Information is available on the following topics:
District 17 Bylaws:
District 17 is formally governed by a set of
Bylaws, created when the District was organized over a quarter century ago, and amended occasionally
since. Click on Bylaws to review our Bylaws.
Board of Directors:
District 17 is governed by a Board of Directors.
The Board holds three regular meetings per year, at selected District 17 Regionals.
District Board Members offers photos of the 2010 District Board members, and gives their addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses.
Click on Committees for a listing of 2010 District 17 committees and committee members.
District/WC/National Board Meeting Minutes:
Albuquerque District Board Meeting Minutes takes you to the minutes of the
District Board meeting that was held in Albuquerque on January 23, 2010.
Ruidoso District Board Meeting Minutes takes you to the minutes of the
District Board meeting that was held in Ruidoso on October 10, 2009.
Denver District Board Meeting Minutes takes you to the minutes of the
District Board meeting, held in Denver on May 23, 2009.
Western Conference Board Meeting Minutes takes you to the minutes of the Western Conference Board meeting that was held in Albuquerque on January 26, 2008.
New Orleans
National Board Meeting Minutes takes you to the minutes of the National Board meeting that
was held in New Orleans, LA July 19-22, 2010 (Adobe Acrobat required).
Reno
National Board Meeting Minutes takes you to the minutes of the National Board meeting that
was held in Reno, NV March 8-11, 2010 (Adobe Acrobat required).
San Diego
National Board Meeting Minutes takes you to the minutes of the National Board meeting that
was held in San Diego CA November 22-24, 2009 (Adobe Acrobat required).
Regionals:
District 17 holds 6 Regional Tournaments each year.
Our Regional schedule for the next five years includes:
Tucson AZ: Great Chiefs Regional, October 4-10, 2010. See the Tucson schedule.District 17 Regionals are managed by the host Units through a formal arrangement with the District called The Baldwin Plan. With the Baldwin Plan, there is a formal financial reporting form, The District 17 Regional Financial Reporting Form.Albuquerque NM: Navajo Trail Regional, January 17-23, 2011
Tucson AZ: Cactus Flower NLM Regional, February 24-27, 2011
Mesa AZ: Senior Regional, March 28 - April 3, 2011
Denver, CO: Rocky Mountain Regional, May 24-30, 2011
Las Vegas NV: Las Vegas Regional, June 20-26, 2011
Colorado Springs: Pikes Peak Regional, August 15-21, 2011
Phoenix AZ: Desert Empire Regional, October 17-23, 2011Albuquerque NM: Navajo Trail Regional, January 16-22, 2012
Tucson AZ: Old Pueblo Regional, February 27 - March 4, 2012
Mesa AZ: Senior Regional, April 2-8, 2012
Denver CO: Rocky Mountain Regional, May 22-28, 2012
Las Vegas NV: Las Vegas Regional, June 19-25, 2012
TBA, August 14-20, 2012
Phoenix AZ: Desert Empire Regional, October 8-14, 2012
Tucson AZ: Cactus Flower NLM Regional, November 15-18, 2012Albuquerque NM: Navajo Trail Regional, January 21-27, 2013
Mesa AZ: Senior Regional, April 8-14, 2013
Denver CO: Rocky Mountain Regional, May 21-27, 2013
Las Vegas NV: Las Vegas Regional, June 18-24, 2013
TBA, August 13-19, 2013
Tucson AZ: Great Chiefs Regional, October 7-13, 2013Las Vegas NV: Las Vegas Regional, January 20-26, 2014
Albuquerque NM; TBA,
Mesa AZ: Senior Regional, April 7-13, 2014
Denver CO: Rocky Mountain Regional, May 20-26, 2014
Colorado Springs CO: Pikes Peak Regional, August 12-18, 2014
Phoenix AZ: Desert Empire Regional, October 6-12, 2014Albuquerque NM: Navajo Trail Regional, January 19-25, 2015
Tucson AZ: Old Pueblo Regional, February 23 - March 1, 2015
Mesa AZ: Senior Regional, April 6-12, 2015
Denver CO: Rocky Mountain Regional, May 19-25, 2015 Las Vegas NV: Las Vegas Regional, June 22-28, 2015 Phoenix AZ: Desert Empire Regional, October 5-11, 2015
District 17 Regional Results:
The following links will provide you with the results of the last several regional tournaments
held in District 17.
2010 Phoenix Regional Results
2010 Las Vegas Regional Results
2010 Denver Rocky Mountain Regional Results
2010 Mesa Senior Regional Results
2010 Tucson NLM Regional Results
2010 Albuquerque Navajo Trail Regional Results
2009 Ruidoso Regional Results
Special Events:
ACBL, District 17, Western Conference & Other Special Events lists all
of the ACBL-wide, District 17-wide and Western Conference-wide games scheduled during the next
several months.
District 17 GNT Conditions of Contest gives the complete District
17 Conditions of Contest for the 2009-2010 Grand National Team competition.
District 17 NAP Conditions of Contest provides the District 17
supplement to the 2010-2011 North American Pairs Conditions of Contest.
Units:
Sectionals:
October
November
1.Player Rank Changes - July
From John Van Ness, District 17 President:
From Jerry Fleming, District 17 Director:
Access your ACBL masterpoints by clicking on
Check My Masterpoints
Updated regularly. Last updated August 30, 2010 E-mail your comments
to me at peanutcat@aol.com.
There are 23 Units that make up District 17. Click on District 17 Units
to see a listing of all of our Units, and to get further information about any of them. All clubs
are listed, including game dates and times and a person to contact for more information.
