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6Th London Chess Conference 8/9 December 2018 Irish Cultural 6th London Chess Conference 8/9 December 2018 Irish Cultural Centre, Black’s Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 9DT SATURDAY 8 DECEMBER 9.30-10.30 Scientific Research into Chess (Invite-only Session) ECU Academic Advisory Board and Armenian Research Institute (by Skype) 10.00 Registration Opens 11.00 Opening Plenary Session Chair John Foley Main Hall Education Visions John Claughton Development Officer, International Baccalaureate Schools Assn / UK Bachar Kouatly Deputy President, World Chess Federation (FIDE) Jesper Hall Chair, Education Commission, European Chess Union / Sweden Malcolm Pein CEO, Chess in Schools and Communities, UK Graeme Gardiner Researcher, University of Queensland, Australia Giulio Frasson Youth Activities Manager, Vitae Onlus, Italy 13.00 Lunch 14.00 - 15.00 World Café Debates Should after-school chess be taught by amateurs or professionals? Main Hall Boris Bruhn / School Chess Foundation, Germany What is the future of chess clubs? Main Hall Vince Negri / Paul Barasi How should we relate to parents and teachers? Board Room Graeme Gardiner / University of Queensland, Australia Do schools teach the right subjects? Room 3 Kerry Turner What can table top computers add to the chess classroom? Foyer Stefan Löffler / ChessPlus, UK 15.00-16.00 Workshop 15.00-16.00 Workshop Chess in Education Strategy I Chess in Communities Boris Bruhn / German School Chess Foundation Sean Marsh / CSC, UK Roberto Schenker / Chess4Kids, Switzerland Jérôme Maufras / Académie de Créteil, France Pep Suarez / Spanish Chess Federation Maria Tamkovich / Belarus Chess Federation 16.00 Coffee 16.30-18.00 Workshop 16.30-18.00 Workshop Chess in Education Strategy II Chess in Prisons Jesper Hall / ECU, Sweden Carl Portman / Caissa Chess Consulting Bachar Kouatly / FIDE, France Erik Grindbakken / Norwegian Chess Federation Jerry Nash /Education Consultant, USA David Smerdon/University of Queensland, Australia Kerry Turner / University of Hull, UK Luis Blasco / Villalba 64, Spain 18.00 Close Day One 20.00 Irish Ceili - ticket only SUNDAY 9 DECEMBER 09.30 Parallel Sessions 9.30 - 11.00 Large-scale School Chess Events Main Hall Boris Bruhn / German School Chess Foundation Jesper Hall / Swedish Chess Federation Sarah Longson / UK Chess Challenge Alexander Kostyev / Russian Chess Federation 9.30 - 11.00 Business Development for School Chess Projects and Professionals Board Room A Workshop by and with Neil Dietsch / Chess in Schools, Alabama, USA 9.30 - 11.00 The Learning Spiral: a New Way to Teach and Study Chess Mezzanine A Workshop with Kevin Cripe / Chess for Children, Panama 10.00 - 11.00 Teaching Computer Programming Skills through Chess Room 2 A Workshop with Boris Raguet / French Chess Federation 11.00 Coffee 11.15 Keynote Plenary Session Chair: Carl-Fredrik Johansson Main Hall David Smerdon / University of Queensland, Australia What an Economist Can Learn from Chess Baron Mark Price / former Minister of Trade, UK Chess and 21st Century Skills: A Personal and a Political Perspective Fernand Gobet / University of Liverpool, UK Chess and Intuition 12.45 Lunch 13.45- 15.15 Parallel Workshops Early Years Chess Main Hall Roberto Schenker / Chess4Kids, Switzerland Philippe Vukojevic / ChessConsult, Belgium Alexander Kostyev / Russian Chess Federation Carmelita di Mauro / primary school teacher, Italy Promoting Social Skills through Chess Mezzanine Jorunn Brekke / Norwegian Chess Federation Kevin Cripe / Chess for Children Panama Giulio Frasson / Vitae Onlus, Italy Making Chess Research More Relevant Board Room Graeme Gardiner / University of Queensland, Australia Fernand Gobet / University of Liverpool, UK Eva Gyamarthy / Academy of Sciences, Hungary Seyhan Nisel / Istanbul University, Turkey David Smerdon / University of Queensland, Australia 15.15 Plenary Summaries and Reflections Chair: Stefan Löffler Main Hall Sandro Dominici / Alfiere Bianco, Italy Jérome Maufras / Académie de Créteil, France Jerry Nash / Chess Education Consultant, USA Mike Truran / English Chess Federation 16.00 Close of Conference SATURDAY 8 DECEMBER : Embeded Erasmus+ Multiplier Event CHAMPS - Chess and Mathematics in Primary School 