Gold Coast Congress 2018 Information Manual

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1 Gold Coast Congress 2018 Information Manual Page 1

2 Table of Contents 2019 DATES... 7 ACCOMMODATION... 7 ADVERTISING IN BULLETIN... 7 ADVERTISEMENTS... 7 AIR CONDITIONING PLAYER COMFORT... 7 ALERTS - SUMMARY... 8 APP GOLD COAST CONGRESS APP... 8 APPEALS ADVISORS... 9 APPEALS CHAIR... 9 BAR... 9 BBO... 9 BRIDGE MATES... 9 BRIDGE MATES II PLAYER NUMBERS FOR THE TEAMS... 9 BRIDGE VID BRIDGE WIDOWS BULLETIN BULLETIN DELIVERY BULLETIN RECYCLING BUS AND BUS TIMETABLE CADDY NOTES AND INSTRUCTIONS CALENDAR CATEGORIES CELEBRITY SPEAKERS CHARITY 2018 ZEPHYR FOUNDATION CHOCOLATE FROGS CLOSING TIMES FOR ENTRIES FOR EVENTS COFFEE AND TEA COLOUR CODING FOR SECTIONS CONGRESS SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS CONTACTS FOR GCC STAFF CORRECTION OF SCORES COURTESY BUS COURTESY BUS - STOPS & ROUTE Page 2

3 DATES FOR FUTURE YEARS DINNER DANCE DIRECTOR, CHIEF TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS GET TOGETHER DISCOUNT ACCOMMODATION - YOUTH BRIDGE PLAYERS DISCOUNT ENTRY FEES - YOUTH BRIDGE PLAYERS DISCOUNT PERIOD FINISHING DAY DOCTOR DRAW FOR NEXT ROUND PAGE DRESS UP THEME DAY ELIGIBILITY ENTERING ENTRIES ENTRY FEES ENTRY FORM ENTRY ID EVENT ORGANISERS EVENT INFORMATION AND ELIGIBILITY EVENTS FOR NOVICE PLAYERS FINALS INCLUDING TOP 4 AND SEMI FINALS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS GOLD POINTS HELP BEFORE PLAY HELP BEFORE PLAY VOLUNTEERS HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT AND KEEPING COSTS DOWN HOLIDAY WALK INS HOSPITALITY HOUSE TEAMS AND PAIRS INDIVIDUAL PLAYER RESULTS INTERMEDIATE ELIGIBILITY LATE ENTRIES IVY DAHLER BUTLER PAIRS, SERES MCMAHON SWISS MATCHPOINT PAIRS AND FRIDAY NOVICE PAIRS LOLLIES LUNCHES MASTERPOINTS - Walk-In Pairs Red and All Other Events Including Rookies And 0-50mps Are Gold Masterpoint Page 3

4 MINOR SPONSORS NEW ZEALAND MASTERPOINT CONVERSION NO FRILLS WALK IN NOVICE AND ROOKIE ACTIVITIES NOVICE ELIGIBILITY NOVICE EVENTS NOVICE HELP BEFORE PLAY ONLINE ENTRIES ONSITE PERSONNEL OPEN PAIRS PLAYOFF POINTS OVERSEAS ELIGIBILITY PARKING PARTNERSHIP REQUESTS PAYING AN ENTRY THAT'S ALREADY BEEN LODGED PAYMENT OPTIONS PENS PIANOLA SMART TOOLS FOR BRIDGE CLUBS PLAYER NUMBERS FOR THE TEAMS USING BRIDGEMATE II PLAYER QUALIFYING POINTS POLICY YOUTH DISCOUNT POLICY DINNER DANCE POLOS FOR SALE PQPs PLAYER QUALIFYING POINTS PRIZES PRIZE MONEY PRIZE MONEY continued PRIZE MONEY continued PROBLEMS PROTECTED PAIRS PROGRAM 42 QUEENSLANDERS ONLY AWARD - RESTRICTED PAIRS RECORDERS REFERENCE NUMBER REGULATIONS RESTRICTED ELIGIBLITY RESTRICTED PAIRS PRIZE QUEENSLANDER ONLY Page 4

5 RESULTS & DRAW FOR NEXT ROUND WEB PAGE ROOKIE AND NOVICE LIASION OFFICERS , ROOKIE AND NOVICE COLOURS , ROOKIE AND NOVICE EVENTS , ROOKIE AND NOVICE HELP ROOKIE ELIGIBILITY ROOKIE HELP BEFORE PLAY ROOM SET UP COLOUR CODING SCORE BOOKLETS SCORING CORRECTION PERIODS SENIORS ELIGIBILITY SESSION TIMES SOCIAL ACTIVITIES SPONSORS (MINOR) SPONSORS 50 SPRING NATIONALS FREE ENTRY TO GCC - WINNERS STAFF PHOTOES STAFFING STARTING TIMES SUBSTITUTES SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS SYSTEMS AND SYSTEM CARDS TEA AND COFFEE TEACHING TEAM CATEGORIES THEME TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS TRANSPORT TRAVEL NOTICE BOARD TRIVIA NIGHT TROPHIES UNDER 50S ELIGIBILITY UNDER 50s HELP BEFORE PLAY UNIFORMS WALK INS AT THE GOLD COAST CONGRESS Page 5

6 WEB RESULTS PAGE WEB DRAW FOR NEXT ROUND PAGE WEBSITE WHAT S NEW THIS YEAR WITHDRAWALS YOUTH ELEGIBILITY YOUTH, STUDENT & OTHER CONCESSIONAL ENTRY FEES ADVISE WHEN ENTERING YOUTH PLAYERS ACCOMMODATION ZEPHYR FOUNDATION (2018 GCC Charity) Page 6

