Answers.Body: <p>It looks like the answer is "No" because <a href="https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=34404449" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Arkady Dvorkovich</a>, who has no organizer title, was the chief organizer for the <a href="https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_details.phtml?event=222540" rel="nofollow noreferrer">FIDE Grand Prix Series Riga- 2019</a>, <a href="https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_details.phtml?event=225311" rel="nofollow noreferrer">FIDE Grand Prix Series Riga- 2019 Blitz Tie-breaks</a> and <a href="https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_details.phtml?event=222541" rel="nofollow noreferrer">FIDE Grand Prix Series 2019 Rapid Tie-breaks</a> tournaments.</p>
  
  <p>However there is an additional <em>paid</em> position for "FIDE World Events" called a "FIDE Technical Director". The role is described <a href="https://old.fide.com/component/handbook/?id=49&amp;view=category" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <ol>
    <li>FIDE Technical Director (FTD) is the overall observer of a FIDE
    World Event</li>
    <li>The FIDE Technical Director FTD is appointed by FIDE and must be a licensed International Organizer</li>
    <li>Main duties of the FIDE Technical Director"   
    
    <ul>
    <li>To be responsible for the communication with the Organizer after the approval and circulation of the tournament regulations.</li>
    <li>To check before the start of the competition if the organization adheres to FIDE standards.</li>
    <li>To check if the Organizer provides to the participants the conditions offered in the bid and described in the event invitation.</li>
    <li>To be contacted by the National Federations as the FIDE Representative.</li>
    <li>To ensure the contact of the competitions according to FIDE rules and regulations</li>
    <li>By the end of the competition to send his report to FIDE including and comparing the final evaluation with the bid-evaluation.</li>
    </ul></li>
    <li>Organizer provides the following conditions to the FIDE Technical Director:
    
    <ul>
    <li>Single room (FB- 3 meals) 2 days before the start of the competition till departure</li>
    <li>Air-travel expenses &amp; transportation to the venue</li>
    </ul></li>
    <li>FIDE pays to the FIDE Technical Director the stipend in accordance with the Financial Guidelines for the Technical Officials.</li>
    </ol>
  </blockquote>
  
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Body: <p>The FIDE Handbook has a section called <a href="https://old.fide.com/component/handbook/?id=48&amp;view=category" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Regulations on Seminars &amp; Title Award for Organizers</a> where it describes what you need to do to get the FIDE International Organizer title. It says:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Scope / Mission: To get the FIDE licence for the organisation of FIDE,
    Continental and International tournaments.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Now, I know that the title is not a requirement to organize a low level FIDE rated tournament because I have done so in my club along with another player who also has no organizer title.</p>
  
  <p>My question is: is it a requirement for high level tournaments and if so, where is the border between requiring the title and not needing it?</p>
  
Tags: <rules><fide>
Title: Is the FIDE International Organizer title required to organize high level FIDE tournaments?
ThreadText: # Is the FIDE International Organizer title required to organize high level FIDE tournaments?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-11-27)
  
  The FIDE Handbook has a section called [Regulations on Seminars & Title Award for Organizers](https://old.fide.com/component/handbook/?id=48&view=category) where it describes what you need to do to get the FIDE International Organizer title. It says:
  
  > Scope / Mission: To get the FIDE licence for the organisation of FIDE,
  > Continental and International tournaments.
  
  Now, I know that the title is not a requirement to organize a low level FIDE rated tournament because I have done so in my club along with another player who also has no organizer title.
  
  My question is: is it a requirement for high level tournaments and if so, where is the border between requiring the title and not needing it?
  
  **Tags:** rules, fide
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2019-11-28. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  It looks like the answer is "No" because [Arkady Dvorkovich](https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=34404449), who has no organizer title, was the chief organizer for the [FIDE Grand Prix Series Riga- 2019](https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_details.phtml?event=222540), [FIDE Grand Prix Series Riga- 2019 Blitz Tie-breaks](https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_details.phtml?event=225311) and [FIDE Grand Prix Series 2019 Rapid Tie-breaks](https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_details.phtml?event=222541) tournaments.
  
  However there is an additional *paid* position for "FIDE World Events" called a "FIDE Technical Director". The role is described [here](https://old.fide.com/component/handbook/?id=49&view=category).
  
  > 1. FIDE Technical Director (FTD) is the overall observer of a FIDE
  >    World Event
  > 2. The FIDE Technical Director FTD is appointed by FIDE and must be a licensed International Organizer
  > 3. Main duties of the FIDE Technical Director"
  >    * To be responsible for the communication with the Organizer after the approval and circulation of the tournament regulations.
  >    * To check before the start of the competition if the organization adheres to FIDE standards.
  >    * To check if the Organizer provides to the participants the conditions offered in the bid and described in the event invitation.
  >    * To be contacted by the National Federations as the FIDE Representative.
  >    * To ensure the contact of the competitions according to FIDE rules and regulations
  >    * By the end of the competition to send his report to FIDE including and comparing the final evaluation with the bid-evaluation.
  > 4. Organizer provides the following conditions to the FIDE Technical Director:
  >    * Single room (FB- 3 meals) 2 days before the start of the competition till departure
  >    * Air-travel expenses & transportation to the venue
  > 5. FIDE pays to the FIDE Technical Director the stipend in accordance with the Financial Guidelines for the Technical Officials.
  
  
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