Advisory Board
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The Advisory Board was transferred from the NSA to NASPA on February 15th, 2009.
To contact the Advisory Board send an email to naspa-ab@yahoogroups.com.
Agenda
The duties of the Board include the following:
- The Board acts as a disciplinary body for NASPA members.
- The Board chooses the annual Michael Wise Memorial Person of the Year.
- The Board advises the NASPA executive when asked concerning issues affecting NASPA members.
Current Members
- Chris Cree February 2009– (cochair)
- John Chew February 2009– (cochair)
- Betty Bergeron
- Vicki Blizzard February 2009–
- Joe Edley
- Matt Hopkins 2003–February 2009 (Member Emeritus)
- Carl Johnson February 2009–
- Dallas Johnson August 2010–
- Robert Kahn 1999–
- John Karris February 2009–
- Rod MacNeil February 2009–
- Bryan Pepper January 1, 2010–
- Marjorie Schoneboom February 2009–
- John D. Williams, Jr. 1999?–
- Lynda Wise February 2009–
Past Members
- Mary Rhoades 2004–January 1, 2010
- Greg Edwards March 2009–May 2010
Rulings
Beginning in 2010, significant AB motions have been numbered mostly sequentially in order of their conception. When such motions are passed, they result in an AB ruling. Rulings are listed below in reverse chronological order, with original motion numbers.
2010-08-07 (Motion 17) Michael Early
Michael Early is suspended from all NASPA club and tournament play for four months backdated to 2010-04-20 and for an additional three months from all such play outside the state of Texas, for harassing fellow players. He is also forbidden from initiating any communication with past complainants or any NASPA member under the age of 21 until further notice.
2010-08-07 (Motion 16) Disciplinary issue, details to follow
2010-08-07 (Motion 15) Disciplinary issue, details to follow
2010-08-07 (Motion 14) Dallas Johnson
That we should replace Greg Edwards with Dallas Johnson.
2010-08-07 (Motion 13) TBA at Town Hall meeting
2010-08-07 (Motion 12) Code of Conduct edit
That Bryan Pepper should prepare a simplified version of Robert Kahn's Code of Conduct for further discussion by the AB.
2010-07-31 (Motion 11) Robert Collins
Robert Collins is suspended from club and tournament play indefinitely due to multiple reports of serious harassing and intimidatory behavior at clubs in the Phoenix area. His case will be discussed at the AB meeting on 2010-08-07.
2010-07-12 (Motion 10) Late Rating Data
As of August 1, 2010, any NASPA director who does not submit the results of their tournament for rating within two weeks of the end of the event will receive an email warning; if the results are not received within four weeks, their director certification will be downgraded one step, from full to apprentice, or from apprentice to uncertified. Directors who have pending data submissions as of August 1, 2010 will have those submissions deemed to have been due as of that date for the purpose of calculating warning and downgrading dates. Where a tournament has more than one codirector, the one designated as being responsible for data submission will be the only one to whom these sanctions will apply.
2010-07-12 (Motion 9) Overdue Accounts
As of August 1, 2010, overdue NASPA member accounts will incur a 2% penalty compounded on unpaid balances every calendar month. Member accounts which remain overdue for three months will be suspended and not reinstated until payment is made in full, including penalties. Members who have unpaid balances as of August 1, 2010 will be deemed to have incurred those balances as of that date for the purpose of calculating future penalties and suspensions.
2010-06-06 (Motion 8) Terry Kang Rau
The AB suspends Terry Kang Rau from club and tournament play for one year for harassing and intimidatory behavior.
2010-06-06 (Motion 7) Mary LeCompte
The AB suspends Mary LeCompte from club and tournament play for three years for the repeat offence of cheating.
2010-01-18 (Motion 6) Bryan Pepper
The AB thanks Mary Rhoades for her contributions to the Board and welcomes her successor, Bryan Pepper.
2010-01-18 (Motion 5A) Matt Hopkins
Matt Hopkins is named the Advisory Board’s first Member Emeritus, taking effect 2010-02-04.
2010-01-18 (Motion 5) Fraudulent Claims
Directors who are unaware of the possibility of fraudulent claims by players as to their membership status may be forgiven responsibility for one fraudulent charge.
2010-01-18 (Motion 4) Cruise Control
The 90-day rule on cruise/tour separation was enacted.
2010-01-18 (Motion 3) SOWPODS ratings
The SOWPODS rating system shall be created.
2010-01-18 (Motion 2) POTY
The 2009 Person of the Year was chosen, and will be announced in the next Bulletin. (They were later revealed to be John D. Williams, Jr. and Jane Ratsey Williams.
2010-01-18 (Motion 1) Unnamed discipline
An unnamed player will be warned to comply with correct tile drawing procedure, and to avoid the impression of cheating.
2009-08-02: Muriel De Silva
Muriel De Silva is suspended from club play for a period of one year and from tournament play for a period of 2 years from this date for cheating. (8 yea, 0 nay, 7 absent)
2009-05-21: Nathan Benedict
Nathan Benedict is granted a special exemption from the deadline for registering in the U.S. WSC qualification system, and replaces Brian Bowman in the last place determined by qualifying (peak) rating. (6 yea, 0 nay, 2 abstain, 7 absent)
2009-04-15: Annotation
If a director announces in a tournament flyer that games will be annotated, a player who refuses to comply with annotation is subject to forfeiting annotated games with a severe spread penalty (originally -200, but the exact amount to be debated by the Rules Committee). (13 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent)
