| London Chess Conference: The Future of Chess in Education | |||
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| SATURDAY 8TH DECEMBER | PDF version | ||
| 10.00 | Registration Opens | ||
| 11.00-13.00 | Opening Plenary Session: Education Visions | Chair: John Foley | Main Hall |
| John Claughton | Development Officer, International Baccalaureate Schools and Colleges Association | ||
| Jesper Hall | Chair, Education Commission, European Chess Union Sweden | ||
| Bachar Kouatly | President, French Chess Federation & Deputy President, World Chess Federation (FIDE) | ||
| Malcolm Pein | CEO, Chess in Schools and Communities, UK | ||
| Graeme Gardiner | Researcher, University of Southern Queensland, Australia | ||
| Giulio Frasson | Human Abilities Advocate, Centro Studi Podresca, Italy | ||
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch Break | ||
| 14.00-15.00 | World Café Debates | same time: CHAMPS | same time: Software Demos |
| Debate 1: Should after-school chess be taught by volunteers or professionals? | Boris Bruhn German School Chess Foundation | Main Hall | |
| Debate 2: What is the future of chess clubs? | Vince Negri Beyond the Board & Paul Barasi Wimbledon Chess Club | Main Hall | |
| Debate 3: How should we relate to parents and teachers? | Graeme Gardiner University of Southern Queensland Australia | Main Hall | |
| Debate 4: Do schools teach the right subjects? | Kerry Turner University of Hull | Main Hall | |
| Debate 5: What can table top computers add to the chess classroom? | Stefan Löffler & Alexis Harakis ChessPlus | Main Hall | |
| 15.00-16.00 | Parallel Workshops | ||
| WS1: Chess in Communities | Sean Marsh CSC (chair) | Main Hall | |
| Jerome Maufras Académie de Créteil | |||
| WS2: Chess in Education: Strategy I | Kerry Turner University of Hull (chair) | Main Hall | |
| Boris Bruhn German School Chess Foundation | |||
| Roberto Schenker Chess4Kids, Switzerland | |||
| Alessandro Dominici Alfiere Bianco, Italy | |||
| 16.00 | Coffee | ||
| 16.30-18.00 | Parallel Workshops continued | ||
| WS3: Chess in Prisons | Carl-Fredrik Johansson Sweden (chair) | O'Donovan Room | |
| Carl Portman Caissa Chess Consulting | |||
| Erik Grindbakken Norwegian Chess Federation | |||
| Luis Blasco Club Villalba 64, Spain | |||
| WS4: Chess in Education Strategy II | Jesper Hall ECU-EDU, Sweden (chair) | Board Room | |
| Bachar Kouatly French Chess Federation & FIDE | |||
| Jerry Nash Education Consultant, USA | |||
| 14.00-16.00 | CHAMPS Project Multiplier Event | Chess and Mathematics in Primary Schools | Mezzanine |
| Project Overview | Stefan Marsina Slovak Chess Federation | ||
| Chess-Maths Exercises | John Foley CSC project co-ordinator | ||
| Experiences in Schools | Viera Haraštová Skalica Primary School, Slovakia | ||
| Stanislav Vlček for Vladimir Strycko, Velka Ida Primary School, Slovakia | |||
| Mark Szavin Eszterházy University, Hungary | |||
| 16.00 | Coffee | ||
| 16.30-18.00 | Training and Certification | John Foley CSC project co-ordinator | |
| Solving Problems | Rita Atkins project mathematician, CSC | ||
| Teaching Mathematics | Jorge Silva Ludus, Portugal | ||
| Discussants | Jérôme Maufras Académie de Créteil, France | ||
| Éva Gyarmathy Hungarian Academy of Sciences | |||
| Josep Serra University of Girona, Spain | |||
| Marta Amigó Vilalta Primary School Teacher, Spain | |||
| 18.00 | Close of CHAMPS multiplier event | ||
| 14.00-16.30 | Software Demonstrations | Learning Chess | Room 2 |
| Chessable | |||
| ChessKid | |||
| LiChess | |||
| DecodeChess | |||
| 18.00 | Close Day 1 | ||
| 20.00 | Christmas Céilí Night | Music, song and dance | Ticket £8 |
| SUNDAY 9TH DECEMBER | |||
| 09.30-11.00 | Parallel Workshops | ||
| WS5: Large-scale school chess events | Jesper Hall ECU-EDU Sweden (chair) | Main Hall | |
| Boris Bruhn German Schulschachstiftung | |||
| Sarah Longson UK Chess Challenge | |||
| Sophia Rohde Little House of Chess, USA | |||
| Alexander Kostyev Russian Chess Federation | |||
| WS6: Business Development for School Chess Projects and Professionals | Neil Dietsch Chess in Schools Alabama, USA | Board Room | |
| 10.00-11.00 | WS7: The Learning Spiral: a New Way to Teach and Study Chess | Kevin Cripe Chess for Children, Panama | Mezzanine |
| 10.00-11.00 | WS8: Teaching Coding and Computer Skills through Chess | Boris Raguet French Chess Federation | Room 2 |
| 11.00-11.15 | Coffee | ||
| 11.15-12.45 | Keynote Plenary Session | Carl-Fredrik Johansson (chair) | Main Hall |
| What an Economist Can Learn from Chess | David Smerdon University of Queensland, Australia | ||
| Chess and 21st Century Skills: a Personal and Political Perspective | Mark Price former Minister of Trade, UK | ||
| Chess and Intuition | Fernand Gobet University of Liverpool, UK | ||
| 12.45-13.45 | Lunch Break | ||
| 13.45-15.15 | Parallel Workshops | ||
| WS9: Early Years Chess | Roberto Schenker Chess4Kids, Switzerland (chair) | Main Hall | |
| Philippe Vukojevic ChessConsult, Belgium | |||
| Alexander KostyevRussian Chess Federation | |||
| Carmelita di Mauro retired primary school teacher, Italy | |||
| WS10: Promoting social skills through chess | Pep Suarez Spanish Chess Federation (chair) | Mezzanine | |
| Erik Grindbakken Norwegian Chess Federation | |||
| Kevin Cripe Chess for Children, Panama | |||
| Giulio Frasson Vitae Onlus, Italy | |||
| WS11: Making Chess Research More Relevant | David Smerdon University of Queensland, Australia (chair) | Board Room | |
| Graeme Gardiner University of Southern Queensland, Australia | |||
| Fernand Gobet University of Liverpool, UK | |||
| Éva Gyamarthy Hungarian Academy of Sciences | |||
| Seyhan Nişel Istanbul University, Turkey | |||
| 15.15-16.00 | Closing Plenary: Summaries and Reflections | Chair: Stefan Löffler | |
| Jérôme Maufras Académie de Créteil, France | |||
| Jerry Nash Education Consultant, USA | |||
| Sean Marsh | |||
| 16.00 | Close of Conference | ||
