The American Go Association will be hosting the first International Go Symposium on August 4-5, 2012, with Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari, as the keynote speaker. It will attract leading scholars and researchers from Asia, Europe and the US and will take place at the beginning of the U.S. Go Congress in Black Mountain, North Carolina. The Congress is the largest annual gathering of Go players in the United States.

Presentations will include cultural, educational, artistic, historical, literary, and scientific aspects of this ancient strategy game. We hope that this Symposium will stimulate and deepen research in the field, and enhance the public's awareness of the importance and benefits of the game.

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