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Dear Members,

Usually we have the Annual Member’s Meeting in late March.  But this year, we have scheduled the Annual Meeting for Sunday, April 15 at two p.m. because of the pro visit by Chang Ruei Jie, March 16 – March 23, and of Sakura Con on the weekend of March 30 – April 1.

This is our annual 1 hr. meeting to review the last year, and to elect some new board members. We will have a slide show, discussion, and some treats. All members, including new members, are welcome at the meeting. Voting is limited to those who have quarterly, annual or lifetime memberships.  If you are not elected to the Board, which has another meeting, you can play Go the rest of the afternoon.

Cheers,

Brian

manager@seattlego.org

Dear Go Players,

Our next Monthly Ratings Tournament will be on Sunday, March 4, with registration from 10 – 10:45 am.   But watch out!  The next ratings tournament after that will not be on the first Sunday of April.  Instead, it will be on Sunday,
April 8.  This huge break with tradition is happening because the big manga and anime festival, Sakura Con,  is happening the previous weekend, including Sunday, April 1.   That is also Easter Sunday.

We have a lot happening in the next two months!  The full schedule is here:

http://www.seattlego.org/events/

Cheers,

Brian

manager@seattlego.org

Dear Members,

Once again, we will be teaching and sharing the game of Go at the Sakura-Con, which is happening this year on Friday, March 30 through Sunday, April 1.  The Con is an amazing gathering of Japanese anime and manga fans, many of them in costume, at the Washington Visitor and Trade Center.  Here is their website:

http://www.sakuracon.org/

You do not need a pass to reach the room where we teach.  But our best volunteers do get passes for the rest of the convention.  We usually play teaching games on the 9x9 and 13x13, since many of the visitors to our room already know some Go.

If you can volunteer at least 4 hours, and would like a pass to the full Sakura Con, please contact me at manager@seattlego.org, or in person at the Go Center.   Since this is a very popular privilege, priority will be given to volunteers who are all already teaching at the Go Center, or who can commit to helping at one of our other outreach events, such as the Cherry Blossom Festival the weekend of April 20-22, and the UDistrict Street Festival, May 19-20.  All folks who contact me before March 5 will be given equal consideration for passes.  (It will not be first come first served; if we get a lot of requests, we will use a lottery for all qualified volunteers to assign passes.  Last year we had enough.)

Please tell me when you think you will be coming.  I am particularly interested in getting commitments from volunteers for Sunday, and Friday daytime.  (You can adjust your schedule later, if things change.)  Once again, you do not need the pass to reach our room, if you just want to volunteer, or to watch the costumed crowds on the escalator.

Our hours will be as follows:

Friday, March 30, 10 AM to 10 PM (or later, if we have the volunteers)

Saturday, March 31, 10 AM to 10 PM (or later, if we have the volunteers)

Sunday, April 1, 10 AM to 4 PM (Moving stuff to Go Center 4-6 PM)

Please note that this weekend also has the Easter holiday, so watch out for schedule conflicts.

The Go Center events/outreach/class calendar is at:

http://www.seattlego.org/events/

Brian  Allen

General Manager, Seattle Go Center

Nihon Ki-in Go Institute of the West

700 NE 45^th 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)

Update:   We have sites 6 & 9 at the Marble Creek Campground reserved for the weekend.  There are 6 other sites available.  If you have a National Parks Senior Pass, you can get a 50% discount on the campground fees, but not the service charge.

Brian

Dear Go Players,

For a second year, Go players will be car camping in a beautiful rustic Forest Service campground in the North Cascades, along the Cascade River.  Deborah and I have reserved two camp spots from Thursday, Aug 23 to Sunday, Aug 26.   The campsites can be reserved 6 months ahead, starting at 7 a.m. Pacific time, so this weekend has just become available.  We encourage other Go players to make reservations soon.  (We will try for Sunday night, Aug 26 as well, but that night is not available until Monday Feb. 26 at 7:00 a.m.) The sites cost $14 a night, plus a $10 fee for each reservation.

https://www.recreation.gov/camping/map_of_Marble_Creek_Campground/r/campgroundMap.do?page=map&search=site&contractCode=NRSO&parkId=73773

The campground is the Marble Creek Campground, which is about a half hour from Marblemount, WA on Rt. 20.  Marblemount has some groceries and a couple of restaurants, and espresso.  The campsite is about 2.5 hours from Seattle.  The campground does not have potable water, and it only has pit toilets.  The area has lots of excellent hiking, some of it quite rugged.  Last year we had three couples camping (one with a small RV, one with a big tent, and one with a mountain tent).  We ate a lot of pie, and played some Go.  Let's do it again!  Campsite reservations go fast, so make your plans now!  If you have extra space at your campsite, I'm sure we can find more Go players later on.

