# 9th Internet-Based Arbiter Seminar underway **URL:** \ **Category:** Running Chess Tournaments\ **Created:** [September 17, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464 "2011-09-17T14:50:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sevan\_Muradian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Sevan\_Muradian](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Sevan_Muradian)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464/1 "2011-09-17T14:50:51Z")
We have 10 US TD’s, 1 Canadian, and 1 Australian. 1 other seems to have disappeared after registering for it. A second generation Priest is also following in dad’s footsteps (Allen participated in the first even Internet Arbiter seminar)… a lot of other known directors are participating - Matt Phelps, Mike Hoffpauir, Enrique Huerta, and Ankit Gupta… Takis is off and running giving the instruction… ---
**Author:** ![Sevan\_Muradian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Sevan\_Muradian](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Sevan_Muradian)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464/2 "2011-09-18T21:02:57Z")
Off to a great start… we’ve covered the lionshare of the material this weekend with a lot of interaction from the attendees. Next Saturday we’ll cover the last two topics of Title Regulations and Rating Regulations, along with a Q&A on open questions from this week and then on Sunday the attendees will take their exams. ---
**Author:** ![wilecoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2bfe46/32.png) [@wilecoyote](https://forum.uschess.org/u/wilecoyote)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464/3 "2011-09-18T23:32:50Z")
You guys are cranking right along! I think you’re farther along at this point than my group was last year when the internet-based seminar was held the first time. Have you noticed any improvements in the process, or maybe kinks/bugs worked out? Is Takis perhaps more comfortable with the format now that he’s had experience with it? Or maybe this group is just smarter than we were 😈 ---
**Author:** ![Sevan\_Muradian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Sevan\_Muradian](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Sevan_Muradian)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464/4 "2011-09-18T23:42:06Z")
> [@wilecoyote](#): > > You guys are cranking right along! I think you’re farther along at this point than my group was last year when the internet-based seminar was held the first time. > > Have you noticed any improvements in the process, or maybe kinks/bugs worked out? Is Takis perhaps more comfortable with the format now that he’s had experience with it? Or maybe this group is just smarter than we were 😈 Different web-conferencing package we’re using this time around so a few kinks with that but we don’t have to worry about using Skype like we did last time and the challenges we had. Now you can only chat if you’re not Takis or myself so that holds down background noise, etc. The two groups (last year and this year) I would say are approximately the same in terms of skill level. It just happens that we were able to plug along this year. ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Phelps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@Matt\_Phelps](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Matt_Phelps)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464/5 "2011-09-19T16:10:22Z")
> [@Sevan Muradian](#): > > Different web-conferencing package we’re using this time around so a few kinks with that but we don’t have to worry about using Skype like we did last time and the challenges we had. Now you can only chat if you’re not Takis or myself so that holds down background noise, etc. > > The two groups (last year and this year) I would say are approximately the same in terms of skill level. It just happens that we were able to plug along this year. I beg to differ! The lack of Ken alone increases our skill level dramatically. 🙂 Seriously, the seminar is going very smoothly. The conferencing software is perfect for this type of thing. It even runs on my Linux laptop with no issues. Not having to run Windows makes me a very happy learner. The material is clear, and Takis is doing a great job presenting while answering questions from the chat window. It’s working very well. -Matt Phelps, Future FA ---
**Author:** ![Crume](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Crume](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Crume)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464/6 "2011-09-20T23:33:06Z")
Which conferencing software? ---
**Author:** ![Sevan\_Muradian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Sevan\_Muradian](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Sevan_Muradian)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464/7 "2011-09-20T23:42:58Z")
> [@Crume](#): > > Which conferencing software? No really conferencing software. More conferencing / LMS hybrid. Called WizIQ. –Sevan ---
**Author:** ![kinnerc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d07c76/32.png) [@kinnerc](https://forum.uschess.org/u/kinnerc)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464/8 "2011-09-22T19:29:38Z")
So Sevan, these seminars are being run yearly basically? If so I’ll look very forward to participating in the future. Gotta get several more tournaments under my belt first! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Immitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Steve\_Immitt](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Steve_Immitt)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464/9 "2011-09-23T00:40:29Z")
