayashi, voting online
  • Latvia: Artis Gaujens as delegate
  • Lithuania: Dmitrijus Chocenka, voting online
  • Luxembourg: Thed Klauner, voting online
  • Mexico: Juan Gustavo Mercader Martínez, voting online
  • Nicaragua: Guy José Bendaña Guerrero, voting online
  • Netherlands: Joop Jansen as delegate
  • Norway: Roger Løvås, voting online
  • New Zealand: Michael Roy Freeman, voting online
  • Panama: Hermann V. Rösch M., voting online
  • Peru: Gino Franco Figlio, voting online
  • Philippines: Arthur Simplina as delegate
  • Poland: Mariusz Wojnar as delegate
  • Portugal: Sérgio A. Martins, voting online (with Per Söderberg as proxy)
  • Romania: Sebastian Andreica-Navruc as delegate
  • South Africa: Everdinand Knol as delegate
  • Scotland: David A. Kilgour, voting online
  • Slovenia: Marjan Šemrl as delegate
  • Switzerland: Ulrich Baumgartner, voting online
  • Slovakia: Miroslav Gazi as delegate
  • Sweden: Per Söderberg as delegate
  • Türkiye: Aziz Serhat Kural, voting online
  • Ukraine: Oleh Horodyskyi, voting online
  • U.S.A.: Jason Bokar as delegate
  • Wales: Russell Sherwood as delegate
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