The Nominating Committee nominated the following slate of candidates for the 2021 election to the USBF Board of Directors, and there were no petition candidates, so the Nominating Committee Slate has been elected. Welcome to new Board members Eric Gettleman and Tom Reynolds, and returning member Kate Aker:

Kate Aker	Eric Gettleman	Tom Reynolds

These nominations are for 3-year terms, ending on 12/31/2024 Additional candidates may be nominated until November 12, 2021 by petition, as set forth in the USBF Election Procedures. If no candidates are nominated by petition, the three candidates nominated by the Nominating Committee will be elected to the USBF Boards, with their terms of office commencing on January 1, 2022.

The 2021 USBCs are now over and the qualified teams, all of whom have been approved by the USBF Board, for the 2021 World Team Championship, to be played in Salsomaggiore, Italy from March 27 to April 7, 2022 are:

BERMUDA BOWL:
USA1: Nick Nickell-Ralph Katz, Eric Greco-Geoff Hampson, Bobby Levin-Steve Weinstein, NPC Jill Levin

USA2: Warren Spector-Gavin Wolpert, Kevin Bathurst-John Hurd, Vince Demuy*-John Kranyak, NPC Kent Mignocchi

VENICE CUP:

USA1: Pam Wittes-Shawn Quinn, Emma Kolesnik-Amber Lin, Cheri Bjerkan*-Rozanne Pollack*, NPC Joe Stokes

USA2: Lynn Baker-Karen McCallum, Jill Meyers-Kerri Sanborn, Janice Molson-Sandra Rimstedt*, NPC Sam Dinkin

WORLD MIXED TEAMS:

USA1: Andrew Rosenthal-Debbie Rosenberg, Dana Berkowitz-Eldad Ginossar, Migry zur Campanile-Chris Willenken, NPC Jeff Aker

USA2: Linda Lewis-Paul Lewis, Disa Eythorsdottir-Mark Itabashi, Ljudmila Kamenova-Ron Smith, NPC Kay Enfield

D'ORSI SENIOR BOWL:

USA1: Mike Levine-Eddie Wold, Mark Lair-Mike Passell, Jeff Meckstroth-David Berkowitz*, NPC Bob Morris

USA2: Bart Bramley-Kit Woolsey, Dan Morse-Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Bob Hamman*-Peter Weichsel*, NPC Joyce Goldstein

*Players who have been added to qualified teams and approved by the Credentials Committee