Category Archives: ACBL News

Special Meeting of ACBL Board of Governors July 6, 2021

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Lee Lin

A quorum of eligible Board of Governors members gathered for Zoom meeting to discuss upcoming ACBL events and consider a set of motions. Board of Governors chair Doug Couchman led the way through the agenda. After a few administrative to … Continue reading →

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ACBL Board of Governors Livestream NOW

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Lee Lin

Today the ACBL Board of Governors is doing its first ever remote livestream. Here is the link embedded below. Nothing TOO exciting should be discussed, but you may see several of the folks representing you. Livestream: https://youtu.be/Mpx9FmJNBwwsoUpdate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eki6IJedtho The stream will … Continue reading →

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District Director Letter March 2021

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Lee Lin

Once again, District Director David Moss updates all of us on the latest happenings with ACBL, our unit in Greater New York, and our neighboring unit 242. In the quarterly letter, he announced the dates for our greatly revamped District … Continue reading →

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District 24 Director Newsletter – November 2020

Posted on November 24, 2020 by David Moss

No one has ever accused me of being a glass half full person, but given recent vaccine news, we might be more than half way through our time with no face-to-face bridge. Let’s hope. In the mean time, new options … Continue reading →

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GNYBA Winter League: Swiss Teams + KO Playoffs

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Katherine

We have some great news! To help you cope in these COVID times, the GNYBA is bringing the excitement of team bridge to the comforts of your home. We are thrilled to announce the formation of the GNYBA Winter League! The Winter League is a series … Continue reading →

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GNYBA Board Meeting 2020-09-22

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Bill Sigward

The GNYBA Board of Directors met on September 22, 2020. Go to the meeting minutes page for this and all prior board meeting minutes. In Attendance (by ‘Zoom’)V. Apter, J. Bayone, D. Garber, B. Gellas, J. Hu, U. Ivatury, P. … Continue reading →

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Record Breaking Virtual Vacations Gold Rush – 737 Tables

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Lee Lin

Today begins the 3rd online gold point regional. The early support your club games drew so many players that pairs needed to register 90 minutes early to secure a spot. In April, the first online gold point regional was so … Continue reading →

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GNYBA August 2020 Board of Directors Meeting

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Bill Sigward

GNYBA Board Meeting Minutes – August 13, 2020 In Attendance (by ‘Zoom’)V. Apter, D. Garber, B. Gellas, J. Hu, P. Lentz, F. Levine, S. Levine, L. Lin, Mark Mariaschin, J. Meyers, G. Miniter, R. Moller, D. Moss, A. Parrish, A. … Continue reading →

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ACBL Changes We Hope To See Very Soon

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Lee Lin

There is a lot of discussion going on right now at the highest levels of ACBL. Covid-19 has accelerated the urgency for many issues, while also opening up new ideas we couldn’t have imagined before the pandemic. Getting From March … Continue reading →

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Virtual Club “Open Game” Getting An Update

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Lee Lin

A funny thing happened on today’s Silver Lining Week 2.0 Kickoff. The All-For-One evening 7:15pm open game, featuring world champions and Barry Crane winners, only had 6 tables. The real party was in the 0-800, which I’m calling the Silver … Continue reading →

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