Eric Schiller 	  Apr 26 1993, 8:12 pm     show options
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Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1993 02:48:23 GMT
Local: Mon, Apr 26 1993 7:48 pm
Subject: 1993 World Ch on Internet
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I am presently preparing proposals for some of the facilities
at the 1993 World Chess Championship in London, where I will
be involved in a capacity as yet to be determined. I would
like to see significant, timely coverage of the match made
available to the net, primarily through this group. I have
already had some suggestions regarding using ICS, the chessnews
list, etc in a variety of ways.

I would like to receive specific suggestions for netcoverage,
from the content of postings to manner of transmission and
even criteria for accreditation (I envision masses of netters
showing up asking to be accredited as journalists for "Internet"!).

Please e-mail your thoughts to me (chess...@netcom.com), also
posting to the net if you wish. In a few weeks, when I have
an official status with the match, I will post a summary of
the ideas together with my comments and, if we are ready,
an "official" policy statement.

I have already pointed out to the organizers that even if they
did not, for some reason, want to supply the net with info, it
would just get reposted from other sources, so I have urged an
extremely cooperative attitude. At the same time, they cannot
be expected to devote serious resources to an endeavor which
does not help pay the bills. One obvious option is to solicit
volunteer work, another, to seek a small sponsor who would
fund net-related activites. The main point is that if we come
up with good ideas for the coverage now, they will be easy
to implement.

This is a big event, and chess will be served best by
extensive worldwide coverage. I will help to make the net
coverage as good as possible, but I can use your help with
innovative ideas for viewing the games and transmitting the
information.

I won't have anything more to say on this for a couple of
weeks, as I am off on my last vacation before the match,
playing in the tournament in Reno and then going to
Hawaii for a conference (I intend to confer with some
fish!). But I will examine all replies in the latter
half of May and transmit them to the organizers in early
june.

Eric Schiller