Mike Cavallo, Fan Adams and I held a breakfast discussion at the Amateur Team East. Mike, Bill Goichberg and Rachel Lieberman met with Southern California organizers at the home of Dr. Joe Wagner. Mike, Jim Eade and Tom Dorsch met with Illinois chess officials at the US Masters. I met with the local chess leadership in Denver, Kansas City and Atlanta. We started the practice of scheduling open forum sessions in which spectators at PB meetings can state their opinions or ask questions to PB members.
Closed sessions occur less often than in the past.
Advanced notice for both the open forums and closed sessions is given and they take place as scheduled. In the past, documents marked confidential tended to retain that classification forever. When it comes to rules, ratings and qualifications matters, our National Vice president Bill Goichberg is as knowledgeable as anyone. Through his leadership, we have unanimously passed significant improvements and refinements. An improved system including use of peak ratings was adopted as the way we will now choose those representing USCF in world youth championships.