Announcement: FIDE Trainers' Certificates & Badges
The FIDE Congress that concluded 16^th November 2007 in Antalya, Turkey, confirmed that the FIDE Singapore Office will issue invoices for the Certificates & Badges and upon receipt of payment, will send the certificates & badges to the trainers concerned. The process will start in February 2008 and the certificates & badges will take effect from 1^st February 2008

for 2 years thus expiring on 31^st January 2010 for those who obtained their titles by direct application; and

for 3 years thus expiring on 31^st January 2011 for those who obtained their titles by passing seminar examinations.

The Title & License Fees payable are:

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

Account Name: FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE D'ECHECS FIDE
IBAN:  CH76 0024 3243 3420 8761 W                     BIC:     UBSWCHZH80A

The FIDE Singapore Office will send the certificates & badges between March and April 2008 provided all relevant information have also been sent by email to:

Tang Kum Foo    This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
with copy to Jovan Petronic   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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 1^st February 2008, all academies conducting seminars shall have to collect ALL fees and transfer them to the FIDE account noted above within ten 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