FIDE Arbiters' Seminar in Birmingham, England
From 29th to 31st January 2016 a FIDE Arbiters' Seminar was organized in Birmingham, England, by the Four Nations Chess League, in conjunction with the English Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar was the Holiday Inn Hotel, in Birmingham Airport.
The Lecturer was IA Alex McFarlane (SCO), FIDE Lecturer and the Assistant Lecturer was IA Lara Barnes (ENG).
The lectures were in the English language.
Thirteen (13) people from England, Wales and Spain participated in the Seminar and in the examination test held after the lectures.
The following succeeded in the examination test and will be awarded a norm for the title of FIDE Arbiter after the approval of the next FIDE Presidential Board:
| NAME | FIDE ID | FED |
| Mark Alan Atkinson | ENG | |
| Sabrina Chevannes | 411280 | ENG |
| Loz Cooper | 401536 | ENG |
| Michael Cresswell | 470139 | ENG |
| Tim Dickinson | 405728 | ENG |
| Phil Ehr | 439150 | ENG |
| Adrian Elwin | 411450 | ENG |
| Silverio Fernandez | 2255901 | ESP |
| Jennifer Goldsmith | 431001 | ENG |
| Tony Tatam | 429473 | ENG |
| Tom Thorpe | 1802437 | WLS |
IA Takis Nikolopoulos
Chairman
FIDE Arbiters’ Commission