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Logo and Name Contest

April 2, 2012
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Announcing an enhanced logo and name contest, with entries due before May 15, 2012.  Please read carefully and completely, including the expanded explanation at the end.  We understand that some of you couldn’t care less about names and logos.  That’s fine, and you can certainly ignore the rest of this.  Otherwise, read on: Following...
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2012/02/19 WGPO Committees and Board of Player Representatives Meeting

February 29, 2012
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WGPO Committees and Board of Player Representatives Meeting Phoenix, AZ February 19, 2012 Attendees:  Laurie Cohen, Steve Pellinen, Rick Wong,  Stephanie Steele, Larry Rand, Keith Hagel; Susan Hoehn (nonvoting), Bobbi Hendrickson (nonvoting), Janice Kaye (nonvoting), Melissa Brown (nonvoting).  (Not attending:  Susi Tiekert, Peggy Grant.) Keith called the meeting to order at 1 pm 1)...
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Voting period begins for proposed changes to Article IX of the bylaws

December 12, 2011
By Administrator

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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2012 Word Cup – Updates

November 1, 2011
By Administrator
2012 Word Cup – Updates

What: Six-day, WGPO Annual Word Cup tournament event. When: Friday-Wednesday, August 3-8, 2012. Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Bloomington, Minnesota. Attractions: 2012_WGPO_Word_Cup_Twin_Cities_Attractions.pdf 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...
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2012 Word Cup

August 4, 2011
By Administrator

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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2011/07/03-04 WGPO Committees and BPR Meeting

July 15, 2011
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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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2011/07/05 WGPO Membership Meeting

July 15, 2011
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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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2011/05/19 BPR Minutes

May 19, 2011
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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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2011/02/20 Meeting Minutes

February 25, 2011
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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 Needed

February 8, 2011
By Administrator

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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