My Corner

Notes from the President
January 13, 2003
By Chris Kirscher

In this column, I'll keep you aware of the national organizing activity by the American Go Association, with the goal of increasing member interest and participation in the AGA. 

First, my deepest thanks go to outgoing President Roy Laird for facilitating an incredibly smooth transition. Roy not only left the house in good order, but he's provided terrific guidance in understanding how things work. And even though he's now served the AGA in one capacity or another for over 20 years, Roy will continue to serve, now as AGA webmaster as well as being available for background information and advice when needed. I will be continuously grateful and the AGA is forever in his debt.

One of the first acts of the new AGA Board of Directors was to propose our very first organization chart, which is posted at www.usgo.org on the "About the AGA" page. What's notable about the chart is that it recognizes that the workload of organizing and coordinating a national go organization requires a lot more people than are currently active national level organizers. Thus, recruiting has become a major activity and I'm pleased to report that we are making good progress finding people to tackle the work. While it's very gratifying to see new blood coming in, we need still more. If you think you might have something to contribute to spreading go in the United States, please contact Terry Assael, our new HR and Recruiting volunteer, at hrandrecruiting@usgo.org to explore the possibilities. 

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