Service to the world of bridge
2005 to present noted here; 40 years previous service
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OVERVIEW
OF BILL'S PROJECTS
Different
National Board members bring different sorts of expertise to the
Boardroom. Some are lawyers; the nature of their expertise in
support of setting policy for an organization is probably
obvious--important, but perhaps obvious. The expertise I bring
centers on my professional career as a mathematician with a Ph.D. in
pure mathematics. I have specialties in algebraic graph theory
(so understand network analysis), in number theory (so am an expert
with number patterns), and logic (so am good at building logical
structures--involving schedules, masterpoints, and so forth). I
have tried over the course of the past nine years to employ that
expertise to benefit the international organization--the ACBL. In
addition, in
my role as an academic, I have become involved in computer science and
have also been able to share that expertise, in my role as a policy
maker for the entire ACBL, as well. Listed below is a
summary of projects completed and those still underway that I hope to
complete within the next three years. Much of the work is
represented in Excel spreadsheets; other is linked or noted in other
ways.
The material is also partially cross-referenced in relation to the list
of committees, below, for broader context within the international
policy setting.
2013:
- Participation
in "The Longest Day"--Sandy and I ran an exhibit at the Michigan Bridge
Association tournament in which we collected funds and also information
involving location of folks with Alzheimer's (not necessarily still
alive). The locational information was then mapped in Google
Earth as a way to say "We Remember YOU!" It serves as a "Memory
Map" from the vantage point of the Michigan Bridge Association. Attached screenshot of the file; attached Google Earth file, in .kmz format
(open directly in Google Earth).
- Revising
M-factor to more accurately award masterpoints in stratified
events: Mfactor
proposal.xlsx
- Revising
the manner in which master points are awarded in the X strata: Mfactor
proposal.xlsx
- Comparing
the depth of awards in pair and team events: pairVteam.xlsx
- Assigning
masterpoint awards to new restricted national events.
- The
ACBL continues work on ACBL score + and I am part of the committee
reviewing progress.
- Member
special Hall of Fame advisory committee.
- Ensuring
that the correct number of players received overall awards in national
events.
- ACBL
Board appointed regional representatives to the National Goodwill
Committee. Sandy Arlinghaus was appointed to represent the "East"
which includes all of District 12 and more.
2012:
- The
ACBL continues work on ACBL score + and I am part of the committee
reviewing progress.
- Represented
District 12 in retention of Toledo Regional's entitlement to a
traditional date. Other District 12 Regionals also have
traditional dates.
- Ensuring
that the correct number of players received overall awards in national
events.
- ACBL
connection to pacemaker recycling project, MyHeart/YourHeart of
the Cardiovascular Center of The University of Michigan.
- Worked
with Joan Gerard to obtain World Youth Bridge Congress in
District 12 in the summer of 2013.
2011:
2010:
- Created
rules (as opposed to formula) for handicaps--specifically, the rules
presently in existence for how the formula is implemented; created both
implementation options.
- Ranking: 2010
ranks up to LM | 2010
star masters
(oudated) | Fibonacci
Table |
(outdated)
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- ACBL
Board
Representative to Competitions and Conventions Committee
- Ensuring
that the correct number of players received overall awards in national
events.
- Trip to Chicago to USBF Women's and
Seniors' Trials to study the event one year out: June,
2010. Funded personally.
- Trip to Horn
Lake for
new ACBL
Headquarters dedication ceremony. Funded personally.
2009:
- Tournament Regulation:
SPRING
NABC |
- Masterpoints: CLUB
GAMES | 2009
Club Masterpoint Proposal | 2009
Club Proposal 5 |
- President,
ACBL Educational Foundation
- ACBL
Board
Representative to Competitions and Conventions Committee
- Ensuring
that the correct number of players received overall awards in national
events.
- Work
with Joan Gerard and Sandy Arlinghaus to put in a bid to bring WBF to
Ann Arbor--in response to their quick need to find a site. They
went
to Croatia, instead.
2008:
- ACBL Board Representative
to the ACBL Educational Foundation
- Tournament Committee Chair
representative to Competitions and Conventions Committee
- Ensuring
that the correct number of players received overall awards in national
events.
- Detroit
North American Bridge Championship: the Google Earth Display,
S. Arlinghaus. Solstice:
An Electronic Journal of Geography and Mathematics, Volume
XIX, Number 1.
