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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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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The WGPO is proud to announce its inaugural championship, the WGPO Word Cup, which will be held July 1-6, 2011, at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. The tournaments are being organized by Jeff Widergren and the WGPO, and will be directed by Rick Wong and Larry Rand. An 8 game Open Early...
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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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WGPO Nomination period has ended as of January 17, 2011. Candidates shall begin submitting campaign statements in accordance with the Rules For Campaigning. The following is a list of candidates: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (Vote for three) NAME WGPO MEMBER NUMBER HOME STATE Keith Hagel 100023 Maine Rick Wong 100002 California Stephanie Steele 100001 Minnesota Jeannette...
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Campaigning by and/or for any candidate on the ballot for WGPO office will be permitted during the election period, starting with the publication of the final ballot on January 17, 2011. Any member in good standing is eligible to submit campaign support for any candidate, subject to the rules following. Candidates are encouraged to...
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Nominations are now open for the new election of officers to lead our organization, subsequent to the nullification of the December vote, which was voided due to the determination that notice of that election did not reach a majority of the membership, per the Joint Resolution published to the WGPO listserv and the member...
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The proposed WGPO Bylaws have been ratified resoundingly by the members, by a vote of 68-3, or 96 percent. The 71 players who cast votes represented about 15% of the total membership. The Official WGPO Bylaws is now filed under the “ABOUT WGPO” section. The WGPO Executive Committee deeply appreciates both the long, hard...
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As Proposed by the WGPO Executive Committee for Ratification by the WGPO Membership BYLAWS OF THE WORD GAME PLAYERS’ ORGANIZATION ARTICLE I Scope (1) These Bylaws shall govern the organization and operation of the Word Game Players’ Organization (WGPO), an independent body of individuals who enjoy playing the word game Scrabble®*. (2) In the event that...
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