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.

Contents 1 Agenda 2 Current Members 3 Past Members 4 Rulings

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
• Greg Edwards
• Matt Hopkins 2003–February 2009 (Member Emeritus)
• Carl Johnson February 2009–
• 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

Rulings

2010-02-04: Matt Hopkins is named the Advisory Board’s first Member Emeritus.

2010-01-18: An as yet unnamed player will be warned to comply with correct tile drawing procedure, and to avoid the impression of cheating.

2010-01-18: The 2009 Person of the Year was chosen, and will be announced in the February Bulletin.

2010-01-18: The SOWPODS rating system shall be created.

2010-01-18: The 90-day rule on cruise/tour separation was enacted.

2009-08-02: 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. (8 yea, 0 nay, 7 absent)

2009-05-21: 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: 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)