Dates for All-Iowa Tournament changed.

All-Iowa Tournament is now scheduled on Saturday, April 25th, 2009.

Make Your Own Late Night at Marquette University

Kay is doing Origami workshop and Go demo at 9pm-1am on Friday March 27, 2009 at Marquette University Alumni Memorial Union (on Wisconsin Ave. and 16th St.) as part of their Make Your Own Late Night. If you are staying up late around Marquette, come and play some Go. They have many other hands-on activities, too. Learn more about the Late Night Marquette Programs here.

The Cyclone Go Club All-Iowa Tournament at Iowa State University.

The Cyclone Go Club of Iowa State University is having their semi-annual All-Iowa Tournament. Here's the information.

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Go Players of the Midwest,

The Cyclone Go Club is happy to invite all of you to our biggest event
of the semester, the All-Iowa Tournament. This is a special year as
James Kerwin 1P (http://www.tcgo.org/kerwin.shtml) is be joining us
for the first time.

What: All-Iowa Tournament
When: April 25th, 2009
Where: Gallery Room (3rd Floor Memorial Union), Iowas State University
(http://www.ece.iastate.edu/~rmercado/tmp/All_Iowa.pdf)

The All-Iowa Tournament is the biggest tournament in Iowa. It is held
twice a year on spring and fall, and it constantly brings players from
all over the Midwest. This is a handicapped tournament for the Iowa
Cup. The All-Iowa tournament regularly has prizes from Yellow Mountain
and Slate and Shell, but this year we also have cash prizes. We are
giving $150* to 1st place and $100* to second place.

Kerwin Sensei is holding a virtual review section after the
tournament. The Cyclone Go Club will have everything ready for you to
experience the wonderful review style that has made James Kerwin
famous. This reviews are free of charge and there will be plenty of
time to get everyone interested a review.

Fee --
Club Member: $20 (Pre-Registration), $30 (At-Door)
Non Member: $25 (Pre-Registration), $35(At-Door)

*This amount is based on participation estimates and my vary at the
time of the tournament.

~~++~~ Lodging ~~++~~
Some members of the Cyclone Go Club have volunteered their houses and
apartments for lodging. This is free first-come-first-serve lodging.
Space is limited so please let us know as soon as you can. Other
lodging option in Ames is the Memorial Union Hotel

http://www.mu.iastate.edu/reservations.php,

where the seminar and tournament are taking place.

~~++~~ Questions ~~++~~
If you have questions you may contact the club at

cyclonego@iastate.edu,

Come and join the Cyclone Go Club for some exiting Go!!!!!
Ramon Mercado
President Cyclone Go Club
http://www.stuorg.iastate.edu/cygo/

AGA Handicap Tournament and U.S. Youth Go Qualifier at Chicago

American Go Association
• Handicap Tournament AND
• U.S. Youth Go Qualifier!

University of Illinois at Chicago
Student Residence and Commons
700 S. Halsted Street (1st floor Atrium)

Saturday March 14
9 AM - 6 PM
Cash Prizes!

Winners of Youth tournament get a scholarship to Go camp and a chance
to compete to represent the U.S. in World Youth Go Championship next
summer!

Schedule
9:00 am - Registration
9:30 am - First Game Begins
4:30 pm - Last Game Begins
6:00 pm - Building Closes

Tournament Fees
If paid in advance ..... $15.00
If paid at the door .... $20.00
UIC Students ............ Free

AGA membership is required (you may join at time of registration).
Annual Membership (adult) ......... $30.00
Annual Membership (under 18) .... $10.00
One Day Membership ................ $10.00

Email us for the contact info for registration.

Meeting Dates for March and April

Spring is just around the corner!

For March: 3/6, 3/20.
For April: 4/3, 4/17.

All meetings are 7-9pm on Fridays at the Board Game Barrister near rotunda area of the Bayshore Town Center (mapquest).

Go demo at Mayfair Mall today

Sorry for the last minute notice. Kay is doing a demo with Mercan Chinese Language Institute for their Chinese New Year Celebration at Barnes&Nobles at Mayfair Mall (mapquest) today at 7-9pm. Come by if you are shopping at the mall tonight.

Meetings for January and February

Happy new year! Hope everyone had great holidays.
We're going back to the regular schedule.

For January: 1/9, 1/23
For February: 2/6, 2/20

All meetings are 7-9pm on Fridays at the Board Game Barrister near rotunda area of the Bayshore Town Center (mapquest).

I appologize it's so short notice for 1/9 meeting. Hope to see you all.

12/5 meeting cancelled

The meeting on Friday, Dec. 5th is cancelled.

Go Club mailing list

The Board Game Barrister now has a Go Club mailing list. You can sign up at http://lists.BoardGameBarrister.com (Select GoClub from the list).

As always, all club announcements will be posted on this blog.

Change for November schedule and the meeting dates for December.

The holiday season is almost there and for our meeting, we're dodging those holidays.

For November: 11/7, 11/21.
For December: 12/5, 12/19.

Meetings are all held on Fridays, 7-9pm, at The Board Game Barrister at Bayshore Town Center. The store and the game tables are located near rotunda area in the middle of the mall. (Mapquest Bayshore Town Center)

Most likely, we'll be back to the normal schedule starting Jan. 9th, 2009.