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…
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Inaugural WGPO Word Cup 2011
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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…
Official WGPO 2011 Election Results
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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…
Rules For Campaigning (January 2011)
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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…
NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR WGPO OFFICES
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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…
WGPO Bylaws Ratified
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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…
Bylaws- final rewrite
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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…