by Chris Garlock, Managing Editor, The American Go E-Journal
It’s easy enough to find out that there are 389 people registered for this year’s U.S. Go Congress (just click here for the latest list), but how many different states are represented among the attendees? How many countries? How many kyu players and how many dan players? How many players named Chris? (ok, I just put that one in for fun) Send in your best guesses and you’ll be entered in a drawing for a prize TBD.
With just three weeks to go -- the Congress runs July 13-20 in Madison, WI --, there’s still plenty of time to register for the biggest and best go event of the year; 8 days of non-stop go in gorgeous Madison, Wisconsin (go Badgers!). Also, for my fellow tennis-playing go players be sure to pack your racquets, as Director Dave Weimer has assured me that courts are available nearby so we’ll definitely be heading there for some off-board action! And as soon as I hear from soccer-meister Terry Benson, I’ll update you on those plans.
Also, we're looking for a few good game recorders for join the EJ's Congress team; if you're interested, drop us a note at journal@usgo.org.
If anyone else has cool pre-Congress news to report, send it my way at the same email address; see you soon in Madison!