Operators Needed for USBF Tournaments

[JanM]

As usual at this time of year, I'm busy planning for this year's USBF Championships (aka Team Trials). Vugraph coverage is always an important item on my agenda, and as usual the biggest need is for Vugraph operators. So if you might be interested in an opportunity to be at the table in one of the top events in the US, plus earn my gratitude and that of our large Vugraph audience, please email me (marteljan at gmail dot com) to volunteer. The dates and locations of our tournaments are (I'm stating only the dates on which we'll be doing Vugraph; we don't cover the Round Robin stages of the tournaments because of security issues):

 

USWBC (Women's Trials): Raleigh, NC, May 24-26. This is the semi-finals and finals of the event, so we will be covering 4 tables all of May 24th and half of the 25th and 2 tables the rest of the 25th and all of the 26th.

 

USBC (Open Trials): West Palm Beach, FL, May 30-June 5 or 6. Exact dates will be determined after entries close on April 3rd, and I will edit this then. We'll be covering the Round of 16 through the Finals. 2 days each for the Round of 8 on, either 1-1/2 or 2 days for the Round of 16. Hopefully we'll cover all 8 tables in the Round of 8, as well as all of the semi-final and final tables. In the Round of 16 we'll try to choose the 2 or 3 most interesting matches.

 

USSBC (Senior Trials): Sturbridge, MA, June 17-19, although if the entry is very small, perhaps only 2 of those days (which 2 depends on the exact number of teams, which will not be known until June 8th). We'll cover some of the Round of 8 tables and all of the semi's and finals.

 

USJBC (Junior Trials) & FISU Trials will be immediately before and during the Summer NABC in Las Vegas. We will try to cover the finals of both events on Wednesday, July 16 and Sunday, July 20, so if you're going to Las Vegas and want to help with either of these, please let me know.

 

Although we don't have enough money to pay Vugraph operators, we do have some funds to help with expenses. Thank you to anyone who might be able to help.