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Post #1 Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 5:53 am 
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Hello everyone. I thought setting up a topic for Learn Go Week might help get the ball rolling (see GoGameGuru's page http://gogameguru.com/learn-go-week/)

This is a place to share what you are doing for Learn Go Week and a place to share ideas and suggestions. This way we can work together towards making this a truly exceptional international event.

For example:

Australia: Sydney: stall around the Opera House and The Quay teaching and playing demonstration games with pamphlets on how to play for beginners and information on our club - Sydney Go Club (http://sydney.baduk.org.au). Possibly adverts in local papers/posters around town.

Also suggestions on how to get the word out there very welcome.

So add whatever ideas come to mind to make Learn Go Week a great experience for all.

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Post #2 Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 2:37 pm 
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: hanging out at the Go Lounge on the Saturday and teaching go to all the other gamers.

https://www.facebook.com/events/692630224123657


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Post #3 Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:44 pm 
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Hello again,

Here is a link to an OGS post about what they're up to for Learn Go Week :D

http://forums.online-go.com/t/learn-go- ... er-20/1589

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Post #4 Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 10:39 pm 
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... and here is what BritGo are up go :^)

"Also, during Learn Go Week and the following week, we will be offering online teaching sessions for beginners via the britgo teaching account on Kiseido Go Server (KGS). This will be geared at new people to the game, and therefore in the run up to this we would be looking for volunteers that might be able to help Roger Huyshe, should we have a fairly large influx of games to organise during the week."

http://www.britgo.org/learngoweek2014

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Post #5 Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 10:48 pm 
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Here's a link to the US Go Association article:

http://www.usgo.org/news/2014/07/learn-go-week/

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Post #6 Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 1:33 am 
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Does playing go in your local park count?

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Post #7 Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 1:52 am 
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Elom wrote:
Does playing go in your local park count?


Absolutely :clap:

The more people out there playing in public the better - parks, cafés, pubs, anywhere people gather to enjoy themselves.

GoGameGuru has a nice page set up with suggestions and material to give out ... So when passers by ask what are you playing you have material on hand to give them.

https://gogameguru.com/how-to-run-a-go-demo/

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Post #8 Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:06 am 
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Hey everyone! Also for this thread:

Just wanted to announce that Online Go Server (OGS) is taking part!

We will be holding a lot of totally free public lectures from Dans and SDKs alike, in total six official tournaments in all three categories (9x9, 13x13, 19x19) a cool drawing contest and a lot of other fancy stuff that will be announced in time!

Click here for the official Schedule and Announcement!

Let's make this week a success, and see you around! :)


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Post #9 Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 3:16 pm 
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To all you volunteers out there, it would be great if you could announce your event on the LGW website as soon as you are able. Doing so builds momentum, and encourages other volunteers to do the same. The more events there are (listed!), the easier it is to gather local, national or global media interest in advance of the actual week. ...which will in turn help your event. Smilies..

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Post #10 Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 3:20 pm 
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Hinstock wrote:
... on the LGW website ...


Where is this LGW website?

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Post #11 Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 12:12 am 
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I will try to introduce Go at my Office...
Started gently today by just putting a message near the coffee machine that says

"Win a coffe today... just come at my desk and see how..."

Here I have a goban with the first problem of cho chikun...

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if they find the correct answer, they got a coffee for free...

that way, I introduced go to 8 people in less than one hour... (2 correct responses so far)

I will try to do something bigger for the go learn week but still don't know exactly why...

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Post #12 Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 5:58 am 
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There is no single “Learn Go Week” Web site that I know of but several that participate.

Cordially, Tom

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Post #13 Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 6:13 am 
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The #1 hit on that google search at gogameguru.com is the original web site for Learn Go Week. I'm not sure whether it was David's or Jing's idea.


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Post #14 Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 3:45 pm 
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oca wrote:
I will try to introduce Go at my Office...
Started gently today by just putting a message near the coffee machine that says

"Win a coffe today... just come at my desk and see how..."


That's a fabulous idea!

I think I'll try something like that at my work :salute:

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Post #15 Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 3:46 pm 
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There is no single “Learn Go Week” Web site that I know of but several that participate.


Thanks Tom ... thought I'd missed it :)

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Post #16 Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 6:13 pm 
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Hello all again,

Just found this page on the International Go Federation site

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Post #17 Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 6:45 pm 
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So, September 19 is International Learn Go Like A Pirate Day.


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Post #18 Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 4:35 pm 
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tzorec wrote:
Hinstock wrote:
... on the LGW website ...


Where is this LGW website?

Thx


Sorry, I should have said the LGW "page". The main website is of course GoGameGuru as LGW is David Ormerod's initiative, although information is being disseminated elsewhere.

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Post #19 Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 4:56 pm 
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Onya (or roughly translated from the Australian "Well done!") Bay Area Go Players Association and the San Francisco Go Club:

http://www.usgo.org/news/2014/08/sf-org ... n-go-week/

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Post #20 Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 5:07 pm 
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... and here's the Sydney Go/Baduk Club's event :tmbup:

http://www.meetup.com/Sydney-Go-Baduk-W ... 204392312/

See you there :D

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