Delegations

Australia

• Garvin Gray as ICCF National Delegate for Australia

Belarus

• Dmitry Vitalievich Lybin

Bulgaria

• Richard Akrill as Delegate Designee for Bulgaria
  • Hazel Akrill as Accompanying Person

Czech Republic

• Josef Mrkvička as ICCF National Delegate for Czech Republic; with proxy for Ecuador
• Alena Mrkvičková as Member of the Czech Delegation
• Petr Buchníček as Guest of Congress
  • Eduard Buchníček as Accompanying Person

Denmark

• Søren Rud Ottesen as ICCF National Delegate for Denmark
• Kim Ronnow Jensen as Member of the Danish Delegation

England

• Andrew Dearnley as ICCF National Delegate for England
• Richard V. M. Hall as Delegate Designee for England and Chair of the Arbitration Committee

Finland

• Jussi Salminen as Delegate Designee for Finland
• Heikki Arppi as Member of the Finnish Delegation
  • Ms. Maija Pesonen as Accompanying Person
• Olavi Riikonen as Member of the Finnish Delegation
  • Anneli Riikonen as Accompanying Person
  • Seija Nuutilainen as Accompanying Person

France

• Eric Ruch as ICCF National Delegate for France and ICCF President
• Frank Geider as ICCF World Tournament Director

Germany

• Stephan Busemann as ICCF National Delegate for Germany; with proxy for Austria
  • Monika Rüter-Busemann as Accompanying Person
• Gerhard Binder as ICCF Ratings Commissioner and Honorary Member
  • Elisabeth Binder as Accompanying Person
• Jörg Kracht as ICCF Non-Title Tournament Commissioner
  • Frau Cornelia Bartelt as Accompanying Person
• Matthias Kribben as Member of the German Delegation
  • Ricarda Soehndel as Accompanying Person
• Uwe Staroske as ICCF Qualifications Commissioner
• Robert Bauer
  • Rejane Aparecida Santi as Accompanying Person
  • Leonardo Santos Jacyntho as Accompanying Person
• Matjaž Pirš
• Georg Windhausen
  • Simone Dilge as Accompanying Person

Indonesia

• Yosua Sitorus as ICCF National Delegate for Indonesia
  • Verawaty Barimbing as Accompanying Person

Italy

• Luz Marina Tinjacá Ramirez as Delegate Designee for Italy
• Patrizia Limoli as Member of the Italian Delegation
• Gianni Mastrojeni as Honorary Member
  • Elena Temnianu as Accompanying Person

Latvia

• Artis Gaujens as ICCF National Delegate for Latvia
• Maigonis Avotinš
  • Anita Avotina as Accompanying Person
• Guntis Gerhards
  • Liene Gerharde as Accompanying Person

Lithuania

• Virginijus Grabliauskas as ICCF National Delegate for Lithuania
• Ruslanas Prigodinas as Member of the Lithuanian Delegation
• Marijonas Ročius as Member of the Lithuanian Delegation
• Dmitrijus Chocenka
• Alfonsas Kupšys
• Kestutis Mužas
• Alfredas Samerdokas

Netherlands

• Wim H. van Vugt as Delegate Designee for Netherlands
  • Roelofje Wilms as Accompanying Person
• Jan M. Vosselman as ICCF Finance Director

Poland

• Mariusz Wojnar as ICCF National Delegate for Poland; with proxy for Hungary
  • Marzena Wojnar as Accompanying Person
  • Ewa Wojnar as Accompanying Person

Romania

• Sebastian Andreica-Navruc as ICCF National Delegate for Romania
  • Roxana ANDREICA-NAVRUC as Accompanying Person

Russia

• Andrey Nikolaevich Pavlikov as ICCF National Delegate for Russia and Europa Zone Director
• Sergey Yakovlevich Grodzensky as Honorary Member; with proxy for Belarus
  • Grodzenskaya Natalia Borisovna as Accompanying Person
• Sergey Konstantinovich Matyukhin
• Nikolay Nikolaevich Poleshchuk
  • Vilga Saveleva as Accompanying Person

Scotland

• Gordon M. Anderson as ICCF National Delegate for Scotland
  • Mrs Margaret Anderson as Accompanying Person

Slovakia

• Ján Helbich as Delegate Designee for Slovakia
  • Tatiana Helbichová as Accompanying Person

Slovenia

• Marjan Šemrl as ICCF National Delegate for Slovenia and World Correspondence Chess Champion XXIV

South Africa

• Everdinand Knol as ICCF National Delegate for South Africa and Africa and Asia Zone Director
  • Hannie Knol as Accompanying Person

Sweden

• Per Söderberg as ICCF National Delegate for Sweden and Honorary Member; with proxy for Portugal

Switzerland

• Ulrich Baumgartner as ICCF National Delegate for Switzerland

U.S.A.

• Dennis M. Doren as Delegate Designee for U.S.A. and ICCF Rules Commissioner; with proxy for Cuba and Israel
  • Patricia Van Dyke as Accompanying Person
• Michael Millstone as ICCF General Secretary

Ukraine

• Iurii Koshmak as Delegate Designee for Ukraine
  • Kosolapov Vadim as Accompanying Person
  • Demianiuk Andrii as Accompanying Person
  • Koshmak Nina as Accompanying Person

Wales

• Russell Sherwood as ICCF National Delegate for Wales and ICCF Marketing Director
  • Helen Sherwood as Accompanying Person
  • Alexander Sherwood as Accompanying Person
  • Ellie Sherwood as Accompanying Person
• Austin Lockwood as ICCF Services Director and ICCF Webmaster

