Plans for the Canadian Open to be held late June in Vancouver have been cancelled. "The host organization has had to withdraw, due to the issues with COVID-19 virus," reports Canadian Go Association president James Seddwick. The CGA is looking into alternate arrangements, with an initial target of holding something on Labour Day weekend September 4-7; stay tuned for a future announcement. "I also wish to offer our sympathies to CGA members with families & friends in China," Sedgwick added. "I know it has been a tough time with ill family members who cannot be visited, and business and personal impacts. Hopefully lives will return to normal soon."
Plans for the U.S. Go Congress -- scheduled for Estes Park, CO, August 1 - 9 -- are moving forward; organizers are monitoring the situation closely with the safety of the attendees and community paramount; stay tuned for updates.