[SBU Board] Sites for Future Tournaments

[Ann Romeo]

I know I looked at North Kirkland a bit ago, and parking, size and cost
made it not attractive.
Let's do a meeting!​

Ann Romeo
Personal email: annromeo at gmail.com
Local home: 425-392-8417
Work email: Ann.Romeo at ORCInternational.com
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On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Tim White <trkwhite at gmail.com> wrote:

> All Board Members,
>
> As you might recall, earlier this year we set the dates & sites for our 4
> open and 2 NLM sectionals for 2017, see attached file.
>
> It's time to begin thinking about 2018 tournament dates & sites.
> Availability of sanctionable tournament dates is limited due to numerous
> constraints.  The earlier we apply for sanctions the more choices we will
> have.  All board members can aid in this ongoing cycle by sharing feedback
> any of us gets from members on our sites (past, present or future) and
> being on the lookout for prospective new sites.  Recently, members
> suggested to me three potential new sites to explore:  North Kirkland
> Community Center, Northwest University and Saint Edwards State Park.  At
> first glance N. Kirkland Comm Center is too small and too pricey; Northwest
> University appears to be a possibility (I have an inquiry in); and I also
> have an inquiry in on Saint Edwards State Park.  In any event, we'll add
> these three sites to our database.  Please share any ideas or suggestions
> of your own or that you pick up from members.
>
> I plan to include a Tournament Sites Committee update on the agenda for
> our Aug 8 board meeting.  By that time we will have a sense of how it went
> at Forest Ridge in July.  This will be important in evaluating the
> practicality of schools for summer sectionals going forward.  I've heard
> from Clay Laughary that during the recent spell of hot weather Mercer
> Island High School (a venue we've site-surveyed and considered) was quite
> warm.  Its cafeteria/commons is not air conditioned.  Its gym apparently is
> air conditioned, however there's an "attitude" associated with MIHS
> basketball and it's not at all clear whether we might be considered a
> suitable renter for the gym.  All this leaves us with an important task in
> assessing Forest Ridge and either continuing with our plan to hold our 2017
> summer sectional there or lining up a different site.
>
> We also need to stay in coordination with Amy LaZerte, our contact person
> at North Seattle College, to verify that our requested 2016 and 2017 NLM
> and open sectional dates are firm.  We'll need to do a thorough post mortem
> on NSC following our planned (first time) open sectional there in Feb 2017.
>
> Thank you to Ann, John W, David, Patti and Larry for your work on our
> committee.  Let's schedule a committee meeting later this year to take
> stock on a proposed plan for 2018 tournaments that we can bring forward to
> the full board.
>
> Thanks,
> Tim
> Chair, Tournament Sites Committee
>
>
>
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