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* 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] | ||
* the 2006 [[Michael Wise]] Memorial [[Person of the Year]] | * the 2006 [[Michael Wise]] Memorial [[Person of the Year]] | ||
Revision as of 13:57, 30 August 2015
| John Chew is a Certified Tournament Director from Toronto, ON, CAN. |
He has received the following awards:
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 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:
- copresident of NASPA
- 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
- the 2006 Michael Wise Memorial Person of the Year
- 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 is working on the defence of
his PhD thesis in mathematics at the University of Toronto.
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, AIM or Google Chat; email him for account information.