Sign up for Joint INAF-Nihon Kiin Online Events
In recent years, INAF and Nihon Kiin have jointly sponsored a number of teaching events every year. In 2021, several online events will be held instead. Below we announce the first two of this series – two zoom lectures intended for kyu players but all are welcome to sign up. Please sign up [...]
National Go Center Renewed for Five More Years
The National Go Center, partly funded by INAF, has been renewed for five more years from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2026. Review of the renewal request was led by Dave Weimer and involved three external reviewers in addition to the directors. The effort of the NGC staff and its [...]
INAF Executive Director Receives Commendation from the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs
On May 20, 2021, the Deputy Consul from the Japanese Consulate in NYC, Mr. Futoshi Matsumotoi, visited Rochester, New York, to present the certificate of the 2020 Japan Foreign Minister’s commendation to INAF Executive Director Thomas Hsiang. See https://twitter.com/JapanCons_NY/status/1395385471568592907 and https://www.usgo.org/news/2020/12/aga-ivp-thomas-hsiang-awarded-japanese-foreign-ministers-commendation/ Mr. Hsiang was recognized for “his outstanding achievements in promoting [...]
Michael Remond visiting National Go Center
The National Go Center in Washington, DC hosted a teaching visit in September from Mr Michael Redmond 9P of the Nihon Ki-In. The visit was sponsored by the Iwamoto North America Foundation with numerous exciting events for the go community in DC and surrounding areas. In addition to numerous teaching sessions and [...]
The 2018 INAF Go Teacher’s Workshop in Tokyo
The Iwamoto North American Foundation for Go has sponsored "Go teachers' Workshop in Tokyo", which was held at the Nihon Ki-in between 30 October and 4 November 2018. The workshop was for the Go instructors in North America who want to learn teaching methods on how to teach go to complete [...]
Applications Being Accepted for The Second INAF-NK Go Teachers’ Workshop
The Iwamoto North American Foundation and the Nihon Kiin announced the Second Go Teachers’ Workshop to be held in Tokyo from October 29 through November 4 this year. The workshop is conducted in English and is intended for people with interest in facilitating the implementation of Go teaching into school or [...]