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See also:
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/ NASPA home]: contains the most recent tweets.
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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.
* [[NASPA Bulletin]]: an online archive of NASPA Bulletins.
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* [[NASPA Bulletin]]: an online archive of NASPA Bulletins (not currently in publication).
* [[Club news]]
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* [[Club news]]: news about activities at our sanctioned clubs
* [[Member news]]
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* [[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]]
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* [[Tournament results]]: past tournaments
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* ... and our home page, which will always list the top stories.
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== Current news ==
 
== Current news ==
  
=== July 4, 2013:  Date Set for Canadian QT for WSC ===
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=== June 6, 2019 [[2019 Advisory Board Elections]] - Results ===
 
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There were no contested seats after the nomination process so an election was not needed.  
Based on a poll of interested players, the qualifying tournament (QT) for Canada's final berth at the upcoming World Scrabble Championship in Prague will be held the weekend of August 10-11 at the Earl Bales Community Centre in Toronto.  Players have until 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on August 3 to enter the event.  The schedule and exact number of rounds will be determined after the deadline.  Contact NASPA's Canadian Committee to enter.
 
 
 
=== June 28, 2013: Advisory Board Election Reminder ===
 
 
 
The election of two members of the NASPA Advisory Board is currently open.  NASPA members in good standing can vote electronically in the [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/vote.pl NASPA Voting Booth].  Full details about the election and the candidates, and information about casting a postal ballot, can be found on [[2013 Advisory Board Elections|the election information page]].  Voting is open through July 3, 2013 at 11:59:59 P.M. Eastern Time.
 
 
 
=== June 16, 2013: New [[Club/Director Committee]] members ===
 
 
 
We belatedly welcome new Club/Director Committee members
 
[[Arthur Moore]],
 
[[Brad Mills]] and
 
[[Michael Baker]], who quietly joined the committee several months ago.
 
 
 
=== June 3, 2013: National SCRABBLE Association to shut down ===
 
 
 
According to an [[NSA Exit Statement|exit statement]] by [[John D Williams]], our
 
partner organisation, the [[National SCRABBLE Association]], will cease operations
 
on July 1.
 
 
 
=== May 29, 2013: Message of the Month ===
 
 
 
Chris Cree's Message of the Month to NASPA Members, [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/0/0f/Production_Of_The_National_Scrabble_Championship.pdf Production of the National SCRABBLE Championship] is now available.
 
 
 
=== May 9, 2013: 2012 Form 990 ===
 
 
 
The organization's [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/f/fc/2012_Form_990.pdf 2012 Form 990], providing financial information for the previous fiscal year, has been uploaded to the website.
 
 
 
=== April 30, 2013: Message of the Month ===
 
 
 
Chris Cree's Message of the Month to NASPA Members, [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/4/49/April_2013_-_The_History_and_Future_of_the_NASPA_Lexicon.pdf The History and Future of the NASPA Lexicon] is now available.
 
 
 
=== March 13, 2013: 2013 Can-Am Qualification Standings Online ===
 
 
 
The [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2013/canam/qual.shtml 2013 Can-Am qualification standings] are now online and being updated automatically.
 
  
=== February 12, 2013: Tournament Guideline Changes ===
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=== May 2, 2019 Collins 2019 to Take Effect on July 1, 2019 ===
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The NASPA [[Advisory Board]] decided that the [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/scrabble/ Collins Official SCRABBLE Words 2019] will take effect for Collins play at sanctioned clubs and tournaments on July 1, 2019.
  