7 2019 DATES Friday 15th February Saturday 23rd February ACCOMMODATION For accommodation enquiries, contact Connie Schoutrop P - (07) or E schoutrop@bigpond.com. Some accommodation options are listed on the GCC website: See also YOUTH BRIDGE ACCOMMODATION: We are offering youth accommodation at $15.00 per night contact Jessica Brake at jessicabrake@hotmail.com, , or via a Facebook message. Accommodation is limited. Please spread the word. ADVERTISING IN BULLETIN Events Any ABF event and any QBA Gold Point event held prior to June 30 th can have a free advertisement size is the Editors prerogative. All other ABF events will be published in the Coming Events Calendar. Strict deadlines must be adhered to. Deadlines set by Editor with Tournament Organiser s approval. ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements are $300 a page. The editor has the prerogative to negotiate with prospective advertisers regarding possible columns to be published in the Bulletins for advertising. AIR CONDITIONING PLAYER COMFORT There are approximately two thousand players at the venue, ensuring the comfort of ALL players is a challenge. Over time the organisers have noticed that there are areas where it is particularly cold due to air pockets coming from the air conditioner. The room sometimes leaks from condensation due to the amount of air conditioning we are using. What you CAN do to improve your personal comfort level: as advertised in all communication, please bring a jumper; we have a supply of pashminas and wraps so please just ask a caddy who will bring it to you - we do ask -that you return these to the caddy at end of the session if it is obviously too cold for you and those around you please ask the caddy to report the table number and section to Kim Ellaway who will bring her thermometer to see if it can be fixed or perhaps we can move the table. Page 7

8 ALERTS - SUMMARY PRE-ALERTS List your unusual or complex treatments in the pre-alerts section of the system card. For instance RCO 2s, Bergen raises, DONT Dbl vs 1NT, unusual carding (leading low from doubletons, etc). ANNOUNCEMENTS Announce the number of clubs contained in a 1 opening and the HCP range of a 1NT opening. Those playing a strong club system just need to announce 1 as Strong 16+. ALERTS DURING THE AUCTION Alert by circling partner s call and saying Alert but don t offer an explanation unless asked (then aim to be concise, yet complete). DON T ALERT: Any double or redouble Any call beyond 3NT, except a conventional opening bid A bid of a suit bid or shown by an opponent Any 2 response to a INT opening bid in an uncontested auction (e.g. Stayman) Any Jump Raise in a contested auction For our New Zealand players, we do NOT use STOP Cards DO ALERT: All other conventional calls (such as Transfers, 2 =hearts and a minor) Unusual natural bids. These include: weak jump shift responses, pre-emptive jump raises (but only in uncontested auctions), inverted minors, canapé tendency, negative free bids, transfer accepts that deny four trumps, etc. At the end of the auction, the declaring side should mark any unusual calls that weren t alerted at the time. Do this with a plus sign (+). IF PARTNER STUFFS UP Declarer/Dummy: If partner fails to alert or provides a wrong or misleading explanation, you should wait until the end of the auction before calling the Director and correcting. Defenders: wait until the end of the hand before piping up. APP GOLD COAST CONGRESS APP Download the 2018 Gold Coast Congress App. On this APP you will be able to follow: Contact details, scores, photos, information, guest speakers and notifications. For the online version click on the appropriate logo. iphone Store ipad Store Android Store: Page 8

9 IF YOU HAVE LAST YEAR S APP, PRESS THE TOP LEFT TO UPDATE TO THIS YEAR APPEALS ADVISORS Neville Francis, Richard Ward plus David Beauchamp for the teams only. The Director will guide you to the appropriate adviser APPEALS CHAIR Michael Wilkinson BAR Subject to patronage, the Bar, located opposite the Bridge Administration Office and run by the Convention Centre, will be open on Monday and Thursday only for one hour commencing 30 minutes before the end of play until 30 minutes after the end of play. BBO The BBO liaison is Ray Ellaway. Round of 4 will only be on BBO if staff is available. Open Final and Semis are always on BBO. If enough staff is available, Seniors to be on BBO. BRIDGE MATES If you have never used the Bridgemate Scoring Units we suggest you arrive a few minutes before your first session and ask a Director for a quick tutorial. We are confident that your opponents will also help you to use this user friendly technology. BRIDGE MATES II PLAYER NUMBERS FOR THE TEAMS During the team events, when you turn on the Bridgemates, you will be asked to enter your player numbers. This is NOT your ABF number. Each player in every team has been assigned a number. These will be found on the bright orange sheet which will be on your table at the start of play. NS at the home table should enter the player numbers for the players in your own team. The reason for this is that, if done correctly, the scoring team will produce a summary of the results for each pair in your team, comparing their results against the average score across your section on each board (the datum). These results have no official status and are just for your own interest. It is a service we are happy to be able to provide, but to take advantage of it, it is important that the player numbers are accurately entered each round. Our observations from recent years show that over 90% of teams sit in the same seats for the whole event. To simplify the process for entering player numbers for these teams, from Round 2 onwards if your team is sitting in the same seats as in Round 1, you may just enter 1 for all four players. The unit will display same as Round 1 as the player names and the system will correctly record the pairs. Page 9

10 BRIDGE VID is a new online video teaching website by Pete and Laura Hollands. Learn at your own pace, in your own time from wherever you are! Pete and Laura love to share their passion for the game by running a variety of play sessions, lessons and courses for players of all skill levels. The best part, it's video teaching so you can pause, rewind and access a great database of lessons to look at any time. BRIDGE WIDOWS We offer hospitality for those partners who do not play bridge. We designed our Bridge Widows program so that these non- bridge players can meet, make friends, and find common interests like golf, fishing, shopping, walking or join our wonderful organised trips. The cost will be $10.00 per person. Details are as follows: Saturday 17 th 11.00am-12.00pm Apt 3204, Air on Broadbeach Cost: Free Get together Non-Bridge Partners. Golf trips will also be arranged here. Geoff Nice is organising the golf. Sunday 18 th 11.15am 5.00pm Gnd Flr, Air on Broadbeach Cost: $20 p/p bus only. Food and drink not included. Day trip to the Natural Arch at Springbrook, takes approx. 1 ¼ hours and an Interesting walk to the natural arch takes approx. ¾ hour. A 30-minute drive to Dancing Waters Café and enjoy a wonderful lunch on the deck overlooking the rainforest. Those interested can do a 30-minute walk to the waterfalls, to the Hinze dam and then home. Monday 19 th 10.30am 11.30am Meeting at Maison de Bea. Cost: Free Fashion Parade, Change Alley Oasis SC Lvl 1 up the escalators above Woolworths Monday 19 th 11.45am-3.45pm Gnd Flr, Air on Broadbeach Cost: $10 p/p for Bus return, $79.00 entry fee. Food and drink not included. Trip to SeaWorld No host but bus can drop off and pick up. Sea World is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, and theme park located on the Gold Coast. From Dolphin shows, Polar Bear experiences, even the jet ski demonstration makes it an exciting day out with something for everyone to enjoy. Tuesday 20 th 10.30am 11.45am Apt 3204, Air on Broadbeach Cost: Free Get together for Non-Bridge Partners. Golf trips will also be arranged here. Geoff Nice (Golf) Tuesday 20 th 11.45am 5.00pm Apt 3204, Air on Broadbeach Cost: $20 bus, Skywalk $19.90 adult, Seniors $16.50, bring card. Food and drink not included. Mt Tamborine Skywalk Drop off those interested in the shopping tourist strip and gift shops, then drive to the Tamborine Skywalk. 1.5km walk takes approx. 45 minutes at a leisurely pace. Includes rock Page 10

