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Notes from WGPO General Membership Meeting

Notes from WGPO General Membership Meeting Minneapolis, MN August 6, 2012 Approximately 50 people attended. Larry Rand called the meeting to order at 8 pm. Introductions:  The WGPO Executive Committee was represented by Stephanie Steele (MN), Keith Hagel (CO), and Rick Wong…

Notes from WGPO EC/BPR Meeting

Notes from WGPO EC/BPR Meeting Minneapolis, MN August 7, 2012, 1 pm The WGPO Executive Committee was represented by Stephanie Steele (MN), Keith Hagel (CO), and Rick Wong (CA).  The Board of Player Representatives attendees were Steve Pellinen (MN), Susi Tiekert…

Donations and tournament fees

August 16, 2013 To:  WGPO Tournament Directors CC:  WGPO Membership From:  WGPO Executive Committee & Board of Player Representatives Topic:  Donations and tournament fees At our meeting in Bloomington, MN, the topic of yearly dues, donations and tournament fees was…

Logo and Name Contest

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…

2012/02/19 WGPO Committees and Board of Player Representatives Meeting

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:…

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. Contact: Steve Pellinen, steve@pellpro.com. Notes: This event includes a catered reception, multiple seven-game “early birds” in a variety of formats…

2012 Word Cup

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…

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

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.)…

2011/07/05 WGPO Membership Meeting

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,…