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== Member Obligations == | == Member Obligations == | ||
− | + | This section parallels the description of the duties of a club or | |
+ | tournament [[Directors|Director]], because being a member of a NASPA | ||
+ | committee and being a certified NASPA director are both positions of | ||
+ | responsibility. | ||
− | + | === Overview === | |
− | + | ||
− | + | The general responsibilities of a committee member are as follows: | |
− | * | + | |
+ | # to represent NASPA in a professional, moral, ethical, fair, welcoming and encouraging manner; | ||
+ | # to perform his/her committee-specific duties for the betterment and continued good functioning of the association; and | ||
+ | # to promote competitive SCRABBLE play through NASPA and no other organization. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Motivation === | ||
+ | |||
+ | NASPA is HASBRO’s | ||
+ | official organization for promoting competitive club and tournament | ||
+ | SCRABBLE play. | ||
+ | Its committee members are also in the public eye as NASPA’s | ||
+ | representatives: a member of the public might email a local [[Dictionary Committee]] | ||
+ | member with a question about a word, or a [[Rules Committee]] member | ||
+ | might receive a late-night phone call about the rules. | ||
+ | In exchange for the opportunity to shape the future of our game, | ||
+ | its lexicon, its rules and general procedures; committee members | ||
+ | are required to comport themselves appropriately and beyond reproach. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Do's and Don't's === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Every rule has grey areas, and it's sometimes tricky to tell whether or | ||
+ | not something you're thinking of doing might be considered in violation | ||
+ | of your obligations as a NASPA Committee Member. If you're not sure, | ||
+ | then ask your committee chair, or email info@scrabbleplayers.org. | ||
+ | Here are some guidelines based on questions that we have received. | ||
+ | |||
+ | As a committee member, you may: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * be involved in an official capacity with other official SCRABBLE organizations such as the [[NSA]] or [[WESPA]], | ||
+ | * be involved in an official capacity with SCRABBLE-related fund-raisers for literacy or other charitable causes, | ||
+ | * play in events run by an unofficial SCRABBLE organization, or | ||
+ | * be a member of an unofficial SCRABBLE organization. | ||
+ | |||
+ | As a committee member, you may not: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * allow your NASPA membership to lapse or be suspended, | ||
+ | * disclose confidential committee business, | ||
+ | * be a tournament director or act in any official role within an unofficial SCRABBLE organization, | ||
+ | * recruit members for an unofficial SCRABBLE organization or players for its events, or | ||
+ | * entreat players to renounce their membership in NASPA. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Consequences === | ||
Failure to meet these obligations will result in a committee member being suspended from their committee duties until they successfully appeal for reinstatement. | Failure to meet these obligations will result in a committee member being suspended from their committee duties until they successfully appeal for reinstatement. |
NASPA has a large number of volunteer committees. For the sake of their smooth operation, we ask that committee members follow these committee rules.
Each committee should have a chair and an assistant chair. Committee members should choose people for these positions from amongst themselves. The chair’s duties are as follows:
The chair’s duties may be shared among two or more cochairs, or specifically delegated to other members.
The assistant chair’s duty is to fulfill the duties of the chair when the chair is unable to do so.
Each committee typically has one or more ongoing agenda items assigned by the Executive Committee, such as “maintain the rules” or “oversee tournaments”. In addition:
This section parallels the description of the duties of a club or tournament Director, because being a member of a NASPA committee and being a certified NASPA director are both positions of responsibility.
The general responsibilities of a committee member are as follows:
NASPA is HASBRO’s official organization for promoting competitive club and tournament SCRABBLE play. Its committee members are also in the public eye as NASPA’s representatives: a member of the public might email a local Dictionary Committee member with a question about a word, or a Rules Committee member might receive a late-night phone call about the rules. In exchange for the opportunity to shape the future of our game, its lexicon, its rules and general procedures; committee members are required to comport themselves appropriately and beyond reproach.
Every rule has grey areas, and it's sometimes tricky to tell whether or not something you're thinking of doing might be considered in violation of your obligations as a NASPA Committee Member. If you're not sure, then ask your committee chair, or email info@scrabbleplayers.org. Here are some guidelines based on questions that we have received.
As a committee member, you may:
As a committee member, you may not:
Failure to meet these obligations will result in a committee member being suspended from their committee duties until they successfully appeal for reinstatement.
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