11 pools, butterfly lookout, local history enclosure, sheltered rest areas. On returning time to browse souvenir shop, café. Approx. 2 hours at Skywalk, collect shoppers and home, approx. 4- hour trip. Wednesday 21 st pm Apt 3204, Air on Broadbeach Cost: $10 bus, Adult entry $45.00, Seniors/Concession $ Food and drink not included. Currumbin Wild Life Sanctuary Worldrenowned for its feeding of huge flocks of free-flying wild rainbow lorikeets. Dingo encounters, free flight bird shows and behind the scenes Veterinary and rehabilitation hospital. A must see is the bird feeding show at 4pm. Thursday 22 nd 10.45am 5pm Apt 3204, Air on Broadbeach Cost: $20 bus return, free admission to gallery. Tropical Fruit World $47.00 Food and drink not included. Margaret Olley Art Gallery & Tropical Fruit World MOAC celebrates the career, life and legacy of its namesake, Margaret Olley Australia s most celebrated painter of still life and interiors. Tropical fruit world aboard a tractor train for a guided tour, discover rare exotic treats, such as Chocolate Pudding fruit, Dragon fruit, Chewing Gum tree and Lemonade fruit. Also, a wild-life boat cruise and fruit tasting. Friday 23 rd 8.15am Meeting at In-Her Shoes Oasis Shopping Ctr Cost: Free Champagne Breakfast. All welcome to a champagne breakfast where you will receive a 10% discount on certain items. Enter a free draw to win a pair of shoes, to be drawn at the breakfast. Other options: Visits are also available to Harbour Town, one of Australia s largest outlet shopping centres with over 240 stores, as well as providing alfresco dining. Harbour Town have their own shuttle buses to and from the Convention Centre at 9.15am & 10.30am, returning 2pm & 5pm. VIP invitations to Harbour Town are available at the get together at apartment 3204, Air on Broadbeach. Australian Outback Spectacular 3 course dinner and show. Pick up (South Pacific) Next to Air on Broadbeach 5.10 pm Return 10 pm. Prices Adults $100 Pensioners $90 Sat show is an extra $10 Any expressions of interest or pre-bookings would be very welcome, contact: Gay bmmgtully@activ8.net.au Sue Sue_z@iinet.net.au Therese gttully@bigpond.net.au Golf Only Geoff gnice200@gmail.com Page 11

12 BULLETIN David Stern, Barry Rigal and Brent Manley are the Bulletin co-editors. The quality of the Bulletin is enhanced with contributions from players of all standards. Quality play, defence or bidding or humorous stories from the tournament or even general comments or criticisms are greatly appreciated. There are many ways to make a submission including: see a Bulletin Editor there is almost ALWAYS one at the venue at any given time phone or SMS the number on the header of the Daily Bulletin ( ) send an to the address on the header of the Daily Bulletin (gcb@thesterns.com.au) put a submission in the Bulletin Submission box opposite the Administration desk BULLETIN DELIVERY The Gold Coast Congress Bulletin will be delivered to the front desk each morning between 8.00am and 9.15am Monday to Saturday mornings. If you are staying nearby, you are welcome to drop into any of these establishments and collect a copy. Otherwise, they will be available at the Gold Coast Convention Centre. They may keep them under the desk or out of sight if you can t see them there please ask. Air on Broadbeach Coffee Club Hi Ho Holiday Apartments Mantra Broadbeach on the Park Markham Court Starbucks Waves BULLETIN RECYCLING Helping the environment and keeping the costs down. There has been an increasing trend for players to read the Daily Bulletin online. This has enabled us to reduce the print runs of the bulletin reducing our carbon footprint and keeping down the costs for you the players. You can further assist by returning any bulletins which you no longer require to the venue allowing us to recycle them, especially from the early days to those players who attend only for the teams. Page 12

13 BUS AND BUS TIMETABLE Courtesy Buses are available to take you back and forth drop off points have been published and will be published throughout the convention centre. Talk to Bridge Administration Desk or Geoff or Elizabeth and they will assist you. PLEASE DO NOT ASK BUS DRIVERS TO VARY THE COURSE THAT HAS BEEN ADVERTISED AS THEY WILL HAVE TO SAY NO. NO COURTESY BUS PICKUP FROM JUPITERS OR FRESHWATER POINT RESORT - IF YOU ARE STAYING THERE, CONTACT KIM ( ) AND SHE WILL ORGANISE SOMEONE TO PICK YOU UP. The bus service will commence one hour before the start of play for each two session or more events, picking up passengers at the listed stops in numerical order. Please hail the bus. They will have a sign Gold Coast Congress Bus in front left-hand windscreen. Buses will also be available to ferry people only to restaurants in Broadbeach during meal breaks, and for pickup in time for commencement of play. Please remember this is a courtesy bus, primarily for those less capable of walking over to the Mall area. Buses will also be available at the end of each playing session, stopping again at indicated stops. Regrettably buses will not be available to take people to the dinner dance. Click here for the map of the bus route: or refer to COURTESY BUS - STOPS & ROUTE Page 13

