Call for Applicants - WRC Members (July 2019)

Announced by Rui Reis on

The WCA Regulations Committee (WRC) is looking for about 5 new members. Interested community members of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The applications are open to everyone; it’s not a requirement to hold a current position in the WCA to be considered.

What does the WRC do?

Update and improve the WCA Regulations. (See our public issue tracker.)

Read competition reports and respond to incidents.

Engage with the WCA community for feedback about the Regulations.

Address any issues and inquiries related to the Regulations.

The priority application period is open for candidates to submit their candidacy document from now until July 21st, 2019, 23:59 UTC privately to Lucas Garron (lgarron@worldcubeassociation.org). All applications received during the priority application period will receive equal consideration, with a decision by August 5.

Additional applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until September 30, 2019 (23:59 UTC).

The official rights and duties of the WRC are documented in WCA Motion 10.2017.2.

The qualities and requirements expected of candidates are:

Regularly check and respond to email (5-10 emails/day).

Objectively apply the letter and spirit of the WCA Regulations.

Compassionately and constructively discuss how to address incidents.

Time commitment of 5-10 hours per week.

The following are not required, but it would be useful for new WRC members to have additional experience with any of the following:

Writing fluent, clear English while communicating across language differences.

Cubing community discussions, online or offline.

Cubing communities outside USA/Europe.

The history of the WCA Regulations.

Using GitHub and/or writing code (especially Python, Java, Ruby on Rails).

Project management, leadership, addressing organizational incentives, advocacy, and/or legal work.

Candidacy documents must be in PDF format, and must include:

A brief personal introduction.

A summary of experiences/accomplishments to demonstrate that you can meet the requirements.

What motivates you to join the WRC?

Do you have any topics/issues that you are passionate to help the WRC improve?

(Optional) Any additional experience that is relevant to WRC work.

You can expect an immediate reply to confirm whether your application is complete, and may receive a request for an interview with the WRC Leader.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate in reaching out to Lucas Garron (lgarron@worldcubeassociation.org).

Thank you for your candidacies and support!