7 July 2008

The FIDE Singapore Office has issued the second batch of Trainers’ Badges to the trainers who had sent in their data and made payment.

The next batch of badges will be processed and sent out in September 2008 and those badges take effect from 1st February 2008 for 2 years thus expiring on 31st January 2010 for those who obtained their titles by direct application; and for 3 years thus thus expiring on 31st Januart 2011 for those who had obtained their titles by passing seminar examinations.

The Title & License Fees payable are:

All existing titleholders shall transfer the Licence Fees to FIDE, whose account details are:

Account Name:           Federation Internationale d'Echecs (FIDE)
Bank:                          UBS, Switzerland
IBAN:                         CH76 0024 3243 3420 8761 W
BIC:                            UBSWCHZH80A
Address:                      Case Postale
                                    CH-1002 Lausanne, Switzerland

The FIDE Singapore Office will send the badges provided all relevant information had also been sent by email to:

1. Tang Kum Foo  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  
2. with copy to Jovan Petronic This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  
3. and copy to Alberto Muniz Pardino  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

The email shall carry the subject line: FIDE Trainers' Data and give the following information:

Name & Surname:
Member Federation:
Date of Birth:                          dd/mm/yyyy
Gender:
Email Address:
Mailing Address:
Passport Number:
Passport expiry date:               dd/mm/yyyy
all FIDE Titles held:                 example - GM, IM, IO, IA, FA, etc ...
Photograph:                             jpg fomat

With effect from 1st February 2008, all academies conducting seminars shall collect ALL fees and transfer them to the FIDE account noted above within 10 days after the end of each seminar so that successful candidates shall receive their certificates & badges within one month from the end of the seminar.

Ignatius Leong
FIDE General Secretary