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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please excuse the cross posting.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The New Year is upon us and the deadline quickly approaches
for pre-registration for Gulf Wars and the opportunity to have lands reserved
for your camping. January 31<sup>st</sup> is the pre-registration deadline. New
opportunities present themselves this year: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>1) <span class=GramE>online</span> (credit card )
pre-registration is available at <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><a
href="http://gulfwars.org/">http://gulfwars.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>2) This </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font
  size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>year</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
 size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
  size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Gulf</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Wars and
Spring Break for the Northern Region are on the SAME WEEK! (Teachers, Parents
of students, and Students now have the opportunity to attend without missing a
week of school)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Georgia;color:navy'>1.     </span></font> <font
size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:navy'>GW attendees pre-register for the war (deadline </span></font><st1:date
Month="1" Day="31" Year="2004"><font size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span
 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:navy'>1/31/04</span></font></st1:date><span
class=GramE><font size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Georgia;color:navy'>)</span></font> <br>
<font size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Georgia;color:navy'>2</span></font></span><font size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:navy'>.     </span></font>
<font size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Georgia;color:navy'>Upon pre-registration, attendees contact their regional
land coordinator and request space with the group of their choice*</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Georgia;color:navy'>a.     </span></font> <font
size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:navy'>The regional coordinator may request that each group (house hold,
shire, whatever) assign one person to round up all of the names &
information for that group and submit to them. While this is not a requirement,
it does make the job easier for the</span></font> <font size=2 color=navy
face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:navy'>regional</span></font>
<font size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Georgia;color:navy'>coordinator. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Georgia;color:navy'>3.     </span></font> <font
size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:navy'>Upon being contacted with a request for land, the regional
coordinator should gather the following information:</span></font> <br>
<font size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Georgia;color:navy'>a.     </span></font> <font
size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:navy'>SCA or mundane names of each person for whom land is being
requested.</span></font> <br>
<span class=SpellE><font size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:navy'>i</span></font></span><font size=2
color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:navy'>.     </span></font> <font size=2
color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:navy'>It is preferable to get SCA and mundane names, but it is not a <span
class=GramE>requirement<font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'> <br>
</span></font>b</span>.     </span></font> <font
size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:navy'>Tent dimensions</span></font> <font size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:navy'>(if possible)</span></font>
<font size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Georgia;color:navy'>for persons requesting <span class=GramE>land<font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'> <br>
</span></font>c</span>.     </span></font> <font
size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:navy'>Group with which they wish to <span class=GramE>camp<font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'> <br>
</span></font>4</span>.     </span></font> <font
size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:navy'>Upon receiving the necessary information, the regional coordinator
will enter the data into the land management data base.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Georgia;color:navy'>5.     </span></font> <font
size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:navy'>Land requests close (Date to be announced soon)</span></font><br>
<font size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Georgia;color:navy'>a.     </span></font> <font
size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:navy'>We will, of course,</span></font> <font size=2 color=navy
face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:navy'>make</span></font>
<font size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Georgia;color:navy'>allowances for people who are a little late, but let's not
advertise that. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Georgia;color:navy'>*If the group that is requesting land is a
pan-regional group such as the Crane or Amazon households, they should make
their land request to GW liaison rather than a regional coordinator.</span></font>
<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p><b><font size=6 color=navy face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style='font-size:
24.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:navy;font-weight:bold;mso-no-proof:
yes'>Míchél mac Donnchaid</span></font></b><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><b><font size=3 color=navy face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:navy;font-weight:bold;mso-no-proof:
yes'>Baron of the Eldern Hills</span></font><span style='mso-no-proof:
yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-no-proof:yes'>Northern </span></font></b><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><b><span
  style='font-weight:bold;mso-no-proof:yes'>Region</span></b></st1:PlaceName><b><span
 style='font-weight:bold;mso-no-proof:yes'> </span></b><st1:PlaceType><b><span
  style='font-weight:bold;mso-no-proof:yes'>Gulf</span></b></st1:PlaceType><b><span
 style='font-weight:bold;mso-no-proof:yes'> </span></b><st1:PlaceName><b><span
  style='font-weight:bold;mso-no-proof:yes'>Wars</span></b></st1:PlaceName><b><span
 style='font-weight:bold;mso-no-proof:yes'> </span></b><st1:PlaceType><b><span
  style='font-weight:bold;mso-no-proof:yes'>Land</span></b></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><b><span
style='font-weight:bold;mso-no-proof:yes'> Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p><b><font size=4 face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"Book Antiqua";font-weight:bold;mso-no-proof:yes'>Mike Gideon</span></font></b><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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