Committees

The operations of NASPA are managed by a number of committees.

Main committees

The Steering Committee is a group of players and directors appointed by the NSA to manage the establishment of NASPA. It advises the NASPA executive concerning the transition from the NSA to NASPA and the future of NASPA.

The Advisory Board, transferred from the NSA to NASPA, acts as a disciplinary and general advisory body.

Working Committees

The following committees conduct much of NASPA’s ongoing business, and report (in most cases weekly) to the NASPA executive.

• The Budget Committee drafts the association’s annual budget.
• The Canadian Committee is responsible for matters affecting only Canadian players.
• The Championship Committee organizes major SCRABBLE championships.
• The Club Committee deals with officially sanctioned SCRABBLE clubs.
• The Marketing Committee promotes the association and its activities.
• The Membership Committee deals with the needs of NASPA members.
• The Newsletter Committee will be responsible for the association’s newsletter and its print and online editions.
• The Tournament Committee deals with officially sanctioned SCRABBLE tournaments.
• The Web Committee deals with the development and maintenance of the association’s online presence.

NSA committees

The following committees report to the NSA as of now, but will be transferred to NASPA during 2009:

• The Dictionary Committee revises the game lexicon to reflect the evolution of the language.
• The Pairings Committee evaluates and certifies pairing algorithms for tournament use.
• The Ratings and Recognition Committee revises the rating system to improve its accuracy, and finds other ways to recognize outstanding players.
• The Rules Committee edits the club and tournament game rules.
• The Technology Committee evaluates and certifies equipment used by players and directors.

See also

List of all committee members.