Some news snippets:
- Since the SA Open no longer requires participants to be SAGA members, while the SA Closed does, SAGA has decided that in future, the development fund will only subsidize SAGA memberships by default for financially needy participants at the SA Closed, not the SA Open. General applications for financial assistance w.r.t. payment of membership fees is still open to anyone who feels they qualify.
- Due to budget constraints, the Toyota and Denso corporations have withdrawn their sponsorship of the World Oza, so there will be no more African Ozas in the foreseeable future
- The next World Amateur Go Championship will be in China, not Japan
- Also due to budget constraints, Japanese Airlines, withdrew as a sponsor before the 2009 WAGC. The IGF still found a sponsor for flights for 2009, but from 2010, flights to the WAGC will no longer be arranged by the organizer. Anyone who knows someone who may be able to help with sponsorships for coming years, PLEASE contact someone on the SAGA council (or leave a comment)
- The International Go Federation is trying to get affiliated to the International Olympic Committee, with the goal of trying to make Go an Olympic sport. The next Asia games will see Go featured as a regular sport as a result of this work. To achieve this affiliation, the IGF has had to adopt anti-doping regulations, and these regulations have administrative implications for SAGA. Anyone interested/willing to volunteer time to help with this, again, please contact us – your help would be invaluable. [This applies especially if you have some medical/chemistry knowledge]
- Anti-doping regulations in international events start at the Korean Prime Minister’s Cup in October, where the SA rep will be Victor Chow
- The 2nd WMSG is scheduled for July-Aug 2013
If you want more details, or have something to say, please feel free to leave a comment on the website.
Posted by Steve in News, SAGA, Tournaments
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