Executive Board

• Eric Ruch as ICCF President
• Michael Millstone as ICCF General Secretary
• Jan M. Vosselman as ICCF Finance Director
• Frank Geider as ICCF World Tournament Director
• Russell Sherwood as ICCF Marketing Director
• Jason Bokar as World Zone Director (apologies received)
• Andrey Nikolaevich Pavlikov as Europa Zone Director
• Everdinand Knol as Africa and Asia Zone Director

Management Committee

• Gerhard Binder as ICCF Ratings Commissioner
• Dennis M. Doren as ICCF Rules Commissioner
• Jörg Kracht as ICCF Non-Title Tournament Commissioner
• Uwe Staroske as ICCF Qualifications Commissioner
• Gian-Maria Tani as ICCF Title Tournament Commissioner (apologies received)
• Thomas Biedermann as ICCF Entry Commissioner (apologies received)

World Champions in Attendance

• WCCC XXIV Marjan Šemrl

Voting Members

• Argentina: Juan Alberto Martello, voting online
• Australia: Garvin Gray as delegate
• Austria: Tunc Hamarat, voting online (with Stephan Busemann as proxy)
• Belarus: Mikhail Ivanovich Shablinsky, voting online (with Sergey Yakovlevich Grodzensky as proxy)
• Belgium: Paul Clement, voting online
• Brazil: Bianor de Oliveira Neves, voting online
• Bulgaria: Petyo Marinov, voting online (with Richard Akrill as delegate designee)
• Canada: Ralph P. Marconi, voting online
• Cape Verde: Francisco Carapinha, voting online
• Chile: Guillermo F. Toro Solís de Ovando, voting online
• Croatia: Leonardo Ljubičić, voting online
• Cuba: Pablo Salcedo Mederos, voting online (with Dennis M. Doren as proxy)
• Czech Republic: Josef Mrkvička as delegate
• Denmark: Søren Rud Ottesen as delegate
• Ecuador: Pavao Bjazevic, voting online (with Josef Mrkvička as proxy)
• England: Andrew Dearnley as delegate
• Estonia: Jüri Kuusik, voting online
• Finland: Ragnar Wikman, voting online (with Jussi Salminen as delegate designee)
• France: Eric Ruch as delegate
• Germany: Stephan Busemann as delegate
• Greece: Fotis Arbis, voting online
• Guatemala: César Augusto Blanco Gramajo, voting online
• Hong Kong: Hin Sing Henry Leung, voting online
• Hungary: Iván Bottlik, voting online (with Mariusz Wojnar as proxy)
• Iceland: Dađi Örn Jónsson, voting online
• India: Alok Saxena, voting online
• Indonesia: Yosua Sitorus as delegate
• Ireland: David Salter, voting online
• Israel: Yoav Dothan, voting online (with Dennis M. Doren as proxy)
• Italy: Giorgio Ruggeri Laderchi, voting online (with Luz Marina Tinjacá Ramirez as delegate designee)
• Japan: Hirokaz Onoda, voting online
• Latvia: Artis Gaujens as delegate
• Lithuania: Virginijus Grabliauskas as delegate
• Luxembourg: Thed Klauner, voting online
• Mexico: Juan Gustavo Mercader Martínez, voting online
• Netherlands: Joop Jansen, voting online (with Wim H. van Vugt as delegate designee)
• New Zealand: Michael Roy Freeman, voting online
• Nicaragua: Guy José Bendaña Guerrero, voting online
• Norway: Reidar Gramstad, voting online
• Panama: Hermann V. Rösch M., voting online
• Peru: Gino Franco Figlio, voting online
• Poland: Mariusz Wojnar as delegate
• Portugal: João Luís Salvador Marques, voting online (with Per Söderberg as proxy)
• Romania: Sebastian Andreica-Navruc as delegate
• Russia: Andrey Nikolaevich Pavlikov as delegate
• Scotland: Gordon M. Anderson as delegate
• Slovakia: Milan Manduch, voting online (with Ján Helbich as delegate designee)
• Slovenia: Marjan Šemrl as delegate
• South Africa: Everdinand Knol as delegate
• Spain: Valentín Costa Trillo, voting online
• Sweden: Per Söderberg as delegate
• Switzerland: Ulrich Baumgartner as delegate
• Turkey: Aziz Serhat Kural, voting online
• U.S.A.: Jason Bokar, voting online (with Dennis M. Doren as delegate designee)
• Ukraine: Georgy Goncharenko, voting online (with Iurii Koshmak as delegate designee)
• Venezuela: César Jesús Reyes Maldonado, voting online
• Wales: Russell Sherwood as delegate

Awards

The following awards will be presented in Vilnius:

Grand Master

• Vitalijus Novikovas
• Georg Windhausen

Senior International Master

• Dainius Minelga
• Andrey Nikolaevich Pavlikov

International Master

• Andrey Nikolaevich Pavlikov
• Yosua Sitorus
• Luz Marina Tinjacá Ramirez
• Gediminas Voveris

Correspondence Chess Master

• Gordon M. Anderson
• Guntis Gerhards
• Garvin Gray
• Andrey Nikolaevich Pavlikov
• Romas Rutkus
• Alexander Sherwood
• Gediminas Voveris
• Saulius Voveris

Correspondence Chess Expert

• Richard Akrill
• Garvin Gray
• Andrey Nikolaevich Pavlikov
• Romas Rutkus
• Gediminas Voveris
• Saulius Voveris
• Wim H. van Vugt

Olympiad XX Gold Medal

• Robert Bauer
• Stephan Busemann
• Matthias Kribben

Olympiad XX Silver Medal

• Sergey Konstantinovich Matyukhin

III North Sea Team Tournament

• Matjaž Pirš

V. Danube Cup-Paul Darmogray Memorial

• Matjaž Pirš

X. Baltic Sea Team Tournament

• Matjaž Pirš