WESPA World Scrabble Championship 2017

2017 World Scrabble Championships in Kenya

It's time for Africa. The next world scrabble championship (WSC) will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 6-12 November 2017. Here is the announcement from WESPA:

"WESPA is pleased to announce that Kenya will host the 2017 WESPA Championships (WESPAC).
All three bids (Kenya, Canada and Trinidad & Tobago) were of a high quality and, after an exhaustive process that considered all issues, the bid team from Kenya was awarded the hosting rights.

WESPAC will be held in Nairobi from 6-12 November 2017 with the Kenyan Organizing Committee making their own announcements later.  A Last Chance Qualifier will be available, as well as tournaments run alongside the Main Event.

A premier international tournament, like WESPAC, run in Africa for the first time is deserved recognition for the quality and hospitality of African Scrabble and we are looking forward to a successful event in November 2017".

Announcement from WESPA - WESPAC 2017 – Call for Expressions of Interest

The following is an announcement from WESPA regarding the World Scrabble Championship to be held in 2017:

The World English-Language Scrabble Players Association (WESPA) is asking
for potential organizers/hosts of the 2017 WESPA Championship to submit
their expression of interest by January 31, 2016.

Everyone who submits an expression of interest will receive a complete
package of information required to submit a formal bid. Bids will be
evaluated by the WESPA Committee, and one organization will be chosen to
organize and host the 2017 WESPA Championship. A potential organizer/host
may be a club, state or national association, or may be an organizing
committee of interested people.

The expression of interest does not require any of the details that will
be needed for the formal bid, but potential organizers/hosts should keep in
mind the following elements which we will be looking for when the complete
formal bid is submitted:

· A suitable venue for at least 300 players. (WESPAC 2015 in Perth
had 130 players, and the concurrent Perth Open had a similar number. We
hope to make WESPAC 2017 even larger.)

· Availability of suitable accommodation for players travelling
from out of town.

· A strong local team to carry out all preparations prior to the
event, in consultation with WESPA.

· A strong local team to direct the event efficiently.

· A communications plan to drive successful publicity and
promotions prior to the event, and strong media and internet coverage
during the event.

· A suitable proposed date.

· A reasonable budget that provides an attractive prize pool
combined with an affordable entry fee. A plan for securing sponsorship
would be a plus.

· Support from local and national Scrabble bodies.

Submit expressions of interest to info@wespa.org and copy to
shcheah@gmail.com

Bid Process Timeline
Expressions of interest – Submitted to the WESPA Committee prior to January
31, 2016
Formal Bid deadline – March 31, 2016
Committee Selection Announcement – on or before May 31, 2016