1. To publish major decisions made affecting membership on this website
2. To replace all 50 tournament sets with 50 brand new sets originally allocated to School Scrabble
3. To furnish schools adopting school scrabble with used tournament sets rather than brand new sets
4. To stipulate that tournament games should be a whole number of minutes for each player
5. To trial a system of anchoring rotating boards (later revoked after unforerseen difficulties encountered)

1. To encourage clubs to pass on their club members to the Association as half members, in return for additional benefits
2. To encourage greater vigilance by Tournament Directors especially in relation to rotating boards, and cleaning playing area.
3. For Vice-President Peggy Womersley to pursue sponsorship, hopefully with results for Summer Masters.

1. For NSW Tourmaments to now use National Rules with State variations, in lieu of NSW Rules, now abandoned
2. To add ASPA (NSW) email address to White Pages entry
3. To investigate possibility of Scrabble mugs for fund-raising or prizes

1. ATBsto be distributed at tournaments, or to Club Presidents 'en masse'
2. Definition of affiliated club is now any club with at least one ASPA (NSW) member that is open to all comers
3. Etiquette document to be sent to new members

1. To have a 2-day Open in the NSW Championships in lieu of Recreation & Intermediate
2. To produce 10,000 brochures, free to clubs
3. To investigate costs of badges for NSW players who have played 1000 or 2000 games

1. To implement a memorial board, donated by the Jackmans, for Ros Gibbons
2. To accept memorial boards for other deceased players if they are circular rotating, and either donated or bequeathed
3. To stage a NSW/ACT Matchplay in 2003
4. To change the two-day format of NSW Championships to split equally, rather than one Open section as in 2002

1. To expend $100 on 50 new tile bags to rotate with existing 50
2. To purchase 10 rotating boards from Thailand on behalf of ASPA (NSW) to be raffled or sold to members
3. To list experienced tournament personnel with their areas of expertise on the website, and recommend to tournament organisers they choose from these.

1. To purchase 50 sets of protiles at a discounted price, to replace existing tournament tiles
2. To ascertain content of Australian Scrabble sets, and information about Scrabble hotline (JB)
3. Alison Pollard appointed Records Officer and inform Steve Sunter of national records achieved in NSW. NSW records to be incorporated into website.
4. To have gold embossed wine glasses for trophies at NSW Championships
5. President to be made signatory on cheque book to enable greater ease of access to account.

1. To amend the NSW clock rule so that now the 'Clocks not having to be used in first three tournaments' only applies to Recreational Division
2. To donate $100 cash and book prizes to Alan Gauci's junior tournament
3. To deploy the logo chosen at the meeting

1. To sell brand new boards and tiles to existing clubs who supply members at $6 each. Formula is 1 set per four members once free set member quota has been reached
2. To use surplus tiles caused by protile introduction for new clubs
3. To sell starter Scrabble kits to schools for $30, and this to include one years membership, guaranteeing ATB reaches the school group.
4. To purchase new laptop computer
5. To dispense with half membership for members of affiliated clubs and tournament players. Clubs to be encouraged to sign all their regular players as members, to help defray rising insurance costs
6. To register www.scrabble.org.au as domain name for Scrabble NSW website

1. To add a new tournament to the NSW calendar for players rated below 1300. This will be a two day tournament with first prize minimum $500, to be held annually, a week prior to the Winter Masters.
2. To obtain an ABN to quote when invoicing schools
3. To set up NSW Junior Scrabble ratings system just for junior players playing in juniors only tournaments. It was agreed unanimously that results of NSW junior tournaments should be excluded from the national ratings system.

1. Not to reimburse Western Scrabble Network for tournament losses
2. To accept the concept of fixed boards carrying a butterfly sticker, which cannot be moved from the table upon which they are first placed
3. To contribute to cost of storage cupboard at president's Berowra residence, to store ASPA (NSW) stock, deploying committee labour
4. To further investigate the production of special name tags for players who have reached 1000 and 2000 games

1. To reimburse Western Scrabble Network for tournament losses which were not due to overpayment of prizemoney, but to increase the levy for its next tournament only to $2 per player
2. To only consider claims due for losses in the future where there are exceptional circumstances for the loss
3. To present special name tags to NSW tournament players who have achieved 1000, 2000, 3000 etc tournament games, and to present these at the 2004 NSW Championships
4. To provide playing boards and tiles for the Super School Scrabble challenge on September 1st

1. To sell new boards and tiles to members at tournaments for $12 each, with a maximum of one per member.
2. To compile and distribute to members with the March ATB a questionnaire relating to the format of the NSW Championships, aimed at both those members that played and those that did not play
3. To convene a brief committee meeting directly after the 2005 AGM
4. To contribute $100 towards trophies or voucher prizes for the 2005 Hills Junior Open, organised by Alan Gauci.
5. To apply a six month ban from NSW Tournaments (including Border Challenge and National Championships) to a player who was found cheating nb. This action was decided by email just prior to the meeting
6. To strive towards achieving greater vigilance by tournament directors at NSW tournaments

