AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2008-2009

The ACF Council has extended to 30 June 2008 the deadline for offers to conduct the 2008-2009 Australian Open Championship on behalf of the ACF.

Other aspects of the call for bids published in email newsletters 416 and 417 are unchanged:

• ACF by-laws and resolutions governing the conduct of Australian Championship tournaments, including the Australian Open Championship, may be seen on the ACF web site at www.auschess.org.au via the link to Constitution and By-laws;
• Under current by-laws, the 2008-2009 Australian Women's Championship is to be incorporated in the Open Championship;
• The chosen organiser must endeavour to conduct the tournament in compliance with all ACF Council resolutions and by-laws not suspended for the purpose;
• Normal time is a starting date in late December or very early January and a finishing date towards the middle of January;
• An expression of interest in having the title decided by results in a tournament that is currently scheduled to be held in NSW in a later month remains under consideration;
• ACF will provide the organiser with a guarantee against loss of an amount not exceeding $2000, receipt of which would be conditional upon presentation of a financial statement acceptable to the Council;
• Bids should contain the information required by the By-laws for ACF Tournaments, which are at www.auschess.org.au/constitution/index.html;
• Bids should be submitted to the ACF Secretary Jey Hoole at jeydh4@hotmail.com with a copy to gwastell@netspace.net.au by 30 June 2008.

An application form covering matters in the by-laws may be obtained by contacting either of the above.