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… will be held July 28 – August 4, 2007, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. See this link for details.  I have yet to be able to attend a Go congress. Hopefully I can finally attend this year. Everyone that I know that has attended says that it is an awesome experience.  See this link for details.

Here is a nice 9 minute video of the first Basque Open Go Championship (November 2006). The video quality is good. Subtitles were a little small but readable. The video includes a very basic introduction to the game. I wish I was there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM2n1CUl0yw