14 CADDY NOTES AND INSTRUCTIONS 2018 Caddy Dates are Sunday 18th February to Saturday 24th February 2 sessions each day except the last Saturday where there is one. Some of you will be asked to work Saturday 17th February and some will work different sessions than others however am conscious of family connections and car travelling some will only be asked to work for three days which is our busiest. Players are not allowed mobile phones. Staff are not allowed mobile phones and that means caddies are not allowed mobile phones for any reason. Caddies are not allowed to have ear phones in their ears for any reason as they need to be listening to caddy calls. A good caddy is one whose section never needs to call for a caddy as we like proactive caddies. A proactive caddy is one who recognises fast tables and rather than have them call you, you have boards ready to go on their table. Prue my operations manager, the bridge office or the congress s coffee shop situated in the foyer will look after your phone if you are expecting urgent calls. Feel free to bring a book however don t get immersed into the book as a good caddy is a proactive caddy. There is always something to do so if you are bored and you have not brought reading materials ask your floor manager for jobs. Do not leave the floor for any reason without your floor manager being advised including toilet visit, or coming out to the admin office to see me. Caddies can be seen but not heard. You must not speak to a player unless you are spoken to first. Do not disturb them for any reason Clothing - Caddy attire includes a Shirt (Purple colour) and it is to be worn during the bridge session. The shirt provided is to be handed in at the end of the day for washing and a different shirt will be issued the following day. It is strongly recommended that you wear long shorts/pants (rather than short skirt or dress and enclosed shoes.) Short Shorts or Skirts are not appropriate all clothing MUST be at least half way down the thigh. ALL caddies MUST wear covered in comfortable enclosed shoes throughout the whole week walking around in bare feet is not allowed thongs are not considered appropriate. Caddies will be sent home if they are dressed INAPPROPRIATELY. Hours - You will need to arrive half an hour before a session especially your first one. Your allocated Floor Manager will advise of starting times. Pay - Caddying is not an hourly rate but instead you receive $55 per session there are two sessions most days. Parking I have limited free parking if you car pool with other caddies (3 minimum), I will certainly give you free parking. An alternative is to park at the Casino and walk over. It is free to park at the Casino. Caddy Bags - At the start of the event you will receive a caddy bag which carries what the players may need - system cards, pens and bidding pads. Spare Scoring Booklets for the Event you are caddying should be added to your bag. You will need to have your caddy bag with you throughout each session When you start the caddy bags will have the required stationery for the first event except scoring book. Page 14

15 After that event it is your responsibility to ensure you have the correct stationery for the players. Managers will explain what the stationery is for each event. Distributing & Picking Up Boards - Each caddy will be allocated a section and Floor Manager. Your job is to ensure players always have boards to play. Each event has different board allocation requirements. LISTEN TO YOUR FLOOR MANAGER as to distribution of boards. The numbers of the boards change but it is your job to hand them in the numerical order as instructed. IT IS VITAL THAT THE BOARDS GET HANDED OUT CORRECTLY. Once the players have finished with their boards you must go and pick up the boards and put them in the correct order in your boxes. A new round within a session cannot commence until all boards have been found. Caddy Calls - A player will call for a caddy for three reasons (1) when they need a new board or (2) when they need something from your caddy bag or (3) when they need you to fill in as dummy (see elsewhere). When they ask for a new board it is your job to go and find the board they are after. Your Floor Manager will advise you as to where you can get boards from and listen to the players as they usually know which boards they want. Once the players have finished with the board that you have got for them, you will need to return it to the table you took it from. Smokers and Toilet visits are looked after at events with caddies offering to be dummy whilst the player leaves the table. All you have to do is pull the card that the player nominates and turn it after the trick has been played. We will show you but this is part of the service of being a caddy. However, remember at the end of the session you will not have time to be dummy as there will be lots of caddy calls. Director Calls If you realise that the player who is calling for the Director is not being heard, you can assist by standing next to the player and calling for the director yourself. Turn Overs At the end of each event, we need to turn the rooms around. The major turnovers are Monday and Thursday. You will need to stay until the turnover is completed on these days. Water bubblers are located in the playing area. We generally do NOT invite caddies to the dinner dance HOWEVER if you wish to attend please see me and if there is a vacancy I am more than happy to give you a ticket but this will be at very late notice. On most days you will not have time to go home or across the road between the sessions to get something to eat and we do not supply meals on any of the days, please be prepared. There is a snack bar at the Centre which is costly. There are snack food stores across the way or please feel free to bring your own food. A fridge is located in the Board Control Room. The Board Control Room has a microwave which you are welcome to use. Caddies usually come back for a second go so it is enjoyable especially if you do the right thing by your floor manager. PLEASE NOTE DO NOT BRING ANY EXPENSIVE ITEMS ON TO THE PREMISES AS THERE IS NOWHERE TO STORE VALUABLES WHEN YOU ARE BUSY. I AM CONTACTABLE THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE CONGRESS IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, MY NUMBER IS Times you will need to be at the Premises for your first event. Page 15

16 If your first day is Saturday you will need to be on the premises 2.45 pm an from me will confirm what day you are starting. If your first day is Sunday you will need to be on the premises am - an from me will confirm what day you are starting. If your first day is Tuesday you will need to be on the premises am - an from me will confirm what day you are starting. KIM ELLAWAY, MANAGER CALENDAR 2018 Fri 16 Feb No Frills Walk-in Sat 17 Feb Sun 18 Feb Mon 19 Feb Bobby Richman Pairs Championship Weekend Matchpoint Swiss Pairs Sage #1 Holiday Walk-in Sage #2 Holiday Walk-in Rookie 0-10 MP Pairs Monday Butler Pairs Sage #3 Holiday Walk-in Tue 20 Feb Sage #4 Holiday Walk-in 0-50 Masterpoint Pairs Wed 21 Feb Holiday Walk-in #1 Teams Championship 0-50 Masterpoint Pairs Thu 22 Feb Holiday Walk-in #2 Rookie 0-10 MP Pairs Fri 23 Feb Holiday Walk-in #3 & #4 Teams Finals Sat 24 Feb Holiday Walk-in #5 Open Teams Final Ivy Dahler Butler Swiss Pairs Seres McMahon Pairs Friday Novice Pairs 0-99 MP Dinner Dance CATEGORIES All teams should have nominated their categories when submitting their entry. Please check to see you are entered correctly into the various categories as once winners are announced no correspondence will be entered into. Page 16

