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The John Groesch Memorial tournament
The Annual Spring tournament of the University of Maryland Go Club

The 2010 tournament will be a one-day event held on Saturday, February 20.

Date:   Saturday, Feb. 20

Prizes:
  • The John Groesch Memorial Prize for the best performance by a player under the age of 20 who is new to tournament go (defined by less than two years of tournament play). This year, the prize will be a $50.

    Schedule: 
    9:00 -- Registration, with play beginning at 10:00. If you arrive after 9:30 you may not be able to play.
    We expect rounds to start at 10:00, 12:30, 2:45 and 5:00.

    Place: 
    Benjamin Banneker room of the Stamp Student Union 
    University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Maps of the Union are available online and at the information desk.

    Entrance fee: None! (AGA is still required).

    AGA membership is required for all, including U.M. students. AGA membership is $30.00. Youth membership (22 years old and younger) is $10. See AGA membership.

    Spectators are welcome. Children are welcome.

    There is no fee for membership in the University of Maryland Go Club.

    Registration. Advance registration is highly recommended. Please use the web site (here). If you have a message or question, please send an email to go@outfoxing.com.

    Directions and parking:

    Directions to the University of Maryland:

  • official directions from the University web site.
  • Google maps

    • Public transportation: We are on the green line of the Metro (College Park station). The university's Shuttle-UM buses (# 104) pick up university-bound passengers on the EAST side of the metrorail station.

    Food at and near the University of Maryland

  • Housing: Various groups on campus have created web pages listing local hotels or providing other useful information for visitors. Some of the best are here:  
    Center for Scientific Computation and Mathematical Modeling  
    Astronomy  (with clickable map, but don't be confused by information on that page that is not about our tournament -- our tournament is in the student union on campus Drive!)

    Parking:
    The tournament is being held in the Stamp Student Union. There is paid parking directly across the street (Union Lane). To get to this from Campus Dr. (coming from Rt. 1), turn right on Union Lane, just after the Student Union, and then left into parking. There is free parking in Lot 1 (continue west of the Student Union along campus drive, past Cole Field House). There are other options; please read the signs to determine whether you can park where you choose to park. You may want to consult addtional information from the University of Maryland Visitor Services on parking.


    This tournament is sponsored by the University of Maryland Go Club and is paid for in part by student activities fees.

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