USBF members Susan Zhang, Sylvia Shi, Jill Meyers, and Kerri Sanborn teamed up to play in the recently concluded WBF Women's Online Team event, and won convincingly, over 13 Victory Points ahead of second place (the WIMPs, also from the US).
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Susan Zhang
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Sylvia Shi
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Jill Meyers
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Kerri Sanborn
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The deadline for petition candidates for the USBF Board has now passed and no election is necessary with two open Board positions and two nominations. So congratulations or commiserations to Aaron Silverstein, who will be serving his second term on the USBF Board, and Amber Lin, who will join the Board for the first time. Both of them will serve from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026.
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Amber Lin |
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The Nominating Committee has nominated the following slate of candidates for the 2023 election to the USBF Board of Directors:
Aaron Silverstein |
Amber Lin |
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Both of these nominations are for 3-year terms, ending on 12/31/2026 Additional candidates may be nominated until November 21, 2023 by petition, as set forth in the USBF Election Procedures. If no candidates are nominated by petition, the two candidates nominated by the Nominating Committee will be elected to the USBF Board, with their terms of office commencing on January 1, 2024.
This Fall the USBF will conduct an election to fill 2 seats on its Board of Directors. The seats are for three-year terms commencing January 1, 2024.
Nominees must be Active USBF members, having paid the 2023 annual active or resident member dues of $50.
If you are interested in being nominated,
In addition to those candidates nominated by the nominating committee, candidates may be nominated by petition. Twenty-five or more Active or Resident Members of USBF may nominate an Active or Resident Member for a Board position. To file a petition nominating a candidate,
See the election timeline below for when things happen. Download the Election Procedures and Board Member Expectations for more complete information about the election.
| ACTION | Relation to BMD* | Date | Week Day |
| Nominating Committee reports to Elections Committee |
31 Days before BMD | 11/10/23 | Friday |
| Nominations Close | 30 Days before BMD | 11/11/23 | Saturday |
| Last Day for Petition Candidates | 20 days before BMD | 11/21/23 | Tuesday |
| Eligible Voter List Posted on Web site** | 15 days before BMD | 11//26/23 | Sunday |
| Last day to protest voter list** | 7 days before BMD | 12/4/23 | Monday |
| Ballot Mailing Date (BMD)** | 12/11/23 | Monday | |
| End of voting period** | 1/20/24 | Saturday | |
| Announce Results | 1/14/24 | Saturday | |
| Last Day for protest of election |
10 days after results announced |
* BMD = Ballot Mailing Date
** Necessary only if more candidates are nominated than there are positions open.
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