----- Original message ----- From: "J.W. Hellemons" <J.W.Hellemons@uvt.nl> To: "'J.W. Hellemons'" <J.W.Hellemons@uvt.nl> Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 13:50:22 +0200 Subject: Announcement ICGA Events 2010 18th World Computer Chess Championship World Chess Software Championship World Computer Chess Blitz Championship JAIST Computer Olympiad International Conference on Computers and Games 2010 Kanazawa, Japan : September 24th to October 2nd 2010 The ICGA is delighted to announce that our events for 2010 will be held in Kanazawa, Japan, hosted by the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST). The contract for hosting this event was signed on October 5th in Kanazawa by ICGA President David Levy and JAIST President Takuya Katayama. The provisional dates are September 24th to October 2nd 2010. 2010 is the 20th anniversary of the founding of JAIST and our events will form an important role in their anniversary celebrations. Kanazawa is a city with a strong cultural identity. One of the most important sights in the city is Kenroku-en Garden, which is one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan. JAIST have generously made available funding to enable us to provide financial support of 1,000 Euro for 10 of the participating teams in the World Computer Chess Championship, in order to defray their travel and accommodation costs. Full details will be made available in due course. This announcement serves also as a call for papers for the International Conference on Computer Games (2010). Full details of the conference will be available in due course.