17 CELEBRITY SPEAKERS The GCC Celebrity Speakers Seminars are held upstairs at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Room 5, via lift or escalators. Cost is $5 (Free entry to Youth Players) Proceeds will be given to ABF Friends of Youth Bridge Fund. Saturday 17 Feb Laura Ginnan Common mistakes that you make at bridge Laura Ginnan is a National Director and will discuss some of the basic whoopsie situations that occur at the table and how to handle them as a player. The killer lead or awesome bid which has the opponents calling for the director, to address lead out of turn or insufficient bid. Saturday 17 Feb Joan Butts The road to success - Learning to count Joan Butts has represented Australia in world championships. Quarter finalist 2018 SWP Teams SFOB. Her passion is bridge education. As the ABF National Teaching Coordinator, she trains teachers and arranges professional development programmes. Joan is also involved with bridge online. Sunday 18 Feb Paul Marston How to get the best out of Two over One the four simple agreements you need to make with your partner Paul Marston has won more than 50 open national titles and his books have sold more than 500,000 copies. Today s session is for anyone who has an interest in Two over One. Newer players will find it an eye-opener, and for more experienced players it will be a discussion point. Page 17

18 Monday 19 Feb Andy Hung How to gain an edge in competitive bidding Andy Hung is a professional bridge player and teacher who has represented Australia at both Youth and Open competitions. He has won several Australian National titles, and is a current member of the Australian Open Team. He thoroughly enjoys teaching and coaching bridge (at all levels) and plans to be the next world's best bridge coach! Tuesday 20 Feb Kate McCallum Points don t take Tricks Kate McCallum is a full- time professional player, is a six-time world Champion as well as a teacher, mentor and partnership coach. She will be speaking about one of her favourite topics for up-and-coming players, Points Don t Take Tricks! Tuesday 20 Feb Laura Ginnan & Pete Hollands Same hand different situations You hold: KJ4, KT7, 6, AK8532 Laura Ginnan & Pete Hollands are Melbourne based professional bridge players and teachers. Pete represented Australia at the Bermuda Bowl. They are revolutionising the way bridge is taught through online video teaching from their website Bridge Vid. Thursday 22 Feb William Jenner O Shea Expert Stayman, Expert Transfers William Jenner-O'Shea has taught bridge for the past 10 years and is joint CEO of the Sydney Bridge Centre which recently merged with the NSW Bridge Association. Will has won numerous National tournaments and also represented Australia. This session is for people who already use Stayman and Transfers. Page 18

19 CHARITY 2018 ZEPHYR FOUNDATION Please see ZEPHYR FOUNDATION CHOCOLATE FROGS Thanks to the generosity of Jay Faranda we will again be giving out chocolate frogs to any player who displays notable courtesy, ethics or equanimity as well as the person who nominates the recipient. We are pleased to announce that the value of the frogs is again $200 this year. The nominator of any recipient will also be awarded a chocolate frog for taking the time to make the nomination Limit 1 nomination. We would like to publish the nominations, so a short note to Kim Ellaway at the Bridge Administration Office would allow the Bulletin to make proper acknowledgement to the recipients. To encourage more such acts, the editor of the Gold Coast Bulletin has undertaken to sponsor additional chocolate frogs should the proposed supply run out. CLOSING TIMES FOR ENTRIES FOR EVENTS All events except Friday events (mentioned below) close 24 hours before the event starts. Friday events: Ivy Dahler Butler Pairs Thursday 12:00 noon Novice Swiss Pairs Thursday 12:00 noon Swiss McMahon Matchpoint Swiss Pairs Thursday 12:00 noon Any player making changes to their entries at the venue will be charged an administration fee of $10 per player. Ivy Dahler and Seres McMahon events : For those pairs in places First to Tenth after Round 11 in the Open Teams no additional administration late fee will be charged. COFFEE AND TEA As a service to participants the event will be operating a tea and coffee service. Coffee is made from freshly ground coffee beans with fresh milk and will cost $3.50 a cup (additional $2.50 for an extra shot) and cookies at $3.00 each. The service will start around one hour before play and continue until late into the last session of the day. Please understand that the service is run for the benefit of players by volunteers. Correct change is a blessing but not essential. Page 19

20 COLOUR CODING FOR SECTIONS For player convenience, playing areas will be colour coded for the whole event through the use of coloured table cloths and matching coloured flag. This will help to identify your section, results and playing area. Open Area will be dressed up in Light and Dark Blue Intermediate in Light and Dark Yellow Restricted will be in Light and Dark Green Novice in Maroon Seniors in Pink Rookies in Fuchsia 0-50 in Fuchsia Open Matchpoint Swiss Pairs and Open Monday Butler in Orange Matchpoint Swiss Pairs and Monday Butler in Purple Coloured Flags will identify your seating, section results and the areas that you play within. CONGRESS SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS 2018 System regulations are published on the website after 1 January Supplementary regulations are published on the website after 1 February Please refer to this link: pdf CONTACTS FOR GCC STAFF For a complete list of the GCC contacts, refer to this link: The main contacts are: General Enquiries Kim Ellaway (07) , manager@qldbridge.com Tournament Organisers Therese Tully gttully@bigpond.net.au Tim Runting gccconvenor@qldbridge.com Partnership Enquiries Toni Bardon Mobile tmbardon@hotmail.com Or register on-line at Accommodation Enquiries Entry Enquiries Chief Director Connie Schoutrop (07) schoutrop@bigpond.com Pele Rankin gccentries@qldbridge.com Laurie Kelso lskelso@ihug.com.au Page 20

