What: Six-day, WGPO Annual Word Cup tournament event. When: Friday-Wednesday, August 3-8, 2012. Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Bloomington, Minnesota. Contact: Steve Pellinen, steve@pellpro.com....
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PROPOSED That Article IX, Section 3, be amended as follows (revised wording between asterisks): ARTICLE IX Clubs and tournaments (3) WGPO-approved tournaments *normally* shall be open both to WGPO members and to players who are not WGPO members if those individuals agree to abide by the tournament rules and ethical standards of the WGPO....
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What: Six-day, WGPO Annual Word Cup tournament event. When: Friday-Wednesday, August 3-8, 2012. Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Bloomington, Minnesota. Contact: Steve Pellinen, steve@pellpro.com. Notes: This event includes a catered reception, multiple seven-game “early birds” in a variety of formats (pairs, speed, clabbers, open), and a 31-game main event. A block of 40 rooms...
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As a start to the goal of moving the WGPO Word Cup around the continent, the 2012 version will be held in Bloomington, Minnesota, on August 3 – 8. Event details still need to be worked out, but there likely will be an Early Bird on Friday, August 3, followed by a five-day, 31...
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WGPO Committees and Board of Player Representatives Meeting Reno, NV July 3-4, 2011 Attendees: Stephanie Steele, Keith Hagel, Peggy Grant, Susi Tiekert, Steve Pellinen, Rick Wong, Larry Rand, Janice Kaye (nonvoting), Melissa Brown (nonvoting). (Laurie Cohen was unable to attend.) Meeting Chair: Day One – Stephanie; Day Two – Keith Minutes The Sunday, July...
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WGPO Membership Meeting Tuesday, July 5, 2011 Grand Sierra Resort Reno, Nevada WGPO Player Representative Peggy Grant called the meeting to order at 8:00 PM. The Executive Committee and Board of Player Representatives introduced themselves: Keith Hagel, EC Stephanie Steele, EC Rick Wong, EC Susi Tiekert, BPR Larry Rand, BPR Steve Pellinen, BPR Peggy...
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BPR minutes: May 19, 2011 Matter: Appointment of vacated BPR seat Members present: Peggy Grant, Steve Pellinen, Susi Tiekert, and Laurie Cohen BPR met and called for discussion concerning the matter of filling the vacated seat on the BPR of WGPO. There was discussion of the BPR and review of the WGPO bylaws. The...
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WGPO Committees and Board of Player Representatives Meeting Phoenix, AZ February 20, 2011 Attendees: Stephanie Steele, Keith Hagel, Peggy Grant, Steve Pellinen, Rick Wong, Laurie Cohen, Janice Kaye (nonvoting), Larry Rand (nonvoting), Melissa Brown (nonvoting). Minutes recorded by: Melissa Brown Meeting Chair: Steve Pellinen Agenda/Minutes Duties of Executive Committee (EC) and Board of Player...
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Volunteers are needed to work on the Rules Committee, chaired by Susi Tiekert. The goal of the Rules Committee at this time is to simplify and clarify the existing NSA/NASPA rulebook in order to create a WGPO rulebook. If you are interested in working on the Rules Committee, please contact Susi Tiekert.
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The Nominations and Elections Committee has reviewed the election results, and unanimously agreed to certify them as posted. We congratulate all of the candidates for their participation and their high standard of campaigning, and look forward to a productive period for the next two years. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CANDIDATE VOTES Rick Wong 155 Elected to...
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Voting is now open for the Word Game Players’ Organization election of members to its Executive Committee (EC) and Board of Player Representatives (BPR). Members will elect three candidates to serve as the EC, and five to serve as the BPR. Voting is limited to WGPO members; anyone who joined on or before January...
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