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People's Roles

If you are looking for the person who performs a particular job, you may be better looking at the list of Council members or officials. We also have a list of vacancies.

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Tony Atkins
Role	Job Description	Email
UK Go Challenge	Organises the annual UK Go Challenge competition for schools.	Email contact form
Youth Championship	Organises the annual British Youth Go Championship.	Email contact form
Youth Grand Prix	Organises the Youth Grand Prix	Email contact form
Youth Representative - Thames Valley	Co-ordinates contact with schools in a particular area, providing advice and help where needed.	Email contact form
Tournament Co-ordinator	Maintains our 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 acceptable as fitting into our calendar, then the tournament will be listed and you will able to borrow our tournament equipment and even get assistance with running your event. In return you will be expected to pay the Tournament Levy and provide the results of your event electronically to us (primarily for rating purposes).	Email contact form
Tournament Equipment	Responsible for organising the loan of our tournament equipment. This usually travels in multiples of 12 (often with 15 clocks). You will need to arrange with him/her for sufficient sets to be brought to your event. This may mean your having to collect equipment from the last event or elsewhere. If you wish to borrow our draw computer he/she also arrange this.	Email contact form
Website News Editor	Collects news and maintains the news section of the website.	Email contact form
Website Editor	Maintains the day to day contents of the website.	Email contact form
Vice-President	An honorary title given without obligation to BGA members who have been deemed worthy of recognition for services rendered.	Email contact form

Paul Barnard
Role	Job Description	Email
Membership Secretary	Responsible for maintaining our membership database, sending out renewal reminders, processing membership applications and issuing membership cards. Any enquiries about Go and the Association 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 British Go Journal.	Email contact form
Game Review Service	Provides members with the chance to get their games commented on by a stronger player. Games should be sent to the Analyst who will either review them himself or pass them to other members for review. If your game is very interesting, your permission may be sought to publish it in the British Go Journal or put it online. Electronic game records (SGF format) are preferred, but paper game diagrams are OK too. To get best value from your game review, do annotate the record with any questions and with your thoughts at key moments of the game.	Email contact form

Phil Beck
Role	Job Description	Email
Auditor	An elected, but not Council position. The Auditor examines the accounts produced by the Treasurer and produces a report recommending acceptance or rejection on behalf of the members for an AGM or EGM.	Email contact form

Alison Bexfield
Role	Job Description	Email
Youth Squad Leader	Leader of the UK Youth Go squad. This squad provides coaching and competitions for keen juniors who are aiming to become strong enough to represent the UK in the European Youth Championships in the Netherlands in March 2015. Juniors who have reached 30 kyu or stronger and who wish to join the squad should contact the above for more information.	Email contact form

Brian Brunswick
Role	Job Description	Email
Council Member	Elected member of Council.	Email contact form
Webmaster	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.	Email contact form

Chris Bryant
Role	Job Description	Email
Pandanet Go European Team Championship Captain	Captains our team in the Pandanet Go European Team Championship. Responsible for arranging the dates of matches and the teams (from the list of players submitted at the start of the season).	Email contact form

Barry Chandler
Role	Job Description	Email
Archivist	The Archivist looks after our Archive which contains material relating to the history of the Association, including old minute books, 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.	Email contact form
British Go Journal Editorial Consultant	Advises and assists the editor of the Journal.	Email contact form

Jonathan Chin
Role	Job Description	Email
Secretary	The Secretary maintains the day-to-day communications of the Council and keeps minutes of all meetings, General and Council.	Email contact form

Jim Clare
Role	Job Description	Email
Stacey Points	Maintains the list of players' Stacey Points.	Email contact form

John Collins
Role	Job Description	Email
Council Member	Elected member of Council.	Email contact form
Online League Co-ordinator	Organises the BGA's online leagues.	Email contact form
Webmaster	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.	Email contact form

Ian Davis
Role	Job Description	Email
Youth Teaching Materials	Produces teaching materials that are suitable for Youth players.	Email contact form
Youth Representative - Northern Ireland	Co-ordinates contact with schools in a particular area, providing advice and help where needed.	Email contact form

Jon Diamond
Role	Job Description	Email
Advertising Manager	Solicits and manages advertising in the British Go Journal and on the website.	Email contact form
Sponsorship	Solicits and encourages Sponsorship for the Association and its events.	Email contact form
President	The President takes the chair at any official Association General Meeting or Council Meeting, and represents the Association at formal events and in the Association's relations with other organisations.	Email contact form
Facebook Administrator	Posts messages and administers the Association's page on Facebook.	Email contact form
Publicity Material	Responsible for producing new editions of publicity materials.	Email contact form
EGF representative	Main contact with the European Go Federation	Email contact form

Jochen Fassbender
Role	Job Description	Email
Website Indexer	Keeps the BGA website's index up to date.	Email contact form

Gerry Gavigan
Role	Job Description	Email
London Open Organiser	Organises the joint Central London Go Club and British Go Association team running the London Open Tournament.	Email contact form

Jonathan Green
Role	Job Description	Email
Tweetter	Responsible for monitoring and administration of our britgo Twitter account	Email contact form

T Mark Hall
Role	Job Description	Email
Vice-President	An honorary title given without obligation to BGA members who have been deemed worthy of recognition for services rendered.

