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Bay Area Go Players Association is pleased to present an educational go workshop with the ever-popular Janice Kim, 3 Dan Professional. This will be her only Bay Area workshop in 2012. Seating is limited, so sign up quickly.

This two-day weekend workshop, to be held June 23-24 in Berkeley, consists of four sessions covering distinct topics. Janice has developed some interesting new ways to approach the age-old question, "How can I improve my go playing?" Each student will have the opportunity to submit game records before the workshop, and Janice will use them to tailor discussions to the specific interests and needs of the students. Each student will receive a workshop manual containing the records to be discussed, and files will be available for download as well.

In her own words, Janice says the main idea of the content of this workshop is, "I enjoy seeing the clever moves played in finely-tuned games between world-class players, but what I really need to know is what to do with the messed-up positions, wacky moves, and mistakes that come up in my games."

The workshop is open to go players of all strengths. Players below 10 kyu may want at least a year's go experience to benefit from this workshop. (Please contact the workshop organizer at the email address shown below.)

Janice Kim 3P is co-author of the award-winning book series Learn to Play Go, and her lectures at the San Francisco Go Club and past workshops have been very popular. Janice recently taught a workshop in Portland, Oregon where most students rated the workshop 5 stars out of a possible 5, and no student rated the workshop lower than 4 stars. "Best workshop ever attended," reads one of the feedback forms.

Register today for this great opportunity to learn from Janice Kim, 3 Dan Professional, in her only Bay Area workshop this year. Space is limited. Janice's workshop in Portland sold out—get your seat for the Berkeley workshop before they are all gone.

ENTRY FEE:

The Early Bird entry fee is $60 for participants under 18 years of age, and $100 for everyone else. After June 8 the entry fee goes up to $100 for those under 18 and $150 for everyone else. Make sure your payment is received by June 8 in order to get the Early Bird discount.

HOURS:

LOCATION:

The workshop will be held in Berkeley less than two blocks from the Downtown Berkeley BART station. There is a parking garage next door, and several coffee houses and lunch spots are within short walking distance. Directions and address information will be provided when you register.

TO REGISTER FOR THE WORKSHOP:

Simply pay your entry fee with PayPal or a credit card, or mail a check made payable to Bay Area Go Players Association to:
     Bay Area Go Players Association
     448 McAuley Street
     Oakland, CA 94609

Be sure to include the name of the student in the "Special instructions" field in PayPal, or on your check.

Register today. Space is limited. Full payment must be received before the workshop. If you are mailing a check, it must be received by June 22.

GAME RECORDS:

To provide your game records to Janice Kim for inclusion in the workshop, email them in SGF format to the workshop organizer at the email address shown below. You may send up to three game records. Be sure to indicate in each record which color you played, and feel free to include any specific questions for Janice in the records as well.

Game records must be received by June 8 in order to be included in the workshop. Earlier is better, of course. The earlier you can send them in, the more closely the workshop will address the specific areas you would like to cover.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Roger Schrag, Workshop Organizer
Bay Area Go Players Association
510-501-2701
rs1249@bayareago.org

 
Photos by Ernest Brown Roger Schrag, and Brian Allen.