[Cynnabar] A Special Meeting for Sunday April 19

Sun Apr 19 18:43:14 UTC 2015

Cynnabar,

Grand Tournament of the Unicorn was amazing.  I must say: the armored
combat community has worked out a magnificent tournament, because the
Tournament of Defense (modeled directly after the Tournament of Chivalry)
was the most fun I've had on the rapier list in a long time.  It's
amazing!  I sincerely hope that they continue with regularity, in exactly
the same format!!!

I really, really wish I could be at the business meeting being held at
practice today, especially as I pushed for this to happen and have opinions
about things that I would like to share.  But I just got home from Unicorn,
and I'm too tired to drive to practice safely (I'm thankful I made it home
in one piece!).

If moving fighter practice to Gallup Park is seriously being discussed, I
hope this is publicized so I can make sure I can show up to be a part of
the discussion.  I have strong reservations about this concept, which have
not been fully addressed by the follow-up comments made on the email list,
and are probably better discussed in person than through slow exchanges in
email form.

Thank you,
Birke die Jaegerin

On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 9:50 PM, Cynnabar Seneschal via Barony <
barony at cynnabar.org> wrote:

> The meeting minutes will be complete in the morning, but I wanted to get
> this notice out tonight. The following new business was introduced by the
> Seneschal at the meeting Monday 4/13/
>
> *Future Meeting Planning:*  Shall the Barony meet once a month on Sunday
> afternoon after Fighting Practice, at the Michigan Union/ or Island Park?
> A test of this plan will take place on April 19.  This will be an Extra
> Special Meeting, because it will include discussion of why the group may
> wish to leave the Classic Cup Café.
>
> The usual Monday Meeting will be held on April 20.
>
>
> WHY hold a meeting on one Sunday a month?  I think we will see different
> people participating.  Some people cannot make the Monday night meetings.
> It may be more difficult for student members to get out to the west side of
> town;  both the Union and Island Lake Park are close to campus.  Our
> turnout on Mondays is small unless some notable piece of business is on the
> agenda.  More and different people would be in the meeting mix if we have
> this second time and place. Making it easy for people to get to meetings
> will build community and might produce a more diverse and representative
> body of opinion on the business of the Barony. It might increase the sense
> that there are options to make one's voice heard in Cynnabar.
>
>
> HOW will this sort of meeting work? * I do not know. *That is an
> important thing to discuss. Would we Intersperse Business and Feats of
> Arms?  Hold the fun business like Event Reports before the combatants are
> done, and do Serious Business after practices end?  What about those at
> Practices who do not want to attend the meeting? These are some of the
> ideas we need to discuss.
>
> *WHAT time would this be?*  It will be after 3 pm, as that is when Kay
> can get from  work to a meeting.
>
> WHERE will this happen?  *Location will be tied to the site of fighting
> practice,* which is about to make it's seasonal shift to Outdoors at
> Island Park off Maiden Lane.
>
> WHEN will this change happen? * If the Barony likes the idea* of holding
> one meeting a month at Practice the first "regular" Sunday Meeting will be
> the Sunday BEFORE the Third Monday in June. That way the meeting schedule
> will still be 3 per month, and in the second, third and forth weeks.
>
> Please come to discuss this idea.
> If you have *i**deas on where you would like to see Monday meetings held,
> other than the Classic Cup Cafe,* please bring information about any such
> location.  We need to know that the place is ADA accessible, does not
> charge a rental fee, and is open to all.
>
> If you have questions, or thoughts on this process that need to be
> addressed before Sunday April 19, please get in touch with me at
> boc.seneschal at gmail.com.
>
> Thank you,
> Kay of Tre Asterium
> Seneschal for Cynnabar
>
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