EPTAbout Go and the US Go Congress: Go/Weiqi/Baduk is a strategy board game, it's most popular in Japan/China/Korea where they have pro players, tournaments, dedicated TV channels that show only Go, etc. The Congress is the biggest Go event of the year in the US. They fly several pros from Asia over (plus the handful that live in the US) to give lectures and help players improve their game. It's mostly centered around the amateurs playing people of their own level, and the pros are there to help out.
Links:
http://gocongress.org
http://www.gokgs.com
ETA:
MLG Anaheim: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=201677
Also I found it funny that it was two Canadians confused about this.
Well ain't that good news for you?
