Chess in Schools Conference in Turin

TURIN – ITALY, 25th – 27th FEBRUARY 2009
CHESS: A GAME TO GROW UP WITH A WORLD CONFERENCE ON CHESS IN SCHOOLS

The Role of Chess in the Development of Personality and Cognitive Capacities Teaching Chess in schools: a comparison among different methods and Experiences Working Language: English

DRAFT PROGRAMME

25th February 2009 9.30/10.00 Welcome Address

– by Avv. Mariastella Gelmini, Italian Minister of Education, t.b.c. (or by a representative of Italian Ministry of Education)
– by Prof. Mercedes Bresso, President of Piedmont Region, t.b.c. (or by a representative of Piedmont Region)
– by Mr. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, President of World Chess Federation (FIDE), President and Head of Republic of Kalmykia
– by Mr. Gianpietro Pagnoncelli, President of Italian Chess Federation (FSI)
– by Mr. Flavio Brugnoli, Coordinator of the institutional activities of the Compagnia di San Paolo
– by Prof. Roberto Rivello, President of the Piedmont Committee of Italian Chess Federation

10.00/10.20 Introductive Remarks

– by Mr. Francesco De Sanctis, Direttore generale dell’Ufficio scolastico regionale del Piemonte (Piedmont Scholastic Office)
– by Ms. Giovanna Pentenero, Assessore all’Istruzione e alla Formazione professionale, Piedmont Region
– by Mr. Luigi Saragnese, Assessore alle risorse educative, City of Turin
– by Gianfranco Porqueddu, President of the Piedmont Committee of the CONI, tbc
– by Mr. Gianfrancesco Lupatelli, President of the MSP – Italia

Plenary Session 1 – The role of chess in the development of personality

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