January 2013 - 9

From the CEO
The American Contract
Bridge League
President
Don Mamula
Chair, Board of Directors
Sharon Anderson
Chief Executive Officer
Robert Hartman
ACBL Counsel
Peter Rank
Chair, Board of Governors
Mike Kovacich

Board of Directors
District 1 * Leo Weniger
District 2 * Paul Janicki
District 3 * Glenda Calkins
District 4 * Craig Robinson
District 5 * Sharon Fairchild
District 6 * Margot Hennings
District 7 * Bob Heller
District 8 * Georgia Heth
District 9 * Shirley Seals
District 10 * Bill Cook Jr.
District 11 * A. Beth Reid
District 12 * William Arlinghaus
District 13 * Suzi Subeck
District 14 * Sharon Anderson
District 15 * Phyllis Harlan
District 16 * Dan E. Morse
District 17 * Bonnie Bagley
District 18 * Claire Jones
District 19 * Donald Mamula
District 20 * Merlin Vilhauer
District 21 * Bruce Blakely
District 22 * Ken Monzingo
District 23 * Rand Pinsky
District 24 * Alvin Levy
District 25 * Richard DeMartino
To contact your district director,
address your email to
district#director@acbl.org.
(Enter the district number
where you see #.)

The New Year is upon us and the ACBL Board of Directors has passed a
number of positive new regulations for the coming year. Here are some items
to add to your New Year's resolution list:
Play in a Mentor/Mentee game at your local club
The ACBL Board of Directors has just increased the masterpoint awards for
these special club games. What a great opportunity for you to take a newer
player under your wing. Or, if you are a new player, this is a perfect opportunity to learn from a more-experienced bridge player. Check your local club
schedule for dates/times these games are offered.
Get your team ready for the St. Louis NABC - March 14-24
The 10K Swiss Teams is an exciting new two-day event has just been added
to the NABC schedule. Held on the first Friday and Saturday of the St. Louis
NABC, the event is open only to those players with fewer than 10,000 masterpoints. All masterpoint awards will be gold, and if you hit the overalls, 10% of
your points will become platinum! This is sure to be a popular event given the
opportunity to win so many gold points as well as a shot at coveted platinum
points!
Hop on a Bridge Cruise
Three Regional at Sea bridge cruises will be offered by the ACBL in 2013 -
Alaska (round trip from Seattle), Canadian Coast (round trip from New York
City), and the Caribbean (round trip from Miami). For the first time ever, these
three cruises are now 100% regionally rated, which means extra gold points. To
make your reservation or for more information, please call the travel experts at
Cruise Planners at 866-500-9000.
Hold on to your iPhone (or Android)
A new electronic device policy will be in effect beginning in 2013. Mobile
phones will now be allowed in the playing area at all tournaments, including in
NABC+ events. However, phones must remain out of sight and must be completely turned off. Significant penalties will be incurred should players violate
this rule.
Encourage Junior players to head to Atlanta
The Youth North American Bridge Championships will be held Thursday,
Aug. 1, through Saturday, Aug. 3. The event is open to players who are 19 and
younger and is free for all ACBL Members. Immediately following this event is
the week-long World Open Youth Bridge
Championship (Aug. 4-11), open to all
players 25 and younger. The ACBL will
fund half of the entry fee for Junior players who reside in North America for this
transnational event. Contact education@
acbl.org for more information.
Robert Hartman, CEO
Best of luck at the bridge table in 2013.
January 2013 Bridge Bulletin

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of January 2013