Schedule for 2019 Mixed & Senior USBCs Changed

In response to concerns about the dates we had scheduled for the Mixed USBC (it overlapped the European Mixed Team event and started on Shavuous, an important Jewish holiday), we have moved the Mixed USBC to May 22-29 starting 2 days after the end of the Open USBC & 1 day after the end of the Women's USBC. The Senior USBC will now start on Friday, May 31st and end on Sunday, June 9th, after one session of play.

We also had the option of moving the Women's USBC to overlap the Seniors instead of the Open. Having polled the women who played in the latest Women's USBC and a few others who asked to vote, we have left the Women's dates for 2019 unchanged - the Women's starts on May 14th, opposite the Open Quarterfinal and ends on May 20th.

We were able to make this change thanks to our DIC, Mckenzie Myers, being willing to work all of the USBCs in a row with only a day off in between, instead of taking a week off and working a Memorial Day Regional and the Schaumburg Hyatt Regency's willingness to be flexible about our dates. Thank you!

2019 USBF Board Election

This Fall the USBF will conduct an election to fill 3 seats on its Board of Directors. The seats are for 2 three-year terms and 1 2-year term commencing January 1, 2020. 

USBF Board members must be Active USBF members, having paid the  2019 annual active or resident member dues of $50.

This year we have sought nominations through Bridge Winners, and the USBF Nominating Committee will meet and interview potential Board candidates. The Nominating Committee slate will be posted no later than November 11.

In addition to those candidates nominated by the nominating committee, candidates may be nominated by petition. Twenty-five or more Active or Resident Members of USBF may nominate an Active or Resident Member for a Board position. To file a petition nominating a candidate, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the name of the candidate and the names and email addresses of the people making the nomination on or before November 22, 2019. If there are no petition candidates, the candidates nominated by the Nominating Committee will either be elected without the need for an election (if there are only three nominees), or will be the entire slate of nominees for the election.

See the election timeline below for when things happen. Download the Election Procedures and Board Member Expectiations for more complete information about the election

Any Active USBF member interested in being on the ballot who has not been nominated by the Nominating Committee should go to About USBF and read the final paragraph on the page (Election Information), which directs you to the relevant documents. 

 * BMD = Ballot Mailing Date

** Necessary only if more candidates are nominated than there are positions open.