Samuel Baird
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In the current standings of the WCA, Organizers bear financial risk and volunteer hours of their time to organize and run competitions for the community and to expand the sport of Speedcubing. Compesating organizers for their services to the community would not only reward them for what they do, but also help promote the growth of the WCA.
The two common points of concern that I see in discussions revolving compensating organizers are:
I think that it may even be beneficial to allow competitions with more competitors to charge more per competitor. Implementing a competitor rate that is multiplied by the band rate could look something like the following:
With these rates, an organizer in a Band 5 country holding a 1000-person competition would be compensated $6000, rather than $3000 like the first table. This helps factor in the additional difficulty and experience needed to hold a larger-scale competition.
It may not be easy for the WCA to manage the finances and make the appropriate legal filings (unless the WCA could hire some dedicated employees to do this) so it may be best to do it through Regional Organizations instead, which can also help ensure that the needs of the community are best being met.
In the current standings of the WCA, Organizers bear financial risk and volunteer hours of their time to organize and run competitions for the community and to expand the sport of Speedcubing. Compesating organizers for their services to the community would not only reward them for what they do, but also help promote the growth of the WCA.
The two common points of concern that I see in discussions revolving compensating organizers are:
- Organizers will throw together poorly organized competitions for profits
- Organizer will charge registration fees excessive fees.
- Eligibility - Delegates already do a certain level of quality control by rejecting low-quality proposals for competitions but this can be expanded by requiring that Organizers demonstrate elegibility for monetization. Before monetization eligibility, Organizers would be treated as they currently are (volunteers without any compensation). Organizers can monetize their competitions after it is verified that an Organizer has a history of organizing well-run competitions, has organized a certain number of competitions, and has had a sufficient number of competitors at their competitions.
- Avoiding excessive registration fee inflation -This can be fixed quite easily while also giving organizers greater incentives to hold more competitions, increase competition quality, and increase competitions size (get more people involved in the WCA). By capping an amount that can be made per competitor (and based off the band system to compensate for differing living cost in different countries) high registration fees can be avoided and financial incentives for organizers would be made. This would lead to larger competitions being held and ultimately promote growth of the WCA.
| Number of Competitors: | 30 | 60 | 150 | 300 | 500 | 1000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band 1 - $0.19 | $5.70 | $11.40 | $28.50 | $57.00 | $95.00 | $190.00 |
| Band 2 - $0.32 | $9.60 | $19.20 | $48.00 | $96.00 | $160.00 | $320.00 |
| Band 3 - $0.45 | $13.50 | $27.00 | $67.50 | $135.00 | $225.00 | $450.00 |
| Band 4 - $2.28 | $68.40 | $136.80 | $342.00 | $684.00 | $1,140.00 | $2,280.00 |
| Band 5 - $3.00 | $90.00 | $180.00 | $450.00 | $900.00 | $1,500.00 | $3,000.00 |
| Competitor Rate | Competitors attended |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | 1-99 |
| 1 | 100-249 |
| 1.25 | 250-499 |
| 1.5 | 500-749 |
| 1.75 | 750-999 |
| 2 | 1000+ |
It may not be easy for the WCA to manage the finances and make the appropriate legal filings (unless the WCA could hire some dedicated employees to do this) so it may be best to do it through Regional Organizations instead, which can also help ensure that the needs of the community are best being met.
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