Schedule

Table of Contents


Main Events

Day

Time

Event

Platform

People

Saturday, July 17

1pm-3pm EDT

Opening Ceremony

Twitch

MC – Stephen Hu

Featuring – Congress Stories from various AGA Members

4pm-7pm EDT

e-Go Congress Open Round 1

OGS

TDs – Dan Ritter, Milan Mladenovic, and Neil Ritter

8pm-11pm EDT

9x9 Tournament

OGS

TDs – Eric Wainwright, Emil Meng

Sunday, July 18

1pm-4pm EDT

e-Go Congress Open Round 2

OGS

TDs – Dan Ritter, Milan Mladenovic, and Neil Ritter

7pm-10pm EDT

e-Go Congress Open Round 3

OGS

TDs – Dan Ritter, Milan Mladenovic, and Neil Ritter

6pm-8pm EDT

Analysis of AI Openings in Top Professional Games

Twitch

Myungwan Kim 9p

10pm-11pm EDT

Social Gathering on Zoom

Organizer – Julie Burrall

Monday, July 19

1pm-4pm EDT

Blitz Tournament Day 1

KGS

TDs – Jon Boley, Katherine Xie

8pm-11pm EDT

Special Lecture + e-Go Congress Open Reviews

Broadcast: Twitch Play: OGS

Commentary by In-seong Hwang 8d

8pm-11pm EDT

Double Digit Kyu Tournament Round 1 & 2

KGS

TD – Kevin Chao

Tuesday, July 20

1pm-4pm EDT

Blitz Tournament Day 2

KGS

TDs – Jon Boley, Katherine Xie

8pm-11pm EDT

Beginner Official Teaching Event

OGS and Zoom

Hosts: David Kahn and Julie Burrall

9pm-11pm EDT

Double Digit Kyu Tournament Round 3

KGS

TDs: Kevin Chao

8pm-11pm EDT

Twitch Plays KataGo

Twitch

Eric Lui 2p & Jeremy Chiu 7d

Wednesday, July 21

8pm-11pm EDT

Random Opening Challenge + e-Go Congress Double-Digit Kyu Reviews

Broadcast: Twitch Play: OGS

Commentary by Ryan Li 3p

9pm-11pm EDT

Double Digit Kyu Tournament Round 4

KGS

TDs: Kevin Chao

10 PM - 11 PM Studying Go at Myongji University Zoom Host: Daniela Trinks
8 PM - 11 PM Scotch tasting social Zoom Host: David Kahn

Thursday, July 22

1pm-4pm EDT

Blitz Tournament Day 3

KGS

TDs – Jon Boley, Katherine Xie

8pm-11pm EDT

Pair Go Tournament

Pandanet

TDs – Lionel Zhang

8pm-11pm EDT

Pair Go Broadcast (Top Boards)

Broadcast: Twitch Play: Pandanet

Commentary by Stephanie Yin 1p & Michael Fodera 5d

Friday, July 23

1pm-4pm EDT

Blitz Tournament Day 4

KGS

TDs – Jon Boley, Katherine Xie

8pm-11pm EDT

Pandanet-AGA City League Finals: New York City vs Canwa Vancouver 1

Broadcast: Twitch Play: Pandanet

Commentary by Michael Redmond 9p and Chris Garlock

Saturday, July 24

1pm-4pm EDT

e-Go Congress Open Round 4

OGS

TDs – Dan Ritter, Milan Mladenovic, and Neil Ritter

4pm-6pm EDT

AGF Board Meeting

Zoom

Meeting open to all, see link on Meeting Schedule below

Terry Benson

4:30pm-5:30pm EDT

Special Lecture

Twitch

Commentary by In-Seong Hwang 8d

5:30pm-7:30pm EDT

Special Pro Lecture

Twitch

Commentary by Calvin Sun 1p and Albert Yen 7d

7pm-10pm EDT

AGA Board Meeting

Zoom

AGA members may attend by request

Contact AGA Chairperson Lisa Scott at lisa.scott@gocongress.org

8pm-11pm EDT

Myongji University Special Review Session

Twitch

8-9:30pm - Commentary by Yoonyoung Kim 8p

9:30-11pm - Commentary by Kim Seungjun “Blackie” 9p and Diana Koszegi 1p

Sunday, July 25

1pm-3pm EDT

Closing Ceremony

Twitch

MC – Steve Colburn

3pm-6pm EDT

Hangouts

Zoom

Organizer – Julie Burrall

6pm-9pm EDT

AGA General Assembly Meeting

Zoom; Live stream on YouTube

Organizer – AGA President Andy Okun

9pm-11pm EDT

Hangouts

Zoom

Organizer – Julie Burrall

Meeting Schedule

  Date Time Topic Convener
Series 1: Public Events and Meetings
Sat, July 24 4 PM AGF Board Meeting Terry Benson
7 PM AGA Board Meeting Lisa Scott
Sun, July 25 6 PM AGA General Assembly Meeting For Chapters (Zoom – ask for login) Andy Okun
AGA General Assembly Meeting (For Viewing/YouTube)
Series 2: Special Interest Meetings
Tues, July 27 9 PM AGA Website & Tech:
  • Bring your wishlist for things you’d love to see on the AGA website, Games Database, or Congress site
  • Find out about different technical projects currently underway
  • Find out how you can get involved!
Nate Eagle
Weds, July 28 9 PM AGA Strong Players Meeting Andy Okun
Thurs, July 29 9 PM American and AGA Pros Meeting Andy Okun
Series 3: Social Meetups Sat, July 31 12pm EDT Life Member Luncheon/Breakfast Andy Okun
Series 4: Information Sessions Sat, July 31 2 PM Pandanet AGA City League Steve Colburn
3 PM State Championship Informational Session Chris Kirschner
4 PM Chapter Services Lisa Scott & Andy Okun
5 PM Future Congress Leaders of America Lisa Scott



Short description for meetings:
AGF/AGA Board Meetings: These are regular meetings of the respective Board of Directors for the organizations. They discuss and approve goals and policy for the organizations at large.
General Assembly: In-person version of this group where chapter leaders from across the country discuss different topics and items affecting the organization. Past minutes for these Assemblies can be found here.
AGA Website: Find out and ask questions about the website. Any public information will be answered. If there are questions on operations or where to find information this can be helped here.
Strong Players Meeting: For 6d+ players in the organization to discuss issues with the President.
Pandanet AGA City League: Meet the TD, Learn about the next year of the tournament, give input changes.
State Championship Information Session: Meet with the national coordinator and answer questions you may have for running these tournaments.
Chapter Services Session: Meet with the AGA President and Chair of the Board for a casual discussion of issues affecting chapters.
Future Congress Leaders of America: Interested in running a congress one day? Come here to learn what’s involved!
Life Member Luncheon: Are you a Life Member? Come join us for a socially-distanced lunch with fellow Lifers.