| 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/| Time | Session |
| 9:00 – 9:15 | Introduction and course objectives |
| 9:15 – 10:00 | 1. Planning and organising a chess tournament |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | 2. Pre-tournament preparation and Vega setup |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Morning tea |
| 11:15 – 12:45 | 3. Advanced Vega: pairings, corrections and troubleshooting |
| 12:45 – 1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 2:15 | 4. Running a tournament: operations and incident management |
| 2:15 – 4:30 | 5. DGT electronic boards and live broadcasting |
| 4:30 – 5:15 | 6. Tournament close-out and practical scenarios |
| 5:15 – 5:30 | Questions, discussion and wrap-up |