| Event Start Date: October 31, 2026 | Event End Date: October 31, 2026 | Event Venue: University of Sydney |
The NSWCA in conjunction with the USYD Chess Club presents an Advanced Vega and DGT Training course to chess administrators in NSW.
Date: Saturday, 31st of October from 9:00am to 5:30pm.
Venue: Belinda Hutchinson Building, Case Study Lecture Theatre 1050. The course will also be delivered via Zoom, but we strong encourage in-person attendance.
Audience: Licensed arbiters (NA,FA,IA), organisers, and other individuals involved in chess administration, including club committee members. Please note that this course does not replace the NA Seminar, and no titles or certificates are awarded. This course is not intended for people who do not participate in chess administration, such as parents of juniors.
Presenters: IA Winston Zhao Chen, NA Bill Gletsos
Price: Free
Registrations via the following link: 
https://forms.gle/
https://forms.gle/Course Schedule:
| Time | Content |
| 9:00 – 9:15am | Introductions |
| 9:15am – 11:00am | Setting up a tournament in Vega · Collecting entries · Entering players · Tournament settings · Byes · Withdrawals |
| 11:00am – 11:15am | Morning Tea |
| 11:15am – 12:45pm | Running and finishing a tournament · Incorrect results · Changing pairings · Re-regenerating pairing numbers · Standings (rating and age groups) · Publishing results |
| 12:45-1:30pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:30pm – 4:00pm | Setting up DGT Boards · Cabling · DGT Broadcast · Lichess Broadcast · Delays |
| 4:00pm – 5:30pm | Buffer time and questions/answers |