21 CORRECTION OF SCORES After each session, a printout of the results for each pair or team will be made available. For the last session of a stage of an event, you may obtain a copy on request from the Scoring Enquiries Desk located in the Administration Office during the pairs and outside the playing area thereafter. If you believe that there is a mistake, you need to follow this procedure: 1. on the board where you believe that there was an error, agree with your opponents that the score was entered incorrectly; 2. make the correction on your printout and have them sign it; 3. give the corrected printout to the Scoring Liaison Officer, Toni Bardon, under the sign SCORING ENQUIRIES next to the Scoring Room. She will check that you have provided all the necessary information. The correction will be made by the scorers during the following session and a new personal printout will be made available for you to collect. Agreed scoring errors need to be advised within the scoring correction period for the session in which the error occurred. The scoring correction periods are displayed prominently near the scoreboards. At the conclusion of the scoring correction period, scores become final and, under the Laws of Bridge, no further changes can be made. This is critical for the last rounds when the correction period is limited and scorers may not pick up anomalies. You are responsible for your own actions - or lack thereof. COURTESY BUS Courtesy Buses are available to take you back and forth drop off points have been published and will be published throughout the convention centre. Talk to Bridge Administration Desk or Geoff or Elizabeth and they will assist you. PLEASE DO NOT ask bus drivers to vary the course that has been advertised as they will have to say no. No courtesy bus pickup from Jupiter s or Freshwater Point Resort - if you are staying there, contact Kim ( ) and she will organise someone to pick you up. The bus service will commence one hour before the start of play for each two session or more events, picking up passengers at the listed stops in numerical order. Please hail the bus. They will have a sign Gold Coast Congress Bus in front lefthand windscreen. Buses will also be available to ferry people only to restaurants in Broadbeach during meal breaks, and for pickup in time for commencement of play. Please remember this is a courtesy bus, primarily for those less capable of walking over to the Mall area. Buses will also be available at the end of each playing session, stopping again at indicated stops. Regrettably buses will not be available to take people to the dinner dance. Click here for the map of the bus route: Page 21

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23 DATES FOR FUTURE YEARS 2019 dates are Friday 15 th February to Saturday 23 rd February DINNER DANCE Entry forms can be collected from the Dinner Dance Desk located in the main playing area. Table sizes are for 10 guests and unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate larger tables than 10. Please advise us of any special dietary requirement when making your booking. Please return your form before Wednesday 21st 5:00pm and seating allocation will be based on the time of lodgement of your form. To help us in providing you with the best possible food, wine and entertainment at the GCC, as well as eliminating the waste of no shows, we are asking all participants in the Gold Coast Congress other than the Walk-In Duplicates to contribute $20. Non- players are asked to pay $50. No tickets will be issued. Your table allocation will be posted on boards next to the dining hall doors. The evening includes a 3-course meal, prize giving, and the return of the fabulous Captain Wow to dance the night away. Pre-dinner drinks will be served in the GCCEC foyer from 7.00pm, followed by dinner at 7.30pm with doors opening at 7.20pm. The GCCEC has strict guidelines regarding its liquor licence and the responsible serving of alcohol. Under no circumstances can alcohol be brought onto the premises for consumption at the dinner dance, nor can any alcohol purchased at the GCC Dinner be taken from the premises during or after the event. No alcohol will be served to those under 18, or the drunk and disorderly. Please refer to GCCEC website for its policy on the responsible serving of alcohol. / responsible service alcohol. Should you have any further questions regarding the dinner dance, please see Veronica at the Dinner Dance desk in the playing area. DIRECTOR, CHIEF TOURNAMENT Laurie Kelso is the Chief Tournament Director DIRECTORS GET TOGETHER A Directors get-together will be conducted by Jan Peach on Wednesday 21 st February 2018 from 8.30am to 10.00am upstairs in Meeting Room 5. Enquiries: Jan Peach janpeach8@bigpond.com Page 23

24 DISCOUNT ACCOMMODATION - YOUTH BRIDGE PLAYERS The Gold Coast Congress offers heavily subsidised accommodation in holiday units to youth(ish) players. The cost is: $15 a night for those born in 1993 or later $25 a night for older youths (up to 30 years or so) The La Grande Broadbeach Holiday Apartments have air-conditioning in the living area and a fully equipped kitchen. The complex is a short 800 metre stroll to the venue (and is even closer to the beach). It has a pool, BBQ area, gym, spa and sauna. For details, or to book, contact Jessica Brake at jessicabrake@hotmail.com, , or via a Facebook message. Accommodation is limited. Preference is given to those born in 1993 or later, or to older youths not in full time employment Your state based bridge association or local bridge club may also offer a subsidy it doesn t hurt to ask! DISCOUNT ENTRY FEES - YOUTH BRIDGE PLAYERS All players under 20 as at 1 January on the year the congress is held get free entry. All players under 25 as at 1 January on the year the congress is held get a 50% discount. Your state based bridge association or local bridge club may also offer a subsidy it doesn t hurt to ask! DISCOUNT PERIOD FINISHING DAY The $10 discount per person for most entry fees applies if prepaid by 5 February No discount for Rookie Pairs and Under 50 Masterpoint pairs. DOCTOR If you are in need of a doctor or medical assistance you can contact Kim Ellaway through the Administration Desk or alternatively contact the Broadbeach Medical Centre on , Suite GO1, 2681 Gold Coast Highway Broadbeach. Please note that they do not bulk bill. Their after-hours is handled by National Home Doctors Service on who do bulk bill. DRAW FOR NEXT ROUND PAGE The draw for the next round in the Teams and Swiss Pairs events will be published on the web at the same time it is displayed on the projector screens at the venue. So, if you are connected you can check your standings and the draw online. Alternatively, download the Apple/Android App. Page 24

