2010 NSC Town Hall Meeting - Revision history

Poslfit: moved some speaking points from CCC to JJC

2010-08-09T22:44:34Z

moved some speaking points from CCC to JJC

2010-08-09T15:49:48Z

‎Jim Pate, Chair, Dictionary Committee

2010-08-09T05:14:52Z

‎Chris Cree, Executive Committee: copyedit

2010-08-09T05:13:19Z

‎Chris Cree and John Chew, Executive Committee: various

2010-08-09T04:13:21Z

‎Chris Cree, Executive Committee: Hasbro details

2010-08-08T20:25:43Z

‎Jim Pate, Chair, Dictionary Committee: absent

2010-08-08T20:24:56Z

‎Rebecca Slivka/Scott Smith, Cochairs, Technology Committee: absent

2010-08-08T20:23:50Z

‎Panel Members: no last minute changes

2010-08-08T20:23:05Z

‎Meeting Minutes: reworded intro

2010-08-08T20:22:11Z

‎Panel Members: rewrote intro

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 **are discussing relationships with Hasbro partner corporations
 *researched venues for the [[2012 National SCRABBLE Championship]]
 === Dallas Johnson, Cochair, Tournament Committee ===
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 ** two created new regulations affecting tournament activity (new SOWPODS rating system, rules on spacing cruises and tours)
 * (Motion 13 TBA at this meeting)
 === John Chew, Chair, Web Committee ===

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 * is in the early stages of revising the long word list to include words from original sources not yet included
 * welcomes volunteers to assist with this effort
-* is waiting for the next edition of MWCD before revising the shorter words
+* will likely be adding some new members to the committee after communication with persons who have expressed interest in joining in the past (will include some testing to be sure that prospective members fully appreciate the painstaking work needed to produce as accurate and complete a list of valid words as possible)
 === John Chew, Cochair, Advisory Board ===

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 Our committee:
-*overseen substantially greater membership and tournament activity than foreseen
+*has overseen substantially greater membership and tournament activity than foreseen
-*managed an advertising campaign on Facebook
+*manages an advertising campaign on Facebook
 *meets regularly with [[Hasbro]] face-to-face and by conference call
-**[[Hasbro]] now includes NASPA flyers in SCRABBLE sets
+**Hasbro now includes NASPA flyers in SCRABBLE sets
-**[[Hasbro]] now has a NASPA link on their website
+**Hasbro now has a NASPA link on their website
 **are discussing relationships with Hasbro partner corporations
 *researched venues for the [[2012 National SCRABBLE Championship]]

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 Our committee:
 *has overseen the work of the [[Advisory Board]] and other committees
 *fielded hundreds (thousands?) of general inquiries about NASPA
 *renegotiated liability insurance coverage
 *filed a first tax return
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 *recruited committee members
 *held smaller Town Hall meetings monthly (?) across the continent
 *attended the 2010 NSSC to recruit School players
 (more to follow)

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 *has overseen the work of the [[Advisory Board]] and other committees
 *fielded hundreds (thousands?) of general inquiries about NASPA
-*continued to negotiate with [[Hasbro]]
+*Got [[Hasbro]] to include NASPA flyers in SCRABBLE sets
 *renegotiated liability insurance coverage
 *filed a first tax return

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	=== Jim Pate, Chair, Dictionary Committee ===		=== Jim Pate, Chair, Dictionary Committee ===
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		+	Jim is unable to attend, and his
		+	report will be made by John Chew, who can also answer
		+	any questions about committee business.

	Our committee:		Our committee:

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	=== Rebecca Slivka/Scott Smith, Cochairs, Technology Committee ===		=== Rebecca Slivka/Scott Smith, Cochairs, Technology Committee ===
		+
		+	Rebecca and Scott are unable to attend, and their
		+	report will be made by John Chew, who can also answer
		+	any questions about committee business.

	Our committee:		Our committee:

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 * [[Dallas Johnson]]: [[Advisory Board]], [[Tournament Committee]]
 * [[Jan Dixon]]: [[Rules Committee]]
-* [[John Chew]]: [[Executive Committee]], [[Championship Committee]], [[Web Committee]], [[Advisory Board]] and barring last minute attendance changes [[Dictionary Committee]] and [[Technology Committee]]
+* [[John Chew]]: [[Executive Committee]], [[Championship Committee]], [[Web Committee]], [[Advisory Board]], [[Dictionary Committee]] and [[Technology Committee]]
 * [[John Robertson]]: [[Canadian Committee]], [[Club/Director Committee]], [[Membership Committee]]
 * [[Mary Rhoades]]: [[Championship Committee]], [[Club/Director Committee]], [[Technology Committee]]

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 Minutes for the Town Hall Meeting will be posted here
 after the event. In the meantime, here are opening remarks
-from the committee representatives involved.
+from our panel members about some of the committees in
 === Chris Cree, Executive Committee ===

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 == Panel Members ==
-Representatives from several of NASPA&rsquo;s [[committees]]
+NASPA&rsquo;s business is conducted by the 73 members of
-will be on hand to answer your questions. Booked so
+its 22 committees.  All of our key committees are represented
-far are the following:
+by at least one panel member, and we will begin the meeting
 * [[Chris Cree]]: [[Executive Committee]], [[Championship Committee]], [[Advisory Board]]
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 * [[Siri Tillekeratne]]: [[Canadian Committee]], [[Tournament Committee]]
 * [[Tony Leah]]: [[Canadian Committee]], [[Membership Committee]], [[NASPA-WESPA Liaison Committee]]
 == Meeting Minutes ==