Committee Meeting 19th February 2005

1. To purchase 500 pens promoting Scrabble NSW
2. To purchase a magnetic scrabble board to be used for promotional purposes

Committee Meeting 21st May 2005

1. To revise the recommended rate for Tournament Directors to $100 per day, or $120 if doing lookup as well, and $40 for lookup operators.
2. To book the Bankstown Sports Club for the 2007 National Championships

Committee Meeting 27th August 2005

1. For the membership officer to spend up to $500 on a copier
2. To publish a quarterly Scrabble NSW newsletter to be distributed with ATB and made available on the Scrabble NSW website
3. To reaffirm the recommendation that club tournaments be run with a break-even budget
4. To revert to 4 Divisions and an Open for the 2005 State Championships
5. To discontinue the School Scrabble domain registration
6. To discontinue the Scrabble listing in the White Pages

1. To try out the concept of a Tournament Medal for best performing contender at the State Championships, a contender being a player who has the highest ratings gain in a tournament during the year.
2. To host the 2006 Australian Masters

1. To restrict contenders for the NSW Tournament Medal to Scrabble NSW members, and NSW or ACT tournaments
2. To prepare a questionnaire addressing the format of the State Championships
3. To investigate the viability of embroidered Scrabble NSW logos
4. To purchase four large print tiles for the visually impaired at tournaments
5. To waive non-member tournament levies for novices

1. To form a committee for organising the 2007 National Championships
2. To provide special, easily recognisable bags for jumbo protiles
3. That Scrabble NSW is opposed to any forfeited game being treated as a bye

Committee Meeting 19th August 2006

1. That the NSW Championships would be run with two sections and a floating boundary over three days
2. That all achievement badges would stay blue in colour, with no colour differentiation for different milestones
3. To purchase a new labeller for making name badges
4. To further investigate Shore School as a potential Nationals venue

1. To purchase 12 more sets of protiles to bring the total number of sets to seventy
2. to purchase a new lightweight printer compatible with new laptop and able to handle printing from dos-based programs
3. to purchase a labeller for nametags
4. to place the onus on diretors, not players, to start a clock at start of play for a player not at the table. This is at the discretion of the director
5. to encourage the formation of regional scrabble leagues, wholly supported by Scrabble NSW
6. not to support the concept of an Australian Youth Scrabble Championship at this stage

1. To purchase two additional high speed look up printers
2. To purchase 50 additional Scrabble sets from Mattel, for Scrabble Leagues and Schools
3. To obtain quotes for certificates of participation (Juniors) and achievement (all)
4. To give two sets per school competing in Gunnedah Spped Scrabble competition
5. To adopt new Collins words on May 15th 2007

1. John Holgate was appointed the Scrabble NSW historian
2. Scrabble NSW to provide certificates of achievement as part of tournament equipment
3. Agreed to sell one star printer to ASPA (ACT)

1. To introduce a rule variation enabling Tournament Directors to stop games whih have gone over 5 minutes overtime and the resuot is not in doubt
2. Scrabble NSW to pay entry fee fro State Challenge contenders
3. For Scrabble NSW tournaments in which there is a ratings cutoff, to invite players to be a reserve
4. Children players under 13 must have prior approval from Scrabble NSW to play in an adult tournament, plus be accompanied by a parent or guardian for the duration of the tournament
5. Nametags to be no longer included as part of tournament equipment

1. In NSW tournaments, the director may declare the result of the game
2. Scrabble NSW trophy inserts to be available free of charge, but medallions to cost $2
3. Reserve players at multiple day Masters events to pay full price
4. Stick-on nametags will be provided for clubs wishing to use same, in lieu of plastic tags
5. Approved PDAs may be used by a third party to check words ie runner, director or adjudicator

1. A new laptop with wireless ability is to be purchased for helping run tournaments
2. No equipment is to be disposed of without the knowledge of teh equipment officer

1. Players banned from another State will not be allowed to play in Scrabble NSW sanctioned tournaments while the ban is in place
2. Entry fees for two or three day tournaments organised by Scrabble NSW will be decided on a tournament by tournament basis taking into account all factors
3. 20 sets will be offered to Tony Hunt to assist in the establishment of the South Coast Scrabble League
4. All cheques in the future should be made out to Australian Scrabble Players Association NSW
5. Five players down to the the 10th placegetter of the Winter Challenge may be invited to take part in the Winter Masters, excluding thjose who have already qualified