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| − | This page contains current and recent '''breaking news''' about [[NASPA]]. | + | This page formerly contained current and recent '''breaking news''' about [[NASPA]]. |
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| | + | It has been replaced by [[IContact]]: an online archive of NASPA News (originally called Tournament Talk), a weekly newsletter, and other emails sent to the membership. |
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| | See also: | | See also: |
| − | * [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/ NASPA home]: contains the most recent tweets.
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| − | * [[NASPA Bulletin]]: an online archive of NASPA Bulletins. | + | * [[Media relations]]: media coverage of NASPA activities |
| − | * [[Club news]]
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| − | * [[Member news]]
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| − | * [[SCRABBLE in the news]] : Links to articles about SCRABBLE players, clubs, and tournaments.
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| | * [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 |
| − | | + | * [[NASPA Bulletin]]: an online archive of NASPA Bulletins (not currently in publication). |
| − | == Current news ==
| + | * [[Club news]]: news about activities at our sanctioned clubs |
| − | | + | * ... and our home page, which will always list the top stories. |
| − | === August 6, 2011: Live Coverage of NSC ===
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| − | Links to Live Coverage of the 2011 National Scrabble Championship (including player lists, standings, and annotated games) can be found at [http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2011/nsc/build/tsh/|NSC Live Coverage].
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| − | === August 2, 2011: Advisory Board election results ===
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| − | Two new members for the [[Advisory Board]] have
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| − | been [[AB Elections|elected]]:
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| − | * Eastern district: [[Jan Cardia]] (31% of votes) | |
| − | * Western district: [[Siri Tillekeratne]] (unopposed)
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| − | == July 2011 ==
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| − | === July 31, 2011: Bulletin published ===
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| − | July 2011 issue (Volume 3, Number 7) of the [[NASPA Bulletin]]
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| − | [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/bulletin.pl member download].
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| − | The previous issue (Volume 3, Number 6) is available to the [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/bulletin/201106.pdf general public].
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| − | === July 15, 2011: Advisory Board voting started ===
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| − | The voting period for [[Advisory Board]] [[AB Elections|elections]] has started. There are four nominees in the eastern district and one nominee in the western district. Members may vote [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/vote.pl here] through July 31, 2011.
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| − | == June 2011 ==
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| − | === June 27, 2011: Bulletin published ===
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| − | June 2011 issue (Volume 3, Number 6) of the [[NASPA Bulletin]]
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| − | [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/bulletin.pl member download].
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| − | The previous issue (Volume 3, Number 5) is available to the [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/bulletin/201105.pdf general public].
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| − | === June 23, 2011: New Rules Committee members ===
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| − | [[Rules Committee]] welcomes two new members,
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| − | [[Diane Firstman]] and [[Mark Milan]].
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| − | === June 19, 2011: Advisory Board elections ===
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| − | NASPA has published details on the
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| − | upcoming [[AB Elections|elections]] to fill
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| − | two positions on the [[Advisory Board]].
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| − | The nomination period is already open.
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| − | === June 8, 2011: New Code of Conduct published ===
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| − | The [[Advisory Board]] has published
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| − | an [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/6/6c/Code_of_Conduct_-_effective_June_7_2011.pdf updated version]
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| − | of the [[Code of Conduct]].
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| − | The new Code of Conduct takes effect immediately.
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| − | === June 5, 2011: New rules published ===
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| − | The [[Rules Committee]] has published
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| − | an [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/a/af/Rules-20110605.pdf updated version]
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| − | of the [[Official Tournament Rules]].
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| − | The new rules will take effect on June 16, 2011.
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| − | The [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/1/10/NASPA_Rules_Changes_June2011.pdf summary of changes] was published in
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| − | the May 2011 issue of the [[NASPA Bulletin]].
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| − | == May 2011 ==
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| − | === May 31, 2011: Bulletin published ===
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| − | May 2011 issue (Volume 3, Number 5) of the [[NASPA Bulletin]]
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| − | is available for
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| − | [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/bulletin.pl member download]. This issue contains a summary of rule changes effective June 16, 2011.
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| − | The previous issue (Volume 3, Number 4) is available to the [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/bulletin/201104.pdf general public].
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| − | === May 5, 2011: 2010 Form 990 released ===
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| − | On the [[financial reports]] page, NASPA has released
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| − | its [[Media:NASPAForm9902010001.pdf|2010 Form 990]] (Return
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| − | of Organization Exempt From Income Tax) filed with the
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| − | Internal Revenue Service. Please direct questions concerning the Form 990 return to CPA Kristina Simon, ksimon@hmlpc.com
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| − | == April 2011 ==
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| − | === April 7, 2011: Juraj Pivovarov joins Web Committee ===
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| − | [[Juraj Pivovarov]] has joined [[Web Committee]] as a NASPAWiki editor.
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| − | == March 2011 ==
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| − | === March 31, 2011: NSC registration open ===
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| − | [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/register.pl?event_id=NSC2011 Online registration] for [[2011 National SCRABBLE Championship]] is now open.
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| − | === March 31, 2011: Bulletin published ===
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| − | Volume 3, Number 3 of the [[NASPA Bulletin]]
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| − | is now available for
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| − | [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/bulletin.pl member download].
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| − | === March 16, 2011: CNSC QT hosts named ===
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| − | [[Canadian Committee]] determines the host clubs for the two regional qualifying tournaments for the 2011 CNSC: Cambridge, ON and Calgary, AB. These events will be held sometime in May. Details will follow.
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| − | == February 2011 ==
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| − | === February 19, 2011: CNSC and WSC qualification ===
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| − | [[Canadian Committee]] establishes March 27, 2011 as the deadline for CNSC qualification and June 13, 2011 as the deadline for Canadian qualification for the 2011 World Scrabble Championship.
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| − | == January 2011 ==
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| − | === January 27, 2011: Bulletin published ===
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| − | Volume 3, Number 1 of the [[NASPA Bulletin]]
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| − | is now available for
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| − | [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/bulletin.pl member download].
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| | == Archived news == | | == Archived news == |
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