Structure of the the International Go Federation

The organization of the IGF is as follows:

• General Meeting of members
• Board of Directors
• IGF Office

The General Meeting is the supreme decision-making organ of the IGF. The minutes of the last two General meetings are available electronically on request.

The Board of Directors of the IGF consists of up to twelve Directors, eleven of whom are elected by the General Meeting with the twelfth being appointed by the President. Nine elected Directors shall come from different geographical zones as listed below.

• China, Japan, Korea: 1 each
  
• Elsewhere in Asia: 1
  
• Europe zone: 2
• North, Central and South America zone: 2
• Oceania zone: 1

Up to two at-large Directors are sought from the general international Go community for the benefit of the IGF.
The term of office for directors is two years. However, re-election is permitted. The Board of Directors decides on all matters concerning the operations of the IGF. The Board of Directors is responsible to the General Meeting. The Board may delegate its powers to the IGF-Office, but it bears the responsibility.



 
 

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CHU WA is the transliteration in Japanese of this calligraphy kindly donated by Go Seigen to the IGF during the 28th WAGC. It can be translated as "Centre Harmony". As he explained, Go is not a fight but harmony between White and Black. In being neither right nor left, neither top nor bottom, harmony is maintained and is peace and the essence of Go.
Go Seigen wants to give it to everyone in the world.

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President   
- CHANG Zhenming
Vice-Presidents
- Eduardo LOPEZ HERRERO
- Thomas HSIANG
- HAN Sang-Yull
- OTAKE Hideo
Directors
- TANIOKA Ichiro
- Victor BOGDANOV
- Maria Dolores PUERTA
- Neville SMYTHE
- Martin STIASSNY
- Korsak CHAIRAMISAK
Office Director
- LIU Siming


Secretary General
- SHIGENO Yuki




 

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