February 2015 - 71

ACBL Board of Directors - Highlights from the Providence meetings
The ACBL Board of Directors held meetings prior to the Fall NABC in Providence RI.
APPOINTMENTS
2015 Honorary Member of the Year: Eddie Kantar,
District 23.
2015 Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill Member of the Year:
James Flesher, District 18.
2014 Nadine Wood Volunteer Member of the Year:
Mike Carmen, District 8.
ELECTIONS
Suzi Subeck was elected ACBL president for a one-year
term ending Dec. 31, 2015.
Georgia Heth and Howard Weinstein were elected
ACBL representatives to the World Bridge Federation for
three-year terms ending Dec. 31, 2017.
Dan Morse was elected ACBL 401K trustee for a fouryear term ending Dec. 31, 2018.
Bonnie Bagley was elected ACBL Charity Foundation
trustee for a four-year term ending Dec. 31, 2018.
Dennis Carman, Jane Champion and Carol Mahoney
were elected ACBL Educational Foundation trustees for
three-year terms ending Dec. 31, 2017.
DECISIONS:
The following Grounds for Discipline were added to the
ACBL Code of Disciplinary Regulations:
● Unauthorized access to password-protected information or misrepresenting one's identity to access a
website or electronic data of the ACBL and its clubs,
units and districts.
● Cyber attacks or similar intentional electronic disruptions of websites or electronic data systems of the
ACBL and its clubs, units and districts.
● Unauthorized use of ACBL-provided member data for
(a) personal use, (b) financial gain or (c) harassment.
● Unauthorized use of copyrighted ACBL materials or
software.
● Unauthorized use of trademarks registered by the
ACBL.

The ACBL has jurisdiction over:
● Members of ACBL, or others disciplined (for appellate purposes only), except where otherwise specified
in the CDR.
● Persons participating in a sanctioned event or other
activity sponsored by a unit, district or ACBL.
● ACBL members who have been disciplined or sanctioned by any other bridge organization.
New Member Masterpoints: First-time new members
may provide club rating point receipts and/or references
to masterpoints won at tournaments. Upon verification,
these points - to a maximum of 20 - will be credited to their
record when they join the ACBL.
The Summer 2016 Youth NABC is to be held in Washington DC during the 2016 Summer NABC.
The Spring 2019 NABC will be held at the Memphis
Convention Center.
Junior Fund: The U.S. Bridge Federation shall receive
$50,000 per year and the Canadian Bridge Federation shall
receive $25,000 per year to support Junior and Youth participation in international competition.
Lifetime Masterpoint Lists: On all printed lifetime
masterpoint lists issued after Dec. 31, 2014, online masterpoints will be included next to the total.
2015 Budgets: The 2015 operating budget showing a
projected excess of revenues over expense of $56,939 and
the 2015 capital budget of $700,000 were received.
Free-Play Coupons: Board of Directors, the Board of
Governors Chair, League Counsel and ACBL staff who use
free-play coupons to enter NABC+ events shall pay the
$1.50/session surcharge to the International Fund.
The 10 motions that required a second reading were
passed, including: Increasing match awards for the Spingold, Vanderbilt, Senior Knockout and Wagar Women's
Knockout; the addition of a 750-2000 flight in regional
Flight A/B - Gold Rush Pairs games; and an extensive
reworking of the masterpoint awards formula. (See page 61
for details)

For the complete meeting minutes, visit www.acbl.org and select the green About ACBL tab. Expand the
Administration tab on the left side menu and select Meeting Motions and Minutes.

February 2015 Bridge Bulletin

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