KWA 2003 – 2004 (1)

Foundation November 2003

Visit of Wolfenbütel library

Foundational meeting in Braunschweig

All sponsored by Klittich-Pfankuch auction house

Board meeting in Amsterdam

Distribution of Chess Reader (to first 100 members)

Database project discussion but no progress

Explosive growth to over 100 members within a few months

Database progress

Andreas Saremba presents hierarchical concept called FRBR

Andreas adapts the FRBR concept to the KWA database project

First version

Second version using some member comments, after meeting in Berlin with Jurgen Stigter, in May

Database plan proposed by Scutala after summer holiday

KWA 2003 – 2004 (2)

Misfits in board work

Michael Negele connects everyone and everything by email

Resulting in lack of response from chairman due to (email) overload

Board meeting at Klittich-Pfankuch auction in June, 2004

Lack of cooperation discussed and resolved (i.e. improved)

To do: further improve and stay alert

Measures and actual situation

(Better) distribution of board work

Transfer of part of the work to country representatives

distribution of information (when not over website)

translation into “local” language (when possible / needed)

collecting of member dues

distribution of letters and publications

More acute handling of emails

answer “to” emails a.s.a.p.

don't need to answer “cc” emails

KWA 2003 – 2004 (3)

Website

Very well appreciated

Updates made regularly by webmaster, Ralf Binnewirtz

Additional payment needed for major updates (depending on time needed)

Reconsider payment in 2005 (ought to be increased for current workload)

Need much more input for forum from members

Member recommended to let be added member homepages on kwabc.com

Projects and meetings

Database project

Book projects

support

publishing on website and/or as book

Member meetings

aims, when, where

Board meeting 19 november in Braunschweig

Jurgen Stigter

2004-09-18T01:19:07