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January Meeting: January 31, 2010

  • New Website
  • Tournament Ratings
  • March Madness of Diplomacy
  • Logo and Branding
  • Tournament Management Software

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February Meeting: February 28, 2010

  • Grand Prix standards
  • March Madness of Diplomacy kicks off March 6th
  • XML format for game results moving along
  • Jim Okelley assigned to NADF policy issues
  • Conrad Woodring responsible for website project

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March Meeting: March 29, 2010

  • No bidders have come forward for DipCon2011. The purpose of the DipCon committee is to address these kinds of issues
  • First draft of the NADF standards and ethics guidelines are finished
  • NADF Logo chosen
  • Collaboration with EDA necessary for any ranking system. No sense creating redundancy and storing the same data ourselves, when the EDA already has so much game data.
  • Website theme chosen

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April Meeting: April 25, 2010

  • Tom Kobrin joined the NADF team as the Hasbro rep. He replaces Edi Birsan who has stepped down from the team.
  • Mike Hall joined the NADF team to organize the travel fund
  • Peter Yeargin joined the NADF team and will be in charge of the website
  • Joe Wheeler has added a ranking system to the tournament management software. A web based element has been created. This software has been used by Husky (New York) and by Tempest (DC).
  • Andy Hull is working between the XML group and Laurent for a suitable XML format.
  • Website still not launched. Transition going between Peter and Conrad
  • Steve Cooley will be looking into possible products the NADF can sell to raise funds.

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May Meeting: May 30, 2010

  • NADF travel fund draft finished
  • NADF standards and ethics not well received. Publish instead Grand Prix qualification guidelines and a recommended set of tournament rules.
  • Discussion around re-incorporating the NADF in a new state
  • NADF Invitational tournament announced for January 2011 in Austin
  • DipCon vote needs to happen ASAP

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June Meeting: June 30, 2010

  • Jim Okelley got engaged last weekend
  • Website has been launched. Peter is working with Conrad to implement changes
  • NADF Tournament Software still in development but progress made
  • Develop linking guidelines for getting our website out on the web
  • Update of on going tasks

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July Meeting: August 1, 2010

Meeting did not take place

August Meeting: September 5, 2010

  • Meeting low in attendance
  • Peter Yeargin changed CMSs from Drupal to Joomla. New site is up
  • Discussion around next steps of website – user accounts, blog style updates, newsletters

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September Meeting: September 26, 2010

  • Possible new Diplomacy group forming in Steve Cooley's area
  • EDA Database discussions around formatting and Laurent's website
  • Continued discussion around next steps of website – user accounts, blog style updates, newsletters
  • XML format for Joe's tournament software and incorporating this into the NADF website
  • Steve Cooley looking for artist to design Diplomacy map for commemorative edition

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