http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=2017_Breaking_news_archive&feed=atom&action=history2017 Breaking news archive - Revision history2024-03-28T17:56:38ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.29.0http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=2017_Breaking_news_archive&diff=13285&oldid=prevJudycole: 2018-03-01 - Populated 2017 Breaking News Archive page2018-03-01T17:46:03Z<p>2018-03-01 - Populated 2017 Breaking News Archive page</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>These archived news items originally appeared on the [[Breaking news]] page.<br />
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=== December 6, 2017 [[Code of Conduct]] Update===<br />
On November 28, 2017, the NASPA Advisory Board unanimously approved an update to the [[Code of Conduct]] to include specific descriptions of what constitutes sexual and gender-based harassment.<br />
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=== October 30, 2017 [[Community Advocate |NASPA Community Advocate]] ===<br />
[http://www.icontact-archive.com/-eBE1BTTRFaArP3qIeNvGPCseREhLE0g?w=3 NASPA has created the role of Community Advocate to look into cases of sexual harassment within the organization.]<br />
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=== August 13, 2017 Mobile version of NASPAWiki in testing ===<br />
A lighter-weight, mobile-friendly look to NASPAWiki has begun testing.<br />
If you are looking at our website from a smartphone, you should automatically<br />
be seeing the new look. For more information, see [[Mobile issues]].<br />
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=== July 26, 2017 [[Will Anderson]] wins [[2017 North American SCRABBLE Championship]] ===<br />
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Congratulations to the 2017 North American SCRABBLE Champion, Will Anderson!<br />
[http://event.scrabbleplayers.org/2017/nasc/build Revisit event coverage].<br />
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=== July 1, 2017 [[Advisory Board]] Election Results===<br />
[http://www.icontact-archive.com/-eBE1BTTRFaArP3qIeNvGFEtBtQtSG8v?w=3/ Advisory Board Election results are now available.]<br />
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=== June 7, 2017 New [[Forward Energy Committee]] members ===<br />
We welcome [[Darrell Day]], [[Diane Firstman]], and [[Joey Krafchick]] to the Forward Energy Committee!<br />
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=== June 2, 2017 [[2017 Advisory Board Elections]] - Voting open ===<br />
Voting for the 2 contested seats - At Large and US South - runs from June 3rd through June 30th. [[Bruce D Ambrosio |Bruce D'Ambrosio]] wins the US West district by acclamation.<br />
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=== May 24, 2017 Form 990 is now Available ===<br />
NASPA's [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/a/ae/2016_Form_990.pdf 2016 Form 990] is now available online for review.<br />
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=== May 10, 2017 [[Jason Broersma]] appointed [[WESPA]] Treasurer ===<br />
Congratulations to Jason Broersma on his recent appointment as Treasurer of the World English-language Scrabble Players Association.<br />
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=== May 4, 2017 [[2017 Advisory Board Elections]] - Nominations open ===<br />
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Elections for NASPA's Advisory Board (AB) are approaching. This year three elective seats need to be filled:<br />
* At Large<br />
* US South <br />
* US West <br />
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Nominations are open through May 31, 2017. To nominate yourself or someone else, contact the Advisory Board at [mailto:naspa-advisoryboard@yahoogroups.com naspa-advisoryboard@yahoogroups.com].<br />
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=== May 4, 2017 [[2017 North American SCRABBLE Championship]] Early Registration extended===<br />
The Early Registration deadline for the 2017 NASC has been extended to May 31st. After May 31st, the registration fee increases by $50.<br />
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This extension also applies to the $2000 incentive to be shared by the 1st 20 players with a rating below 1300 to register for the Collins division and to complete the tournament.<br />
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=== April 30, 2017 New [[Social Media Committee]] members ===<br />
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We welcome [[Shan Abbasi]], [[Jackson Smylie]], [[Heather McCall]] and [[Heidi Robertson]] to the Forward Energy Committee!<br />
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=== March 27, 2017 [[MSA Agreement]] ratified ===<br />
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Our reciprocal membership agreement with the [[Malaysian Scrabble Association]] has been ratified.<br />
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=== March 16, 2017 [[Social Media Committee]] shuffle ===<br />
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We thank [[Jesse Matthews]] for his service as Social Media Committee chair, and [[Judy Cole]] and [[Josh Greenway]] for jointly replacing him; thank you too to [[Marcia Richards]] for her contributions to the committee.<br />
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=== February 27, 2017 Rules Errata Published ===<br />
An errata sheet for the [[Rules]], to take effect immediately, has been published.<br />
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=== January 25, 2017 NASC 2017 Registration Open ===<br />
[{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/register.pl Registration] is now open for the [[2017 North American SCRABBLE Championship]].</div>Judycole