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Mississauga CYCC Qualifier
Organizer: Mississauga Chess Club
Location: U of T Mississauga Campus, faculty lounge
Website: http://www.mississaugachessclub.ca/
Visit our website for location map
For this particular event we re-scheduled three times in May itself to
avoid conflicts with the CCC, the OGCC and the OHSS championships.
It is possible that you may have not had too many options.
But a word of consultation in our ear before infringing on our
schedule would have eased any misunderstanding. I have to
deal with a number of irate parents, which I don't find amusing.
Potential Grand-Prix toppers now have to make a bilious choice.
If you detect a steely glint, may I point out a recent precedent:
In similar circumstances to yours, another organizer very recently
wished to organize OCC qualifier events, and got in touch with us prior.
We were able to assist in scheduling around our events, and further
assist by promoting this organizer's events on our website, etc.
I am sure you are not unaware of the protocols involved.
Francis Rodrigues
Regional Director
Chess'n Math Association toronto@chess-math.org
tel: 416-488-5506 fax:416-486-4637
701 Mt. Pleasant Road, Toronto, ON, M4S 2N4
website: www.chess-math.org
I avoided April 14-15, Niagara Falls.
I avoided April 21-22, KW April Quick Open.
I avoided April 28-29, OYCC.
I avoided May 5-6, the Guelph Olympic fundraiser.
I avoided May 19-20, Ontario Girls Championship.
I avoided May 26-27, Ontario High School Championship.
Is going into June is a little bit late for a CYCC qualifier?
That left only May 12-13, most of our parents preferred the Sunday, and afternoon to avoid conflict with church. I was not aware of your Grand Prix #3, nobody at the club mentioned it.
I will give some thought to rescheduling, but may I ask, how many irate parents? Is it just 1 or 2, or a whole bunch? A private email maybe preferred, rgillanders@cogeco.ca
Last edited by Bob Gillanders; Friday, 6th April, 2012, 04:52 PM.
I avoided April 14-15, Niagara Falls.
I avoided April 21-22, KW April Quick Open.
I avoided April 28-29, OYCC.
I avoided May 5-6, the Guelph Olympic fundraiser.
I avoided May 19-20, Ontario Girls Championship.
I avoided May 26-27, Ontario High School Championship.
Bob,
I have PM'd you.
Our 13 May event is the Grand Prix Final, the culmination of a year's
real hard work for the participants towards a total of $3,000 in prizes.
Most of the dates you mention above are not exclusively youth events,
as yours and ours are, you therefore have some latitude in choice.
May I also point out an error above - the Ontario Girls Championship is
only 1 day - Sat. 19 May - you therefore have the Sunday 20 May available,
and being a week after our Grand Prix, we can send you over 100 players!
Nothing is set in stone, but working together is far better than not:-)
Francis
Francis Rodrigues
Regional Director
Chess'n Math Association toronto@chess-math.org
tel: 416-488-5506 fax:416-486-4637
701 Mt. Pleasant Road, Toronto, ON, M4S 2N4
website: www.chess-math.org
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