[ANSTHRLD] Round Table Re-cap

[Val Brown]

Thanks I really wanted to be there. Let me know about Solstice . 
Thanks Valeria 
Valerie Brown
vbrown3 at gmail.com
713-705-6995



On Jul 13, 2013, at 8:28 PM, Andrewe Bawldwyn <kingdom at herald.ansteorra.org> wrote:

> Greetings unto the College!
> 
> I had a nice time visiting with many folks at RT today. I wanted to send a
> re-cap of the various meetings for the folks who couldn't make it...
> 
> Thank you to everyone who came out.
> 
> Plenary Meeting Notes:
> 
> We discussed the Ansteorran Gazette. The survey data collected show the
> vast majority of respondents don't utilize the Gazette for submissions
> related information. In light of the results, I have decided to discontinue
> publication of the Gazette. Letters from Star will be published on this
> list, and to the Black Star. I will be investigating the possibility of
> having the monthly missive appear on the CoH website.
> 
> There is a new Bordure Herald, Alisone McCay. She has plenty of experience
> within the College and I look forward to working with her. Eirik has stated
> they're shooting at a complete transition sometime around September.
> 
> Adalia Asterisk has asked me to pass on some concerns she has noticed: All
> articles not originating from Http://heraldry.sca.org or those that are not
> NUMBERED reports from the Academy of Saint Gabriel MUST have photocopies
> included with submissions. Submissions which do not have required
> photocopies may be administratively returned.
> Please do not staple forms and docs in the submissions packets, it makes
> processing the paper much more tedious.
> Remember, we register the emblazon (the picture), not the blazon (the
> words). This has apparently been relayed wrong to some submitters recently.
> Please only use one check per packet mailing.
> NO CASH should ever be sent to Asterisk. Any packets mailed with cash will
> be administratively returned, along with the cash.
> 
> New submission forms are on the Herald's website. They reflect the correct
> amount of copies to mail into Asterisk. Please make an effort to discard
> old forms. The forms should have March 2012 as the approval date in the
> bottom. Any other date is not the most current form. Fillable PDFs are in
> the works.
> 
> Local reporting continues to have some issues. I'm less concerned with
> timing, and much more concerned with content. As we move toward electronic
> submissions, the submissions processing role of the Local herald has been
> decreasing. The reports will help us determine what direction the College
> is travelling in. Please strive to accurately complete your reports with
> the various activities you're doing, so that we can have a good picture of
> the function of the local branches.
> 
> The Educational Arm of the College will be restructuring... Arbalest is no
> longer going to be doing notifications (these will pass to Bordure).
> Instead, he'll be working on getting our warranting materials online, so
> that they will be available for folks to review, and also to assist in
> getting warranting classes out to the geographically challenged or travel
> impaired. As Tressure gets settled into his new office, we'll further work
> out the distribution of duties.
> 
> I will be working with Armillary to decentralize the travelling library,
> and instead place 3 libraries in the possession of the regional heralds, in
> order to allow better use of our resources. I plan to get usb sticks
> together which we can load up with the heraldstick software.
> 
> I have created a group on facebook geared toward heraldic consultations for
> Ansteorrans by Ansteorrans. I am still working on the technical logistics
> of the group, but I expect it to launch soon. If you have an interest,
> please get in touch. I want this group to help us reach out to folks who
> cannot sit down with a herald in person for whatever reason.
> 
> All of these changes are geared toward meeting our educational mission. I
> really have a vision of the College helping to encourage heraldic display
> and excellent heraldry in all areas of our kingdom.
> 
> Last round table I spoke about a survey aimed at getting to know the
> talents in our College. That survey is almost live. I will be sending out
> announcements when it becomes live. Please watch for it.
> 
> State of the Kingdom Meeting  notes:
> 
> In the open session, I thanked the Barony of Bjornsborg for their hard work
> hosting KWHSS. I was inspired by the excellent job the stewards Ines
> Callisto and Adelaide Wakeforest did leading their Barony, as well as the
> class coordinators Snorri and Cynric.
> 
> I introduced Detlef von Marburg as the new Zodiacus Herald, and also
> Countess Sara Penrose as my ER Deputy.
> 
> I also talked briefly about the above mentioned facebook group, asking
> people to watch for it soon.
> 
> Countess Sara and Mistress Serena have worked diligently to bring forth
> four new awards texts to augment the existing awards texts for the AoA,
> Sable Crane, Sable Thistle, and Sable Talon. Their Excellencies are putting
> the final touches on the document, and when it is complete, I'll let you
> all know to go look for it so you can check out the awesome new texts.
> 
> Lastly, I mentioned that my tenure is coming to an end in January.
> Applications are opening for my office next month, and close at the end of
> September. If you have an interest, please talk to me about it.
> 
> I remain in service,
> 
> Andrewe Bawldwyn, CSM
> Star Principal Herald
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