Meeting Agenda
Board Members In Attendance
David Bresnick
Steve Augustin
Laura King
Claire Pozniak
Max Suddendorf
Nathanael Kozinski
Harrison Corp
Bichen Wang
Jenn Barr
Working Group Updates
2028 WRC Qualification Cycle
Assembly will receive the RFP form for hosting the 2028 ARA invitational
Presentations for proposals will happen at the March Meeting (if there are a reasonable number of proposals)
Tech
Caught up for the 2025 Observer Reports
Future Observer Reports will be uploaded in the database
Going forward, TO responses will be kept to clarifications to the Observer Report
Communications
Claire made a tracker in google sheets for all the upcoming tournaments
Harrison is looking to make a monthly newsletter
If you are interested in helping please reach out to him!
US Rankings
No current updates
Education
Board finalizing etiquette guidelines
Professional Organizations
World Riichi Pros
Laura is Administrative Pro - North American director for World Riichi League
6 month schedule of minor and major events starting in April, with opportunities for clubs to host across the US and Canada
Best streak of 16 hanchan
Top 4 non-WRPM participants receive a coupon for the WRPM Test
One WRC seat given to the winner of the finals
Top placed non WRPM participant at each major gets a 1-hour mentoring session with one of our US pros
Clubs don’t need to pay fees to World Riichi Organization to host
Generally OK to give normal discounts to events to members
WRL will help promote the event. A major problem last year was the timing issues which the sixth month season hopes to address
Straight WRC aka nashi for the ruleset
Comms are going out for the Feb finals at the end of the month.
Minimum attendance is 12 for Minors, 20 for Majors with no maximum for either
WRPM Pros are not required to be part of the event but it is nice to attend them
Saikouisen
Register for the Saikouisen pro exam if you’re interested!
ARML
Finished 2025 championships, Corak won!
Sign ups are open for Spring 2026 that should start in April
Rules and judging
Poking WRC people for lower penalties
Community engagement
Send Laura social media content!
Look at Riichi Nomi content. How quickly can you build a wall @ other clubs?
Club Recaps!
Incorporation
No current updates
Open Discussion
No Open Discussion
Event Announcements/Reminders
Check the Newsletter!
Closed Session
Discussed Riichi Rising Tournament for Virginia Beach with the TO and Head Judge
Gave them an official warning for breaking certification guidelines for the announcement and signups of event
Discussed their tournament gameplan and other certification requirements to ensure they are in compliance for their event
Discussed recertification for assembly clubs and clubs in general
Making some initial proposals then sending to assembly for final decisions