[SBU Board] Electronic Device Policy

[Tim White]

The right answer is for the ACBL BoD to flow identical provisions to all 25 districts.  This would ensure consistency -- helpful to directors and to members (players) who move from one district to another -- as well as saving 25 GNT Coordinators and 25 NAP Coordinators the time and effort involved in dealing with embedding policy into CoC's, or otherwise implementing.  This fall's D19 NAP Finals CoC's are complete, filed, approved and posted.  I hope the ACBL BoD will address this straightforward matter at Summer NABC Atlanta.  Marv responded with:  "When I go to Atlanta it will be an item of discussion.  Hopefully it will be resolved in a timely manner."  If it doesn't get resolved in Atlanta, then perhaps it will at Honolulu.  Otherwise, it might be something to take a look at for 2019 GNT CoC's.

Tim


On Jun 18, 2018, at 3:31 PM, Eric Sieg <easieg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just to you:
> 
> In the meantime, can we just make the GNTs/NAPs use the same policy as regionals/Nationals by calling it out in the conditions of contest?
> 
> Tim White wrote:
>> Marv,
>> 
>> Thanks for chairing the enormously successful Penticton Regional.  3,524.5 tables -- up 305, the most ever in Penticton (breaking the 1990 record), and second only to Gatlinburg in regional attendance thus far in 2018 -- is amazing.  It was a great time.
>> 
>> Separately, recently there has been discussion within the D19 board regarding electronic device policy during bridge events.  I was pleased to see the emphasis on this during the Penticton Regional.
>> 
>> As I understand, at NABC San Diego last Fall, the ACBL BoD instituted the direction that electronic device policy in place for NABC events shall also apply to regional tournaments.  As I mentioned at Burnaby during our 2 April board meeting, there is an apparent gap in the flow down of the policy to Districts' GNT and NAP Finals.  The integrity of these events that qualify teams and pairs for national championships is no less important than regional tournament events.  As I said in Burnaby, I ask that you bring this policy gap forward so that it is addressed and resolved by the ACBL BoD in a timely manner.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Tim
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