Transition Timeline
¬5/5/2004:
Sealed ballot boxes with votes from the ABC Convention that was held
on 3/19/04 and the WIBC Convention voting on 5/4/04 were opened and counted.
ABC voted 898 to 274 and WIBC voted 1,743 to 716 in favor of the merger. USA
Bowling Board of Directors voted in favor of the merger. YABA’s Board of
Directors did not approve the merger.
¬5/15/2004:
YABA Board of Directors voted unanimously just before
the expiration of the Plan of Merger to approve the merger & join the ABC,
WIBC & USA Bowling in the creation of the United States Bowling Congress.
¬May
2004: State & Local Associations may
begin the transition process
¬August
2004: Associations will
have received Letters of Intent, associations will have nearly one year to
sign & return letter to USBC. A temporary Charter is issued to all ABC, WIBC
& YABA state/local associations for the 2004-05 season. Associations not
returning the Letter of Intent will only receive support from Bowling
Headquarters for the remainder of the 2004-05 season, however, supplies &
services will not be provided thereafter.
¬January
1, 2005:
USBC officially launched, ABC, WIBC, YABA, USA Bowling dissolved and USBC
begins business.
¬May
31, 2005: Deadline
for Letter of Intent submission to USBC
¬Spring
2006: First USBC
National Annual Meeting. (Both merged & non-merged associations who
submitted Letters of Intent allowed to attend.)
¬May
31, 2006:
Associations must have completed transition from ABC, WIBC or YABA to a USBC
association.
¬Spring
2007:
Second USBC National Annual Meeting. All USBC Chartered associations allowed
to attend. First election of open Board positions.