Vice President Resigns?

Citing "reasons of health and studies", Robert Sacks has resigned as Vice President of the American Wargaming Association. The resignation was effective on December 21, 1973. In announcing his resignation, our former Vice President stated that "While I am not withdrawing from the Regional Director election, I do not intend to be a candidate for any additional office in AWA.

As a result of this resignation, the post of AWA Vice President is now vacant. The AWA Constitution does not specifically provide for vacancies in offices, except to state that the Vice President has the duty to assume the duties of any national office who is not doing his job. It was the intent of the people who started the organization that vacancies be filled by special elections, but the by- laws regulating these have not yet been passed. This will hopefully be corrected at the earliest moment.

AWA Acting Officers

President: George Phillies
Vice President:
Treasurer: Rodman Burr
Membership Secretary: Kevin Slimak
Editor: George Phillies

The results of the election for the post of New England Regional Director will appear in the next issue of the American Wargamer.

Join the AWA!!

AWA dues are only $4 a year. To join, send check or money order payable to "Rod Burr, Treasurer A.W.A."

Sample issues of the American Wargamer are available on request to prospective members. Back issues may be purchased at 50cents each to members, 75cents each to non-members.

New Members

New AWA members this month are John Prodgen and Mark Aronson. This is an increase of 2, which brings the AWA up to 40 members.

Convention Notes

January 12, 1974: WinterCon II in the MIT Student Center, 84 Maosachusetta Avenue, Cambridge Mass 02139 Under the sponsorship of the MITSGS and the AWA. $2 preregistered, $3 at the door, no charge for tournaments. Tournaments are planned in Stalingrad, Diplomacy, various' types of miniatures, and an "Open tournament": any game, the winner determined by the won-loss record and by total wins. Other activities will include a Diplomacy Hill game, a Tactics II game, and general gaming.

Stalingrad Tournament

While some games are already underway, the AWA Stalingrad PBM tournament will accept additional entrants. The tournament manager is George Phillies. While no prizes are being offered, the winner of the tournament will receive recognition in the AW. The tournament is open to members only; members who wish to participate should write George Phillies.

Treasury

While Christmas mail delays have prevented the appearance of a regular treasury report, it is possible to report income and expenditures since the last issue of the AW:

Income: (Dues)	$8.00
Expenses: AW 1.5 (5 pages, 200 copies)	$11.86
Postage	$3.12

Besides the copies sent to the members, approximately ,50 copies of the AW were sent (at no expense to the membership other than printing) to other wargaming magazines for review purposes.