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District 11 ACBL Director Report - AJ Stephani: Fall 2018 Honolulu, HI district11director@acbl.org
Many people have asked about my trip to Hawaii for our Fall meetings; I often respond that a conference room in Honolulu looks much the same as a conference room in Omaha. We spend the better part of 4 days sitting in these conference rooms taking part in committee meetings, appeals of disciplinary hearings (there are 7 of us who serve on last year’s Appeals & Charges Committee, which is a little like the ACBL’s Supreme Court), and getting through the Board agenda. I voted against having our meetings in Honolulu, as we could have done the same thing in Horn Lake, MS (ACBL HQ is located there) for a lot less money. It IS convenient to have our meetings at the NABCs – many of us attend ACBL committee and ACBL-affiliated organizational meetings while we’re there. We also try to touch base with our teachers, club managers, patron members, directors, professional players, and other stakeholders within the ACBL. It’s just unfortunate that this particular opportunity, at a time when we can bear few unnecessary costs, was so expensive. As usual, I want to continue focusing 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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District 11 Stakeholder Workshops 2019
Check out the workshops and audio recordings on this site. Next is the ACBL Best Practices Bridge Teachers Workshop June 3 & 4, 2019 at the Cincinnati Bridge Club. Questions? Contact Steve Moese moesefamily@aol.com

COLUMBUS 2020 NEWS!!

Here's our Tournament Logo! The Columbus NABC is March 19-29, 2020.
Please see the Columbus 2020 Page for Committee members, contact information and a brief update.  Tournament Chair: Cheryl Schneider
Calling all Directors & Players interested in the New Laws for Duplicate Bridge.  The World Bridge Federation Laws Committee has published its official commentary on the 2017 update to the Laws of Bridge. This 38 page publication is a much simpler way to understand the intent and application of each law than the current 157 page Laws of Duplicate Bridge. Note - since this is a WBF publication there might be minor differences with ACBL regulations. Neverless it is a great source to begin or further develop your understanding of the Laws of Duplicate bridge.
WBF 2017 Laws Commentary
Congratulations to the 2019 Officers of the District 11 Board of Directors!
The District 11 Board of Directors elected new officers for 2019 at the Board Meeting in Elizabethtown IN (Louisville/Lexington Regional meeting) November 2018.
From left to right:
Steve Moese (Unit 124) - President
Ryan Schultz (Unit 136) - Vice President
Potter Orr (Unit 124) - Treasurer
Maribeth Ransell (Unit 136) - Secretary
Please get all comments and inputs to your District Board Representative. We want to hear from you! District 11 Board of Directors

Want Growth? Get behind the NEW D11 Education Initiative! Vangie Smith and Kit Overpeck (Louisville) are supercharging Education for District 11. Don't be left out. Make your ideas and voices heard. Here is the proposal they reviewed with the D11 Board Saturday September 8, 2018. D11 growth depends on our success with these education initiatives.
Reference Pages: D11 Bridge Education        D11 Stakeholder Meetings
Contact Vangie: lbavangie@gmail.com   and   Kit: kitoverpeck@yahoo.com   to volunteer!
So How Are District 11 Regionals Doing? Here is the latest data from A. J. Stephani on Table Counts and Numbers of sessions per person played at our regionals.
Table Counts      #Sessions/Player and Graphs
The District 11 Board of Directors voted unanimously to end the publication of the Midwest monitor effective July 1, 2018. The District lowers costs by several thousand dollars, costs it passed on to the Units. We encourage Unit Representatives to send human interest news for posting to the Distirct 11 website. We encourage all District members to use their Unit and District websites to find out what's new, and keep abreast of special events of interest.
ACBL Maps (Clubs, Tournaments, Teachers, Youth Programs)
Check out what's going on in D11 100 miles from these major cities in the next 90 days:
Charleston WV, Cincinnati, Columbus, Evansville, Indianapolis, Lexington, Louisville

FEATURES

ACBL D11 Board of Director Reports and Board of Governor's Reports (Other ACBL Information)
Atlanta Summer 2018 Board of Governor's Report - S. A. Moese
Rank Change Letters - Here are the newest Rank Change Letters from our fellow District 11 members from August '17 to Apr '18. Past Rank Change Letters are available on the District 11 Rank Change Letter page.
AJ Stephani District 11 Representative, ACBL Board of Directors.
The D11 Ethics and Proprieties Handbook is updated and ready for your use. Feel free to share as you see fit. All club managers and teachers are encouraged to share ethics of the game with all players.
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