STATUTES OF THE WORLD PAIR GO ASSOCIATIONARTICLE 1 – NAME
The name of the organization shall be the World Pair Go Association (hereinafter referred to as the“WPGA”). The WPGA shall be a non-profit organization and its resources shall be applied
exclusively for the furtherance of its beneficent purposes stipulated in Article 2.
ARTICLE 2 – PURPOSE
The purpose of the WPGA shall be to promote, foster, promulgate and develop Pair Go throughout
the world, to devise methods and conduct competitions to award international or world
championship titles, to establish standard rules for its contests and collaborate with the International
Go Federation, for the promotion and development of Go through Pair Go.
ARTICLE 3 – OFFICE AND LANGUAGE
The office of the WPGA shall be located in t he Japan Pair Go Asso ciation, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo,
Japan. The official text of these Articles of A ssociation shall be in English, but the Board ofDirectors may decide to treat the text of these Articles of Association in other languages as official
text as well.
ARTICLE 4 – ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATIONManagement and administration of the WPGA shall be vested in a Board of Directors (hereinafterreferred to as the “Board”), and Officers elected in accordance with these Articles of Association andinternal rules and regulations set forth in accordance with these Articles of Association (hereinafterreferred to as the “Rules”).
ARTICLE 5 – MEMBERSHIP
A Pair G o Organization or a G o Organization (hereinafter collectively referred t o as “PGOs”),
representing a country or a territory, that is a m ember of th e International Go Fed eration shall beeligible to apply for membership of the WPGA, and become a member of the WPGA upon approvalby the Board (such approved PGOs are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “MembersPGO”).
ARTICLE 6 – DIRECTOR
For purposes of management and administration of the WPGA, the WPGA shall have six or more
but less than ten Directors. The Directors shall be selected from each Zone in accordance with theprovisions of this Article’s 1). The Board may further select one additional Director by the resolutionof the Board if and when it deems necessary.

1) Selection of Directors representing Zone:
For purposes of management and administration of the WPGA, the following four geographicalzones (hereinafter referred to as “Zone(s)”) shall be established. Each respective Zone shall berepresented in the Board by the following number of Directors:
AsiaEurope

3 to 51North Americato 2
1All other regions not listed above
Total

16to 92) Term of service for Directors:
The term of service for Directors shall be three years and the Directors may be re-appointed. If aDirector is replaced, the term of service of the new Director shall be equal to the remainder of thereplaced Director’s term of service. If and when the Board has appointed one additional Director, theterm of service for such Director shall terminate at the same time as the end of the terms of serviceof the Directors constituting the Board. A Director who is an Officer of any Member PGO shallresign when he or she loses the Officer’s position of such Member PGO.
ARTICLE 7 – OFFICERS
The officers of the WPGA shall include one President and one or more Vice-Presidents. The Board shallelect the officers of the WPGA from the Directors. The Board may also elect such other officers as it
may deem appropriate for the management and administration of the affairs of the WPGA. The
respective officers shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be provided by theRules or as the Board may prescribe.
ARTICLE 8 – BOARD OF DIRECTORSThe Board shall be responsible for the management and administration of the WPGA in accordancewith these Articles of Association and the Rules.
1) Members:
The Board shall consist of all Directors.
2) Meetings:

The Board shall hold a meeting when the President deems necessary.
3) Quorum:

One-half of all the total members of the Board, representing at least three Zones, shall constitute aquorum.
4) Power and Duties:

The Board shall exercise powers incident to the effective supervision and usual management andadministration of the affairs and activities of the WPGA. In exercising these powers the Board shallhave specific powers including, but not limited to, the following that enable it to:i)Elect officers and define their powers, duties and terms of service;ii)

Decide upon dues and fees;iii)

Apply the funds of the WPGA for its purposes stipulated in these Articles of Association;

iv)

Fix the dates, sites, eligibility requirements and conditions for contests held under thesanction and supervision of the WPGA and establish appropriate rules and regulations
governing such contests;v)

Exercise appellate jurisdiction from acts or decisions of the WPGA and its Committees. The
decisions of the Board, taken on the basis of the provisions of these Articles of Associationand the Rules, are final and only the Board may resolve any dispute relating to theirapplication or interpretation;vi)

Receive and approve or reject applications for m embership from any PGO, suspend
membership and term inate membership of any Member PGO i n accordance with theprovisions of the Rules;vii)

Fix boundaries for the Zones and recognize zonal organizations as appropriate;

viii)

Elect honorary officers and Directors;

ix)

Confirm the members of committees and prescribe the powers of committees in accordancewith Article 9;x)

Adopt a set of the Rules and to make amendments thereto in accordance with the provisionsof Article 10 of these Articles of Association:

xi)

Make amendments to a set of the Rules in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 ofthese Articles of Association:5) Voting:
Any matter within the jurisdiction of the Board shall, except for the case stipulated in Article 10 andArticle 11, require a majority vote of those present and voting.
6) Voting through Electronic or Other Measures:
A matter may be deemed to be resolved by the Board by a three-fourths majority vote of all
Directors through electronic or other means such as email or fax, if and when the President
requested such voting as he or she deems necessary.
ARTICLE 9 – COMMITTEEStanding or special committees of the WPGA may be constituted from time to time in accordancewith the relevant Rules and such committees may be vested with such powers as the Board may see

fit and so prescribe. The members of all committees shall be appointed by the President andconfirmed by the Board.
ARTICLE 10 – RULES
The Board may adopt a set of Rules providing for the regulation, management and administration of
the affairs of the WPGA. Thereafter, the Rules or any part of them may be amended by the Board by
the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all its members entitled to vote.
ARTICLE 11 – AMENDMENTS
These Articles of Association or any part of them may be amended by the Board by the affirmativevote of two-thirds of all its members entitled to vote.

Drafted on May 28, 2008
Revised on November 20, 2011