> [@kinnerc](#): > > So Sevan, these seminars are being run yearly basically? If so I’ll look very forward to participating in the future. Gotta get several more tournaments under my belt first! 🙂 When’s the next “IO” Internet Seminar? ---
**Author:** ![Sevan\_Muradian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Sevan\_Muradian](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Sevan_Muradian)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464/10 "2011-09-24T19:46:05Z")
Well it is done now… we’ve completed all 3 days of the seminar and tomorrow the victims, I mean participants, will take their examination. 1 Canadian, 1 Australian, and 8 American’s is what the composition is. They will take their test tomorrow and within 2 weeks have their grades provided to them. Good luck to them all and I hope they found the seminar to be a good one… ---
**Author:** ![Sevan\_Muradian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Sevan\_Muradian](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Sevan_Muradian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464/11 "2011-09-25T15:08:02Z")
And they’ve been off now for 30 minutes plugging away through their exam. In another 4 hours we’ll receive the completed exams back… Good luck to all… ---
**Author:** ![DrCheck](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.uschess.org/drcheck/32/32_2.png) [@DrCheck](https://forum.uschess.org/u/DrCheck)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464/12 "2011-09-25T18:05:27Z")
didn’t the first group only get 3 hours to complete the exam? ---
**Author:** ![Sevan\_Muradian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Sevan\_Muradian](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Sevan_Muradian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464/13 "2011-09-25T18:07:27Z")
It was either 3 or 3.5 hours. I can’t remember. There were concerns over people slow to type so the Chair of the Arbiters Commission agreed to extend. ---
**Author:** ![wilecoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2bfe46/32.png) [@wilecoyote](https://forum.uschess.org/u/wilecoyote)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464/14 "2011-09-25T18:22:07Z")
> [@Sevan Muradian](#): > > It was either 3 or 3.5 hours. I can’t remember. There were concerns over people slow to type so the Chair of the Arbiters Commission agreed to extend. I can remember. 😈 It was three hours. Sigh, getting soft on 'em, eh? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sevan\_Muradian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Sevan\_Muradian](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Sevan_Muradian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464/15 "2011-09-25T19:30:51Z")
All 10 exams have been received… now the waiting begins… 😈 ---
**Author:** ![wilecoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2bfe46/32.png) [@wilecoyote](https://forum.uschess.org/u/wilecoyote)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464/16 "2011-09-25T19:40:51Z")
> [@Sevan Muradian](#): > > All 10 exams have been received… now the waiting begins… 😈 Ten? Two candidates chose not to take the exam? ---
**Author:** ![Sevan\_Muradian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Sevan\_Muradian](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Sevan_Muradian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464/17 "2011-09-25T19:42:25Z")
> [@wilecoyote](#): > > > [@Sevan Muradian](#): > > > > All 10 exams have been received… now the waiting begins… 😈 > > Ten? Two candidates chose not to take the exam? 2 people dropped for various reasons. 1 before the first session and 1 after the first session. 8 US people, 1 Canadian, and 1 Australian were the final count… ---
**Author:** ![Sevan\_Muradian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Sevan\_Muradian](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Sevan_Muradian)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464/18 "2011-09-28T01:24:33Z")
Out of the 10 people that sat for the arbiter exam the following7 people have passed the exam: Matt Phelps - USA Ankit Gupta - USA Andrew Thall - USA Payam Afkham-Ebrahimi - IRI Rene Preotu - CAN Thomas Priest - USA William Broich - USA Congrats to those that passed. This will be published on the FIDE website sometime this week and will be recorded officially after the next Congress in October. ---
**Author:** ![Allen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbce88/32.png) [@Allen](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Allen)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464/19 "2011-09-28T02:22:26Z")
Congratulations! And an Attaboy to my son! All I did to help him was tell him the test was really hard. ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Phelps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@Matt\_Phelps](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Matt_Phelps)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464/20 "2011-09-28T04:56:31Z")
Thanks to Takis and Sevan! I’m very happy I passed! Wasn’t sure when I wizzed through the last five or six questions really fast. I guess I CAN pair quickly by hand 🙂 Who needs a TD for their next FIDE rated event? -Matt [Next page](https://forum.uschess.org/t/9th-internet-based-arbiter-seminar-underway/15464.md?page=2)