Date sent: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 23:40:45 +0100
Renju Newsletter No 64 - 2000
-------------------------------------------------
A report of the first Asia committee
Dear,Renju friends!
I have visited to China Shanghai, from 6th October to 10th.
Now I report to you about this trip.
During this every 7 years, on October or December, Nihon
Renju-sha (Japan Renju Federation) had dispatched some
players to China for friendship between China and Japan, and
coach of Renju. Up to this time, we went to Beijing every
year, but this time, we went to Shanghai first time.
Japanese members are T.Takagawa 5-dan, Y.Adachi 4-dan,
K.Yamamoto 2-dan, S.Imai 7-kyu (biginner, young girl), and
H.Nara 9-dan. And T.Honda 1-dan lives in Shanghai took part
in. Many many Renju friends in Shanghai had come to meet us.
So we had nice and significant days in Shanghai.
We played small friendship tournament there. Japanese
team got 10 points, China team got 12 points, so China won!
By the way, this time, our big purpose is the first meeting
of Asia committee. Last year on August, we decided the
foundation of Asia committee by RIF official meeting in
Beijing. Then we had a first meeting this time.
Of course, we informed to Taiwan, Korea, but unfortunately
they didn't come to China. But Russia (A.Nosovsky) sent us
e-mail and they say that they support and join Asia
committee.
So this time, we had a meeting with only China (Na Wei)
and Japan (H.Nara). But no problem, the biggest important
matter is "Starting".
The official record of the first Asia committee meeting is
the following. If there are some advice, suggestion, or
impression, please send e-mail to Asia committee.
Thank you.
Best regards,
00.10.28 Hideki Nara (Japan)
<< A matter of the first Asia committee report >>
Asia committee
Chairperson Yoshimi Hayakawa
China Na Wei
Japan Hideki Nara
In a RIF conference done in Beijing in August, last year,
it was resolved to establish Asia committee formally. Because
we carried out the first Asia committee meeting, report it
as follows.
About Asia committee member nation, we raise it formally by
separate mail in addition to above.
A participation hope country asks for registration of two
or over (one person in charge, one connection person) frontman
an address ; Yoshimi Hayakawa
CC.; Na Wei
Hideki Nara
a time limit ; the end of July, 2001.
=== The first Asia committee meeting minutes ===
Date and time : October 8, from 10:00 to 13:30
The place : The China Shanghai city
Participation :
A conference attendant
China Na Wei
Japanese Hideki Nara (An agent of Hayakawa , the chairperson)
Teiji Takagawa(an observer)
Interpreter Liu Haiou
Letter of proxy participation
Russian (there is prior information than Mr. A. Nosovsky)
Israel (Mr. Leonid Gluhovsky came to Shanghai, but absent
by circumstances on that day)
There is no answer from Taiwan and the Republic of Korea
for Asia committee guidance of this time.
Based on an abstract bill book, we did opinion exchange,
adjustment and got a decision matter of the following just
what and mutual agreement of a continuation examination item
after the next time.
A decision matter :
1.Names
1) This committee was named "Asia committee", and we recognize
that this time meeting in Shanghai was the first meeting
of this commitee.
2) It is an error in writing that there is with chairperson
Norihiko Kawamura in the minutes of RIF conference in August,
99, and Yoshimi Hayakawa is regular (We finish information
to the RIF headquarters).
2.A purpose
1) We do the Asia district whole and the spread of renju of
each country of developing with a purpose. We plan revitali-
zation of each country mutual international interchange
through renju simultaneously and do peace of each country
with a purpose.
2) We wrestle toward pass holding of Asia championship tournament
in the future.
3.Activity contents
1) By holding of periodical Asia committee (a meeting), we
plan revitalization of each country mutual international
interchange. We assume that a committee holding country
is each country basically and holds it in turn, but decide
the concrete place and holding frequency after having
examined the right or wrong of voyage between countries,
an expense, an effect in a committee.
4.About the recruitment of a member nation
1) We do an appeal through renju newsletter, RIF homepage to
each country and raise it formally.
(charge:Hideki Nara, to execute by an end of October)
2) The first member nation recruitment does it with the end
of July, 2001 (before the second Asia commitee start),
but we continue it afterwards and accept participation.
3) A member nation has one or two frontman (a person in charge
and an connection person) register themselves.
4) A target country does it generally with a country called
Asia district or an area, and, in the west, Israel,the
east, Japan, the south, Philippines, the north ,Mongolia
with an aim. we permit to participate even if a boundary
line is one country or area aloft if there is hope.
Russia belongs to Europe committee, but it is assumed that
Asia committee participation is possible. (confirmation
gets off with a RIF conference in August, 1999)
5) About Taiwan, we have them join it by a way of thinking
the same as Olympic spirit as an area.
(this is a political problem between nations of China
and Taiwan, and it is not a problem of our renju community.
When we push forward renju activity, we may do it while
paying attention, not to be a wall.)
5.About an organization system of Asia committee
1) At first we raise a member nation and have each country
frontman register itself. We can go along as follows
afterwards.
(the details must be discussed it in a second committee)
2) In addition to a chairperson, the name sets some secondary
chairpersons. We may discuss number of people and individual
name in second committee.
3) We establish each committee (a subcommittee) in the future
and will move into action as an organization.
4) We make the term of office and an election method of an
officer of chairpersons clear.
6. About the collection of fee
1) Between facing it, we do not do the collection of fees,
but examine fee setting in the future if organization
activity gets on orbit, and usage of expense makes it
clear, an agreement of a member nation is provided.
7.About an expense (transportation expenses and lodging costs)
burden in committee holding
1) We undertake participation to activity of Asia committee
(when it was held a large-scale tournament in the future),
and transportation expenses, lodging costs do it with
participating nation individual payment basically.
8.A next time holding plan
1) In August, 2001, we hold second Asia committee meeting
during the 7th world championship tournament in Kyoto.
=== A continuation examination item after this time ===
1. About Asia committee organization system
1) A member nation discusses the details of item above
decision matter 5. again at a prepared point in time.
2. About concrete activity contents of Asia committee
1) We discuss an administration method of regular Asia
committee (a meeting), the holding time and the place
of Asia championship in the future, the contents, the
others again.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Main opinion exchange, suggestion describe main suggestion in
first Asia committee, opinion exchange as follows.
We discuss it to be concrete in second committee.
1) We want to set editing committee in the future and want to
examine publication of a magazine.
->
If a committee has been organized properly, we want to do
realization in the future.
2) Asia championship tournament will division to any class,
man and woman, age and strength, or not?
->
If a participant considerably rises to number, we should
examine it, but at first it is the first step that hold.
Class division should examine in the next step.
3) There is the plan that wants to hold Asia championship
tournament holding in China ,Shanghai, in 2002 years.
->
It is a very splendid plan, but we afraid that no continuation
of next tournament. At a point in time when each country was
even on in second committee, We think about the later
continuation nature and examine it.
4) We want to examine a plan of team match with Europe district
in the future.
->
It is a good plan, but at first it settles it first to hold
Asia championship tournament.
5) For a person and the group which contributed to renju
development of Asia district, make a prize. By this, we can
expect the following three points of merit.
[1] We try hard so that all take a prize and am revitalized.
[2] A person working for renju increases.
[3] A big sponsor is easy to be on.
->
It is a good plan. We will consult you together in a second
committee.