Martin Harvey
Role	Job Description	Email
UK Youth Team	Organises international matches with other countries, normally via the Internet.	Email contact form
Junior Web Site Editor	Edits the junior section of the web site, including the lists contained thereon. Ex-officio (see Online Committee)	Email contact form
Regional Rep - North West	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.	Email contact form
Junior Web Site Editor	Edits the Junior Web Site section of our website (also part of Youth Committee)	Email contact form

Bob Hitchens
Role	Job Description	Email
Vice-President	An honorary title given without obligation to BGA members who have been deemed worthy of recognition for services rendered.

Derek Hunter
Role	Job Description	Email
Life Member	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.

Roger Huyshe
Role	Job Description	Email
Double Digit Kyu Support	Provides support for the training and encouragement of players at and below 10 kyu.	Email contact form
Youth Teaching	Organises online teaching sessions for promising junior players	Email contact form
Council Member	Elected member of Council.	Email contact form
Bookseller	Selling books and sets at tournaments and other events. The bookseller also wishes to help those organising outreach events of any form to achieve the benefits of bulk buying. Organisers are encouraged to contact the bookseller to discuss requirements and transport arrangements.	Email contact form

Ingrid Jendrzejewski
Role	Job Description	Email
Regional Rep - East of England	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.	Email contact form

Geoff Kaniuk
Role	Job Description	Email
Draw Program Maintainer	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.	Email contact form
Tournament Results	Collects the results from all UK tournaments and ensures that they are sent to the Web Site Editor for the results section and to the European ratings system in the correct format.	Email contact form
Referee Training	Suggests and encourages referee training and provides material for referee courses.	Email contact form
Rating and Grading	Monitors the rating and grading system, determines if any changes are needed and makes them.	Email contact form

Alex Kent
Role	Job Description	Email
Student Development	Suggests ways of and encourages development of Go amongst students.	Email contact form

Harold Lee
Role	Job Description	Email
Life Member	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.

Matthew Macfadyen
Role	Job Description	Email
Training Consultant	Provides the BGA with training advice and material that can be used to run seminars or courses.	Email contact form
Life Member	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.	Email contact form

Colin Maclennan
Role	Job Description	Email
Council Member	Elected member of Council.	Email contact form
Clubs and Equipment loan	Responsible for managing the equipment, typically sets, that are available for loan to clubs. Our current inventory, of which only some items are available for loan, can be seen here.	Email contact form

Toby Manning
Role	Job Description	Email
Mind Sports Council	Represents the Association on the Mind Sports Council (English Chess Federation and English Bridge Union plus ourselves)	Email contact form
Regional Rep - East Midlands	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.	Email contact form
Sports and Recreation Alliance	Our representative to the Sports and Recreation Alliance (used to be called CCPR).	Email contact form
Treasurer	The Treasurer controls the finances of the Association, 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.	Email contact form

Neil Moffat
Role	Job Description	Email
Youth Representative - South West and South Wales	Co-ordinates contact with schools in a particular area, providing advice and help where needed.	Email contact form

Sue Paterson
Role	Job Description	Email
Child Protection Adviser	As described in the policy on working with children and young people, the Child Protection Adviser provides advice to members involved in youth go activities. Members should contact the CPA to discuss any situation of concern that may come to their notice.	Email contact form

Pat Ridley
Role	Job Description	Email
British Go Journal Editor	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.	Email contact form

Francis Roads
Role	Job Description	Email
Regional Rep - London	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.	Email contact form
Vice-President	An honorary title given without obligation to BGA members who have been deemed worthy of recognition for services rendered.	Email contact form

Jil Segerman
Role	Job Description	Email
Newsletter Editor	Responsible for producing electronic Newsletters per year and inserts into the BGJ. The Newsletter contains recent news and tournament results and also contact information for forthcoming tournaments.	Email contact form

Alex Selby
Role	Job Description	Email
Schools Internet Go Server Developer	Develops and maintains the code of the SIG server.	Email contact form

Andrew Simons
Role	Job Description	Email
National Trainer	This is a job required as part of the European Go and Cultural Centre's training programme. He or she acts as an interface for teaching material produced between the EGCC and the BGA. He or she also should encourage training through a network of trainers and provide training courses and materials.	Email contact form

Paul Smith
Role	Job Description	Email
Former Council Member	Former elected member of Council.	Email contact form
Youth Contacts	Maintains contact lists of school clubs, teachers and junior players; and sends out information on junior Go via the youth-go list	Email contact form

Maria Tabor
Role	Job Description	Email
Former Council Member	Former elected member of Council.	Email contact form
Marketing	The Marketing Manager is responsible for initiating, managing and monitoring of all marketing initiatives. These include encouraging and helping with publicity for our own tournaments and other events identifying and developing publicity for other target opportunities participating in exhibitions and other kinds of external events handling relations with other external UK organisations not directly covered by other officials, e.g. the Anglo-Japan Society	Email contact form

Nick Wedd
Role	Job Description	Email
Handbook Editor	Responsible for producing new editions of the BGA Organisers' Handbooks.	Email contact form

Peter Wendes
Role	Job Description	Email
Education	To increase the exposure of Go in schools and other educational facilities, by establishing and maintaining contacts with schools, education authorities and throughout the world of education and visits schools to give an introduction to Go. Also gives advice to other Go players on teaching Go and setting up clubs for youth Go.	Email contact form
Regional Rep - South Coast	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.	Email contact form
Press	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.	Email contact form
Vice-President	An honorary title given without obligation to BGA members who have been deemed worthy of recognition for services rendered.	Email contact form

Billy Woods
Role	Job Description	Email
Online Study Group	Organises the Online Study Group, formerly the Shodan Challenge, setting up and maintaining the list of challengers and their mentors.	Email contact form