[computer-go] Programmers representative (ICGA)

[Rémi Coulom]

Jason House wrote:
> On May 19, 2008, at 10:09 AM, Rémi Coulom <Remi.Coulom at univ-lille3.fr> 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I thought I should let you know that I have accepted to serve as 
>> programmers representative on the board of the ICGA. That position 
>> had been vacant for a while, and the ICGA offered me to be an interim 
>> representative until the election of the new board (which will take 
>> place in Beijing). I also plan to be a candidate at the upcoming 
>> election.
>>
>> So I am your representative, and any question or suggestion is welcome.
>>
>> Rémi
>
>
> I don't know what that means...

The ICGA is the International Computer Games Association:
http://www.cs.unimaas.nl/icga/
The ICGA organises the Computer Olympiad. It also publishes a quarterly 
journal, and organises conferences.

The programmers representative position was created in 1997, because 
programmers were concerned that the association was run by old 
university professors who had stopped writing programs for a very long 
time. So the position was created to let active programmers have more 
influence in the association.

Rémi