Matt,
I am still not swayed that Bill had a Conflict of Interest here.
Originally Posted by Iconoclast
Gletsos (as an ACF office holder) knew the details of the bid from a rival state body, Chess Victoria.
Its likely that every other ACF councillor did as well.
Originally Posted by Iconoclast
Gletsos (as the NSWCA President) those CV bid details before the NSW based bids were submitted.
Presumably, again, so did every other ACF councillor. The timing of the bids is immaterial, so long as they all came in before the tender period expired. Perhaps there may have been a slight strategic advantage in Chess Victoria submitting their bid after the other ones had come in, but no one can say for sure that being the first to submit their bid disadvantaged them.
Originally Posted by Iconoclast
Gletsos is a fellow Council member with one of the main NSW bidders.
Okay, you're getting closer. However, being on the NSWCA and being in the ACF at the same time doesn't automatically give rise to a conflict of interest. If they were mates, then maybe. If they are only colleagues, then no conflict has arisen.
Originally Posted by Iconoclast
Gletsos (supposedly!) holds an interest in outcomes for NSW chess players
How? And how has NSW benefitted from scoring the winning bid? The last 2 Aus Championships have been flops. The winning Qld bid the year before last, under then CAQ President Howard Duggan, cost the CAQ a lot of money - the effects of which it is still recovering from. The Canberra one also most likely lost money as numbers were far below projections.
Originally Posted by Iconoclast
When Gletsos is in receipt of sensitive information or in a position to influence ACF discussions surrounding matters that effect both the NSW and the ACF, there is a clear COI.
There is always going to be some overlap with at least a few of the same individuals holding both state chess association positions and ACF positions. Thats just the nature of the beast.
If it is your argument that Gletsos should have recused himself because he would be more partial to the NSW bids than the CV bid, then that blanket would have to apply to all NSWCA councillors who sit on the ACF - as well as all Chess Victoria councillors who sit on the ACF.
Originally Posted by Iconoclast
He should resign from one body or the other.
Agreed, he should perhaps make room for some new blood by removing himself from one role or the other. Stagnation is a dangerous thing sometimes, and the entire Chess community seems to be clamouring for change, even if they are doing so quietly and politely.