[SBU Board] Fwd: Draft Flyer - Sweetheart Sectional 2018 - Send feedback by 9/30

[Tim White]

Forwarding Matt's comments for all to review as further grist for the mill re our discussion of plans for Sweetheart Sectional Friday sessions.

Tim

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> From: Matthew Koltnow <matt.koltnow at acbl.org>
> Subject: RE: Draft Flyer - Sweetheart Sectional 2018 - Send feedback by 9/30
> Date: September 25, 2017 5:19:24 PM PDT
> To: JC Chupack <jc.chupack at gmail.com>, Jennifer Carmichael <jenni.carmichael at acbl.org>
> Cc: Raymond Miller <raysmiller at gmail.com>, LARRY HOLDREN <larryholdren at comcast.net>, Tim White <trkwhite at gmail.com>
> 
> I think Jenni has given you sound advice as to the potential problems with the proposed schedule.
> I hope the players respond positively to your changes. I concur with Jenni’s assessment that the start times are too close together for the players, and much too close together for the staff.
> Suffice it to say, we will run whatever events you put on the flyer, but start times such as these call for 24-board sessions maximum. We have to be able to finish one session and have a reasonable break before starting the next one. Depending on the pace of play in the limited MP games, I could see them limited to 21 or 22 boards in the 3:30 session for it to have any chance of finishing by 6:30.
> We’re professionals, and we take our work seriously. We also try to do things for as little cost as possible. This schedule will require more TDs than a traditional one. My guess is that you will have at best a marginal increase in revenue with a considerable increase in expenses.
> Matt
>  
>  
> From: JC Chupack [mailto:jc.chupack at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2017 18:39
> To: Matthew Koltnow <matt.koltnow at acbl.org>; Jennifer Carmichael <jenni.carmichael at acbl.org>
> Cc: Raymond Miller <raysmiller at gmail.com>; LARRY HOLDREN <larryholdren at comcast.net>; Tim White <trkwhite at gmail.com>
> Subject: Fwd: Draft Flyer - Sweetheart Sectional 2018 - Send feedback by 9/30
>  
> Hi Matt & Jenni,
> 
> As you've heard already, the board voted at our September meeting to make some adjustments to the Sweetheart Sectional schedule. I've prepared a draft flyer, as we are currently reviewing within the board toward finalizing with the ACBL in time for distribution at the Halloween sectional.  (Last year's flyer is also attached for reference.)  We would appreciate your thoughts and feedback before we finalize.
> 
> Some callouts:
> Friday times shifted to 11am & 3:30pm, with 7pm fast pairs added (BAM removed)
> Strats for open events when a 0-2500 is present changed to 0-3000, 3000-5000, 5000+ per feedback from Jenni at last year's Sweetheart (included in postmortem)
> Thank you in advance,
> 
> JC
> 
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> JC Chupack
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: JC Chupack <jc.chupack at gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 4:33 PM
> Subject: Draft Flyer - Sweetheart Sectional 2018 - Send feedback by 9/30
> To: Seattle ACBL Unit Board <sbuboard at mailman.celestial.com>
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Please find attached a draft flyer for the 2018 Sweetheart Sectional.  A few notes on what has changed:
> Friday times shifted to 11am & 3:30pm, with 7pm fast pairs added (BAM removed)
> Strats for open events when a 0-2500 is present changed to 0-3000, 3000-5000, 5000+ per feedback from Jenni at last year's Sweetheart (included in postmortem)
> I'm attaching last year's flyer for reference.  
> 
> Please note that I will *not* be at the board meeting in October. I'd like to get this finalized before I leave for my trip to avoid scrambling when I return.  Thus, I would appreciate it if the board could review by end of this month.  Specifically, I will be seeking sign-off from Tim, Ray, and Larry on the schedule and flyer before it is sent to the ACBL for approval. (I will send a separate thread to Matt and Jenni for comment and CC Tim, Ray, and Larry.)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> JC
> 
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> JC Chupack
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