Rulebook-20.pdf

The current rulebook is Rulebook 2020-2021
Differences from the previous rulebook are detailed in the Changelog

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Current rulebook and translations of the International Quidditch Association

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The International Quidditch Association (IQA) is looking for new trustees to serve on its board. 

The IQA Nominations Committee is co-chaired by Chris Lau (Hong Kong SAR) and Rahel Liviero (Switzerland). We are inviting two National Governing Body (NGB) representatives and one IQA Volunteer to join the committee. If you are interested please email elections@iqasport.org.

Trustees serve as part of a small group that makes governing decisions for the IQA. The trustees have a direct hand in shaping the future of the organization and the sport overall. The general powers of the board include, but are not limited to: 

Hire, evaluate, terminate, and set compensation for any staff.

Admit new members, reclassify, and terminate memberships as provided in the constitution.

Maintain a culture of ethical behavior and compliance throughout the IQA.

Achieve transparency in the operations of the IQA as is reasonably achievable.

Set the strategic plan, budget, and corporate performance measures.

Monitor the financial reporting process and the legal and regulatory compliance program.

Set policy on capital distribution, financial strategies, borrowing commitments, and long range financial planning.

Monitor the IQA’s assets to ensure that they are properly protected. 

Conduct an annual review of the IQA’s performance and effectiveness and determine future actions required to achieve the IQA’s mission.

Take such other action as is customary for a board of directors of a nonprofit corporation. 

Applications for the open Trustee positions are due on Jan. 23, 2022. The interviews will be held between January 24 and Feb 5, 2022. The final confirmation vote for trustees will be conducted at the IQA Assembly Meeting on February 19, 2022.

See below for the detailed timeline and explanation of the application process, as well as opportunities to give feedback. Either NGB representatives or members of the public who have questions, comments, or feedback on either the overall process or the priorities considered when selecting trustees, are encouraged to email us at elections@iqasport.org.

Applicants should email elections@iqasport.org with the following information:

Cover Letter, addressing:
What is your motivation to apply as a Trustee?
What do you see as the future of the IQA and quidditch in general?
How do you want to achieve this?
What skills would you bring to the role of trustee?


OPTIONAL: Letter of recommendation from an NGB/quidditch organisation itself or from person(s) who served or is serving in an NGB/quidditch organisation
Candidates may apply directly without an NGB/personal recommendation.  
An NGB/person may recommend more than one candidate.  
Any NGB may recommend any candidate, regardless of their country of residence.
The recommendation must be sent in by the recommending party (e.g. NGB or person) directly to elections@iqasport.org. Recommendations forwarded by the candidate will not be accepted.
The recommendation must have a date and (a) valid signature(s) of the NGB/person and it may not be older than 30 days. 

Jan 24 - Feb 5, 2022: Candidate interviews

Private interviews will be conducted with each candidate as applications are submitted. The Nominations Committee may conduct interviews outside the aforementioned interview period subject to the candidate’s agreement.


Interviews will include standard questions determined by the Nominations Committee, and each interview will involve the candidate, and at least one member of the Nominations Committee. 


Written notes will be taken during each interview and shared with all members of the Nominations Committee.

Feb 8, 2022: Candidate summaries shared with NGB representatives

The CV as well as the motivation letter of each candidate that applied will be shared with representatives of each NGB. 


An overview will also be shared for candidates that the Nominations Committee does not recommend to advance. 
This may include candidates who decline to advance after the interview process or candidates who do not fit the minimum expectations for the position, including English proficiency and availability for Board meetings. 
Any NGB representative who has further questions about candidates may ask and the Nominations Committee will provide additional information. 
If after this additional information is provided, an NGB representative recommends that the candidate may be advanced, unless the candidate had directly declined to further their application, the Nominations Committee will note this for NGBs.


Please note that those recommendations are not final and may be amended. The final recommendations will be presented at the Assembly.

Feb. 19, 2022: Committee recommendations presented at Assembly

The Nominations Committee shares final recommendations with NGBs at Assembly.


The report will note all candidates who applied, the status for each (whether or not they were advanced beyond the interviews).


The recommendations will note the level of qualification the Nominations Committee believes each candidate has for the trustee position: either recommended or not recommended. 


This report will include a note of which candidates have received NGB recommendations and which candidates applied directly. 


The Nominations Committee may decide whether they want to present the reasons for each “recommendation” or “not recommendation” for each candidate or just for those who were recommended. 

Feb. 19, 2022: Assembly Meeting and confirmation vote. 

The Nominations Committee will present the recommendations report and answer additional questions from NGBs.


To be voted upon, each applicant will need to be nominated by an NGB through a verbal nomination at the AGM. 


Each candidate will be voted on individually during the AGM. Only NGBs who are full members of the IQA may cast votes. No trustee can be elected without an affirmative vote of the majority of voters present at the AGM. If there are any inconsistencies between this description and the Constitution of the IQA, the Constitution shall prevail.

February/March 2022 (TBA): Onboarding of Trustees

Formal offers will be made to Trustees voted upon during the AGM.


