[Ansteorra-MiddleEastern] Draft Charter and By-laws for Ansteorran Middle Eastern Dance Guild

[willow Herbert]

This sounds good. It is a little confusing. I am not sure of the fancy
titles. My experience with those things was bad in the bardic college.
Could someone call me and explain it to me over the phone? I will explain
it to our guild. 817-794-0320
We are numbering around 8 people.  I think the Elfsea/Steppes area has
another 8 unaligned dancers. Do we have a general count of dancers in
each area?
By the way how many people showed up for the meeting? Our guild wanted to
send people but life happened.
How many people  are on this list and where are they from? 

Willow de Wisp
On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 07:06:38 -0700 (PDT) Sandra Jakl
<kieralady2 at yahoo.com> writes:
> This weekend at Bryn Gwlad we will discuss three
> options regarding organization.
> 
> 1. Do nothing.
> 2. Form a guild as a sub-set of the Ansteorran Guild
> of European Dancers (AGED) . 
> 3. Form our own Kingdom Guild. Atached are a draft
> charter and by-laws to be discussed if we choose the
> final option.
> 
> Should we chose options 2 or 3, we should nominate
> guild heads this weekend and decide upon a voting
> event for the guild head and the charter.
> 
> I would like to thank AGED for the use of their
> bylaws/charter as a "go-by" and specifically
> (soon-to-be Master) Phillip White for his support and
> advice.
> 
> In Service,
> Clara von Ulm
> 
> AMED Charter
> 
> The primary purpose of this guild shall be to
> encourage the Middle Eastern dance community of
> Ansteorra. This shall be accomplished by facilitating
> communication between the dancers of Ansteorra and
> promoting the teaching and learning of Middle Eastern
> Dance. 
> 
> AMED shall encourage the dissemination of factual
> information regarding SCA period Middle Eastern dance.
> AMED shall strive to increase the knowledge and
> awareness of ethnic dance styles. AMED shall strive to
> assist groups without local dance teachers by
> scheduling class days at local events to provide
> opportunities for these groups to learn. 
> 
> The Guild Head (AMED al-Basir) will be elected by the
> members of the guild annually at an AMED Guild
> meeting. The AMED al-Basir shall be responsible for
> overseeing the goals, assisting in their
> accomplishment, and facilitating communication between
> guild members. 
> 
> Membership shall be open to any SCA members who are
> interested in Middle Eastern dance in the SCA time
> period. One becomes a member by sending ones SCA and
> mundane name, address and/or e-mail address to the
> AMED al-Basir expressing interest; or by giving that
> same information to the AMED al-Basir at an assembled
> meeting of the AMED guild. 
> 
> AMED Guild meetings shall be held at least once per
> year. Meetings must take place at a Kingdom Calendar
> event and shall be announced at least two (2) months
> in advance via the Black Star and electronic
> communication. This guild shall be governed by a set
> of by-laws. These by-laws may be changed by a
> two-thirds vote of the assembled members of the guild,
> including absentee ballots. By-laws may only be
> changed at an AMED Guild meeting. Proposed by-law
> changes shall be published electronically at least two
> (2) months prior to the AMED meeting.
> 
> 
> THE BYLAWS of the AMED Charter
> 
> Note: Titles of guild offices, teachers and students
> may be changed to better reflect the character of the
> guild. 
> 
> 1. Membership
> 1.1 Membership in the AMED shall be obtained by
> sending ones SCA and mundane name, address and/or
> e-mail address to the AMED al-Basir expressing
> interest; or by giving that same information to the
> al-Basir at an assembled meeting of the AMED guild. 
> 1.2 A Sable Thistle (or equivalent award) in Middle
> Eastern Dance shall allow the member to identify
> herself as a Sayyid/Sayyida of the AMED guild.
> 1.3 An Iris of Merit (or equivalent award) based
> PRIMARILY on Middle Eastern Dance shall allow the
> member to identify herself as a Honoured Sayyid/
> Sayyida of the AMED guild.
> Note: Sayyid/Sayyida is an approved SCA alternative
> title and, as such, its use is not restricted to, nor
> proprietary of, the AMED guild.
> 
> 2. Guild Head (al-Basir)  Duties, Election, and Term
> of Office
> Note: al-Basir means sagacious, wise and is a
> masculine name. However, it shall be utilized in this
> context as a title.
> 2.1 The AMED al-Basirs duties are as follows: 
> 2.1.1 To be a moderator on the Ansteorra Middle
> Eastern Electronic Mailing List 
> 2.1.2 To assist groups in locating teachers for dance
> classes at events, local meetings, revels, etc.
> 2.1.3 To assure assistance to groups who wish to start
> local dance guilds.
> 2.1.4 To keep informed on the progress, projects, and
> activities of local guilds.
> 2.1.5 To inform Guild Members of the Guild's
> activities and projects.
> 2.1.6 To report to the Kingdom Minister of Arts and
> Sciences on the progress, projects, and activities of
> the Guild, when so requested by the Kingdom MOAS
> 
> 2.2 The AMED al-Basir may appoint deputies to fulfill
> those duties as required.
> 
> 2.3 How the AMED al-Basir is elected.
> 2.3.1 The AMED al-Basir is chosen by a simple majority
> of the votes cast by Guild Members. 
> 2.3.2 The vote is counted at a designated official
> Kingdom Calendar event, announced to all Guild Members
> at least two months in advance, in the Black Star or
> by newsletter, and by electronic communication.
> 2.3.3 Absentia votes are recognized. An absentia vote
> is a letter sent by an absent Guild Member specifying
> how their vote should be cast on a particular issue or
> election.
> 
> 2.4 AMED al-Basirs term of office.
> 2.4.1 The term of office shall be one year. 
> 2.4.2 No AMED al-Basir may be elected to more than two
> consecutive terms. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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