[SBU Board] Fwd: March 7 Unit Board Meeting Agenda

[Ann Romeo]

And Steve, will you be able to help with the set up/take down of the GNTs
and NLM tournament on April 16-17?  We need your help!

Ann Romeo
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On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 11:46 AM, 1 425-435-8645 <kasnerbruskland at comcast.net
> wrote:

> I am very interested in being part of the events committee when it
> resarts.  I think a bracketed knock out has great potential.
> On Mar 7, 2016 9:27 PM, Tim White <trkwhite at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> As discussed at this evening's board meeting, I'm forwarding here the
> email string with McKenzie that includes his suggestion about dropping the
> 0-500 Swiss and his interest in participating in the Events Committee.
>
> Tim
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *McKenzie Myers <mczen.myers at gmail.com>
> *Subject: **Re: March 7 Unit Board Meeting Agenda*
> *Date: *March 1, 2016 9:49:05 AM PST
> *To: *Tim White <trkwhite at gmail.com>
>
> I definitely would, thanks.
>
> On Tue, Mar 1, 2016, 9:47 AM Tim White <trkwhite at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> McKenzie,
>
> Thanks for your note and suggestions.  The Unit Board has broached the
> subject of re-creating the Events Committee which takes a look at the
> entire lineup of events across the year's calendar.  The last time that
> Committee operated, it included non-Board members and a senior ACBL
> director (Matt K).  I would hope to have the same kind of participation
> this time.  Without pre-empting the Unit Board's druthers as to who might
> be asked/invited to be on the Committee, would you be available and willing
> if asked?
>
> I'll be in Reno 3/13 - 3/17 for meetings and some play.
>
> And thanks agains for a great job at Vasa.
>
> Thanks,
> Tim
>
>
> On Mar 1, 2016, at 9:36 AM, McKenzie Myers <mczen.myers at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Tim - I'm sorry I can't join. I'll already be in Reno getting the NABC
> started.
>
> I would like to make a strong suggestion to the Board to change the
> February sectional Swiss schedule. This weekend's 0-500 Swiss had only five
> entrants. I went to each of the teams and explained the situation, and none
> of them wanted to play in so small an event, so we folded them into the
> 0-2000 event.
>
> If the Board is looking to hold three Swisses (plus a 199er), I suggest
> something like Open/5000, 3000/1500, and 750/300. Another solution is to
> hold a Bracketed Round Robin, where teams are bunched into groups of seven,
> eight, or nine and play against everyone in their group. (This can be done
> with the entire field or in, say, an under 2000 group with an A/X field on
> top of it.)
>
> Additionally, once again we didn't have enough teams for an afternoon
> 199er swiss. This was a great disappointment to a few players... I'd prefer
> that it be removed from the schedule of alll sectionals, since I can't
> remember the last time we were able to hold one.
>
> On Tue, Mar 1, 2016, 8:37 AM Tim White <trkwhite at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Agenda attached -- it's very full.  There may well not be time to address
> it all, so I've taken a shot at prioritization.  Please advise of additions
> or other suggestions.
>
> In preparation, please read John W's financial report summary email of
> 2/22 and my 2017 tournament line up email of 2/18, and review your
> calendars for candidate alternative April Unit board meeting dates as I
> will be in Spokane April 4 for a D19 board meeting.
>
> Anne Farmer, head of Seattle NextGenBridge, will be joining us Monday
> evening to present a request for grant.
>
> Thanks,
> Tim
>
>
>
>
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