25 DRESS UP THEME DAY The theme for this year s event is dress up is Wednesday afternoon teams session.. Session for ELIGIBILITY CATEGORY GENERAL ELIGIBILITY NZ ELIGIBILITY Rookie Under 10 MPs as at 30/9/2017 less than NZ Certificate of Proficiency as at 01/01/2018 Under 50 Under 50 MPs as at 30/9/2017 less than NZ Club Master as at 01/01/2018 NOVICE Under 100 MPs as at 30/9/2017 less than NZ Local Master as at 01/01/2018 RESTRICTED Under 300 MPs as at 30/9/2017 less than NZ Master as at 01/01/ MP s Under 500 MPs as at 30/9/2017 less than NZ National Master as at 01/01/2018 INTERMEDIATE Under 750 MPs as at 30/9/2017 less than NZ National Master as at 01/01/2018 SENIORS Must be born prior to 01/01/1960 YOUTH Must be born prior to 01/01/1993 ENTERING On-line entering is preferable however to enter using hard copy, please tear out the middle pages of this booklet, fill in the form, and return with payment to the QBA. Return address details can be found on page 9 of the Entry Form. ENTRIES Please ensure you get your entries in and remember they need to be paid by 5th February to receive the early bird discount. Never rely solely on your team-mates to do it for you use the Check My Entry Feature and enter your name or ABF Number# and it will list all events you are entered in. Check out your friends too if you are the only efficient one! Entries close 24 hours prior to event start for all events. Late entries for Ivy Dahler Butler Swiss Pairs, Seres McMahon Matchpoint Swiss Pairs and Friday Novice Pairs will be accepted up to 12:00pm on Thursday 22 nd February The QBA reserves the right to accept late entries and also reject entries without assigning cause. Page 25

26 Online entries close 48 hours prior to event. Phone entries may be accepted up to 24 hours prior to play starting, however for events on the previous page, entries will be accepted until 12:00 noon on Thursday 22nd February. Any player making changes to their entries will be charged an administration fee of $10 p/player. Refunds are automatically given to those pairs who qualify for teams final. Youth players claiming a reduction in fees must disclose D.O.B at time of entry. ENTRY FEES Entry Fees A few players, because of extenuating circumstances, have not been able to pre-pay their entry fee. If this means YOU, then please proceed to Bridge Administration Desk and take care of the matter. Your team or pair cannot commence play if an entry fee is unpaid. Entry Fees for the events are as follows Weekend Matchpoint Swiss Pairs: $250 p/pair ($230 if paid by 5/2) Bobby Richman Pairs Championship: $300 p/pair ($280 if paid by 5/2) Monday Butler Swiss Pairs: $140 p/pair ($120 if paid by 5/2) Teams Championships: $720 p/ team($680 if paid by 5/2) Ivy Dahler Butler Swiss Pairs: $200 p/pair ($180 if paid by 5/2) Rookie Pairs: $50 p/pair per session (No discount) 0-50 Masterpoint Pairs (1 session): $50 p/pair x Tuesday (2 sessions): $90 p/pair x Wednesday (No discount) Friday Seres-McMahon Match Point Swiss Pairs: $140 per/pair ($120 if paid by 5/2) Friday Novice Pairs: $140 per pair ($120 if paid by 5/2) Holiday Walk In Pairs: $15 per player (Pay at table) Players born on or after 01/01/1998 (under 20 years) and born on or before 01/01/1918 (over 100 years) are entitled to free entry - courtesy of Gold Coast Congress. Players born on or after 01/01/1993 (under 25 years) are entitled to a 50% discount. Please advise when entering (ABF Policy). If you have not paid, you must see Pele at the Bridge Administration Desk before play starts. Entry to the Ivy Dahler Butler Pairs, Seres McMahon Swiss Pairs and Friday Novice Pairs will be accepted up to noon on Thursday. Any player making changes to their entries at the venue will be charged an administration fee of $10 per player. Those running in the top 10 after Match 11 will not be charged the administration fee. Early bird discount of $10.00 applies to each person for most events if entry and entry fee is received prior to the 5th February Page 26

27 ENTRY FORM Access the 2018 entry form here: ENTRY ID The Entry ID is sometimes referred to as Ref No. This is the number allocated when an on-line entry is made. This number is used by each member of a pair or team when paying the entry fee separately so that each payment may be matched to the original entry. EVENT ORGANISERS Tournament organisers Tim Runting and Therese Tully Chief Tournament Director Laurie Kelso Chief Scorer Matthew McManus EVENT INFORMATION AND ELIGIBILITY OPEN: Carries ABF Open Playoff Points. Swiss Pairs Events do not carry playoff points. SENIORS: Open to players born prior to 1st January PQPs will only be awarded to those born before 1 January YOUTH: Open to players born prior to 1 st January INTERMEDIATE: Open to players who have not attained 750 MPs as at 30 September MPs: Open to players who have not attained 500 MPs as at 30 September 2017 RESTRICTED: Open to players who have not attained 300 MPs as at 30 September 2017 NOVICE: Open to players who have not attained 100 MP s as at 30 September 2017 UNDER 50 MP: Open to players who have not attained 50 MPs as at 30 September 2017 ROOKIE: Open to players who have not attained 10 MP s as at 30 September 2017 EVENTS FOR NOVICE PLAYERS Please refer to NOVICE EVENTS or the following link: Page 27

28 FINALS INCLUDING TOP 4 AND SEMI FINALS The top 2 from each field of Seniors, Intermediate, Restricted and Novice teams will play in finals beginning at am on Friday. The top 6 in the Open Field will play finals on Friday and then the top 2 on Saturday. OPEN - TOP 6 AT END OF MATCH 12 Round of 4-3rd to 6th Friday 9:00am 24 Boards (2x12 Board Stanzas) OPEN - SEMI FINAL 1st, 2nd and winners of the Round of 4 Friday 2:00pm 40 Boards (4x10 Board Stanzas) OPEN - FINAL Saturday 9:00am 48 Boards (4x12 Board Stanzas) NOVICE, RESTRICTED, INTERMEDIATE Top 2 at the end of Match 12 Friday 10:00am 48 Boards (4x12 Board Stanzas) SENIORS - FINAL Top 2 at the end of Match 12 Friday 10:00am 48 Boards (4x12 Board Stanzas) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Please refer to this link as it may answer your question: GOLD POINTS Gold points are awarded for all events except Walk In Pairs. For further information regarding masterpoint allocation, please refer to MASTERPOINTS - WALK-IN PAIRS RED AND ALL OTHER EVENTS INCLUDING ROOKIES AND 0-50MPS ARE GOLD MASTERPOINT Page 28

