Go Clubs in Vancouver?

[Alakazam]

I might have time to go to a Go club in Vancouver when I go to the Canadian open, anyone know any? Time and address, as well as player levels?

[palapiku]

There're go clubs at UBC and SFU. I don't know the meeting times (except that they're during work hours, so I can't come ). They have some quite strong players.

You might want to ask this question in the Van Go room on KGS, the UBC/SFU people there would know the meeting times.

Didn't you say you were not coming?

[Alakazam]

Changed my mind. I think I can improve a lot at the event, like I did at the one in 2008!

[Nikolas73]

How long are you staying? I think many of the local clubs are on a summer break right now. You might want to check some of the contacts at http://senseis.xmp.net/?Vancouver but I think some of the lists there are outdated. Here is what I know:

There is the Vancouver Go Association: http://www.geocities.jp/qxbqd097/Vango2.htm
-It's a Japanese Go and Shogi club which meets at Nikkei Place in Burnaby (about 20 minutes from Vancouver). Their next meeting is on September 11, and after that they meet once every two weeks. I've only been there twice, but from what I've seen the usual attendance is 10-20 people and there are quite a few at 3d-6d level. Also some SDKs, and one or two DDks. It's a really friendly club, very easy to get a game there.

There are two university clubs: The SFU Go Club (their Facebook page is here) and the UBC Go Club (contact info on Sensei's Vancouver page). I have no idea how active or strong these guys are; you may want to contact them.

The Canada West Go Association (Chinese website) is run by the same people who are organizing the 2010 Go Open - they also run most of the local tournaments once or twice a year. I believe they meet in Richmond (about a 25 minute drive from Vancouver) and also offer Go classes for kids once or twice a week, but I don't know the details. I believe they have a lot of strong players, some of whom have a history at amateur and professional Chinese tournaments. You should probably contact Cathy Li (who is organizing the Open) for more info.

You might also want to join the room "Clubs > Van Go" on KGS and ask around there - someone may know more than I do .