[computer-go] programs at the US Go Congress

[David Doshay]

Hi,

What should we be doing to get programmers to bring their bots to the  
Congress in Portland in 2008?

The AGA is formally not that program friendly, but there can be  
events for bots, and hopefully events for humans against bots. I am  
sure that there will be tournaments that will not include programs,  
but if we start now I am sure that we can make it interesting for  
all. Chuck Robins, one of the TDs, said that he is willing to have  
tournaments that allow computers.

The recent thread on testing the strong programs and what ratings  
they might have has me thinking that it might be good to have various  
programs set up to play against any person who approaches the  
computer. If we develop a method to keep track of the ranks of the  
opponents, by the end of the Congress each program will have an aprox  
rating.

What would get YOU to bring your program to the Congress? What would  
you like to do once you are there?

Cheers,
David