14.00-16.00 CHAMPS Project Mezzanine Project Overview Stefan Marsina, Slovak Chess Federation Chess-Maths Exercises John Foley, CSC project co-ordinator Experiences at Schools Skalica Primary School, Slovakia Viera Haraštová Velka Ida Primary School, Slovakia Vladimir Strýčko Eszterhazy University, Hungary Mark Szavin 16.00 Coffee 16.30-18.00 CHAMPS Project Mezzanine Teacher Training and Certification John Foley Solving Problems Rita Atkins, CSC mathematics teaching advisor Teaching Mathematics Jorge Nuno Silva, Ludus, Portugal Discussants: Eva Gyarmarthy / Academy of Sciences, Hungary Jérome Maufras / Académie de Créteil, France Josep Serra / University of Girona, Catalonia Marta Amigo / Sant Ramon de Pla Primary School, Catalonia 18.00 Close Erasmus Multiplier Event CONFERENCE SPONSORS Chess in Schools and Communities Erasmus Plus European Chess Union EXHIBITORS From Demo Start Where LearningChess Hungary Saturday 14.00 Room 2 DecodeChess Israel Saturday 14.30 Room 2 Chessable UK Saturday 15.00 Room 2 ChessKid USA Saturday 15.30 Room 2 Millennium Chess Computers Germany Saturday 14.00 Foyer Rochade Kids magazine Germany Display Foyer CONFERENCE TEAM Conference Director John Foley Programme Director Stefan Löffler Deputy Conference Director Sean Marsh Conference Administrator Leila Raivio Conference Webmaster Alexis Harakis Conference Reception Oliveira Marjanovic Conference Videographer Etienne Mensch CONFERENCE MANAGMENT ChessPlus Ltd. Contributors Marta Amigo Professor of Education, Catalonia Rita Atkins Director of Mathematics Education, ChessPlus Ltd Paul Barasi Wimbledon Chess Club, UK Jorunn Brekke Norwegian Chess Federation Boris Bruhn President, German School Chess Foundation John Claughton Development Officer, IB Schools and Colleges Association Kevin Cripe Director, Chess for Children, Panama / USA Luis de la Cruz Director, Club Villalba 64, Spain Neil Dietsch Managing Director, Chess in Schools, Alabama Sandro Dominici Pedadogue, Alfiere Bianco, Italy John Foley Director, ChessPlus Ltd, Secretary ECU Education Commission Giulio Frasson Human Rights Advocate, Vitae Onlus, Italy Graeme Gardiner Researcher, University of Queensland / Gardiner Chess / Australia Fernand Gobet Professor of Cognitive Science, University of Liverpool UK / Switzerland Erik Grindbakken Norwegian Chess Federation Éva Gyamarthy Researcher, Institute of Cognitive NeuroScience, Hungary Jesper Hall Chair, Education Commission, European Chess Union / Sweden Eva Harastov̌ a ́ Teacher, Skalica Primary School, Slovakia Tobias Hirneise Editor, Rochade Kids magazine, Germany Carl-Fredrik Johansson Political consultant, formerly President Swedish Chess Federation Alexander Kostyev Director, Chess in Schools, Russia Bachar Kouatly Deputy President, FIDE; President French Chess Federation David Kramaley Director, Chessable, UK Stefan Löffler Programme Director, London Chess Conference, Journalist, Germany Sarah Longson Director, UK Chess Challenge Sean Marsh Deputy Conference Director, CSC, UK Stefan Marsina CHAMPS Project Manager, Slovak Chess Federation Jérôme Maufras Head of Educational Innovation, Académie de Créteil, France Carmelita di Mauro Primary school teacher, Italy Jerry Nash Chess and Education Consultant, USA Vince Negri Director, Beyond the Board Training, UK Seyhan Nişel Professor of Econometrics, University of Istanbul, Turkey Malcolm Pein CEO, Chess in Schools and Communities, UK Carl Portman Director, Caissa Consulting, UK Mark Price Recently UK Trade Minister and chess author Boris Raguet Educationist, French Chess Federation Roberto Schenker Director, Chess4Kids, Switzerland Gideon Segev Researcher, DeCodeChess, Israel Jorge Nuno Silva Professor of Mathematics, University of Lisbon Josep Serra Mathematics educator, University of Girona David Smerdon Researcher, UoQ, Australia Vladimir Strýčko Teacher, Veľká Ida School, Slovakia Pep Suarez Director, Chess in Schools, Spanish Chess Federation Mark Szavin Pedagogue, LearningChess, Hungary Maria Tamkovich Executive Director, Belarus Chess Federation Mike Truran Chief Executive, English Chess Federation Kerry Turner Education Researcher, University of Hull, UK Philippe Vukojevic Pedagogue, Linguist, ChessConsult, Belgium 21 Nov 2018 .
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