[SBU Board] Fwd: 2019 D19 NAP Finals

[Tim White]

Possibly, but not necessarily.  The Seattle area presents a challenge for an available, affordable Saturday-Sunday site for NAP or GNT Finals.  Among other things, both SBC and EBC have flagship Saturday club games.  Doing a standalone site, like Bothell, has not worked well for such a small event.

As with the search for U446 sectional sites, the landscape for prospective D19 GNT and NAP Finals sites shifts.  Learning takes place from year to year as scheduling calendars, facilities’ situations and plans for the events themselves evolve.  For me, first order factors in siting the GNTs and NAP Finals are (not necessarily in priority order):  higher levels of participation, a measure of equity in use of BC/WA sites, financials, and logistics.  

The Skagit PUD in Mount Vernon emerged as a result of an extensive survey of prospective sites within the Vancouver-Seattle corridor.  I expect we will return there, however it is not ideal in all ways.  There has also been a bit of clamor for siting in Vancouver itself.  Then there is the consideration of members in Eastern BC, Eastern WA and Alaska.  We do occasionally have D19 NAP and GNT Finals participants from these more far flung areas of D19 — a much more difficult trip than for those in Vancouver or Seattle to a site along the Vancouver-Seattle corridor.

Tim

> On Dec 17, 2018, at 8:29 PM, Eric Sieg <easieg at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> If it is going to be Vancouver in 2019, does that mean it will be in Seattle in 2020? I thought the point of Mount Vernon was that it was halfway in between. If we aren't going to keep doing Mount Vernon, would be nice to have it closer to home on the non-BC years.
> 
> Eric
> 
> Tim White wrote:
>> U446 board members,
>> 
>> Forwarding email from Arleen Harvey reporting that McKenzie Myers will be her successor as ACBL Area Supervisor to include responsibility for assignment of DiC’s for tournaments within D19.  (McKenzie has re-located to Eugene, OR.)
>> 
>> Please work with McKenzie in coordination of future requests for DiC’s for U446 tournaments.
>> 
>> Tim
>> 
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>> 
>>> From: Arleen Harvey <arleen.harvey at acbl.org <mailto:arleen.harvey at acbl.org>>
>>> Subject: Re: 2019 D19 NAP Finals
>>> Date: December 17, 2018 at 5:11:07 PM PST
>>> To: Tim White <trkwhite at gmail.com <mailto:trkwhite at gmail.com>>
>>> Cc: Mckenzie Myers <Mckenzie.Myers at acbl.org <mailto:Mckenzie.Myers at acbl.org>>
>>> 
>>> Tim,
>>> 
>>> I am not aware of any conflicts at this time.  Malt's response is probably more knowledgeable than mine from that standpoint since he does the approvals for sanctioning and isn't aware of any pending tournaments that would conflict at this time.
>>> 
>>> I am copying McKenzie Myers on this email.  He has just been announced as my replacement as the Area Manager including D19 in his group.  As we discussed I will be transitioning to a part-time position and stepping down from management at the end of this year.
>>> 
>>> Good luck with everything!
>>> Arleen
>>> 
>>> From: Matthew Koltnow
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 12:38 PM
>>> To: Tim White
>>> Cc: Arleen Harvey
>>> Subject: Re: 2019 D19 NAP Finals
>>>  
>>> Tim,
>>>  
>>>  (Wearing just my D19 tournament coordinator hat)
>>>  
>>> These dates all appear to be free of potential tournament conflict. The okanagan unit used
>>> to have a thanksgiving weekend sectional but have not had one in a few years now.
>>>  
>>> Matt
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> > On Dec 13, 2018, at 03:21, Tim White <trkwhite at gmail.com <mailto:trkwhite at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> > 
>>> > [OUTSIDE Email]
>>> > 
>>> > Hi Matt and Arleen,
>>> > 
>>> > Planning is underway for the 2019 D19 NAP Finals.  Attractive facility and equipment general fee schedules have been worked out with the East Delta Hall facility and the Duplicate Lite Bridge Club in Delta, BC.  I’m eager to site the Finals in BC in 2019 as in 2018 the finals of all three flights were held in WA.
>>> > 
>>> > Fee schedules for Delta, BC are attractive in comparison with the “free” PUD facility we used in Mount Vernon, WA last year in combination with charges for transporting, setting up, and using TournTables (supplier’s) tables and equipment for Flights A and B, as well as renting the Eastside Bridge Club for Flight C.
>>> > 
>>> > The plan is to hold two-session Flight A and Flight C NAP Finals on Saturday and two-session Flight B Finals on Sunday, as has been done at times in the past.  I would like to ask you to please check the following candidate weekends and advise of their viability for sanctioning and DiC staffing:
>>> > 
>>> > Sat-Sun, Oct 12-13, 2019
>>> > 
>>> > Sat-Sun, Nov 16-17, 2019
>>> > 
>>> > Sat-Sun, Nov 23-24, 2019
>>> > 
>>> > Oct 14, 2019 is Canada’s Thanksgiving Day and I have a question into a BC colleague as to whether this would be reason to steer clear of Oct 12-13.  And, a check is concurrently being made with East Delta Hall as to its availability these weekends.
>>> > 
>>> > As this comes together, I will build the event flyer that ACBL HQ now requires as the basis for applying for a district NAP or GNT Finals sanction.
>>> > 
>>> > As always, your thoughts and comments are welcome.
>>> > 
>>> > Thanks,
>>> > Tim
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