The NASPA Advisory Board approved two new guidelines pertaining to tournament sanctioning in its February 12, 2013 conference call.
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=== April 29, 2019 [[2019 Advisory Board Elections]] - Nominations open ===
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Elections for NASPA's Advisory Board (AB) are approaching. This year three elective seats need to be filled:
  
Effective June 1, 2013 through the end of the year, the distance restriction for one-day tournaments will be reduced to 100 miles with respect to other one-day tournaments (one-day tournaments still must be more than 200 miles from multi-day tournaments).  Consecutive one-day tournaments will be treated as multi-day tournaments for the purpose of this policy.  The Advisory Board will review this change at its December meeting, and determine whether to revoke, retain, or modify it.
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* US South
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* US West
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* At Large
  
The following Tournament Scheduling Policy was also approved. This policy will apply to tournaments scheduled on or after January 1, 2014:
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Nominations are open from May 1 through May 31, 2019. To nominate yourself or someone else, contact NASPA at [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].
  
1. Tournaments currently on the calendar will have first right of refusal to their traditional date (same weekend of the month, same holiday weekend, etc.).
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=== March 3, 2019 [[Zyzzyva]] Release 3.2.0 Available for [[NWL2018]] ===
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NASPA Zyzzyva Release 3.2.0 is now available for the Windows and Mac OS X platforms.  
  
2. If more than one tournament within a conflicting radius has rights to the same date, the competing directors may each apply to the NASPA Tournament Committee (TC), which will determine which tournament may be held on the conflicting date (brief, but sufficiently detailed, applications are preferred). The TC will consider all factors it deems relevant, including without limitation:
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=== February 1, 2019 [[Ted Gest]] chairs [[Club/Director Committee]] ===
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We thank Ted Gest for succeeding Alan Stern as chair of
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the NASPA Club/Director Committee; and thank Alan for his past service.
  
a. The history of the respective tournaments (how many years running, average attendance, etc.).
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=== January 8, 2019 [[Sue Tremblay]] joins [[Club/Director Committee]] ===
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We thank Sue Tremblay for joining the NASPA Club/Director Committee.
  
b. Other dates traditionally available to the respective directors.
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=== January 8, 2019 [[John Bulten]] joins [[Dictionary Committee]] ===
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We thank John Bulten for joining the NASPA Dictionary Committee;
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John had previously been a valued member of the NSA Dictionary Committee.
  
c. How far in advance the respective requests are received (subject to Item 3 below).
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=== January 7, 2019 [[OTCWL2018]] PDFs posted to [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/services.pl Member Services] ===
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The new words found in the Official Tournament and Club Word List, 2018 Edition have been posted on NASPA Member Services as easily printable PDFs.  
  
3. Directors who have previously held tournaments may request tournament dates up to 3 years into the future, but such tournaments are subject to being delisted if a director with rights to the same date also requests a tournament, and prevails in the TC application process.  For that reason, directors are encouraged to communicate with other directors in their region with competing rights to a date, in order to coordinate scheduling.
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=== January 3, 2019 [[OTCWL2018]] implementation delayed ===
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The [[Advisory Board]] has determined that implementation of OTCWL2018 will be delayed from February 1, 2019 to March 1, 2019.
  
4. If a director wishes to secure a date, and other directors also have first right of refusal to that date, the director may elect to identify the other directors to the TC when requesting sanctioning.  The TC will contact those directors specifically identified in the request, and provide them with a 30-day period in which to submit a competing request.  If the other directors decline to request the date, or fail to respond within the 30-day period, their first right of refusal to the date will lapse.
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=== January 1, 2019 [[Joshua Sokol]] and [[Colin Viebrock]] acclaimed to [[Canadian Committee]] ===
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We thank Joshua Sokol for continuing on in his role at the NASPA Canadian Committee, and welcome first-time member Colin Viebrock, who replaces the outgoing [[Mad Palazzo]].
  
5. Tournaments not previously held can be scheduled no more than 10 months in advance.  Tournaments that take more than a 2-year hiatus will be considered tournaments not previously scheduled for the purposes of this policy.
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=== December 5, 2018 [[OTCWL2018]] released ===
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The electronic text of the Official Tournament and Club Word List, 2018 Edition is now available for download from Member Services. It will take effect on February 1, 2019.
  
