1996 Queen Mary Regional
February 19-25,
Long Beach, California

Host Hotel: The Queen Mary, (310)-435-3511 or (800)-437-2934
Room Rate: $55-75 (depending on view)
1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, CA 90802-6390
A non-smoking tournament with breaks.
Section top awards for all events and "special day" sur-prizes.

News flash: I've been told that the evening sessions are beginning at 7:30.

Monday, February 19

Tuesday, February 20

Wednesday, February 21

Flower day---door prizes.

Thursday, February 22

Friday, February 23

``Mardi Gras'' day

Saturday, February 24

``Black and white'' day.
``Dress Up Night'' (7PM) Honor the Queen by wearing your best bib and tucker. (Black tie optional.) Changing rooms available.

Sunday, February 25

Unless noted otherwise, all flighted and stratified events are divided 500, 1000, 1000+. 199er Stratiflighted Pairs is: Flight A: 0-200, Flight B: 0-20, 20-50, 50-100

Continuous Pairs Events

Two separate events. Play in as many sessions in each event as you choose to. Overall awards based on an individual's two highest scores in a specific event. Different partners are permitted. Players must play in two sessions to be eligible to receive any gold points.

Knockout Team Events

All Knockout events are bracketed by Master Points with random draw within each bracket. If only one (1) bracket, then the event will be handicapped with random draw. All events are four sessions.

Bidding boxes will be used in all events.

Midchart conventions for which the ACBL supplies written defenses only may be used only in the top bracket of Knockout events provided that the bracket contains no teams with an average masterpoint holding of less than 1500.

Smoking is permitted only in designated areas. Courtesy breaks provided.

Appropriate dress is required at all times, including cleanliness and shoes.

Playing fees: All championship session, $8.50 per person/per session. All other games, $7.50 per person/per session. Youth players (25 years or under) $6.00 per person/session for all games.

Tournament director: Elinor Kipperman

Tournament Manager: Les Cohen

District 23 National Director: Cecil Q. Cook

District 23 President: Woody Kaiser

Tournament Committee: Jerry Katz, Chairman, Roger Clough, Jan Cohen, Les Cohen, Cecil Cook, Jeff Goldsmith, Baum Harris, Woody Kaiser, Alan Le Bendig, Barbara Nussbaum, Herb Nussbaum, Louise Sklar, and Virginia Wittich.

For further information, call or write the ALACBU office, 7219 Canby Ave., Reseda, CA 91335, (818)-996-3271

Jeff Goldsmith, jeff@tintin.jpl.nasa.gov, Dec. 5, 1995