Chess in Education by Dr. Alexey Root

Call for Chess in Education presenters

for both the Texas Chess Association (TCA) Chess in Education workshop and the United States Chess Federation (USCF) Chess in Education workshop. FOR BOTH WORKSHOPS: Presenters are encouraged to use 30 minutes, but one-hour presentations will also be considered. Topics should relate to chess in education. All presenters are required to submit an abstract (maximum 300 words) to Alexey Root alexey.root@gmail.com, workshop organizer. Deadline for abstracts: 1/8/08 for TCA, 6/7/08 for USCF.

For the TCA workshop, co-organizers Alexey Root and Luis Salinas, sponsor TCA

Saturday, March 8, 2008:
Presenter 1: 1:00-1:30
Presenter 2: 1:30-2:30
Presenter 3: 2:30-3:00
3:00-3:30: refreshment break
Presenter 4: 3:30-4:00
Presenter 5: 4:00-4:30
Presenter 6: 4:30-5:00

Location: Held during the Texas Scholastic Chess Championships, March 8-9, 2008
Hilton Americas-Houston &George E. Brown Convention Center1001 Avenida de las AmericasHouston, TX 770101-800-236-2905 and ask for chess rate

For the USCF workshop, co-organizers Drs. Alexey Root and Tim Redman, sponsor USCF
Thursday, August 7, 2008:
USCF Chess in Education committee business meeting: 1:00-1:30
Presenter 1: 1:30-2:00
Presenter 2: 2:00-3:00
3:00-3:30: refreshment break (if funds permit, otherwise just a break)
Presenter 3: 3:30-4:00
Presenter 4: 4:00-4:30
Presenter 5: 4:30-5:00
Location: Held during the U.S. Open, August 2—August 10 2008The Westin Park Central12720 Merit DriveDallas, TX 752511-888-627-7032$99 Chess Rate

Participant fee and presenter honorarium information:

For the TCA workshop: Free to presenters, $15 for participants in advance, $20 at the door. Refreshments served during break at TCA workshop. For the TCA workshop, TCA will give presenters an honorarium of $25 (if presenter is local to the Houston area, to offset the cost of his or her meals) OR a hotel night ($75 towards presenter’s hotel cost, if presenter lives outside the greater Houston area).
For the U.S. Open workshop: Free to presenters, $10 for participants in advance, $15 at the door. No monetary honorariums or hotel room reimbursements for USCF workshop presenters.

Addresses for participant registration:
For TCA workshop, send advance fees to:
TCA Treasurer Barb Swafford2709 Longhorn Trl
Crowley, TX 76036-4719
214-533-0061
roundsie1@dot11net.net

For USCF workshop, send advance fees to:
Dr. Alexey Root
500 Sunrise Cove
Denton, TX 76209
940-484-2265
alexey.root@gmail.com