I've been doing a little web research on the US Go Congress... I'm trying to at least put together a list of the locations of each of the past Congresses. My list so far:
Location Sponsoring Club 2005 21st Tacoma, WA 2004 20th Rochester, NY Empty Sky Go Club 2003 19th Houston, TX 2002 18th Chicago, IL 2001 17th York, PA Baltimore Go Club 2000 16th Denver, CO 1999 15th San Francisco, CA 1998 14th Santa Fe, NM 1997 13th Lancaster, PA 1996 12th Cleveland, OH 1995 11th Seattle, WA 1994 10th Washington, D.C. (RGG) 1993 9th South Hadley, MA (RGG) Western MA Go Club 1992 8th Salem, OR (RGG) 1991 7th Rochester, NY (RGG) Empty Sky Go Club 1990 6th Lorreto Heights, CO (RGG) 1989 5th New Brunswick, NJ 1988 4th Berkeley, CA 1987 3rd South Hadley, MA Western MA Go Club 1986 2nd Seattle, WA 1985 1st Westminster, MD
(RGG) indicates that the reference was found by searching rec.games.go
It is interesting that the sensei's Seattle page says that there was a congress in Seattle in 1986 and 1995 when " A Brief History of American Go" (PDF) says 1985 was the second US Congress in Seattle.
Perhaps some of you who actually went to these events can help out.
Bob McGuigan: The first U.S. Go Congress was actually in 1985. The AGA web page is in error on this point. I've filled in all the correct dates and places.
stlWill: Any word on when the U.S. Go Congress website might be updated to reflect the new location?