2. Membership
2-1 The minimum annual membership fee will be 250 euro’s. Exceptions
can be made by the board.
2-2 The benefits of membership include:
Right to use the WPF logo;
Right to publish WPF puzzles (beginning in 2000) in the member´s
home country, including those from WPC's and qualifying tournaments of other
WPF members;
Right to send a team to the World Puzzle Championship;
Right to vote on WPF matters during a general assembly.
2-3 The criteria for WPF membership are:
Conducting open, national qualifying tournaments to select members
of a WPC team;
Promoting and publicizing these tournaments;
Encouraging quality and innovation in puzzling;
Representing the interests of the WPF in the member’s
country.
Membership can be possible without meeting these criteria, but
only as long as there are no applicants from the same country
meeting all these criteria.
2-4 If a country is already represented in the WPF and a
second group would also like to represent that country, the board
will first encourage the two groups to work together. If that is
not possible, then the second group should apply for membership in
writing, explaining why it would be a better representative for the
country than the existing member. The board should study the
proposal and make a decision, carefully considering the criteria
outlined above.
2-5 The WPF will follow International Olympic Committee
criteria in deciding which countries are eligible to be admitted to
membership and to compete in the WPC.
2-6 Personal memberships will also be available to individuals. The
fee will be 50 euros/year. The benefits of personal membership include:
Subscription to the WPF newsletter;
Right to visit all parts of the WPF website and to participate in
on-line activities;
Right to participate in the WPC if the person's country is not
already represented by a national team.
