A meeting on Junior Chess in Ireland will be held at the Club House Hotel in Kilkenny on Sunday, November 25th to coincide with the Kilkenny Congress. The meeting will be held after prize-giving.

The proposed Agenda for the meeting is as follows:

• Current state of Irish Junior Chess
• Goals and Objectives
• Get as many kids playing chess as possible
• Have a national framework and cooperation
• Child Protection Policy
• Database of all juniors, clubs and schools
• Leagues (Cooperation and Connection between all Leagues)
• National Coaching Framework
• Schools, DEIS Schools
• Regional and National Tournaments, Online Tournaments
• Webpage and Link to main ICU web site
• Cooperation with Community Games
• Public Relations
• Budget and Fundraising
• DEIS
• FIDE
• Sponsors and Donors

If there are any items you would like to add to the agenda or any issues you would like to see addressed, please email me as soon as possible. It is greatly hoped that you will be able to attend this meeting as your knowledge, experience and input are instrumental in the development of a plan for Junior Chess in Ireland.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions, concerns or feedback.

Barbara Magee-Lovric
Secretary, Chess MFL
087-615-2806