Here are the sanctioned or proposed Sectional tournaments within the geographical boundaries of
District 17 for the next three months, including dates, site and site phone number, chairperson
and his/her phone number (where available):
September
Click on 2010 District 17 Sectionals, on 2011
District 17 Sectionals, or on 2012
District 17 Sectionals to see the current listings. More information on these Sectionals
may appear on the appropriate Unit page.
Colorado Springs Fall Sectional, September 2-5; Site TBD; Margie Schrader (719)392-7135 romar75@juno.com
El Paso Maura Caldwell/Beverly Thrasher Sectional, September 3-6; Westside Community Center, 7400 High Ridge (915)587-1623; Beverly Thrasher (015)833-3777 thrashdash@aol.com
Prescott Late Summer Sectional, September 10-12; Adult Center of Prescott, 1280 E. Rosser St; Joan Shay acenter@adultcenter.org
Carlsbad Harvey Hicks Sectional, September 17-19; Carousel House @ Pecos Village Conference Center (575)366-1825; Regina Ballard (575)234-1646 (575)234-1646 titleme@pvtnetworks.net
Cheyenne Indian Paintbrush Sectional, September 17-19; Laramie County Community College, 1400 E. College Drive (307)632-4320 Kym Zwonitzer kzwon@aol.com
Montrose Black Canyon Sectional, September 24-26; Aquatic Center, 61251 Tres Coyotes Trail; Gail Hamilton
(970)249-9835 gmhamilton@gwe.net
Taos Sectional, October 1-3; Sagebrush Inn & Conference Center; Mason Palmer
Phoenix Horn O'Plenty Sectional, October 1-3; Site to be determined; Jo Anne Lowe (480)836-7296 pnutlowe@cox.net
Denver Fall 299er Sectional, October 9-10; Aurora Association of Realtors, 14201 E. Evans Dr; Jim Calhoun jcalhoun@vcn.com
Pueblo Fall Sectional, October 15-17; Sangre de Cristo Arts Center (719)295-7200; Judith Thurston (719)647-0349 Karen Rue karenkjar@aol.com
Las Vegas Glitter Gulch Sectional, October 18-22; Riviera Hotel and Casino, 2901 Las Vegas Blvd; Tom Shulman (702)367-2057 tshul@sprintmail.com
Boulder Bonanza Fall Sectional, October 22-24; Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Road in Longmont (303)678-6235; Karen Renne karenrenne@att.net
Fort Collins Falling Leaves 299er Sectional, October 30; St. John's Lutheran Church, 305 E.Elizabeth (970)224-4457; Rena Hansch hanschrena@comcast.net
Phoenix Unit STAC, October 29 - November 4; Local clubs, Jo Anne Lowe (480)836-7296 pnutlowe@cox.net
Tucson I/N Sectional, November 5-7; Hotel Tucson, 475 N. Granada Ave (520)622-3000; Barry Abrahams (520)615-1712 BarryLAbrahams@msn.com
Albuquerque Roadrunner Fall Sectional, November 5-7; Duke City Bridge Center, 8616 Northeastern NE (505)271-2877; Felicity Moore, (505)344-5209 f.moore@netscape.com
Denver Fall Sectional, November 4-7; Jefferson County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall, 15200 W. Sixth Ave., Robert Vetter
Tucson Fall Sectional, November 11-14; Desert Diamond Casino and Hotel, 7350 S. Nogales Hwy (520)294-7777; Barry Abrahams (520)615-1712 BarryLAbrahams@msn.com
Mesa Kachina Sectional, November 18-21; Mesa Convention Center, 263 N. Center; Mary Neuman (480)994-5523 mneuman1@cox.net
2.District 17 Top Masterpoint Holders - through 07/31/10
3.2010 District 17 Top Masterpoint Winners - through 07/31/10
4.Top Senior Masterpoint Holders in District 17
through 07/31/10
5.2010 District 17 Top Senior Masterpoint Winners - through
07/31/10
6.2010 District 17 Top Junior Masterpoint Winners - through 07/31/10
7.May 2010
Great Western Spring STAC Results
8.December 2009 Great Western Holiday STAC Results
9.August 2009
Great Western Summer Fun STAC Results
A Rocky Mountain Hi (August)
A Rocky Mountain Hi (June)
A Rocky Mountain Hi (April)
¿Que Pasa? (September)
¿Que Pasa? (July)
¿Que Pasa? (May)
Western Conference Home Page
ACBL Home Page
World Bridge Federation Press Release: The World Series Championships (WBSC), the world's biggest and most prestigious bridge competition
will be held in Philadelphia, PA, USA October 1-16, 2010. It is the first such event to be held in the
United States since 1994 and approximately 100 nations are expected to participate in the world series,
represented by thousands of the world's best players competing for world titles. Along with the WBSC,
the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) District 4 will be hosting a World Bridge Federation regional
tournament which will enable bridge players of all levels to share in the excitement. The World Youth
Team Championships will also take place in Philadelphia at this time. ACBL and WBF masterpoints will be
given out for these events. Our sincerest thanks to the United States Bridge Federation (USBF) and the
ACBL for their support and sponsorship. For WBSC schedules, housing, and additional information please
check the following links:
United States Bridge Federation Home Page
WBF
USBF
World Bridge Series Regional Website
If you're headed North, click District 18 Home Page for games
and tournaments in Utah, Northern Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
If you're headed East, click District 15 Home Page for games
and tournaments in Kansas, Oklahoma, Western Missouri, Northwestern Arkansas and the Texas panhandle.
American Bridge Teachers Association Home Page
Youth NABC HomePage will take you to the Youth North
American Bridge Championship web page. You can contact Patty Tucker for more information.
Her e-mail address is ptucker@youthnabc.org.