Dear EGF Members,

The year of 2004 is well under way and there is less than three months to go
until the European Go Congress in Tuchola. In fact the EGF financial year
has ended and so has the Toyota-Pandanet Tour year. More on these below. 
The European Youth Championship is currently on in Germany and looks being
very successful. We thank the organisers of that and also thank Romania
for being very warm hosts of the European Pairs Championship and thank
the Czechs for running a successful Ing Memorial. Report on the Pair Go is at:
        http://www.european-go.org/www/results/Pairs2004.htm

1. Notice of Annual General Meeting 
   The Annual General Meeting of the EGF will be held on 30th July 2004 in
   Tuchola, Poland. All nominations for Executive (including sitting 
   officers) and proposals for motions should be with the secretary by 
   30th May. Keep an eye on the executive's web page for updates:
        http://www.european-go.org/executive/news.htm

2. TOYOTA - IGS PANDANET EUROPEAN GO TOUR 
   The fifth tour has been started and is again supported by TOYOTA and
   in an increased way by IGS PANDANET. This support now means that for
   most tournaments there will be broadcast of games live on IGS PANDANET.
   The calendar and results can be found at:
        http://www.european-go.org/toyotatour
   
3. TOSHIBA INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION 
   For a second year Toshiba International Foundation (TIFO) are supporting
   the European Go Congress, including the costs of Japanese professionals
   such as Catalin Taranu and Yuki Shigeno. For latest congress details see:
        http://egc2004.go.art.pl

4. TOURNAMENT CALENDAR
   We now have a self-posting European Tournament Calendar at a new site.
   Please tell your tournament organisers or the person in charge of your
   calendar to update the site with the events from your country. The list
   is moderated by Sven Ackermann from Germany, so there is a delay between
   submission and listing whilst he checks your entry. This will ensure the
   list will be accurate, but of course only as accurate as the information
   you, the members, provide. Please visit:
         http://www.go-tournaments.org

5. EUROPEAN CUP
   You are again reminded that any of your tournaments can be entered into
   the European Cup grand prix. Your regional tournaments can buy in at the
   25 point level and international events at higher points levels. There
   are more than half a dozen events signed up already but we would like
   at least this number again to join. For details see:
         http://www.european-go.org/executive/EuropeanCup.htm

6. EGF BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS
   We are currently finishing the final touches to the accounts for
   2003-2004 and have produced a draft budget for 2004-2005. These will
   be sent to you with a week or so. The budget includes increased spending
   in various areas, one of interest will be spending money on various
   special projects that have been brought to our attention this year.
   The new season of Ing Grants will be launched soon and revised submission
   dates will be published shortly on: 
        http://www.european-go.org/executive/ing_grants.htm

7. PROFESSIONALS IN EUROPE
   Catalin has now returned to Romania to set up a Go Salon in Bucharest. 
   He offers his services to any country that wish to hire his services,
   adding to the services already offered by Alexandr Dinerchtein, Yuki
   Shigeno and the other Go teachers such as Guo Juan and Cornel Burzo. 
   Catalin is arranging a tour of Romania and three other countries in
   the autumn in the company of Saijo sensei. Saijo is about to retire 
   from tournament Go and the EGF send him our best wishes. To hire 
   Catalin contact him at:     catalin73 @ hotmail.com 

Best Go Wishes
AJAx