[Newsletter] BGA Newsletter 288 March 2022

[Jil Segerman]

FROM THE EDITOR

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discussion is the BGA open mailing list Gotalk. However, an introduction to
a new topic is fine in the Newsletter. A brief introduction to Gotalk, with
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Jil Segerman
NEWS

The full set of recent news items, including further details of some of the
items shown here, are on our News Pages <http://www.britgo.org/news>.
Bob Bagot

BGA stalwart Bob Bagot sadly passed away on Friday 4th March. Bob reached
the grade of 2 dan, and his many services to Go include teaching, acting as
book distributor, and organising the 3 Peaks Tournament. Martin Harvey has
published an obituary on Gotalk.

Bob's wife Lesley, and sons Sam and Rob, have chosen a family send-off
rather than a public funeral. Martin and his family will be attending the
lunch buffet on 30th March.
European Youth Go Team Championship

The UK youth team won 3-2 against Russia B in round 4 of the European Youth
Go Team Championship in February. Details here
<https://www.britgo.org/news/2022/eygtc0212>. This gave the team the bronze
medal, behind Russia and France. Congratulations to them!
Pandanet Go European Team Championship 2021/2022


The next match for the UK team was on 8th March against Austria; the team
lost three games to one with Jamie Taylor taking the only win. After 6
rounds, the UK team was down to 9th place (out of 10) in League B. On 12th
April they will play Finland.
ADMINBGA Congress

Details of the 2022 British Congress are now available on its web page Congress
Info <https://www.britgo.org/BGACongress2022>.
2022 AGM

The AGM will be held online by ZOOM at 19:30 on Thursday 26th May 2022. An
invite will be created and published a week or so before the meeting.

Any member’s resolutions are to be submitted to the BGA Secretary
(secretary @ britgo.org) not later than Thursday 14th April 2022. Each such
item will require the support of two BGA members.

The agenda will be published to members via the website no later than
Thursday 28th April 2022.

Once the agenda is published anyone wishing to register a proxy vote may do
so by contacting the Secretary (secretary @ britgo.org) by the end of
Tuesday 24th May, stating their name and address, the person who will be
the proxy, and confirming it is for the 2022 AGM. If you wish you may
specify how the proxy appointed is to vote (or is to abstain from voting)
on one or more resolutions, otherwise the proxy will have full discretion.
Conversion to a Company Limited by Guarantee.

Message from President Toby Manning (previously emailed to BGA members)

"On 27 January I wrote to you to initiate the consultation process
concerning our detailed proposals to convert the BGA from an Unincorporated
Assocviation to a Company Limited by Guarantee. Our proposals were
published at www.britgo.org/conversion, and we asked for your comments by
the end of February. We received several thoughtful and helpful comments,
which can be seen at www.britgo.org/council/comments. Also shown on that
page are our responses to those comments, shown in italics.

There are still a couple of comments to which responses are in preparation,
so we are extending the period for comments by a week. We then intend to
publish our revised proposals, which will take account of the comments
which we have received. We still intend to put forward a substantive motion
to the AGM which we are scheduling for late May."
EGF Suspends Russia

There was an emergency online meeting of EGF members on Thursday 3 March.
Most European Countries were present.

The meeting agreed to suspend Russia and Belarus from the EGF, but not to
expel them. All EGF events currently scheduled for Russia and Belarus were
to be re-allocated. Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to
participate in EGF events under a neutral banner.
EVENTS COMING SOON

Tournament organisers will be responsible for Covid-19 safety and legal
compliance. Restrictions are currently lifted, but Government guidance
continues. Both of these may change if the risks change. See "Guidance for
people who work in settings related to events and visitor attractions"
<https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-covid-19/events-and-attractions>
All
attendees are referred also to NHS advice "What to do if you have or might
have coronavirus"
<https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/self-isolation-and-treatment/>

April: Rip-Off Dublin; British Congress Lancaster; Ulster; Not the London
Open
May: Sheffield University (provisional); MSO Grand Prix 9x9 and 19x19
(online)
June: Candidates; Durham; Cheltenham
(provisional); Welsh Open, Barmouth
July: European Go Congress, Romania
August: Youth Go Camp Caythorpe; Mind Sports Olympiad; Doki Doki Festival,
Manchester
September: Confucius Dublin
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