London Chess Conference

Chess and STEM Programme Outline

Friday, 17th of March

13:00 – 14:00 – Registration

14:00 – 15:45 – Session 1 

15:45 – 16:15 – Coffee break

16:15 – 17:30 – Session 2

18:00 – 19:30 – Conference Reception

Saturday, 18th of March

09:00 – 10:00 – Registration

10:00 – 11:15 – Session 3

11:15 – 11:45 – Coffee break

11:45 – 13:00 – Session 4 

13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch

14:00 – 15:15 – Session 5

15:15 – 15-45 – Coffee break

15:45 – 17:00 – Session 6

Sunday, 19th of March

08:00 -09:00 – Registration

09:00 – 10:00 – Session 7

10:00 – 10:15 – Coffee break

10:15 – 11:45 – Session 8

11:45 – 13:00 – Lunch

13:00 – 14:15 – Session 9

14:15 – 14:45 – Coffee break

14:45 – 15:50 – Session 10

15:50 – 16:00 – Conference Closing

The first day of the conference, Friday, will be dedicated to Pre-School Chess. The in-person meeting would take place in the afternoon followed by the welcome event for the STEM conference.

The second and third days, over the weekend, will be dedicated to Chess and STEM. We have identified STEM as the most relevant topic in the educational context. We ran a conference on Chess and Mathematics in 2014 which opened new ground. We now seek to revisit this topic and to expand it into the broader group of subjects known as STEM, namely Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

There will be inclusive lunch and catering with refreshments and snacks at the Conference for attendees.