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=== October 1, 2019 The 2020 NASC will be in Baltimore (MD) from August 1 to 5, 2020 ===
Save the date - the 2020 North American SCRABBLE Championship (NASC) will be in Baltimore (MD) from Aug 1 to 5, 2020! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8krCU_9YrU0 Watch the announcement on NASPA Tonight.]

=== July 24, 2019 [[Alec Sjoholm]] wins [[2019 North American SCRABBLE Championship]] ===
Congratulations to [[Alec Sjoholm]], winner of the [[2019 North American SCRABBLE Championship]]. View the [[Media:Nasc_winner_release_2019.pdf |press release]].

=== July 22, 2019 The NASPA [[Executive Committee]] announced a restructuring of the NASPA management team. ===
The Executive Committee announced a restructuring of the NASPA management team at the annual Town Meeting. Read about the restructuring [http://www.icontact-archive.com/archive?c=1384631&f=6038&s=10116&m=277480&t=650b9db00f5228ee57432048f1967e4ef1b454e708354ae751c2b95d07c97caf here].

=== July 14, 2019 [[Zyzzyva]] Release 3.2.1 Available for Linux ===
NASPA Zyzzyva Release 3.2.1 is now available for the Linux platform in addition to Windows and macOS platforms.

=== July 6, 2019 [[Kevin Gauthier]] and [[John Karris]] join Tournament Committee ===
We thank Kevin Gauthier and John Karris for joining the NASPA Tournament Committee.

=== June 26, 2019 [[Zyzzyva]] Release 3.2.1 Available for [[CSW2019]] ===
NASPA Zyzzyva Release 3.2.1 is now available for the Windows and macOS platforms.

=== June 6, 2019 [[2019 Advisory Board Elections]] - Results ===
There were no contested seats after the nomination process so an election was not needed.

=== May 2, 2019 Collins 2019 to Take Effect on July 1, 2019 ===
The NASPA [[Advisory Board]] decided that the [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/scrabble/ Collins Official SCRABBLE Words 2019] will take effect for Collins play at sanctioned clubs and tournaments on July 1, 2019.

=== April 29, 2019 [[2019 Advisory Board Elections]] - Nominations open ===
Elections for NASPA's Advisory Board (AB) are approaching. This year three elective seats need to be filled:

* US South
* US West
* At Large

Nominations are open from May 1 through May 31, 2019. To nominate yourself or someone else, contact NASPA at [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].

=== March 3, 2019 [[Zyzzyva]] Release 3.2.0 Available for [[NWL2018]] ===
NASPA Zyzzyva Release 3.2.0 is now available for the Windows and macOS platforms.

=== February 1, 2019 [[Ted Gest]] chairs [[Club/Director Committee]] ===
We thank Ted Gest for succeeding Alan Stern as chair of
the NASPA Club/Director Committee; and thank Alan for his past service.

=== January 8, 2019 [[Sue Tremblay]] joins [[Club/Director Committee]] ===
We thank Sue Tremblay for joining the NASPA Club/Director Committee.

=== January 8, 2019 [[John Bulten]] joins [[Dictionary Committee]] ===
We thank John Bulten for joining the NASPA Dictionary Committee;
John had previously been a valued member of the NSA Dictionary Committee.

=== January 7, 2019 [[OTCWL2018]] PDFs posted to [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/services.pl Member Services] ===
The new words found in the Official Tournament and Club Word List, 2018 Edition have been posted on NASPA Member Services as easily printable PDFs.

=== January 3, 2019 [[OTCWL2018]] implementation delayed ===
The [[Advisory Board]] has determined that implementation of OTCWL2018 will be delayed from February 1, 2019 to March 1, 2019.

=== January 1, 2019 [[Joshua Sokol]] and [[Colin Viebrock]] acclaimed to [[Canadian Committee]] ===
We thank Joshua Sokol for continuing on in his role at the NASPA Canadian Committee, and welcome first-time member Colin Viebrock, who replaces the outgoing [[Mad Palazzo]].

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