[Seattle Go Center] Closed Wed. till Jan.; Social Media Mogul

Hello fellow Go enthusiasts,

Wednesdays
We've had very low turnout the last several Wednesdays. So ***the Go Center will be closed on Wednesdays*** until January 16, when Eric and Drew start up their Computer Go Meetup / Go Basics Class.
"What is this Computer Go Meetup?", you might be asking. Starting January 16th, 2019, Eric Barnes will be leading a meetup for people interested in machine learning at the Seattle Go Center. Participants will learn to program their own go-playing bot, and make it progressively better at defeating humans in a simulated war for the control of finite resources, using AI/ML techniques.
Sessions will be structured around a new book, Deep Learning and the Game of Go, available at: https://www.manning.com/books/deep-learning-and-the-game-of-go (use coupon code "buildyourbot50" for a 50% discount)
Manning, the publisher, is running a computer Go tournament: https://deals.manning.com/go-comp/

Wednesdays, continued
"What is this Go Basics Class?", you might be asking. Starting January 16th, 2019, Drew Barnett will be leading a series of sessions, starting from the bare bones fundamentals of capturing and building over time. This will complement the Computer Go sessions, and help folks who are more experienced with programming than Go.

There's no charge for attending these Wednesday sessions, other than the usual Go Center membership (youth 17 and younger always free; adults first 10 visits free; after the first 10 visits, $5 per visit or prepay $35 for 10 visits, or become a quarterly or annual member -- https://www.seattlego.org/membership/ for details).

Tuesday (today!)
Join us at the Go Center for "the largest weekly gathering of Go players in North America (possibly the Western Hemisphere)™"! Open 1:00 PM - 10:00 PM, with instruction for beginners after 3:00, and freshly-baked bread to share sometime after 5:00.

Social Media
I'm pleased to announce that Catherine Ozols has volunteered to help out with posting stuff on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! So if you appreciate the increase in the quantity and quality of posts, be sure to let our new Social Media Manager know.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeattleGoCenter/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seattlegocenter/
Twitter: @SeattleGoCenter

Thanks for reading! See you soon at the Go Center,

Mike Malveaux
Seattle Go Center Programs Manager

email: programs@SeattleGo.org
web: www.SeattleGo.org
Go Center phone: 206-545-1424

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