24th CACBF ZONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Please note that all pairs playing in the National Teams (Open, Ladies, or Seniors) should fill out a convention card and submit it to the chief tournament director, John MacGregor as soon as possible. We would appreciate it if you would also send a copy to systems@tropicalbridge.com for publication on this website. The applicable section of the CACBF General Conditions of Contest are listed below, with the web sites where you can find authorized computer programs. The complete CACBF General Conditions of Contest may be viewed on the CACBF web site.

5. COMPLETION OF THE CACBF CONVENTION CARD

5.1

Contestants are required to make full written disclosure of their System and to fully reveal the meaning of any call or play in response to a proper question from an opponent. The written disclosure is made by completion, in due form, of the CACBF Convention Card ("CC") and Supplementary Sheets ("SS") as required. The CC must include the following:

1. All sections of the CC and SS must be accurately and legibly completed, in English, according to the WBF Guide to Completion.
2. The CC and SS must contain a clear and sufficient explanation of the System, including all competitive agreements and understandings. The CACBF accepts that the full particulars of some sequences (such as relays that occur in later rounds of the auction) may be omitted from the CC without such omission being a breach of the requirement that the Card contains a clear and sufficient explanation of the System.
3. The type of system and its appropriate color must be indicated on the CC.

5.1.1

In National Team events (either Open or Ladies), the only acceptable CC is the CACBF CC or the WBF CC. In all other events, the CACBF Alternate CC is acceptable.

5.2

The onus of disclosure is on the user. When there is claim of damage through inadequate disclosure, the Chief Tournament Director and the Appeals Committee will give the benefit of any doubt to the opponents.

5.3

The computer programs authorized for production and submission of the CACBF CC and SS are:

1. the WBF Convention Card Editor (DOS) — available from WBF or through ECATS BRIDGE
2. the WBF Convention Card Editor (WINDOWS) — available from WBF or through ECATS BRIDGE
3. the Convention Card Program (WINDOWS) — written by LEE EDWARDS and customized for the CACBF (download the NON ACBL version)
4. the WBF Guide to Completion (.doc or .pdf) — available at ECATS BRIDGE, also blank cards are available here.

6. CACBF CONVENTION BOOKLET

The CACBF uses the WBF Convention Booklet as the CACBF Convention Booklet. A reference by name of a convention described in the CACBF Convention Booklet incorporates the full text of the relevant convention as described in the CACBF Convention Booklet. When any modification of the description is used, sufficient detail must appear on the Card where the convention is named. Annotating modifications on the CACBF Convention Booklet itself is not acceptable.

REMINDER: Please forward your cards to John MacGregor as soon as possible.