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Organises the Youth Grand Prix

Maintains the BGA Tournament Calendar and provides support to tournament organisers. As there are less than 52 events in a year, there is an attempt to smooth out the calendar so some months are not too crowded with events. Certainly there should not normally be two events the same weekend, and especially not the same day. To choose a date for your tournament, look at the calendar to see what is available, taking note of the geographic spread of events in a particular month as well as the date. Then check with the coordinator that your date is suitable and it will be added to the calendar, provisionally until you confirm the date and provide more information.

If your date is accepted as a BGA event, then the tournament will be listed and you will able to borrow the BGA tournament equipment and even get assistance with running your event. In return you will be expected to pay the BGA Tournament Levy and provide the results of your event.

Collects news and maintains the news section of the website.

An honorary title given without obligation to BGA members who have been deemed worthy of recognition for services rendered.

Responsible for maintaining the BGAs membership database, sending out renewal reminders, processing membership applications and issuing membership cards. Any enquiries about Go and the BGA can be received and dealt with, especially those of the kind: "Is there a club or another player in my area?".

The Membership Secretary also looks for possibilities for formation of new clubs and provide contact information to those wishing to do so. Labels are provided for the despatch of mailings to the membership and currently despatch is arranged of the BGJ.

The Archivist looks after the BGA archive which contains material relating to the history of the BGA, including all old minuted book, and most English-language go publications. The job includes maintaining an inventory of the contents of the archive. Please contact the Archivist before sending new items for inclusion in the archive.

Responsible for the overall maintenance of the website. This policy statement describes the policy followed and lists those who are responsible for sections of the site.

Advises and assists the editor of the Journal.

Maintains the list of players' Stacey Points.

Organises the BGA's online leagues.

Co-ordinates contact with schools in a particular area, providing advice and help where needed.

Solicits and manages advertising in the British Go Journal and on the website.

The President takes the chair at any official BGA meeting, General or Council, and represents the BGA at formal events and in the BGA’s relations with other organisations.

Responsible for producing new editions of publicity materials.

Responsible for monitoring and administration of our britgo Twitter account

Edits the Junior Web Site section of our website (also part of Youth Committee)

Edits the junior section of the web site, including the lists contained thereon.

Ex-officio (see Online Committee)

An honorary title given without obligation to BGA members who have been deemed worthy of recognition for services rendered.

An honorary title given without obligation to BGA members who have been deemed worthy of recognition for services rendered. Life Members are exempt from paying membership fees.

Elected member of Council.

GoDraw is the program that provides the draw for our McMahon organised tournaments. It has a Windows interface and is constantly being improved. You can download GoDraw via the BGA software pages.

Suggests and encourages referee training and provides material for referee courses.

Suggests ways of and encourages development of Go amongst students.

Provides the BGA with training advice and material that can be used to run seminars or courses.

Elected member of Council.

To encourage and support Go playing in clubs and schools; including organising visits, tuition and recruitment, promoting the formation of new clubs and teaching events.

The Treasurer controls the finances of the BGA, preparing annual accounts and a report for approval by members at the AGM. The Treasurer also ensures that all bills and affiliations are promptly paid, and that Council committees are properly funded and submit regular and frequent reports.

Co-ordinates contact with schools in a particular area, providing advice and help where needed.

The Journal Editor is responsible for the production of up to four editions of the Journal every year. Distribution is handled by the Membership Secretary.

The main tasks that need to be undertaken to produce it are the collation, selection and layout of the Journal contents in preparation for printing. This includes the production of game diagrams (also in a format for the website) and typesetting. Another task is liaising with the printers.

Maintaining and expanding the pool of contributors, and developing content through commissioning and discussions with contributors, is also of great importance.

An honorary title given without obligation to BGA members who have been deemed worthy of recognition for services rendered.

Develops and maintains the code of the SIG server.

The objective of the Youth Development official is to ensure that young Go players have as many opportunities as possible to pursue and enjoy their hobby.

He/she will especially develop further opportunities for young Go players to meet and play in regional and national events and on the Internet.

Maintains contact lists of school clubs, teachers and junior players; and sends out information on junior Go via the youth-go list

Responsible for co-ordinating the organisation of the various UK titles: the British Go Championship and the Youth and Pair Go events. The duties are detailed in the Rules for the British Championships.

Responsible for producing new editions of the BGA Organisers' Handbooks.

Acts as a first point of contact for members of the press. He or she also provides assistance to other Go organisers in preparing press releases.

Suggests and encourages publicity events to be held around the country during the year.

Suggests and encourages social events to be held around the country.