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Board of directors and shareholder's meeting in Dresden

Dresden, 17/04/2008
A comprehensive agenda was implemented in the board of directors and shareholders of the Schacholympiade 2008 – Chess Foundation GmbH meetings on April 4th. CEO Jörn Verleger extensively informed the representatives of the Dresden city council and the association Schacholympiade Dresden e.V about the status quo of the preparations for the big tournament in November.

Six single-spaced pages long is the master plan for the Chess Olympiad Dresden 2008. For the first time this internal strategy draft was publicized in the board of directors meeting past Friday, April 4. Executive director Jörn Verleger assures to be “well within time with the preparations for the Olympiad”.

The plan comprises more than 350 individual tasks up until the set up shortly before the beginning of the event. Emphasis is put on sports-technical organization, Players Services, IT, Venue Management, Ceremonies and Marketing. Almost one quarter of the tasks has already been fulfilled.