Dear AGA Chapter members,
There will be 10 minute meeting at the Seattle Go Center on Tuesday Night, May 26, at 7:00 p.m. to elect a new AGA (American Go Association) Chapter Representative. Not everybody is aware of this, but the “Seattle Go Center AGA Chapter” is a separate organization from the Seattle Go Center, and has its own funding. They have accumulated funds from sponsoring Go Congresses, such as the 2013 Go Congress in Tacoma. In the past they have funded scholarships and outreach projects, and they have subsidized our professional workshops at the Go Center. They also bought our better tournament clocks. They are a good source of funding for other special projects that promote Go.
If you play in our rated tournaments, you have joined the AGA. When you join or renew your membership with the AGA, they ask which chapter you want to be affiliated with. More information about our Chapter is at http://www.seattlego.org/aga-chapter/ If you want to change your chapter affiliation, these instructions will help: http://www.usgo.org/news/2015/02/check-your-chapter-affiliation/ [Note: the chapter drop-down menu is bizarre, but if you start typing “Seattle Go Center” it should appear. “Seattle Nihon Ki-in” is a ghost chapter that hasn’t met in 20 years.]
Peter Nelson 5d has agreed to be nominated to be the next Chapter Representative. Peter has been coming to the Go Center on Tuesdays and Saturdays; this summer he will be coming on Saturdays. He will be going to the Go Congress in Minnesota this summer, so he can represent our chapter at the annual chapter meeting there. We welcome other candidates for the position – to be nominated, just come to the meeting on Tuesday. Judy Debel is the current Chapter Rep. We thank Judy for carrying this responsibility even though we elected her when she wasn’t in the room.
Cheers,
Brian Allen
General Manager, Seattle Go Center
Nihon Ki-in Go Institute of the West
700 NE 45th Street
Seattle WA 98105
206 545-1424 (Go Center)
206 370-1069 (Cell Phone)
206 632-1122 (Office at Home)
manager@seattlego.org (e-mail)
www.seattlego.org (website)
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