<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">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.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">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. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">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.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Tim<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 17, 2018, at 8:29 PM, Eric Sieg <<a href="mailto:easieg@gmail.com" class="">easieg@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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<div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="">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.<br class="">
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Eric<br class="">
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<span class="">Tim White wrote:</span><br class="">
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U446 board members,
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<div class="">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.)</div>
<div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please
work with McKenzie in coordination of future requests for DiC’s for U446
tournaments.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Tim<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica,
sans-serif;" class="">Arleen Harvey <<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:arleen.harvey@acbl.org" class="">arleen.harvey@acbl.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px;
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica,
sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Re: 2019 D19 NAP Finals</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px;
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica,
sans-serif;" class="">December 17, 2018 at 5:11:07 PM PST<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;
margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica,
sans-serif;" class="">Tim White <<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:trkwhite@gmail.com" class="">trkwhite@gmail.com</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px;
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica,
sans-serif;" class="">Mckenzie Myers <<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:Mckenzie.Myers@acbl.org" class="">Mckenzie.Myers@acbl.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
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font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Tim,</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">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.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom:
0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px;
margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">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.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom:
0px;" class="">Good luck with everything!</div><div style="margin-top:
0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Arleen<br class=""></div><br class=""><div style="" class=""><hr tabindex="-1" style="display: inline-block;
width: 773.21875px;" class=""><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr" class=""><font style="font-size: 11pt;" class="" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Matthew
Koltnow<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, December 12, 2018 12:38
PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tim
White<br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Arleen Harvey<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re:
2019 D19 NAP Finals</font><div class=""> </div></div><div class="BodyFragment"><font class="" size="2"><span style="font-size:
11pt;" class=""><div class="PlainText">Tim,<br class=""> <br class=""> (Wearing
just my D19 tournament coordinator hat)<br class=""> <br class="">These
dates all appear to be free of potential tournament conflict. The
okanagan unit used<br class="">to have a thanksgiving weekend sectional
but have not had one in a few years now.<br class=""> <br class="">Matt<br class=""><br class="">Sent from my iPhone<br class=""><br class="">>
On Dec 13, 2018, at 03:21, Tim White <<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:trkwhite@gmail.com" class="">trkwhite@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">> [OUTSIDE Email]<br class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">> Hi Matt and
Arleen,<br class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">> 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.<br class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">> 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.<br class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">> 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:<br class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">> Sat-Sun, Oct
12-13, 2019<br class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">> Sat-Sun, Nov 16-17, 2019<br class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">> Sat-Sun, Nov
23-24, 2019<br class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">> 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.<br class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">> 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.<br class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">>
As always, your thoughts and comments are welcome.<br class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">> Thanks,<br class="">> Tim</div></span></font></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div>
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