- Unit 174,
American Contract Bridge League Bridge Clubs: Greater
Houston, Bert Onstott. Solstice: An
Electronic Journal of Geography and Mathematics, Volume
XIX, Number 1.
- Links
to final Detroit NABC report:
- Word
document, 15 pages--top layer of report with all links.
- PDF
format of all pdfs in one layer (454 pages) with all links.
- Link
to Detroit NABC
website: -- a gift to
future NABC Chairs from the Detroit NABC
2007:
2006:
- Contributed
to formula for masterpoints for knockout events.
- Conditions
of Contest work.
- Non-member
contributor to Competitions and
Conventions.
- Ensuring
that the correct number of players received overall awards in national
events.
- Maps
and
Decisions: Part
II--Ambiguity; Part
III--Redistricting; Part
IV--Club Data
Sandra L.
Arlinghaus and
William
C. Arlinghaus, Solstice: An Electronic Journal of Geography and
Mathematics, Volume
XVII, Number 1.
2005:
- What
has come to be known as "Bill's Formula": initial assignment of
first and second round seating for the Vanderbilt and Spingold.
- Conditions
of Contest work.
- Masterpoints: KOPTST
| club-awards
(proposed in 2005, temporarily accepted in 2011) |
- Competition and Conventions: Knockoutbrackets
| KnockoutPrinciples
| KO-vd,sp-oct
05 | Appendix
C | NewAppComplex
| NewAppC
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- Ensuring
that the correct number of players received overall awards in national
events.
- Phillip
Alder,
nationally
syndicated column, New York Times, "The sneaky play was for sure
sneaky," September 7, 2005. Derived from:
Hand
in Daily Bulletin from Atlanta NABC, August 27, page 6.
- Ann
Arbor News, December 25,
2004,
Byline:
Katie Walton, page A3, "Bridge Building is his Passion." Link is
to M-Live; go to Ann Arbor News; search on "bridge."
Extra link
to article with photo.
- Table
Talk: December,
2004
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Related
local or regional activities.
District 12 Website |
Summary
of Bill's Activities, Cross-referenced, in part, with the above Overview |
Related
national or global activities
ACBL website
Past NABCs: Daily Bulletins
ACBL Board Meetings, ACBL site. |
ACBL Board appointed regional representatives to the National Goodwill
Committee. Sandy Arlinghaus was appointed to represent the "East"
which includes all of District 12 and more.
Eastern Michigan Unit: sample By-Laws.
MBA and SOMBA:
ongoing work to promote cordial relations.
ACBL connection to pacemaker recycling project, MyHeart/YourHeart of
the Cardiovascular Center of The University of Michigan.
Ongoing work with Joan Gerard to obtain World Youth Bridge Congress in
District 12 in the summer of 2013.
Toledo
Unit: represented district to preserve protected slots for their
Regional dates.
MBA and SOMBA:
ongoing work to promote cordial relations.
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2013
National
ACBL Board of Directors Committee Assignments for 2013 made by ACBL
President Donald Mamula.
Summary
of Bill's Activities
- Bridge: DeMartino (C), Robinson (Tourn), Monzingo (CoC),
Hennings (GRoots/Spec), Arlinghaus,
Blakely, Heller, Janicki, Jones, Levy, Morse, Pinsky, Subeck, Vilhauer.
- Masterpoint Policy: Heller
(C), Arlinghaus (VC--Technical),
Calkins, DeMartino, Janicki, Jones, Monzingo, Weniger.
- NABC Strategic Analysis: Monzingo
(C), Arlinghaus, Heller,
Robinson, Subeck.
- Strategic Review & Evaluation: DeMartino
(C), Robinson (VC), Arlinghaus,
DeMartino, Fairchild, Heller, Levy.
2012
National
ACBL Board of Directors Committee Assignments for 2012 made by ACBL
President Sharon Anderson.
Summary
of Bill's Activities
- Masterpoints:
Subeck (chair), Arlinghaus,
Janicki, DeMartino, Monzingo, Vilhauer,
Robinson. Note ongoing Committee with changes to be made on 5
year
cycle. Topic for consideration: 1. masterpoint
inflation, 2.
masterpoints as incentive, 3. input from those affected--players,
tournament chairs, and tournament directors. Note Option of the
chair
to involve experts outside the board. Staff: Weinstein.