After this point, the onboarding process will be handled by the  IQA staff/Board.

Again, we encourage you to reach out to us at elections@iqasport.org if you have any feedback. We look forward to working together to move the sport forward! 

Chris Lau (Co-Chair) and Rahel Liviero (Co-Chair)

The International Quidditch Association is looking for new trustees to serve on its board.

IQA Trustee Applications Open

The IQA Communications and Technology department has continued to work on improving the new IQA website since its launch in late September. While most have been performance and technical improvements, we've recently finished work on our new volunteering page and encourage anyone interested in joining the IQA to check out our Volunteer at IQA page. Roles vary from a few hours a week at the Junior level up to 10+ hours for Directors, so whatever your availability and capacity to help there is a space for you.

We are adding roles on a continuous basis, and if you don't see a role currently listed that you think you can contribute, you can always get in touch with our Hiring Team at hiring@iqasport.org.

With more countries returning to local competitions there has been an increased usage of our Referee Hub, as referees have renewed their qualifications under the new rulebook. The Referee Hub underwent a significant revision in 2020 with a focus on NGB management, and quite a few of these changes have resulted in technical issues especially for returning referees. We have also been made aware of a number of security issues that we have patched. No personal data was breached, but these security risks were entirely avoidable.

The Technology team at IQA unreservedly apologise to all the referees affected by these problems. They don't meet the standard we set ourselves and don't meet the expectations the community puts in us to manage referee qualification and their personal and private data. 

To address some of these technical issues and bugs and with a focus on building with security as a top priority, the decision has been made to rebuild the Referee Hub from scratch rather than iterate on the existing application. This allows our team to build using best practice and technology and bring some much-needed quality of life improvements and bring the design in line with our new IQA website design. On the downside, while this rebuild takes place we are not improving the existing application or fixing non-critical bugs.

Below you can find a FAQ of some of the more common known problems and the solutions for them. We again apologise that this application is not up to scratch and ask for patience while we work on the rebuild.

I Bought a Head Referee test but it doesn't show up
This issue seems to mostly affect returning referees who were previously eligible to sit a Head Referee test. Before a person can sit their Head Referee test they must complete all lower-level tests of the current rulebook, which includes our new Scorekeeper test. Unfortunately the button that appears to purchase a Head Referee test shows up even if the referee hasn't completed the Scorekeeper test. So please make sure you have sat and passed the Scorekeeper, Assistant Referee, and Snitch Referee tests before purchasing your test.

I sat a test but haven't received my results
This issue is tied to the previous bug where people were taking their Head Referee Tests even though they are technically not eligible to do so, having not sat the lower-level tests of Scorekeeper, Assistant Referee, and Snitch Referee. Passing all these tests should unblock the Head Referee Test result from being registered. The result registration is done in a periodic manner, about 4 times a day, so you may not see your result unblocked right away. If you have passed all the lower-level tests and still not received a result after 24 hours please email tech@iqasport.org for further support.

I want to change the name or email associated with my account
This currently can only be done by the tech team - please know this is a feature that will be built into the new referee hub as a self-service piece of functionality - Email your new name and/or email and the email currently associated with the account to tech@iqasport.org who will do this for you.

I've made multiple accounts and I want to merge them 
Again this currently can only be done by the tech team. Email the details of the accounts and all emails associated with them to tech@iqasport.org who will do their best to sort this out for you.

Changes to the IQA Website and details of the ongoing Referee Hub Redevelopment

IQA Website Updates and Referee Hub Redevelopment

The IQA is happy to announce the finalists for the 2022 IQA Continental Games. 

After discussions between the Events Bid Evaluation team, all IQA Department Directors, and the IQA Board, we have selected finalists for the IQA Pan-American Games 2022 and the winning bid for the IQA European Games 2022. 

We want to thank Catalonia (Tordera), Mexico (Queretaro and Ixtapa), and Peru (a second Lima bid), our other bid partners, for their interest in our events.

The IQA’s priority remains the health and safety of our athletes, volunteers and spectators. While we continue the selection process for the host locations of the IQA Continental Games this summer, we also continue to monitor the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our community to evaluate the feasibility of each of our events.

The IQA is happy to announce the finalists for the 2022 IQA Continental Games

IQA Continental Games 2022 Location Finalists

IQA Continental Games 2022 Location Finalists Announced

The IQA is happy to announce that Federación Deportiva Peruana de Quidditch (FDPQ) is the newest Full Member of the IQA. To become a Full Member of the IQA, an NGB must meet at least two of the following criteria:

An NGB must also be in good standing with the IQA while in the Associate, Development member category. 

FDPQ has shown tremendous growth in teams and administration over the last few years and is financially stable. While language barriers have caused difficulties in ensuring they have sufficient certified match officials, the NGB meets each of the other criteria.

The application has been reviewed by the Events and Membership Services Department, and presented to the IQA Board of Trustees. The Federación Deportiva Peruana de Quidditch was approved as a full member by the Board on October 10, 2021.

The IQA is happy to announce that Federación Deportiva Peruana de Quidditch (FDPQ) is the newest Full Member of the IQA