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* [[IContact]]: an online archive of NASPA News (originally called Tournament Talk), a weekly newsletter, and other emails sent to the membership. | * [[IContact]]: an online archive of NASPA News (originally called Tournament Talk), a weekly newsletter, and other emails sent to the membership. | ||
* [[NASPA Bulletin]]: an online archive of NASPA Bulletins (not currently in publication). | * [[NASPA Bulletin]]: an online archive of NASPA Bulletins (not currently in publication). | ||
− | * [[Club news]] | + | * [[Club news]]: news about activities at our sanctioned clubs |
− | * [[Member news]] | + | * [[Member news]]: news about our members outside of their Scrabble lives |
* [[SCRABBLE in the news]] : Links to articles about SCRABBLE players, clubs, and tournaments. | * [[SCRABBLE in the news]] : Links to articles about SCRABBLE players, clubs, and tournaments. | ||
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html Tournament calendar]: upcoming tournaments | * [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html Tournament calendar]: upcoming tournaments | ||
− | * [[Tournament results]] | + | * [[Tournament results]]: past tournaments |
+ | * ... and our home page, which will always list the top stories. | ||
== Current news == | == Current news == | ||
− | === | + | === August 8, 2018 [[Joel Sherman]] wins [[2018 North American SCRABBLE Championship]] === |
− | + | Congratulations to [[Joel Sherman]], winner of the [[2018 North American SCRABBLE Championship]]. View the [http://event.scrabbleplayers.org/2018/nsc/build/nasc-winner-release.pdf press release]. | |
− | === | + | === August 2, 2018 [[Advisory Board]] Appointments === |
− | NASPA | + | [[Lila Crotty]], [[Jennifer M Lee | Jennifer Lee]], and [[Ezekiel Markwei]] have been appointed to 2-year terms on the NASPA [[Advisory Board]]. |
− | === | + | === July 2, 2018 [[2018 Advisory Board Elections]] === |
− | + | [[Cornelia Guest]] and [[Troy Thompson]] were reelected to the US Northeast and US Midwest districts. | |
− | === May | + | === June 2, 2018 [[2018 Advisory Board Elections]] - Voting open === |
+ | Voting for the 2 contested seats - US Northeast and US Midwest - runs from June 3rd through June 30th. [[Jackson Smylie]] wins the Canada district by acclamation. | ||
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+ | === May 18, 2018 Form 990 is now Available === | ||
+ | NASPA's [[Financial Reports |2017 Form 990]] is now available online for review. | ||
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+ | === April 26, 2018 [[2018 Advisory Board Elections]] - Nominations open === | ||
Elections for NASPA's Advisory Board (AB) are approaching. This year three elective seats need to be filled: | Elections for NASPA's Advisory Board (AB) are approaching. This year three elective seats need to be filled: | ||
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− | === | + | * US Northeast |
− | + | * US Midwest | |
+ | * Canada | ||
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+ | Nominations are open from May 1 through May 31, 2018. To nominate yourself or someone else, contact NASPA at [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org]. | ||
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+ | === March 1, 2018 New [[Club/Director Committee]] member === | ||
− | + | We thank [[Ted Gest]] for joining the Club/Director committee. | |
− | === | + | === January 31, 2018 [[Mina Le]] named [[International Committee]] cochair === |
− | We | + | We thank Mina Le for stepping in to replace the late [[Steve Polatnick]] as our International Committee cochair, and representative on WESPA's Executive Committee. |
− | === | + | === January 29, 2018 [[Joshua Sokol]] named [[Canadian Committee]] chair === |
− | + | We thank Joshua Sokol for accepting the unanimous nomination of his committee | |
+ | to be their new chair. | ||
− | === | + | === January 17, 2018 Canadian payment method update === |
− | + | As of this week, we no longer accept payment by cheque or money order in Canadian funds, but have begun experimentally accepting Canadian-denominated Interac e-Transfers. | |
− | === | + | === January 9, 2018 [[Will Anderson]] at CES === |
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− | + | NASPA goes to [[CES 2018]]! See what happens when Will Anderson plays a Taiwanese robot. | |
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== Archived news == | == Archived news == | ||
+ | * [[2017 Breaking news archive]] | ||
* [[2016 Breaking news archive]] | * [[2016 Breaking news archive]] | ||
* [[2015 Breaking news archive]] | * [[2015 Breaking news archive]] |
This page contains current and recent breaking news about NASPA.
See also:
Congratulations to Joel Sherman, winner of the 2018 North American SCRABBLE Championship. View the press release.
Lila Crotty, Jennifer Lee, and Ezekiel Markwei have been appointed to 2-year terms on the NASPA Advisory Board.
Cornelia Guest and Troy Thompson were reelected to the US Northeast and US Midwest districts.
Voting for the 2 contested seats - US Northeast and US Midwest - runs from June 3rd through June 30th. Jackson Smylie wins the Canada district by acclamation.
NASPA's 2017 Form 990 is now available online for review.
Elections for NASPA's Advisory Board (AB) are approaching. This year three elective seats need to be filled:
Nominations are open from May 1 through May 31, 2018. To nominate yourself or someone else, contact NASPA at info@scrabbleplayers.org.
We thank Ted Gest for joining the Club/Director committee.
We thank Mina Le for stepping in to replace the late Steve Polatnick as our International Committee cochair, and representative on WESPA's Executive Committee.
We thank Joshua Sokol for accepting the unanimous nomination of his committee to be their new chair.
As of this week, we no longer accept payment by cheque or money order in Canadian funds, but have begun experimentally accepting Canadian-denominated Interac e-Transfers.
NASPA goes to CES 2018! See what happens when Will Anderson plays a Taiwanese robot.
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