- Ranking: (Review
stratification). Arlinghaus
(chair), DeMartino, Janicki,
Morse. Staff: Nachtwey/Weinstein
- Strength of Field (sunset
following Memphis meeting). Subeck (C), Arlinghaus, Heller,
Jones, Vilhauer. Staff: Patrias/Weinstein
- Tournament
Regulation: DeMartino (chair),
Heller, Morse, Arlinghaus.
Staff:
Horwedel.
Brief board on process
regarding regionals at Sea. NABC National Events Schedule
Review.
Draft policy changes to support recommended schedule. Consider
creation of
new bridge events.
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Attendance at NABCs
(for the full time, funded half by ACBL and half personally):
Attendance at NABCs
(for the full time, funded half by ACBL and half personally):
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LINK
to local site for Detroit USBF event, June, 2011
"Power of Two" projects with Sandy Arlinghaus: Pacemaker
recycling; Cognitive disorders connection; precollegiate curriculum
connection. Correspondence sent by Sandy to the entire ACBL Board
of Directors during 2011: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
ACBL connection to pacemaker recycling, grant proposal submitted to
Gates Foundation, Nov. 2011.
Google
Earth file capturing 2011 Odyssey of Craig Robinson created by
Sandy.
Western Michigan Unit: Calvin College issue.
MBA and SOMBA:
ongoing work to promote cordial relations.
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2011
National
ACBL Board of Directors Committee Assignments for 2011 made by ACBL
President Craig Robinson.
Summary
of Bill's Activities
ACBL National Board
Committees:
- Chair,
Bridge, includes Tournaments and Conditions of Contest
- Vice-Chair:
Ranking
- Member:
By-Laws
- Member:
Internet Bridge
- Member:
Masterpoints
- Member:
Strength of Field
- Member:
Technology
Other:
- Chair,
ACBLscore Steering Committee charged with overseeing the re-development
of ACBLscore (not a Board committee)
- ACBL
Board
Representative to Competitions and Conventions Committee
- Media
(with/by Sandy Arlinghaus and others as noted):
Excel
spreadsheets related to Committee work:
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Attendance at NABCs
(for the full time, funded half by ACBL and half personally):
USBF
Women's and Senior's Trials, Detroit, June 6-11, 2011
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Trip to Chicago to USBF Women's and
Seniors' Trials to study the event one year out: June, 2010.
Trip to Horn Lake for
new ACBL
Headquarters dedication ceremony:
- Link to TV coverage
- Photo
animations (mostly in the Bridge Museum): 01,
02,
- The move
from Memphis to Horn Lake: movie
- Welcome
speeches: movie
- Ribbon
cutting: movie
MBA and SOMBA:
ongoing work to promote cordial relations.
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2010
National
ACBL Board of Directors Committee Assignments for 2010 made by ACBL
President Rich DeMartino.
Summary
of Bill's Activities
ACBL National Board
Committees:
- Chair:
Bridge, includes Tournaments (Chair), Conditions of Contest, Special
Events
- Vice-Chair:
Technology
- Member:
Internet Bridge
- Member:
Special Games at Clubs
Other:
- ACBL
Board
Representative to Competitions and Conventions Committee
Excel
spreadsheets related to Committee work:
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Attendance at NABCs
(for the full time, funded half by ACBL and half personally):
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Work
with Joan Gerard and Sandy Arlinghaus to put in a bid to bring WBF to
Ann Arbor--in response to their quick need to find a site. They
went
to Croatia, instead.
MBA and SOMBA:
ongoing work to promote cordial relations.
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2009
National ACBL Board
of Directors
Committee Assignments for 2009 made by ACBL President Jerry
Fleming.
a
Summary
of Bill's Activities
ACBL National Board
Committees:
- Chair:
International / Federations Committee
- Chair:
Conditions of Contest Committee
- Vice-Chair:
Internet Bridge Committee
- Member:
Board Operations Committee
- Member:
Bridge Committee
- Member:
Technology Committee
- Member:
Tournament Committee
Other:
- President,
ACBL Educational Foundation
- ACBL
Board
Representative to Competitions and Conventions Committee
Excel
spreadsheets related to Committee work:
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Attendance at NABCs
(for the full time, funded half by ACBL and half personally):
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Detroit
North American Bridge Championship: the Google Earth Display,
S. Arlinghaus. Solstice:
An Electronic Journal of Geography and Mathematics, Volume
XIX, Number 1.
