Update on NEC Cup, Semester go and future Tourneys

Apologies for the lateness, and I've forgotten which day I actually attended NEC (talk about losing brain cells), but anyway. The NEC Cup in its 13th year was held in central Melbourne at Vibe Savoy Hotel on Collins, and players showed up in droves to convene in the gold gilded hall. Most were deep in their second games while others wander to go over plays or to grab lunch. I managed to receive a few particular stares while attempting to look inconspicuous with the camera, ah well. As with other years, I'm sure everyone had a grand time and there were good representations from the local clubs. SPGO members managed to attain some excellent placings in the second and third divisions (awesome job people!) and some even played against Mr Kawamura, the visiting go professional from Japan, in a simul game.

Congratulations to the winners, and we hope to see all of you again at next year's cup!

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Now it's approaching swotvac and exam time, we're nearing the end of semester one and thus the end of our go meetings. Come join us for some final games on Friday 29th May. We'll be recommencing meetings next semester (stay tuned for the change in dates and rooms). SPGO committee members will also be at welcome back week and semester 2's O week.

As always, SPGO members will be heartily playing on KGS (the online go server), so consider signing up if you haven't already and joining us during the holidays. We can be found in the Australia Room or Melbourne University SPGO under Clubs.

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A very exciting event is approaching Melbourne soon, this year the Australian Go Nationals will be held here and hosted by your very own Melbourne University's Students Playing Go. So definitely keep your eyes and ears open, there'll be frantic planning going into place, and hey we might even get a decent banner now.

If you wish to receive our latest news and keep updated with what's happening in the Melbourne Go scene, simply send an email to mail@spgo.org.au with a request to join our mailing list. We can also be found on Facebook, for latest events and photos.

cheers
Shamim
(Publicity Director)
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Some NEC photos

New Committee 2009-10

Hello everyone,
Thank you for a successful 2009 AGM. Our club is secure for another year and please welcome your new committee for 2009-10.
They are:-

President- Anna
Secretary- Crystal
Treasurer- Sining
Tourney Director- Shining
Publicity Director- Shamim
General Representative- Khoi

We wish you a good year ahead and best of luck with everything.
Big thank you to our past committee members especially Jonathan (secretary) and Trithang (tourney director), absolutely fantastic job, hope you stick around ;)

See you all next week and look ahead for many awesome events to come.

cheers
Shamim
(Publicity Director, yet again =.=''')

Annual General Meeting 2009

Hi everyone,

It's time for the AGM which will be taking place Friday 22nd May 1pm, room 323 Alice Hoy (normal meeting room). We need everyone to come along and attend the AGM to keep your awesome go club alive for another year! It's one of the last club meetings for the semester, so come have fun.
Free food, more games, and this is your chance to see how the club has been going and to have your say in how to run the club.

We'll be holding elections during the AGM, all committee positions are open for nominations!
For more information, feel free to have a chat with any of the current committee members.

Open Positions:-

President:- the figurehead of the club, the president is in charge of making sure everything goes smoothly and liaison between the club and the student union.

Secretary:- is in charge of paperwork and general management.

Treasurer:- is in charge of collecting and maintaining club funding and helping expenses and grants and all that good stuff.

Tournament Director:- plans and manages SPGO's events and tournaments, and is also in charge of maintaining the ranking roster.

Publicity Director:- is in charge of all publicity material, the club website, fan page and general promotions and liaisoning with members/general public.

General Representative:- helps everyone.

Becoming a committee member is a great way to get involved in university social life, you can help maintain this awesome club, gain some skills and friends along the way and it looks fantastic on your resume. =)

So see you there.

Shamim
(Publicity Director)