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<div style="font-size: 10pt;"><div dir="auto">Don't know about the extra expenses. We will have to see. But we can at least deal with the start tomes so I don't see anything to much here to be concerned about.</div><div dir="auto">Ray</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="LGEmailSignatureBox" dir="auto"><div dir="auto" font-size:9pt;"=""><i>Sent from my LG G6, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone</i></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 10pt;"><div id="LGEmailHeader" dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">------ Original message------</div><div dir="auto"><b>From: </b>Tim White<trkwhite@gmail.com></trkwhite@gmail.com></div><div dir="auto"><b>Date: </b>Mon, Sep 25, 2017 5:28 PM</div><div dir="auto"><b>To: </b>Seattle ACBL Unit Board;</div><div dir="auto"><b>Cc: </b></div><div dir="auto"><b>Subject:</b>[SBU Board] Fwd: Draft Flyer - Sweetheart Sectional 2018 - Send feedback by 9/30</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div>Forwarding Matt's comments for all to
review as further grist for the mill re our discussion of plans for Sweetheart Sectional Friday sessions.<div><br></div><div>Tim<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Matthew Koltnow <<a href="mailto:matt.koltnow@acbl.org">matt.koltnow@acbl.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>RE: Draft Flyer - Sweetheart Sectional 2018 - Send feedback by 9/30</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bot
tom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">September 25, 2017 5:19:24 PM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">JC Chupack <<a href="mailto:jc.chupack@gmail.com">jc.chupack@gmail.com</a>>, Jennifer Carmichael <<a href="mailto:jenni.carmichael@acbl.org">jenni.carmichael@acbl.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Raymond Miller <<a href="mailto:raysmiller@gmail.com">ray
smiller@gmail.com</a>>, LARRY HOLDREN <<a href="mailto:larryholdren@comcast.net">larryholdren@comcast.net</a>>, Tim White <<a href="mailto:trkwhite@gmail.com">trkwhite@gmail.com</a>><br></span></div><br><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">I think Jenni has given you sound advice as to the potential problems with the proposed schedule.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></div><div
style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">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.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">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.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,
sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">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.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Matt<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b>From:</b><span class="App
le-converted-space"> </span>JC Chupack [mailto:<a href="http://jc.ch">jc.ch</a>upack@<a href="http://gmail.com">gmail.com</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Sunday, September 24, 2017 18:39<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Matthew Koltnow <<a href="mailto:matt.koltnow@acbl.org">matt.koltnow@acbl.org</a>>; Jennifer Carmichael <<a href="mailto:jenni.carmichael@acbl.org">jenni.carmichael@acbl.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Raymond Miller <<a href="mailto:raysmiller@gmail.com">raysmiller@gmail.com</a>>; LARRY HOLDREN <<a href="mailto:larryholdren@comcast.net">larryholdren@comcast.net</a>>; Tim White <<a href="mailto:trkwhite@gmail.com">trkwhite@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Fwd: Draft Flyer - Sweetheart Sectional 2018 - Send feedback by 9/30<o:
p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Hi Matt & Jenni,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">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.<br><br>Some callouts:<o:p></o:p></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Frid
ay times shifted to 11am & 3:30pm, with 7pm fast pairs added (BAM removed)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Strats for open events when a 0-2500 is present changed to 0-3000, <a href="tel:3000-5000">3000-5000</a>, 5000+ per feedback from Jenni at last year's Sweetheart (included in postmortem)<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p>Thank you in advance,<o:p></o:p></p><p>JC<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">--</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">JC Chupack</span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size:
10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">* Find me on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, or Twitter: jcchupack</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>JC Chupack</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:jc.chupack@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">jc.chupack@gmail.com</a>><br>Date: Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 4:33 PM<br>Subject: Draft Flyer - Sweetheart Sectional 2018 - Send feedback by 9/30<br>To: Seattle ACBL Unit Board <<a href="mailto:sbuboard@mailman.celestial.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">sbuboard@mailman.cele
stial.com</a>><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Please find attached a draft flyer for the 2018 Sweetheart Sectional. A few notes on what has changed:<o:p></o:p></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Friday times shifted to 11am & 3:30pm, with 7pm fast pairs added (BAM removed)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Strats for open events when a 0-2500 is present changed to 0-3000, <a href="tel:3000-5000">3000-5000</a>, 5000+ per feedback from Jenni at last year's Sweetheart (included in postmortem)<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p>I'm attaching last year
's flyer for reference. <o:p></o:p></p><p>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<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Tim, Ray, and Larry</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>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.)<o:p></o:p></p><p>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p>JC<o:p></o:p></p><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">--</span><span style="font-size: 12p
t; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">JC Chupack</span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">* Find me on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, or Twitter: jcchupack</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div>
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