Belgian Go Federation

The Bruxelles Games Festival is an important event to promote Go.

Since the first edition, the Belgian Go Federation is there to introduce newcomers to the game.

If interested to volunteer to promote go, please register below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfj3vIN1FoIQne_duycCRqdcNfxTyf...
You are welcome :)

Or simply contact president@gofed.be "hi I'm interested to volunteer for the Bruxelles Games Festival..."

Because this is a big festival we will need a minimum of 3-4 volunteers per day.
See list of volunteers in this page: https://www.gofed.be/node/1382

Astusacon is a Cosplay / Manga / Anime / Festival / Convention / Community gathering ♡festival that takes place the 8 & 9 July 2023 at ICC GENT!

https://www.atsusacon.be/

If you would like to share your interest for the game with passers-by and can cope a bit with pedagogy, you are very welcome as volunteer.
Just mail to "president@gofed.be", thanks !

In practice, we are already 2 but it would be nice to be 3 or 4 volunteers for the 2 days.
See also list of volunteers in this page: https://www.gofed.be/node/1382

Thanks !

Made In Asia is an important festival where Go has been present for already twenty years !

MADE IN ASIA
https://www.madeinasia.be/
- Friday 3 March from 10:00 to 18:00
- Saturday 4 March from 10:00 to 18:00
- Sunday 5 March from 10:00 to 18:00

If you would like to share your interest for the game with passers-by and can cope a bit with pedagogy, you are very welcome as volunteer.
Just mail to "president@gofed.be", thanks !

In practice, we need at least 2 or 3 per day, around 10 volunteers in total.
Volunteers can come for free, but only to volunteer... So if you want to visit the Made In Asia festival, you have to buy the ticket.

FYI: There should be also a (smaller) Made In Asia in autumn.

Thanks !

"I Love Science" is an interesting scientific festival where Go will be present for the second time.

https://www.ilovescience.brussels

- Friday 14 October from 9:00 to 16:00
- Saturday 15 October from 10:00 to 18:00
- Sunday 16 October from 10:00 to 18:00

If you would like to share your interest for the game with passers-by and can cope a bit with pedagogy, you are very welcome as volunteer.
Just mail to "president@gofed.be", thanks !

In practice, there are already 3 volunteers, but we need at least 2 or 3 extra volunteers to handle the week-end.
The festival is FREE for everyone :).

Thanks !

Made In Asia is an important festival where Go has been present for already twenty years !
MADE IN ASIA
https://www.madeinasia.be/
- Saturday 24 September from 10:00 to 19:00
- Sunday 25 September from 10:00 to 18:00

If you would like to share your interest for the game with passers-by and can cope a bit with pedagogy, you are very welcome as volunteer.
Just mail to "president@gofed.be", thanks !

In practice, there are already 4 volunteers, but we need at least 2 or 3 extra volunteers to handle the week-end.
Volunteers can come for free, but only to volunteer... So if you want to visit the Made In Asia festival, you have to buy the ticket.

Thanks !

Because the material is very simple and the strategy is very deep, Go is very suitable to practice by visually impaired.


In many countries in the world, there are visually impaired/blind players and often of very high level (Dan and higher). In Asia especially, Go for the blind is very well established with dedicated tournaments.


Lightly visually impaired may be able to play with standard material, but heavily impaired and blind players may need adapted tactile Go sets that are not easy to find or very expensive in the market. The use of computers may also help to practice with facilitated assistance.

At the moment, one club has been created in the Ligue Braille in Bruxelles (2022). In the long term it is hoped to develop such activities in Belgium.

I LOVE SCIENCE
- Friday October 15 from 9:00 to 16:00
- Saturday October 16 from 10:00 to 18:00
- Sunday October 17 from 10:00 to 18:00

https://ilovescience.brussels/

The I LOVE SCIENCE is a festival from where you go out smarter than when you enter. :)

This will be the first time that Go will be represented there.
It’s really an interesting event with a curious public who is without doubt likely to be interested in Go. It will be an opportunity to present the game but also related topics such as artificial intelligence.
→ We lack volunteers, especially for SUNDAY 17th October. But the other days remain a bit critical too.
Volunteer ? Simply send an e-mail to president@gofed.be with availabilities, until the last day it's still possible to join ! Thank you !

FYI: You will need a Covid pass. If you don't have it's possible to get tested on site for free.

Thanks to the relative ease of Covid regulations, the following festivals should take place.
If you would like to share your interest for the game with passers-by and have some interest in pedagogy, you are very welcome as volunteer.
Just mail for which events you would volunteer to "president@gofed.be", thanks !

MADE IN ASIA

- Friday October 8 from 12:00 to 20:00
- Saturday October 9 from 10:00 to 19:00
- Sunday October 10 from 10:00 to 18:00
https://www.madeinasia.be

Made In Asia is an important festival where we have also been present for twenty years.
Regarding the Covid, we should expect constraints... https://www.madeinasia.be/fr/corona-virus-mesures/.
As obviously spending 3 days with masks is not so fun ... it is to take into account.
→ Need at least 1 volunteer for Friday and a minimum of 3-4 volunteers per day for Saturdays / Sundays.

The Belgian Go Federation is proud to announce the visit of Cho Mikyung, a young Korean baduk professional, in Belgium. She will be among us for a week in late May. She has a good teaching experience (she has been teaching for a few years in Singapore) and speaks fluent English. We are very happy to welcome her.

We will organize visits in go clubs and we will try to organize lectures. Stay put for a complete schedule soon!

François Gonze will organize a go initiation in Louvain la Neuve the 9 February at 20 O'clock.

Place :
The Coubertin 5 auditorium
Louvain la Neuve