6. Certain tournaments will be accorded special status, as determined from time to time by the NASPA Executive Committee, and may be scheduled without reference to this policy (currently including: NSC; CNSC; Can-Am; WSC Qualifier).
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=== October 3, 2018 2019 North American SCRABBLE Championship Announced ===
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The 2019 [[North American SCRABBLE Championship]] will be held in Reno, Nevada, on July 20 to 24, 2019.
  
7. The TC may remove a director’s first right of refusal if, in the judgment of the committee, such removal is in the best interests of tournament SCRABBLE, considering all relevant factors.
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=== August 8, 2018 [[Joel Sherman]] wins [[2018 North American SCRABBLE Championship]] ===
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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].
  
8. The TC may grant other exceptions to this policy in exceptional circumstances.
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=== August 2, 2018 [[Advisory Board]] Appointments ===
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[[Lila Crotty]], [[Jennifer M Lee | Jennifer Lee]], and [[Ezekiel Markwei]] have been appointed to 2-year terms on the NASPA [[Advisory Board]].
  
=== February 1, 2013: Pete Zeigler breaks 700 ===
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=== July 2, 2018 [[2018 Advisory Board Elections]] ===
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[[Cornelia Guest]] and [[Troy Thompson]] were reelected to the US Northeast and US Midwest districts.
  
Pete Zeigler booked a 722-240 win over Dan Stock at Akron, Ohio NASPA Club #653 on Thursday, January 31, 2012.  A review of the game with Quackle showed an adjusted score of 725-238. The plays in the game (racks were not recorded) can be viewed [http://www.cross-tables.com/annotated.php?u=13552 here]. Congratulations, Pete!
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=== June 2, 2018 [[2018 Advisory Board Elections]] - Voting open ===
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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.
  
=== January 15, 2013: New values for SCRABBLE tiles?! ===
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=== May 18, 2018 Form 990 is now Available ===
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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 ===
  
Our page about [[Valett]] describes reasons why the values of SCRABBLE tiles won’t be changing anytime soon.
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Elections for NASPA's Advisory Board (AB) are approaching. This year three elective seats need to be filled:
  
=== January 9, 2013: Canadian WSC Qualification Standings ===
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* US Northeast
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* US Midwest
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* Canada
  
WSC 2013 Team Canada [http://scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2013/wsc/canqual.shtml qualification standings] are now online.  
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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].  
  
=== January 8, 2013: NSC 2013 Online Hotel Booking Available ===
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=== March 1, 2018 New [[Club/Director Committee]] member ===
  
The correct URL for [http://tinyurl.com/NSC2013Hotel online NSC hotel bookings] has been posted to the [[2013 National SCRABBLE Championship]] page.
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We thank [[Ted Gest]] for joining the Club/Director committee.
  
=== January 8, 2013: State of NASPA ===
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=== January 31, 2018 [[Mina Le]] named [[International Committee]] cochair ===
  
[[Chris Cree]] has posted the [[2013 State of NASPA]] report.
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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 4, 2013: NSC 2013 Registration Goes Live ===
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=== January 29, 2018 [[Joshua Sokol]] named [[Canadian Committee]] chair ===
  
[http://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/register.pl Online registration] is now
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We thank Joshua Sokol for accepting the unanimous nomination of his committee
available for the [[2013 National SCRABBLE Championship]].
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to be their new chair.
  
=== January 4, 2013: New member joins Technology Committee ===
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=== January 17, 2018 Canadian payment method update ===
  
[[Reese Daniel]] has joined the [[Technology Committee]], the NASPA working
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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.
committee tasked with evaluating playing equipment.
 
  
=== January 3, 2013: New ex officio member of NASPA committees ===
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=== January 9, 2018 [[Will Anderson]] at CES ===
  
The NASPA Executive Committee has determined that all members of that committee should serve as ex officio members of all other NASPA committees.  Accordingly, Dallas Johnson has been added as an ex officio member of all NASPA committees on which he was not already a member, and Chris Cree and John Chew have been added to the International Committee, so that they are now ex officio members of all committees as well.
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NASPA goes to [[CES 2018]]! See what happens when Will Anderson plays a Taiwanese robot.
  