Unit 174, American Contract Bridge League Bridge Clubs: Greater
Houston, Bert Onstott. Solstice: An
Electronic Journal of Geography and Mathematics, Volume
XIX, Number 1.
Western Michigan
Unit: helped members participate at the NABC.
MBA and SOMBA:
ongoing work to promote cordial relations.
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2008
National ACBL Board of Directors
Committee Assignments for 2008 made by ACBL President Dan Morse.
Summary of Bill's Activities
ACBL
National Board Committees:
- Chair: Tournament Committee
- Chair:
International/Federations Committee
- Vice-Chair: Bridge
Committee
- Member: Conditions of
Contest Committee
- Member: Minutes
Committee
Other:
- ACBL Board Representative
to the ACBL Educational Foundation
- Tournament Committee Chair
representative to Competitions and Conventions Committee
- Links
to final Detroit NABC report:
- Word
document, 15 pages--top layer of report with all links.
- PDF
format of all pdfs in one layer (454 pages) with all links.
- Link
to Detroit NABC
website: -- a gift to
future NABC Chairs from the Detroit NABC
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Attendance at NABCs
(for the full time, funded half by ACBL and half personally):
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Developed linear
formula for knockout awards.
MBA and SOMBA:
ongoing work to promote cordial relations.
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2007
National ACBL Board of Directors
Committee Assignments for 2007 made by ACBL President Sharon
Fairchild.
Summary of Bill's Activities
ACBL National Board Committees:
- Chair: Federations
Committee--newly-established committee charged with forging strong
liaisons among the ACBL, the U.S. Bridge Federation, the Canadian
Bridge Federation, and the World Bridge Federation.
- Chair: Conditions of
Contest Committee
- Member: Bridge Committee
- Member: Masterpoint
Committee
- Member: Minutes Committee
- Member: Tournament
Committee
Other:
- Non-member contributor to Competitions and
Conventions.
Excel
spreadsheets related to Committee work:
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Attendance at NABCs
(for the full time, funded half by ACBL and half personally):
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Maps
and
Decisions: Part
II--Ambiguity; Part
III--Redistricting; Part
IV--Club Data
Sandra L.
Arlinghaus and
William
C. Arlinghaus, Solstice: An Electronic Journal of Geography and
Mathematics, Volume
XVII, Number 1.
MBA and SOMBA:
ongoing work to promote cordial relations.
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2006
National
ACBL Board of Directors
Committee Assignments for 2006 made by ACBL President Harriette
Buckman.
Summary of
Bill's Activities
ACBL National Board Committees:
- Vice-Chair: Board Operations Committee
- Member: Appeals and Charges Committee
- Member: Bridge Committee
- Member: Juniors Committee
- Member: Masterpoint Committee
- Member: NAP/GNT Credentials Committee
- Member: Tournament Regulations (Bridge) Committee
- Member: Honorary Member Committee
Other:
- Non-member contributor to Competitions and
Conventions.
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Attendance at NABCs
(for the full time, funded half by ACBL and half personally):
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Audio
welcome link
Phillip Alder,
nationally
syndicated column, New York Times, "The sneaky play was for sure
sneaky," September 7, 2005. Derived from:
Hand
in Daily Bulletin from Atlanta NABC, August 27, page 6.
Ann Arbor News, December 25,
2004,
Byline:
Katie Walton, page A3, "Bridge Building is his Passion." Link is
to M-Live; go to Ann Arbor News; search on "bridge."
Extra link
to article with photo.
Table Talk: December,
2004
MBA
and SOMBA: ongoing work to promote cordial relations.
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2005
National
ACBL Board of Directors
Committee Assignments for 2005 made by ACBL President Roger Smith.
Summary of
Bill's Activities
ACBL National Board Committees:
- Vice-Chair:
Governance Committee
- Member:
Bridge Committee
- Member:
Juniors Committee
- Member:
Election Regulation Committee
- Member:
Redistricting Committee
- Member:
ABA Coordination Committee
Other:
- Non-member contributor to Competitions and
Conventions.
Excel
spreadsheets related to Committee work:
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Attendance at NABCs
(for the full time, funded half by ACBL and half personally):
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