# submit the [[Tournament listing request|Tournament Listing Request]] to provide information about your tournament to the [[Tournament Committee]]. If your tournament will use the [[Collins]] (SOWPODS) lexicon, see the page on [[directing SOWPODS tournaments]] for the additional information required. [[Apprentice director|Apprentice directors]] are required to copy their mentoring directors on sanctioning requests, to ensure that there will be adequate coverage at the tournament.
# ensure that a certified [[tournament director]] will be present throughout your event.
== Modifying a sanctioned tournament ==
Directors may need to update or correct the listing for an already sanctioned tournament. Directors do not need to submit another [[Tournament Listing Request]] but should:
* Review the form to make sure you are providing all required information. For example:
** Include the challenge penalty that will be in effect if adding a [[Collins]] division
** Make sure that the contact info and handicap accessibility are correct if changing the venue
* Send the request to [mailto:naspa-tourney@yahoogroups.com naspa-tourney@yahoogroups.com] - not to the specific committee member who originally sanctioned the event
* Specify all dates for which changes are required
* List the changes you want clearly - for example, use a bulleted list
* Review the changes made to make sure that the changes are complete
* Monitor our partner site, [http://www.cross-tables.com cross-tables], to make sure that the changes propagate there
== Advance Scheduling/Right of First Refusal ==
Tournament sponsorship is permitted with the prior approval of the [[Tournament Committee]]. In pursuing sponsors, please remember that we are licensed users of a registered trademark for a board game which is primarily marketed to families, and that sponsors should be appropriate for that demographic.
== Modifying a sanctioned tournament ==
Directors may need to update or correct the listing for an already sanctioned tournament. Directors do not need to submit another [[Tournament Listing Request]] but should:
* Review the form to make sure you are providing all required information. For example:
** Include the challenge penalty that will be in effect if adding a [[Collins]] division
** Make sure that the contact info and handicap accessibility are correct if changing the venue
* Send the request to [mailto:naspa-tourney@yahoogroups.com naspa-tourney@yahoogroups.com] - not to the specific committee member who originally sanctioned the event
* Specify all dates for which changes are required
* List the changes you want clearly - for example, use a bulleted list
* Review the changes made to make sure that the changes are complete.
* Monitor our partner site, [http://www.cross-tables.com cross-tables], to make sure that the changes propagate there