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All members of the community are welcome to join our general ARA meeting on Zoom! Link TBD, watch our Discord for updates.
We are holding our monthly meeting on Zoom (link in discord) on 2/24 at 6 PM Pacific / 9 PM Eastern.
Join us on Zoom (link in discord) 2/10 at 6 PM Pacific / 9 PM Eastern to discuss the future of tournaments!
Kenji from Saikouisen USA Branch will be doing a presentation / Q&A session on the Saikouisen pro organization Wednesday, Sep 4 at 5pm PT / 8pm ET. Topics include:
the organization itself,
what the organization can offer players, and
the upcoming exam
We welcome all members of the community to join us for our monthly Board Meeting.
ARA Board Meeting Agenda - June 17, 2024 8PM ET/5PM PT
Working Group Updates
Tech
Outreach
Rules/Judging
Education and Resources
Professional Associations
PML Open Venue Format
Bylaws and Structure
International Online Riichi Mahjong Championship (IORMC)
WRC Qualification Invitational Tournament Structure
We welcome all members of the community to join us for our monthly Board Meeting. Agenda will be posted a week before the event.
PUBLIC meeting starts first at 7PM EST. Closed meeting will start afterwards.
Rebranding name options. What is our desired future state for NARMA?
Board turnover / minimum activity levels
Creation of master listing of club official contacts
New official social media accounts
Official Mailing list
Requesting approval to create an official player tracking system\
Announcement and seeking new members!
Making working groups public viewing?
Qualification Point tiebreak proposals
Adoption of WRC lower penalties as the standard for tournaments?
Selection/Approval process for NARMA Observer @ tournaments
Related decision to make observer reports public on the website
Approval of updated tournament guidance for the website
Approval for any pending tournaments into the qualifier system
Process to submit anonymous suggestions/comments outside of tournaments (via Observer)
Format of invitational
NAO updates from Bichen
To be posted after the conclusion of the meeting
PUBLIC meeting starts at 9PM EST this time around to ensure that west coast folks can attend and discuss their concerns. Closed meeting will start afterwards.
Rebranding name options
Minimum activity levels required for board members
App usage for WRC Qualifiers/NAO
WRC qualification ranking issues including
How to update/display people attempting to qualify via another country
How to handle point fractions
Canadian events that would like to apply to participate in the NARMA qualification system
Updates on the NAO announcement
WRC Rules Feedback document and establishing a process for submitting rules questions and recording answers/resolutions to those questions
Mailing list and Social Media
Adoption of WRC lower penalties as the standard for tournaments?
Selection/Approval process for NARMA Observer @ tournaments
Process to submit anonymous suggestions/comments outside of tournaments (via Observer)
North American Nationals being hosted @ Sparrow’s Nest in NYC - space/format/price considerations and the option for it to be an all-autotable event
Prize structure for NARMA-certified events
To be posted after the conclusion of the meeting
PUBLIC meeting starts at 7PM EST to ensure timeliness for all. Closed meeting will start afterwards.
Welcome to new Board Members
Discussion of NARMA rebranding options
To be posted after the conclusion of the meeting
PUBLIC meeting starts at 7PM EST to ensure timeliness for all. Closed meeting will start afterwards.
Review of WRC Regional Qualifier requests
Invitational Tournament details/format
Inclusivity for preferred names
Initial review of board member applications
Initial review of NAO proposals
To be posted after the conclusion of the meeting
We’re flipping things around this time! PUBLIC meeting starts at 7PM EST to ensure timeliness for all. Closed meeting will start afterwards.
Ratification of additional tournaments
Maximum participant chart expansion for WRC Qualifiers (some people are looking at big events!)
Groundwork for national ranking system post WRC-2025 (Preliminary discussion of what this would look like and the beginning of building a working group)
To be posted after the conclusion of the meeting
We’re flipping things around this time! PUBLIC meeting starts at 8PM EST to ensure timeliness for all. Closed meeting will start afterwards.
Ratify NAO Dates
Minimum participants for WRC Qualifiers and approving text revisions to Qualification document
To be posted after the conclusion of the meeting
Closed meeting starts at 7PM. Given the current agenda size, the open/community portion of the meeting is expected to start at 8PM
Update on current open projects
Selection of new NAO dates
ARML Representation in WRC seat allocation
To be posted after the conclusion of the meeting
Updating the current club map - Our current club map is outdated and missing some major organizations. We’d like to put out a call to the community to help update and maintain this important resource.
NAO RFP Process - Given the change in venue for the North American Open, NARMA would like to put together the requirements for an organization to put in a proposal to take on the mantle of hosting the event. Once these requirements are decided upon they will be posted to the community along with a submission period for interested parties.
Regular meeting cadence - Deciding upon a scheduled meeting cadence that can be used to ensure regular public updates and progress reports on NARMA projects.
Board expansion and community inclusion - Given the challenges in community inclusion that have come to light over the past month, the NARMA board would like to come up with a plan to allow for additional members of the community to join us on a transitional basis. This is a prelude to further restructuring to ensure that NARMA is a transparent and responsive body in service of the US community.
To be posted after the conclusion of the meeting
