CISCCON

(Chess in Schools and Communities Conference)

30 August – 1 September 2007, University of Aberdeen

August 13: Chess Scotland supports the Chess in Schools and Communities Conference in Aberdeen (30 August to 1 September) and encourages those interested in the development of schools chess to review the programme and see whether they should consider attending.

CS will be playing its part at the conference. In addition to a keynote speech by Honorary President GM Jonathan Rowson, presentations are also being made by our Schools Development Director Craig Pritchett (with a little assistance from me) and by our International Junior Director Donna Officer and her daughter Amy, who is webmaster for the CS junior website and the sole junior presenter at the conference.

Support during the conference follows on help provided to the conference organisers in the planning stages, and in particular helping with or arranging invitations to some of the other speakers.

Chess Scotland hopes everybody attending the conference and all the Juniors taking part in the associated tournament have a great time!

 

Donald Wilson

(President, Chess Scotland )

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July 27: Revised CISCCON Junior Programme

The 1st International Chess in Schools and Communities Conference (CISCCON) is taking place in Aberdeen from August 30th – September 1st.

Below is the revised Junior Programme. To enter, register online via the CISCCON link

www.scottishjuniorchess.co.uk/cisccon/cisccon.html

On campus standard student accommodation (£24.50 B&B) can be booked by requesting Crombie Hall or Johnstone Hall: -

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/confevents/confevents/selfcat.shtml

Executive accommodation (on campus) can be booked by asking for King's Hall Accommodation.

King's Hall Reception

College Bounds

Old Aberdeen

AB24 3TT

Telephone: 01224 273444

Entry to the Junior Programme is limited to 80 places

Friday 31 August

13.30 – 14.00 Registration and Refreshments

14.00 – 15.30 Junior Coaching: Susan Polgar

15.30 – 15.45 Refreshments

15.45 International Chess Tournament, 7 Rounds, 7 Time Controls

Rounds 1-3 Blitz

15.45 – 15.55 Round 1: Fisher Bonus 3 minutes + 2 seconds per move

16.05 – 16.20 Round 2: Bronstein 5-minutes + 3 seconds per move

16.30 – 17.15 Round 3: One minute Hour Glass

19.30 Social Activity

 

Saturday 1 September

09.30 – 10.00 Refreshments

10.00 – 11.00 Junior Coaching: Susan Polgar

11.00 International Chess Tournament, 7 Rounds, 7 Time-Controls

Rounds 4-7 Rapid Play/Allegro

11.05 – 11.35 Round 4: 15 minute Rapid Play

11.45 – 12.45 Round 5: 25 minute Allegro

12.45 – 14.00 Lunch, followed by Rapid Play Team Match: -

Scotland Select v Aberdeen + Twin Cities

14.00 – 14.50 Round 6: Bronstein 20 minutes + 10 seconds per move

14.50 – 15.10 Refreshments

15.10 – 16.40 Round 7: All moves in 45 minutes

16.40 – 17.30 Lecture, Q & A, and Prize Giving by Susan Polgar

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June 2007: The University of Aberdeen 's School of Education, Aberdeen City Council, and Scottish Junior Chess are delighted to announce that registration for the above international conference is now open. The event will explore recent academic and practitioner research, project evaluation and policy in the field of chess development in education. Key note speakers;

 

•  Susan Polgar, (Chess Grandmaster and former World Champion)

•  Jonathan Rowson, (Chess Grandmaster and British Champion)

•  Marley Kaplan, ( President and CEO of Chess-in-the-Schools, New York )

•  Ali Nihat Yazici, (Turkish Chess Federation)

•  Virginia Morrow, (Reader at the Institute of Education , University of London )

•  Kate Philip, (Senior Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen )

•  Janet Shucksmith, (Professor in Public Health at the University of Teesside )

•  Steven Tobias Steve Carroll, Harry Poulton, ( James Cook University , Townsville Australia ) and Sam Grumont (Castlemaine Innovations and Excellence School Cluster Coordinator)

•  Fernando Moreno, ( Montgomery County Public Schools )

•  Ferdinand Gobet, (Professor of Psychology and Director of the Centre for the Study of Expertise at Brunel University )

 

For more information and to register for the event, please visit our website at:

 

www.scottishjuniorchess.co.uk/cisccon/cisccon.html