Cheers,

Brian

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Dear Go Players,

For a second year, Go players will be car camping in a beautiful rustic Forest Service campground in the North Cascades, along the Cascade River.  Deborah and I have reserved two camp spots from Thursday, Aug 23 to Sunday, Aug 26.   The campsites can be reserved 6 months ahead, starting at 7 a.m. Pacific time, so this weekend has just become available.  We encourage other Go players to make reservations soon.  (We will try for Sunday night, Aug 26 as well, but that night is not available until Monday Feb. 26 at 7:00 a.m.) The sites cost $14 a night, plus a $10 fee for each reservation.

https://www.recreation.gov/camping/map_of_Marble_Creek_Campground/r/campgroundMap.do?page=map&search=site&contractCode=NRSO&parkId=73773

The campground is the Marble Creek Campground, which is about a half hour from Marblemount, WA on Rt. 20.  Marblemount has some groceries and a couple of restaurants, and espresso.  The campsite is about 2.5 hours from Seattle.  The campground does not have potable water, and it only has pit toilets.  The area has lots of excellent hiking, some of it quite rugged.  Last year we had three couples camping (one with a small RV, one with a big tent, and one with a mountain tent).  We ate a lot of pie, and played some Go.  Let’s do it again!  Campsite reservations go fast, so make your plans now!  If you have extra space at your campsite, I’m sure we can find more Go players later on.

Cheers,

Brian

Dear Members,

We are pleased to host a weeklong visit by Nihon Ki-in Pro Chang Ruei Jie in March.  Mr. Chang is originally from Taiwan, but he lives in Japan now.  As a young pro, he is very much interested in Artificial Intelligence computer programs that play the game of Go.  We have a number of events scheduled for Chang Ruei Jie, including:

Simultaneous games at the Seattle Go Center ($10):

Saturday, March 17, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, March  20, 6:30 p.m.

Lectures at the Go Center (free!)

Monday, March 19, 6:30 p.m.  for DDK class and others

Wednesday, March 21, 6:30 p.m. for Single Digit Kyu group and others

One Day Workshop with Mr. Chang:

Sunday, March 18, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

$45/$30 students and voting members;  $10 discount for early registration

More info at:

http://www.seattlego.org/one-day-pro-workshop/

Youth Go Club visits:

Northwest Chinese School Go Class: Saturday, March 17, 11:00 a.m.

McDonald International public school: Thursday, March 22, 2:30 p.m.

These events are also listed on our events calendar at:

http://www.seattlego.org/events/

Mr. Chang’s profile page at the Nihon Ki-in is here:

http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000456.html

Feel free to contact me if you have questions.  We hope you can take advantage of this great opportunity!

Cheers,

Brian

manager@seattlego.org

Dear Go Teachers,

We have been invited to participate in “Japan Night” at John Stanford International School on Friday evening, March 9, running from 6 – 8 p.m. or later.  As usual, we will be teaching capture Go to beginners, and playing friendly 13x13 games with students who already know how to play.  There is free Japanese style curry for volunteers.  In the past, we have had a Go club at John Stanford, so it is good to keep in touch with this local public school.  Please let me know if you can help out.  We need two or three volunteers, including one to come at 5:30 p.m.

Cheers,

Brian

manager@seattlego.org

206 370-1069 cell

Dear Go Players,

Don’t worry, we’ll have the heat turned up this Tuesday, so once you make it to the Go Center you will be warm.  Chris will be baking fresh bread, and we place an order for pizza at 6:30 pm.  The Tuesday crowd has been a  smaller than usual this month, especially in the afternoon, but last Tuesday, we had players from beginner to 7 dan, and everybody could find a game.  Remember, a slow Tuesday at the Seattle Go Center is still bigger than any other weekly Go group in North America.  We are open from 1 – 10 p.m.

Cheers,

Brian

manager@seattlego.org

Happy Valentine’s Day Go Players!

Let us remind you that a Rengo Tournament has been scheduled for Saturday evening June 9.  This is Pair Go without the boy/girl rules.  The other Pair Go traditions will continue: good food, lots of fun, a good excuse to teach somebody Go.  Now would be a good time to find somebody for the Rengo tournament, and if they don’t know the game of Go already, to start teaching them.

Cheers,

Brian

Dear Go Players,

We finally have a Go club organized for a school on the Eastside, at Challenger Elementary in Sammamish.   As of last week, they had 11 students.  The Challenger Go Club is restricted to students from that school, but I hope this will inspire other Eastside schools to give a Go club a try.  And if you know a student at Challenger Elementary, please encourage them to join the club!

The club will be taught by Bill Mokin, who teaches at Challenger.   I will be helping out as well.  We welcome other players (18 and over) who want to help teach.  The Club will meet on Wednesdays, starting soon after school.  Wednesdays have early dismissal, so this would be from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m.  The school is located at 25200 SE Klahanie Blvd, Sammamish, WA 98029.   The meeting dates are:  

2/28/18

3/7/18

3/14/18

3/21/18

3/28/18

Spring break

4/18/18

4/25/18

5/2/18

Please contact me if you are interested in helping out.

Cheers,

Brian

manager@seattlego.org

Hi All,

Here’s a friendly reminder that the Monthly Ratings Tournament is tomorrow, Feb. 4, with registration from 10 to 10:45 a.m.  Please make sure your AGA membership is up to date.  You do not have to play all three rounds – just tell the TD what your plans are.  There is more info on our calendar page.  Just click on the event for the details. 

http://www.seattlego.org/events/

Cheers,

Brian

manager@seattlego.org