A Chess and education conference, organized by the Chess in Schools commission, TCF, and FIDE, will take place during the 2012 Chess Olympiad at Polat Renaissance Hotel in Istanbul, 10:00 – 17:30 on 30 August. The conference will be opened by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Professor Dr. Caner Acikada and President of TCF, FIDE CiS Commission Chairman Ali Nihat Yazici.
The morning and afternoon sessions includes talks with GM Bologan, SCF President Martin Huba, Alessandro Dominici, WGM Martha Fierro, Malola Sundaramadhavan, Spela Orehek. All sessions will be with a live broadcast on the official site of the Olympiad.
The Chess and education conference is sponsored by Rosneft Oil Company.
Program
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10:00-11:00 Opening Session |
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10:00 |
The conference is opened by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Professor Dr. Caner Acikada and President of TCF, FIDE CiS Commission Chairman Ali Nihat Yazici |
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11:00 Coffee break |
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11:30-13:00 Morning session |
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11:30 – 11:45 |
GM Viktor Bologan “Chess in Schools – Moldova Project” |
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11:45 – 12:00 |
SCF President Martin Huba “Chess in Schools – Slovakia Project” |
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12:00 – 12:25 |
From Italy Alessandro Dominici and WGM Martha Fierro “Victor’s House” |
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12:25 – 12:45 |
Malola Sundaramadhavan “Chess in Schools for the Blind” |
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12:45 – 13:00 |
Spela Orehek “Chess in School project in Slovenia” |
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13:00 Lunch break |
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15:00-16:00 Afternoon session |
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15:00 – 15:30 |
Malola Sundaramadhavan “Educational benefits – NIIT Anand project” |
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15:30 – 16:00 |
Alessandro Dominici “Highlights of Torino 2012 Conference” |
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16:00 Coffee break |
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Closing session |
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16:30 – 17:20 |
Panel discussion |
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The conference is opened by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Professor Dr. Caner Acikada and President of TCF, FIDE CiS Commission Chairman Ali Nihat Yazici |
