EGC 2024
Toulouse
Dear go players!
The European Go Congress 2024 will take place in Toulouse in Southern France from July 26th to August 10th. We’re very happy to officially announce it!
Dear go players!
The European Go Congress 2024 will take place in Toulouse in Southern France from July 26th to August 10th. We’re very happy to officially announce it!
We’re currently preparing an amazing program to make this event a memorable one and will keep you updated regularly about what we consider to be worth being called “major updates”.
What we can be sure about, at this early stage of the event, is that you will have the opportunity to play Go in a breathtaking environment, meet your best Go buddies and make new ones, improve your Go skills, also enjoy other games, activities and touristic tours. Of course, the party will be part of the program.
“ The French Go Federation is very happy to welcome the EGC 2024 in Toulouse, “The pink city”, a place famous for its long history of aviation and… Go!
As a matter of fact, our playing location will be at ENAC, the French National School of Civil Aviation, a very spacious and modern campus that shall be to the taste of Go players!
The Go Seigen club of Toulouse will play a big part in organizing this event. It is one of the largest go clubs in France, it developed a lot (nearly 100 players!) when Fan Hui 2p joined it in the 2000’s. We’re glad to have them on board!
Our region, Occitanie, is full of nice sites to visit. Even simply Toulouse city is worth it for two weeks with a very pleasant atmosphere in summer times, with hundred of bars, restaurants and peculiar places. Leaving the city, you can go to the Pyrénées (1h), Méditerannean sea (1h) and Atlantic Ocean (2h30).
We are preparing a big event and we will be ready to welcome more than one thousand go fans. What about you, will you be ready to join? ”
Jean-Yves Papazoglou
Director, EGC 2024
Beside the tournament place, let’s say a few words about Toulouse.
Located in West-Southern France, Toulouse is one of the biggest cities of the country. It is called the “pink city” due to its historical construction materials, terracotta bricks (just like the terracotta army in Xi’an, but with houses).
Toulouse is also the main city of the Occitania region. Even if you don’t speak French, you may notice here the very strong accent of the citizens and also come across signs in Occitan dialects in the streets. One could say that Toulouse inhabitants are more friendly and positive than the people living in Paris, which makes it a very nice place.
What to do ? During your stay, you can visit interesting museums, monuments, or hang around on the Place du capitole, take a beer near the Canal du Midi…
The Congress will take place in Southern France in Toulouse at the ENAC – French National School of Civil Aviation, the leading aeronautics and aviation university in Europe! The place will offer us a lot of space to play Go comfortably and explore the various skies of the Go world. Spoiler alert: as in summer temperatures can reach high levels, we will have air conditioning in all playing rooms.
* It means to improve your level for example from 10 kyu to 8kyu. You can do it!
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We have already put together our teams, but if you want to help during the conference, don't hesitate to ask if there is a need for a helping hand!