29 HELP BEFORE PLAY Help will be available as follows: Rookies Under 50s Novices Sunday 18 th February play starts 11am help from 10am Thursday 22 nd February play starts 10.30am help from 9.30am Tuesday 20 th February play starts 10.30am help from 9.30am Wednesday 21 st February play starts 10.30am help from 9.30am Saturday 17 th February Novice Pairs start 11am help from 10.30am Tuesday 20 th February Novice Teams start 10.30am help from 10am Friday 23 rd February Novice Pairs starts 10am help from 9.30am Assistance will be available for filling out system cards, helping you find your seat & working out where you go, where the boards move and using Bridgemates etc. We can also assist with any queries regarding alerting or anything else you might like to know, but also refer to the timetable of activities. Helpers can be identified by their bright yellow fluorescent jackets. Our thanks to our helpers: Richard Wallis, Lyn Carter, Mick Fawcett, Lynn Tracey, Chris and Shelley Farr, Graham Rusher and Therese Tully. HELP BEFORE PLAY VOLUNTEERS Date Day Event Help from Play Starts Volunteers 17/02/2018 Saturday Bobby Richman Novice Pairs 10.30am 11.00am Mick Fawcett & Lyn Tracey 18/02/2018 Sunday Rookies 10.00am 11.00am Graham Rusher Therese Tully 20/02/2018 Tuesday Novice Teams 10.00am 10.30am Lyn Carter Richard Wallis 20/02/2018 Tuesday 0-50s 9.30am 10.30am Chris & Shelley Farr 21/02/2018 Wednesday 0-50s 9.30am 10.30am Mick Fawcett & Lyn Tracey 22/02/2018 Thursday Rookies 9.30am 10.30am Graham Rusher, Mick Fawcett & Lyn Carter 23/02/2018 Friday Novice Pairs 9.30am 10.00am Mick Fawcett & Lyn Tracey HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT AND KEEPING COSTS DOWN There has been an increasing trend for players to read the Daily Bulletin online. This has enabled us to reduce the print runs of the bulletin reducing our carbon footprint and keeping down the costs for you the players. You can further assist by returning any bulletins which you no longer require to the venue allowing us to recycle them, especially from the early days to those players who attend only for the teams. Page 29

30 HOLIDAY WALK INS May also refer to WALK INS AT THE GOLD COAST CONGRESS Players can play in either one, two or three events with each session awarding voucher prizes. An overall prize will also be given in each event to the pair with the highest total score over three sessions. Cost is $15.00 per player per session (payment to be made at the table). Pre-entry is not necessary. Players can play in any of the Walk-In events, but players must play all three sessions within an event to be eligible for an overall prize. HOSPITALITY Hospitality is held in the Convener s Unit daily usually after the afternoon s play in the pairs and after the last match during the teams. The Convener, at times, allows other officers to host hospitality sessions. HOUSE TEAMS AND PAIRS Any nominations are welcomed in the event that House Teams or Pairs are required. INDIVIDUAL PLAYER RESULTS Individual player results are available on the Results page of the GCC website. Click on Individual Player Results and enter your Name or ABF number, then click Get Results. INTERMEDIATE ELIGIBILITY Open to players who have not attained 750 MP s as at 30 September Page 30

31 LATE ENTRIES IVY DAHLER BUTLER PAIRS, SERES MCMAHON SWISS MATCHPOINT PAIRS AND FRIDAY NOVICE PAIRS Entries for the end-of-week events (Ivy Dahler Butler Pairs, Sere McMahon Swiss Pairs and Friday Novice Pairs) close at Noon Thursday. To relieve the pressure on the Administration Desk at this time, and to cut down on the queues, we are leaving the web site on-line entries open right up until Noon Thursday for players wishing to enter and pay on-line by credit card. You will still be able to pay at the Administration Desk using cash, cheque or credit card. Changes to existing entries (different players, changing events, cancellations etc.) will need to be done at the Administration Desk however any changes will incur a $10.00 administrative fee. Pairs in the top 10 after Round 11 in the Open Teams will not pay a late fee. Therefore, avoid the queues and enter on-line using your ipad, notebook or smartphone. Alternatively, avoid the late entry fee by entering the event to take advantage of the Early Payment Discount. Then if you make the finals, you will automatically receive a refund. LOLLIES Available at office and scoring area (not available at coffee shop). LUNCHES The Convention Centre Kiosks will sell a few sandwiches, salads and sausage rolls. MASTERPOINTS - Walk-In Pairs Red and All Other Events Including Rookies And 0-50mps Are Gold Masterpoint Masterpoint Awards: Gold in main events, red for walk-ins Weekend Swiss Matchpoint Pairs - Open 0.36 gold masterpoints for each win Weekend Swiss Matchpoint Pairs gold masterpoints for each win Monday Swiss Butler Pairs - Open 0.28 gold masterpoints for each win Monday Swiss Butler Pairs gold masterpoints for each win Open Teams 1.12 gold masterpoints for each win Seniors Teams 0.84 gold masterpoints for each win Intermediate Teams 0.50 gold masterpoints for each win Restricted Teams 0.41 gold masterpoints for each win Novice Teams 0.36 gold masterpoints for each win Open Butler Swiss Pairs 0.64 gold masterpoints for each win Intermediate Butler Swiss Pairs 0.29 gold masterpoints for each win Restricted Butler Swiss Pairs 0.23 gold masterpoints for each win Seres McMahon MP Swiss Pairs 0.32 gold masterpoints for each win Friday Novice Pairs 0.21 gold masterpoints for each win Substantial awards for outright places (top half of field in pairs, top third of field in Teams and Swiss pairs). All Masterpoint awards are subject to final field size. Page 31