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He is also: | He is also: | ||
| + | * chief executive officer of NASPA (since 2019-07-22) | ||
| + | * past copresident of NASPA (until 2019-07-22) | ||
* director of the oldest sanctioned SCRABBLE [[clubs|club]] in North America, NASPA Club #3 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada | * director of the oldest sanctioned SCRABBLE [[clubs|club]] in North America, NASPA Club #3 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
* director of the [[Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship]] | * director of the [[Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship]] | ||
| − | * | + | * director and webmaster of the [[World SCRABBLE Championship]] |
* a software developer, best known in the SCRABBLE community for his [http://tsh.poslfit.com tsh tournament management program] | * a software developer, best known in the SCRABBLE community for his [http://tsh.poslfit.com tsh tournament management program] | ||
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* coholder of the North American record for highest-scoring tied tournament game (502–502) | * coholder of the North American record for highest-scoring tied tournament game (502–502) | ||
| + | * past webmaster for the [[NSA]] | ||
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| − | He lives with his family in Toronto, ON, where he is working on the defence of | + | He lives with his family in Toronto, ON, where he develops electoral data |
| − | his PhD thesis in mathematics at the University of Toronto. | + | distribution and visualisation software, and occasionally still performs |
| + | research in discrete mathematics. | ||
| + | <!-- where he is working on the defence of | ||
| + | his PhD thesis in mathematics at the University of Toronto. --> | ||
He can be reached by email at | He can be reached by email at | ||
[mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org] | [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org] | ||
or by phone | or by phone | ||
between 9:30 A.M and 8:30 P.M. ET (or at any hour during major championships) at +1 214 810 2439 (U.S.) or +1 416 876 7675 (Canada). | between 9:30 A.M and 8:30 P.M. ET (or at any hour during major championships) at +1 214 810 2439 (U.S.) or +1 416 876 7675 (Canada). | ||
| − | You can also send him chat messages on Facebook, | + | You can also send him chat messages on Facebook Messenger, Google Hangouts, LINE, Skype or WhatsApp; email him for account information. |
Latest revision as of 09:32, 12 August 2022
| John Chew is a Certified Tournament Director from Toronto, ON, CAN. |
He has received the following awards:
| Year | Award |
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| 2006 | Michael R. Wise Memorial Person of the Year |
He has had the following most recent tournament wins:
- 2019-10-25 09:00~2019-10-25 18:00: Toronto, ON, CAN (7.0–0.0 +1048)
- 2018-08-03 09:00~2018-08-03 18:00: NASC Early Bird (4.0–0.0 +408)
- 2014-08-08 09:00~2014-08-08 18:00: National SCRABBLE Championship EB (4.0–0.0 +461)
He is a current member of the following committee(s):
- Advisory Board (chair), 2019-12-19~
- Canadian Committee (ex officio), 2009-02-22~
- Championship Committee (cochair), 2009-01-01~
- Club/Director Committee (ex officio), 2009-02-15~
- Dictionary Committee (acting chair), 2014-09-24~
- Executive Committee (chair), 2019-07-22~
- Finance Committee (ex officio), 2009-01-01~
- Forward Energy Committee (ex officio), 2016-07-23~
- History Committee (ex officio), 2009-04-01~
- IDEA Committee (ex officio), 2020-07-27~
- International Committee (ex officio), 2009-06-22~
- Marketing Committee (ex officio), 2010-01-01~
- Membership Committee (ex officio), 2009-02-15~
- Pairings Committee (chair), 2012-06-06~
- Publications Committee (chair), 2009-04-01~
- Ratings and Recognition Committee (ex officio), 2009-01-01~
- Rules Committee (ex officio), 2009-01-01~
- Social Media Committee (ex officio), 2015-03-02~
- Steering Committee (cochair), 2008-10-01~
- Technology Committee (acting chair), 2019-07-22~
- Tournament Committee (ex officio), 2012-08-20~
- Web Committee (chair), 2009-01-01~
- Zyzzyva Committee (cochair), 2014-11-01~
He has served past terms on the following committee(s):
- Advisory Board (cochair), 2009-01-01~2019-12-19
- Dictionary Committee, 2009-03-04~2014-09-24
- Executive Committee (cochair), 2009-01-01~2019-07-22
- Director Manual Committee (ex officio), 2009-06-01~2014-04-01
- Pairings Committee (cochair), 2003-12-01~2012-06-06
- Technology Committee, 2009-03-23~2009-07-01
- Technology Committee (ex officio), 2009-07-02~2019-07-22
- Tournament Committee (chair), 2009-02-15~2009-06-17
- Tournament Committee, 2009-06-18~2012-08-19
He is also:
- chief executive officer of NASPA (since 2019-07-22)
- past copresident of NASPA (until 2019-07-22)
- director of the oldest sanctioned SCRABBLE club in North America, NASPA Club #3 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- director of the Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship
- director and webmaster of the World SCRABBLE Championship
- a software developer, best known in the SCRABBLE community for his tsh tournament management program
- coholder of the North American record for highest-scoring tied tournament game (502–502)
- past webmaster for the NSA
He lives with his family in Toronto, ON, where he develops electoral data
distribution and visualisation software, and occasionally still performs
research in discrete mathematics.
He can be reached by email at
info@scrabbleplayers.org
or by phone
between 9:30 A.M and 8:30 P.M. ET (or at any hour during major championships) at +1 214 810 2439 (U.S.) or +1 416 876 7675 (Canada).
You can also send him chat messages on Facebook Messenger, Google Hangouts, LINE, Skype or WhatsApp; email him for account information.