 
== Archived news ==
 
== Archived news ==
  
* [[2012 breaking news archive]]
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* [[2017 Breaking news archive]]
* [[2011 breaking news archive]]
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* [[2016 Breaking news archive]]
* [[2010 breaking news archive]]
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* [[2015 Breaking news archive]]
* [[2009 breaking news archive]]
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* [[2014 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2013 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2012 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2011 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2010 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2009 Breaking news archive]]

Revision as of 19:38, 10 June 2019

This page contains current and recent breaking news about NASPA.

See also:

  • 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).
  • Club news: news about activities at our sanctioned clubs
  • Member news: news about our members outside of their Scrabble lives
  • SCRABBLE in the news : Links to articles about SCRABBLE players, clubs, and tournaments.
  • Tournament calendar: upcoming tournaments
  • Tournament results: past tournaments
  • ... and our home page, which will always list the top stories.


Current news

June 6, 2019 2019 Advisory Board Elections - Results

There were no contested seats after the nomination process so an election was not needed.

May 2, 2019 Collins 2019 to Take Effect on July 1, 2019

The NASPA Advisory Board decided that the Collins Official SCRABBLE Words 2019 will take effect for Collins play at sanctioned clubs and tournaments on July 1, 2019.

April 29, 2019 2019 Advisory Board Elections - Nominations open

Elections for NASPA's Advisory Board (AB) are approaching. This year three elective seats need to be filled:

  • US South
  • US West
  • At Large

Nominations are open from May 1 through May 31, 2019. To nominate yourself or someone else, contact NASPA at info@scrabbleplayers.org.

March 3, 2019 Zyzzyva Release 3.2.0 Available for NWL2018

NASPA Zyzzyva Release 3.2.0 is now available for the Windows and Mac OS X platforms.

February 1, 2019 Ted Gest chairs Club/Director Committee

We thank Ted Gest for succeeding Alan Stern as chair of the NASPA Club/Director Committee; and thank Alan for his past service.

January 8, 2019 Sue Tremblay joins Club/Director Committee

We thank Sue Tremblay for joining the NASPA Club/Director Committee.

January 8, 2019 John Bulten joins Dictionary Committee

We thank John Bulten for joining the NASPA Dictionary Committee; John had previously been a valued member of the NSA Dictionary Committee.

January 7, 2019 OTCWL2018 PDFs posted to Member Services

The new words found in the Official Tournament and Club Word List, 2018 Edition have been posted on NASPA Member Services as easily printable PDFs.

January 3, 2019 OTCWL2018 implementation delayed

The Advisory Board has determined that implementation of OTCWL2018 will be delayed from February 1, 2019 to March 1, 2019.

January 1, 2019 Joshua Sokol and Colin Viebrock acclaimed to Canadian Committee

We thank Joshua Sokol for continuing on in his role at the NASPA Canadian Committee, and welcome first-time member Colin Viebrock, who replaces the outgoing Mad Palazzo.

December 5, 2018 OTCWL2018 released

The electronic text of the Official Tournament and Club Word List, 2018 Edition is now available for download from Member Services. It will take effect on February 1, 2019.

October 3, 2018 2019 North American SCRABBLE Championship Announced

The 2019 North American SCRABBLE Championship will be held in Reno, Nevada, on July 20 to 24, 2019.

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 press release.

August 2, 2018 Advisory Board Appointments

Lila Crotty, 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.

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.

May 18, 2018 Form 990 is now Available

NASPA's 2017 Form 990 is now available online for review.

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:

  • US Northeast
  • US Midwest
  • Canada

Nominations are open from May 1 through May 31, 2018. To nominate yourself or someone else, contact NASPA at info@scrabbleplayers.org.

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 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

NASPA goes to CES 2018! See what happens when Will Anderson plays a Taiwanese robot.

Archived news