From: John Kenney EMBL-HEIDELBERG DE> Date: 17 sep 1993 Subject: GET YOUR JAPANESE LUNCH!! HEY SHOGI FAN, !! ** Don't miss the European Shogi Workshop ** !! Lot's of great stuff: *** Eat what the professionals eat: authentic Japanese food (with Sushi) *** Get taught how to play and win at Shogi by the best players in Europe *** Start to "think Shogi" through individual tuition and workshops *** Watch as two of Europe's top shogi computer programs go head to head *** Learn to read Shogi game scores in Japanese *** Play in a fun Shogi tournament and win a prize from Japan *** REGISTER NOW so I can reserve the Japanese lunch for YOU *** ACT NOW and get it CHEAP (save 50%) Here is the latest schedule hot off the press... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Second Annual European Shogi Workshop 1, 2 and 3 October 1993 sponsored by SETA at EMBL, Meyerhofstr 1, Heidelberg, Germany Schedule as of 3 Sept. 1993 NOTE: John is unavailable all Friday and Gert is unavailable after 11:00 Fri. Friday (at EMBL) morning: Set up computers in Operon: {Gert, Rob, Alex & Alan} afternoon: get Gnu and other shogi programs running: {Rob} evening: direct workshoppers to Youth Hostel: {Rob and Andrea} Friday (at the Heidelberg youth hostel) 19:00 Early Registration: {Alex & Alan} 19:30 "Story of Shogi" video and informal shogi playing Saturday (at the Operon, EMBL) 9:00 Set up Operon, make coffee: {John & Andrea} 9:30 Registration: {Klaus, Iain & Alan} 10:00 Introduction John Kenney 3k 10:20 Basic Shogi Proverbs Marc Theeuwen 3d 10:45 The First Three Moves Eddy Verhaeven 1k 11:10 The Power of the Pawn Reijer Grimbergen 4d 11:35 Coffee 11:45 Introduction to Game Theory Gert Vriend 9k 12:00 Practical Computer Shogi Matthias Mutz 10k 12:25 When to Stop Thinking Hans Secelle 2d 12:45 Lunch 13:30 Reading Shogi Game Scores Hans Geuns 3d 13:50 Shogi Scene in Europe Marc Theeuwen 3d 14:05 Latest Professional News Reijer Grimbergen 4d 14:20 Psychology in Shogi - part II Hans Secelle 2d 14:35 Workshops: Individual game tuition Pawn play Shogi proverbs How to "look ahead" (and when not to) Professional shogi video Computer shogi demonstration Shogi algorithms 19:00 End of the workshops Sunday 9:30 Shogi Tournament 16:00 Prize giving and closing statements