Posted tonight on the IGA site…
Given the very low turnout at the AGM, it was judged to be inquorate. There will now be an EGM instead, to which more of us will hopefully attend! As a reminder, the IGA is your organisation, and you should take an interest in how it is run.
Provisionally planned for November 7th, full details of the EGM will appear here soon.
An update from the mailing list…
As some of you may know, we organise a Go tournament every year. This year the tournament will take place on 17-18th November in the Mardyke Pavillion (which is a really nice venue by the way) and will consist of 5 rounds (3 on Saturday and 2 on Sunday). We’re expecting about 30 players from Ireland and abroad to show up, so it seems like it will be quite a large event (for the Irish Go scene anyway!). We have a budget of €500 euros for the prizes, therefore it’s definitely worth trying your chances! There will be 2 groups – a top group and a kyu level group. In the lower one the games will be played on handicap basis so everyone has a chance for a flawless 5/5!!! Whoever is interested in the tournament please let us know by e-mail.
For those of you that don’t want to participate in a serious tournament, there is a possibility of organising a Beginners tournament on the same date. Such tournament wouldn’t be included in the European Go Database rating, meaning that it’s just all for fun (and you can also win some cool prizes) ;-) So, as long as we have a minimum of 8 people interested in such tournament we will look into organising it. I think it would be a good event since you could see what a serious tournament looks like and at the same time play against other beginners. Sound like fun… Doesn’t it?!
The UCC Go Club has announced the date for its annual tournament…
ATTENTION! The UCC Go (Weiqi) Tournament date for this year has been decided. It will take place on the weekend of 17-18th November 2012. Players of all strengths welcome. More details to follow shortly!!!
From the UCC Go mailing list…
The meetings will take place every week on Thursdays from 7-9PM (starting this week) in the ORB in room 1.01 on the first floor. Since Thursdays don’t suit everybody, we also have meetings on most Sundays outside of college. So… if you’re interested in the game and can’t come on Thursdays, or got so into it that one meeting per week is not enough, you’re more than welcome to join us on Sundays in the Webworkers Café on Winthrop Street at 4PM.
The NUIG Go Society has announced that their monthly newsletter is now being made available online. Head over to The Knight’s Atari to check out this month’s issue. It looks like back issues will also be made available.
It may have been a cold, lonely summer, but the UCC Go Club returns this autumn to fill the emptiness. Weekly meetings resume on campus this thursday at 19:00. See here for venue details.
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Update: The first meeting of the new term will be next week, thursday 4th October.
