[SBU Board] Heads up....

[Eric Sieg]

Who from NGB is going to be running it?

JC Chupack wrote:
> For my part, I'm not in support of this. I don't think we can 
> guarantee the event will be managed in a way that reflects well upon 
> the tournament and provides a good environment for the kids, 
> especially when that request and plan is happening at the last 
> minute.  I think the proposal the board discussed at our last meeting 
> about having a kids' unit game (perhaps in partnership with SNGB) this 
> year and using that to determine if there's sufficient interest and 
> support (and what the challenges for logistics might be) to add it to 
> some sectionals in 2020 is the right path to pursue.
>
> This also reminds me of the axiom about lack of planning not 
> constituting an emergency. To be clear, I don't say this just as the 
> handler of publicity (which has its own time and "trust" challenges). 
> It's unfair to tournament chairs, directors, hospitality, etc. for us 
> to be indecisive or shift plans late. In recent months on the board, 
> I've seen late changes happen or be discussed as an option more often 
> than I'd prefer, when there is no reason we need to rush or handle 
> things as "late breaking" versus delaying for future events or making 
> more advance plans. We have enough potential mandatory late breaking 
> issues that can happen for tournaments, like weather, illnesses, 
> construction, site issues, etc. Introducing our own discretionary 
> changes late in addition to those perpetual risks does not allow 
> anyone involved to focus attention on the (non-trivial) logistics of a 
> tournament, nor does it allow us as a board to get meaningful data on 
> how those late-breaking changes impact the events or players overall.
>
> In general, I do not support discretionary late-breaking changes to 
> tournaments for those reasons, no matter what the actual change or event.
>
> Thanks,
> JC
>
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> On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 10:19 AM Ann Romeo <annromeo at gmail.com 
> <mailto:annromeo at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Anne Farmer and SNGB wants to work in a kids game into the Suntan
>     sectional (probably single session on Saturday day).  If this
>     happens, SNGB will be doing the heavy lifting (table monitors for
>     the kids, and probably collecting $, registering the kids and
>     providing a director).  They will be playing apart from the adults
>     (I understand there is space with sound break between).
>
>     What needs to be worked out is permission from the ACBL that the
>     kids event can happen and that they can be rewarded master points,
>     also permission from Jenni (DIC of the event).   There will be no
>     time to redo the flyer, etc.
>
>     I also think the board should give approval to this.
>
>     Personally, I'm in support of this, but I wish SNGB had brought it
>     up sooner.  I suspect we will need to revisit the NLM
>     Regional/Fall Sectional and work in a kids game, too.  (We'll
>     discuss this anon at the June meeting, revisiting our
>     discussion/vote at the May meeting).
>
>     We're checking with the ACBL re incorporating the kids game, what
>     the procedures are and what we need to do.
>
>     Stay tuned.
>
>     Ann Romeo
>     Personal email: annromeo at gmail.com <mailto:annromeo at gmail.com>
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>     My cell: 425-615-1413 (text ok)
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> JC Chupack
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