[SBU Board] Fall Sectional Considerations -- Comments Sought
Eric Sieg
easieg at gmail.com
Thu Dec 8 14:37:10 PST 2016
Do we have a list of specific requirements for a hosting site for NLM
and regular sectionals? I remember Tim mentioning NLM reqs in a previous
email but don't remember any mention of size/other considerations for
standard sectionals.
Eric
Ann Romeo wrote:
> and hey, you can ALWAYS express your opinion!!!! very valuable.
>
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> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 4:28 PM, Eng, Kim <Keng at forestridge.org
> <mailto:Keng at forestridge.org>> wrote:
>
> I guess I have 13 more days to voice my opinions on the board and
> then I am out of here! :)
>
> Tim, I think you are mistaken to think there are 2 primary
> contributors to our low fall sectional attendance when you haven't
> mentioned the elephant in the room. As much as we want to
> accommodate our south end folks, there are a lot of
> seattle/eastside/north unit members who do not like driving to
> Kent and won't do it for a tournament. I don't think it would be
> unreasonable to possibly go there every 2-3 years instead of every
> year.
>
> Now, let's talk about the holiday party! Only 4 of you have signed
> into my poll to tell me what you are contributing: Patti, DT, Tim
> and Larry- thank you! Could the rest of you please sign in and let
> me know so I can shop accordingly this weekend? Ann has given me a
> budget and I would like to be able to fill in the gaps of what is
> needed.
>
> Thanks!
> Kim
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> <mailto:forestridge.org at mailman.celestial.com>] On Behalf Of Tim White
> Sent: Wednesday, December 7, 2016 9:27 AM
> To: Seattle ACBL Unit Board <sbuboard at mailman.celestial.com
> <mailto:sbuboard at mailman.celestial.com>>
> Subject: [SBU Board] Fall Sectional Considerations -- Comments Sought
>
> Folks,
>
> Looking forward to seeing everyone at the unit holiday party next
> week at Kim and Matt's.
>
> Our next board meeting is January 9. As some board members are
> unable to make that meeting, I'd like to open email communication
> here to enable all (including those who can't make the meeting) to
> weigh in on a January agenda item -- plans for upcoming fall
> sectionals.
>
> Attendance at the Kent sectional in September was much lower than
> any of our other tournaments in recent years. Two primary
> contributors to this were the September date and
> inadequate/ineffective promotion with and by clubs and players in
> the south county and further southward. Among other things, we
> should consider remedies for these two issues.
>
> Traditionally, we held our fall sectional in proximity to
> Halloween. In 2016 we moved it up to mid-September because that
> was the only fall date on which Kent Commons was available. Our
> current plan for 2017 is to hold the fall sectional at Kent
> September 15-17. Our Tournament Sites Committee has been
> exploring the possibility of alternative 2017 fall sectional dates
> closer to our traditional October dates. Kent Commons is not
> available in October 2017, however both Bothell and Vasa Park are
> available the weekend of October 27-29, 2017. (For reference, we
> are holding our February and May 2017 open sectionals at Bothell
> and our July 2017 open sectional at Forest Ridge.) Ann reports
> that Vasa Park is planning renovations that might address some of
> the issues with that site -- especially if there are lighting and
> restroom improvements. Perhaps Susie and Walt will soon have more
> specific information on the nature and schedule of improvements at
> Vasa Park. We currently hav
> e a fall NLM sectional planned Oct 28-29, 2017 that would need
> to be re-scheduled if we were to move the open sectional to that
> weekend; there are alternative weekends on which the 2017 fall NLM
> sectional could be scheduled. 2017 fall open and NLM sectional
> dates are presently visible to players via the yellow 2017
> Sectionals save the dates flyer and the unit website, so if there
> is any rescheduling of these tournaments it would be best done in
> the near term to enable adjustment of promotional aids soon so as
> to reduce potential confusion.
>
> Ahead of the May 2015 sectional at Kent (the first south end sited
> sectional in several years), there was substantial promotion with
> and by clubs in the south end and beyond. There was less of this
> in 2016. Ahead of our next tournament at Kent we should consider
> how we might improve promotion with clubs and players in the
> southerly areas. If the board were to decide to take a break from
> Kent in 2017, there is the possibility of returning to Kent in
> fall 2018 as the facility is available October 12-14, 2018.
>
> Your comments, thoughts and suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Tim
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