The meeting of the European Delegates during the 2006 ICCF Congress was held on October 16.th at Ramada Hotel, Dresden.
The following Delegates attended the meeting:  W. Bielecki (Poland, with proxy for Croatia), R. Boger (Norway), H. Brusila (Finland, with proxy for Estonia), P. Buchniček (Czech Republic), A. Dearnley (England), C. Flores Gutiérrez (Spain), A. Gaujens (Latvia), S. Ja. Grodzensky (Russia), J. Helbich (Slovakia), P. Marinov (Bulgaria), A. Kupsys (Lithuania), G. Mastrojeni (Italy, with proxy for Romania), S. Peschardt (Denmark), G. Pyrich (Scotland, with proxy for Malta), G. Radosztics (Austria), A.A. van ’t Riet (Netherlands), E. Ruch (France, with proxy for Ireland), F. Savchur (Ukraine), M. Šemrl (Slovenia), P. Søderberg (Sweden, with proxy for Iceland and Israel), G. Walker (Switzerland).
 
The Zonal Director, G-M Tani, assisted by the Deputy Z.D., S. Ja. Grodzensky, and the Treasurer, C. Flores Gutiérrez, chaired the meeting.
 
The Zonal Director opened with a few comments about the contents of his report which had been distributed to Delegates prior to the Congress; G-M Tani asked the Delegates if they had any comment about the contents of his report, but no one had objection and/or requests.
 
The Treasurer provided an explanation of the contents of his Financial Report, outlining the very healthy financial situation of ICCF-Europa and invited the Delegates to put forward suggestions about how these funds could now be used to promote correspondence chess within the zone. S. Peschardt proposed that all  European Federations should be allowed to hold one event free of charge on the ICCF web-server; P. Söderberg proposed that a GM tournament with high money prizes be held; A. Dearnley proposed that a best game competition for European events be held. Following some discussion, the meeting agreed that C. Flores Gutiérrez would distribute these proposals and others to the member federations for further consideration and that the most popular proposals would be implemented.
 
It was decided to create a Working Group comprising G-M Tani (chairman), W. Bielecki, J. Mercadal Benejam and P. Søderberg to consider the structure and the organization of future European (Team and Individual) Championships. 
 
The meeting confirmed that the Final of next European Individual Championship will start in spring 2007.
 
The meeting also confirmed that three teams would be entered in the new Interzonal 2006 team tournament (start-date: 15.12.2006) being organised by the Z.D. for Africa and Asia and that the three teams will be of approximately equal strength with players from the widest possible number of countries and with the only selection criterion being an ELO of at least 2300.
 
All the Delegates agreed that ICCF-Europa will continue to have its own web-page and expressed warm appreciation of the excellent efforts of the web-master, G. Ruggeri Laderchi.
 
The Zonal Director proposed that a zonal team tournament exclusively for lower rated players who normally could have no expectation to represent their countries in official teams events be organised and that this event be dedicated to the memory of the long serving Tournament Director of European events, Harro Otte, who had passed away in 2005. Following considerable discussion, the proposal was accepted and it was agreed that the event would start in the spring of 2006 and be played on the ICCF web-server with teams of 6 players. The meeting also agreed that the player should be rated no higher than 2000 and that it would be possible to enter “mixed teams” with players from two or more National Federations or teams with players from countries who are not yet ICCF members.
 
Following a proposal put forward by Carlos Flores Gutiérrez, the meeting agreed that promotional events should be organised during the coming year on the ICCF web-server. The meeting also agreed that these new promotional events would be evaluated at our next meeting and that a decision would then be taken at that meeting as to whether we would continue to hold e-mail events or instead hold only web-server (and postal) events.
 
Finally, the Zonal Director asked the meeting to consider the contents of the draft of the “European Statutes” that he had previously sent to the Delegates.  After lengthy discussion, the document was approved with a few wording changes (“Regulations” and not “Statutes”; “Meeting” of the European Delegates and not “Congress”; “Zonal Director” and “Deputy Z.D.” and not to “President” and “Deputy President”).  The Zonal Director will prepare and distribute a definitive draft of the “ICCF-Europa Regulation” to the Delegates seeking formal approval of the new Regulations.