PDC Meeting, AUG 5-6 2019 in Paris

The Planning and Development Commission, PDC, held its meeting at Maison de Tunisie at Cite Universitaire in Paris, France on August 5-6, 2019.

FIDE Deputy President, Bachar Kouatly welcomed the team on the first day and made a brief presentation on the activities of the French Chess Federation.

FIDE President, Arkady Dvorkovich, also addressed the team remotely and expressed gratitude for the work being done as well as proposed areas of focus. Executive Director Victor Bologan actively participated in discussions to ensure continued alignment with FIDE priorities.

The PDC members present were Sonja Johnson-Secretary, Tshepiso Lopang-Councillor, Danara Shovunova, Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou, Majlinda Pilinci, Carolina Munoz Solis. Fidel Gonzalez – Councillor participated remotely.

The team reviewed the activities of the Commission to date, proposed other
projects as well as designed a work programme which will guide its activities for the rest of 2019.

Please go to PDC Priority Actions to see the list of activities.

PDC Priority Actions Q3 and Q4 2019

The upcoming priorities for the PDC include:

• Increased engagement and coordination with other Commissions

• Proposed Capacity Building Programmes for FIDE and its various arms.

• Website additions.

• Design of online review and approval system for funding requests.