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NEWS                         

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ACBL Appoints AJ Stephani to WBF Executive Council 
AJ will represent the ACBL as part of the 5 member North American Bridge Federation delegation to the 24 member  World Bridge Federation Executive Council.  Here's the Role of the WBF Executive Council.  Congratulations AJ from everyone in District 11!

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ANNOUNCING Monthly District-Wide STaC Tournaments for 2022.  In order to promote in-person bridge at our clubs, D11 will offer participating clubs one week of STaC play every month (October excluded).  Clubs may subscribe for the tournments they want.  ACBL Tournament Calendar.

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  How Well Do You Know Bridge Ethics and Proprieties?
Here is a 5 minute Norwegian film (english Subtitles) that will test your sense of proper behavior at the bridge table. How many mistakes can you count? Watch the video and check your count against this LIST. Thanks to the Norwegian Bridge Federation for the video, and Sofie SjøDal for posting this to Bridge winners at:
https://bridgewinners.com/article/view/the-sheriff-is-not-always-ethical 

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A. J. Stephani ACBL Board of Directors District 11 Representative
September 5, 2021 Letter to District 11
This newsletter is longer than usual – there’s a lot going on in our bridge lives and the ACBL, and we’re facing major challenges in our clubs and tournaments. I’ll also provide news from the ACBL Board of Directors and weigh in on how we’re trying to imagine solutions to these challenges. I’ll focus on decisions that matter most to our players, but if you’re not interested in a particular item, feel free to skip to the next one. I also want to maintain an approach that balances the informational content (what did the Board decide?) with opinion (why did I vote a certain way?).
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D11 NAP Finals   Results
Congratulations to these D11 Finalists:

Flight	Place	MPs	Name	Name
A	1	24G	Peter Whipple	Ryan Schultz
A	2	18G	Bob Lyon	John Hinton
A	3	13.5G	Tom Bishel	John Bishel
B	1	16 G	John Bishel	James Bishel
B	2	12 G	Nalin Mehta	Arun Gupta
B	3	9 G	Dennis Schultz	Larry Newman
B	4	6.75 G	William Atteberry	Cordell Coy
C	N/A	N/A	Gary Herrington Skip Yassenoff Jon Atkinson Sue Mosher	Jim Barrett Deborah Walter Richard Poznanski Betsy Coith

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NEW ACBL CONVENTION CARD Printable Blank Version
This is the new ACBL CONVENTION CARD. The ACBL Board of Directors approved the new Convention Card during its Austin meetings.  The ACBL will begin production of the new forms when the current inventory runs out.  There will be a transition period from the old card to the new one. The new card will be the official one sometime in the middle of 2022. During that time, either card will be acceptable. The formal use of the card in tournaments will take place sometime next year, after multiple Bulletin articles to help explain the changes and the proper way to fill out the card. This version does not include a score sheet, only the front page. PRINTABLE VERSION

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ACBL ONLINE ENGAGEMENT - Suggested approaches to encouraging all members to play bridge online. Whom are you helping today? Details

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Shark Bridge Teacher's Console is the choice for many successful Online Bridge teachers. This is the future for teaching bridge, whether online or in person! Cost is very modest and the technology creates a very enjoyable experience for students.  Demo Videos

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"HOW-TO" VIDEOS FOR ONLINE PLAY
How to Use Bridge Base Online (Sylvana Morici)	How to Alert your Bids (Sylvana Morici)
Adding BBO $'s to your account (Sylvana Morici)	How to Set up your convention card (S.Morici)
How to Bid and Play (Sylvana Morici)	How to Play on BBO (Samantha McDouglas)

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Covid-19 Updates:

Departments of Health: Ohio   Indiana  Kentucky   West Virginia

Trackers: Ohio   Indiana   Kentucky   West Virginia        Johns Hopkins        Reuters(By State) Covid 19 Statistics      JAMA covid-19 Articles

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District 11 Stakeholder Workshops
Check out the workshops and audio recordings on this site.  Next is the ACBL Best Practices Bridge Teachers Workshop at the next Regional TBD.  Questions?  Contact Steve Moese moesefamily@aol.com                   

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Want Growth?  Get behind the D11 Education Initiative! Siraj Haji is supercharging Education for District 11.  Don't be left out.  Make your ideas and voices heard.  D11 growth depends on our success with these education initiatives.
Reference Pages:  D11 Bridge Education        D11 Stakeholder Meetings
Contact Steve Moese moesefamily@aol.com  or Siraj Haji sirajhaji@gmail.com     

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