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Behind the Scenes at the US Go Congress: Lisa Scott

Newly-elected AGA board member Lisa Scott is definitely not new to the AGA scene. She served as a Central Region board member from 2010 to 2013, and has just been appointed US Go Congress Coordinator for the AGA. Scott learned to play go on KGS during her first year of college, and found out about the Go Congress in 2006, when she asked around about why most go players seemed to drop offline during the first week of August. Scott has directed the Women's Tournament at the Go Congress every year since the Lancaster, PA in 2007, her first Go Congress. The first year, 23 women played in the tournament. Participation has been lower some years, but at the 2015 Go Congress in St. Paul 40 women played, and this year that number grew to 46. "With around 90 rated women registered for the Go Congress this year, including pros," Scott says with a smile. "That means over 50% of them are playing in the Women's Tournament!" Scott's biggest goal of the tournament is to build community and give women a chance to meet other female players outside their own clubs. With the number of female registrants and Women's Tournament players rising each year, more players are getting the chance to meet and play against new people. "I like finding people good games to play." - report/photo by Karoline Li, Congress Tournament Liaison