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<DIV><BR><BR>-------- Original Message --------<BR>Subject: [Announcements]
Potential New Peerage Exploratory Committee<BR>Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 11:09:15
-0500 (EST)<BR>From: <A href="mailto:ea@sca.org">ea@sca.org</A><BR>Reply-To: <A
href="mailto:comments@sca.org">comments@sca.org</A><BR>To: <A
href="mailto:announcements@lists.sca.org">announcements@lists.sca.org</A><BR><BR>Potential
New Peerage Exploratory Committee<BR><BR>Based on input from the Census results,
as well as an examination of the breadth and depth of participation <BR>across
the Known World and the unique subculture, ethos, and goals it has developed
within the Society, the <BR>Board of Directors intends to explore the
possibility of creating a new peerage to recognize as peers those
<BR>participants who meet the general requirements for a patent of arms and who
demonstrate prowess in Rapier / <BR>Cut and Thrust Combat.As this would
potentially be the first additional peerage for the SCA in many decades,
<BR>input and feedback from the Known World throughout the exploratory process
is essential.<BR><BR>The SCAâs Board of Directors is seeking individuals
interested in participating in an Exploratory Committee <BR>focused on
developing a set of options for potential implementation of a new peerage for
Rapier Combat and/or <BR>Cut and Thrust Combat.This committee would be
responsible for developing sets of recommendations for heraldry, <BR>regalia,
corpora changes and identifying and addressing associated issues around creating
and implementing <BR>such a peerage, and would consist of representatives of the
following categories:<BR><BR>·One recognized Rapier Fencer or Rapier Fencing
Official<BR><BR>·One recognized C&T Fencer or C&T Fencing
Official<BR><BR>·One Fencing Laurel (recognized for Fence)<BR><BR>·One Fencing
Pelican (recognized for Fence)<BR><BR>·One Fencing Knight/Master at
Arms<BR><BR>·Two Heralds<BR><BR>·One Non-Fencing Pelican<BR><BR>·One
Non-Fencing Laurel<BR><BR>·One Non-Fencing Knight/Master at Arms<BR><BR>·One
Lady of the Rose<BR><BR>·One expert in Corpora (e.g., Seneschal)<BR><BR>·One
SCA Archivist or Historian<BR><BR>Please submit Letters of Intent by July 1^st ,
2012 and identify to which of the above categories you are <BR>specifically
applying. Those individuals who have expressed interest already via the Comments
email address or <BR>the Directors email address will be considered.<BR><BR>Hard
copies of resumes (both professional and SCA related, including officesheld and
honors) must be sent to <BR>the attention of The Board ofDirectors, SCA, Inc.,
P.O. Box 360789, Milpitas, CA 95036-0789.Electronic <BR>courtesy copies should
also be sent to <A
href="mailto:peerageexploratorycommittee%40sca.org">peerageexploratorycommittee@sca.org</A>
<BR><mailto:<A
href="mailto:peerageexploratorycommittee%40sca.org">peerageexploratorycommittee@sca.org</A>>
and <A href="mailto:resumes%40sca.org">resumes@sca.org</A>.<BR><BR>The
exploration into a new stand-alone Peerage for Rapier / Cut and Thrust is driven
not only by what the <BR>Board of Directors perceives to be a very high level of
support across the organization, but also because it <BR>expresses a defined and
specific culture that is unique and separate from chivalric armoured combat,
other <BR>martial arts, and the unique and separate cultures of the Arts and
Sciences and Service communities.<BR><BR>The results of this Exploratory
Committee, along with comments from the populace about those results, will
<BR>then be reviewed by a much larger and more representative Review
Committee.The Review Committee will be <BR>established later by the Board of
Directors and will be comprised of representatives selected by the relevant
<BR>groups and organizations within and across the Society (e.g., the Kingdoms,
Peerages, Heralds, Seneschals, <BR>Grand Council, Rapier Fencing Community, and
C&T Fencing Community) as a final input into the process.The <BR>Board will
be working with those organizations to request their nominees following the
formation of the <BR>Exploratory Committee.The Board welcomes all commentary
throughout this exploratory process from the populace <BR>at large.Please send
commentary to <A href="mailto:Comments%40sca.org">Comments@sca.org</A>
<mailto:<A href="mailto:Comments%40sca.org">Comments@sca.org</A>> and
include Potential New <BR>Peerage in the subject line.<BR><BR></DIV>
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