In Ireland, USBF members David Berkowitz, Larry Cohen, Fred Gitelman, Bob Hamman, Geoff Hampson, Bobby Levin, Jill Levin, Zia Mahmood, Jill Meyers, Paul Soloway, Steve Weinstein and Roy Welland defeated a strong team from Europe to win the first-ever Buffett Cup of Bridge. Modeled after the golf Ryder Cup, the Buffett Cup had Team, Pair and Individual phases. The two teams were tied in the Teams phase, but the USA team won both the Pairs and the Individual to score a convincing victory. For complete information about the event, the teams and the scores, see the Buffett Cup website.
USA Team Wins First Buffett Cup
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2011 USBF ELECTION - Nominating Committee Slate
Two members of the USBF Board of Directors will be elected to join the Board in 2012. Each will serve a three year term ending January 1, 2015.
The USBF Nominating Committee has nominated the following people for the two seats:
Active Member seats: Sylvia Moss (incumbent)
Jonathan Weinstein
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In accordance with the USBF Bylaws as clarified in the Election Procedures, additional candidates may be added to the slate by petition, as follows:
- 4. Petition Candidates
Active Members in good standing may be added to ballots by petition. A valid petition application form requires twenty-five (25) Active Member signatures. Petitions must be received at USBF headquarters no later than ten (10) days prior to the ballot mailing date.
The ballot mailing date is February 16th so the last day to submit a nomination Petition is January 27th.
If there are no petition candidates, the two candidates nominated by the Nominating Committee will be elected without need for mailing and return of ballots.
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2012 USBF ELECTION - Nominating Committee Slate
Three members of the USBF Board of Directors will be elected to join the Board in 2012. Each will serve a three year term ending January 1, 2016.
The USBF Nominating Committee has nominated the following people for the three seats:
Active Member seats: Cheri Bjerkan (incumbent)
Howard Weinstein (incumbent)
Bob Katz
 Cheri Bjerkan, photo by Peg Kaplan |
 Howard Weinstein, photo by Peg Kaplan |
 Bob Katz |
In accordance with the USBF Bylaws as clarified in the Election Procedures, additional candidates may be added to the slate by petition, as follows:
- 4. Petition Candidates
Active Members in good standing may be added to ballots by petition. A valid petition application form requires twenty-five (25) Active Member signatures. Petitions must be received at USBF headquarters no later than ten (10) days prior to the ballot mailing date.
The ballot mailing date is November 15th so the last day to submit a nomination Petition is October 26th.
If there are no petition candidates, the three candidates nominated by the Nominating Committee will be elected without need for voting.
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New Board Members Elected in 2014 election
Two new members of the USBF Board of Directors have been elected to join the Board in January of 2015. Each will serve a three year term ending December 31, 2017.
The USBF Nominating Committee nominated Brad Moss & Josh Parker to fill the seats on the Board that will become vacant with the end of Sylvia Moss' and Jonathan Weinstein's terms. There were no petition candidates for the Board seats, so Brad & Josh will join the Board. Welcome to both of them!
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Brad Moss Josh Parker
The USBF Board for 2015 will be:
Cheri Bjerkan (term ends December 31, 2015)
Marty Fleisher (term ends December 31, 2016)
Bob Katz (term ends December 31, 2015)
Brad Moss (term ends December 31, 2017)
Josh Parker (term ends December 31, 2017)
Sue Picus (term ends December 31, 2016)
Howard Weinstein (term ends December 31, 2015)
The Board will elect officers at its first meeting in 2015.
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