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So, yay, Seattle will host the Go Congress 16-25 JUL 2027 at the SeaTac Hilton.  Many deep thanks to people who volunteered already to direct the congress, manage website updates, account for money and pay bills, and logo design!!  The AGA signed contracts, and everything has been official for a few months now.

The last important role we would still like to find someone (or a pair of people) to own is "marketing" the Go Congress, which entails messaging, promoting, and reaching out to community from now until JUL 2027.  This is largely the cadence of updates and exciting reminders via the EJournal to keep the congress on folks minds and encourage attendance.

Here's a draft slide deck Ken and Tony will be presenting in Boston at this years Go Congress to announce next year in Seattle: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15zCo_AdEkpqACwrliWrT6hinbOgcBocrw4m_U6rZGOM/edit?usp=sharing

The deck is a short and cool reminder of all the things that attract people to Seattle and help make a congress in Seattle extra fun and exciting.  There's a lot a marketing person can easily reach out and post about every couple of months and more often next spring.  You can get as creative as you like, maybe a Mox Boarding House setup at the congress on a day off or afternoon/evening for people to mix up their game playing.  One person wants to host an AI development/usage activity/workshop/hackathon (nothing definite yet), but another idea you could help promote.

If you or you and a friend are willing to help Ken and Tony and be the cheerleaders for a Go Congress in Seattle, please let me know.  I'll connect you to Ken and Tony and our Slack organizing hub.

Thanks!!

Bill

We lost one of our Go Community this past Thurs.  Mike Malveaux passed quietly it appears in his sleep.  Mike was a super nice, mellow guy who volunteered a lot for Go in the Seattle Sound area.  He was our Program Manager for a few years before Kyle and ran many of our tournaments pre-covid.  Mike just recently in APR was helping at a school outreach event and seemed as vibrant as ever.  He was also very involved in the South Sound Go Club and was one of our regulars during COVID in our online meetups Tue evenings, usually hosting so others could play games.

Mike's wife, Helen, has invited anyone who remembers Mike to join the funeral if you like.  It will be at 08 AUG 11:00am at New Covenant Church (2156 M.L.K. Jr Way, Tacoma, WA, 98405).  Because Kyle and I will be going, we may open SGC late that Saturday, but we'll post about that when we know more.

If you have any questions or plan to attend, please let me know.  I'm also open to carpooling.  Helen also asked me if anyone from the Go Community would want to speak at the funeral, so if you think you do, definitely please let me know so that I can let Helen know.

With Much Fond Remembrance,

Bill