The WCA Disciplinary Committee (WDC) is looking for new members! Everyone can apply, and we encourage community members who are not part of the WCA Staff to send their application.

What does the WDC do?

Most of our work consists of investigating disciplinary incidents at competitions, such as cheating attempts or inappropriate behavior. If the circumstances require it, we may issue warnings or bans. We also give feedback to WCA Delegates on how to handle certain situations during WCA competitions, and we actively work to improve the WCA Motions and policies related to these topics.

If you are interested in the details of our rights and duties, check out the Motions 10.2022.3 – Disciplinary Committee and 15.2022.1 – Suspensions and other Sanctions, as well as the Code of Conduct. The Disciplinary Log contains public announcements made by the WDC in the past, including public reports for some important incidents and periodic WDC digests. Feel free to ask questions about any of this in the Disciplinary section of the WCA Forum.

Requirements

The only strict requirements for WDC members are:

• Ability to communicate in English (written)
• Familiarity with the WCA competition environment (having attend a few competitions is enough)

Other qualities we look for are:

• Ability to discuss reasoning and ideas with team members
• Logical and analytical reasoning
• Confidentiality
• Communication skills

The following qualities are useful, but not necessary:

• Expertise in one or more speedcubing events
• Fluency in a language other than English
• Experience in dealing with interpersonal conflict or other unpleasant situations

The committee would greatly benefit from the diversity of their members. We therefore especially encourage applications from community members with a different cultural background, nationality, age and gender from the current members.

Applications

Applicants can send their application as a PDF document to stronto@worldcubeassociation.org before Sunday, September 10, 2023, 23:59 UTC. The application document should contain:

• A brief personal introduction
• Summary of activities done for the WCA and for the cubing community
• Overview of the personal skills relevant to the role
• Motivation for applying to the WDC

Everything should be contained in a single PDF file. Applicants can expect a reply to confirm the receipt of the application within 24 hours. The selection process will start after the application period is over, and it might include an interview or other kinds of assessment.

If you have any questions feel free to contact the WDC Leader at stronto@worldcubeassociation.org.

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We are happy to announce that we have a new WAC Leader. Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar will become the new Leader of the WCA Advisory Council (WAC). Abhijeet was already working as a member of the WAC.

Abhijeet was selected by the WCA Board, following Section 4 of our Motion about WCA Councils.

We wish Abhijeet best of luck in fulfilling his new duties.

The new Leader is already promoted. Abhijeet was the only applicant we had and his candidacy document can be found here if you are interested in viewing it.

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The Board is providing notice as required by Bylaw 2.12 of the Annual Meeting of WCA members which will be held on August 12th at 18:30 KST (09:30 UTC). Members will be able to attend this meeting in person at the Songdo ConvensiA, but there will be no live stream this time. In this folder you will find the information packet related to the annual meeting which contains all relevant documentation which will be discussed at the meeting.

We look forward to your participation in the upcoming annual meeting.

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Dear WCA Community,

The WCA Regulations Committee would like to inform you about the new version of the WCA Regulations and Guidelines, which are going into effect on August 1st, 2023.

You can review all changes in this comparison on GitHub. You can click on “Files changed” to see the complete files of the Regulation and Guidelines, where all changes and additions are marked green and removals are marked red.

Below is a summary of the major changes in the new version of the Regulations and the Guidelines.

5b5f + additional Visual Guide (commit)
Add the WCA Scramble Accountability Policy (commit)
Make A7c2 more lenient (commit)
Change “interact” to “use” in 2i (commit)
Add an exception to A5a (commit)

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The WCA Quality Assurance Committee (WQAC) is seeking new members to help them with their mission! Applications are open to everyone and community members not currently holding a WCA position can apply.

What does the WQAC do?
The WQAC is responsible for developing and ensuring quality standards within the WCA. This includes producing educational material for the WCA Community, new Delegates, and ensuring that Staff Members throughout the organization maintain the required skills for their positions.

The official rights and duties of the WQAC are documented in WCA Motion 10.2021.8.

Applicants are expected to have:
* Fluency in English
* Strong attention to detail and practical thinking
* Collaboration skills and responsiveness
* Ability to discuss reasoning and ideas
* Good knowledge of how competitions are organized and run
* (Desirable) Understanding of the Delegate role
* (Desirable) Knowledge of Github and Markdown

The application period is open for applicants to submit their application document from now until August 1st, 2023, 23:59 UTC to Daniel Vædele Egdal (degdal@worldcubeassociation.org).

The application document must be in PDF format, and should include the following:
* A brief personal introduction
* Summary of activities done within the WCA
* Explanation of how you qualify for the position
* Motivation for applying to join the WQAC

Applicants can expect a reply to confirm the receipt of the application, and may later receive a request to be interviewed. Anyone with questions about applying can contact Daniel Vædele Egdal (degdal@worldcubeassociation.org).

Thank you for your interest in assisting the WQAC and the WCA!

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