The SCA’s Board of Directors sent out a request for comments on a proposed revision to Corpora that concerns Grievances and Sanctions.

A review of all Corporate documents that refer to sanctions has been on going with the goal of creating a comprehensive Sanction Guide.  The Grand Council, an advisory committee comprised of volunteers, reviewed the SCA’s existing documents to find all references and discovered many duplicate instances of the same language.

The Board asked the Grand Council to take all these references to sanctions in Corpora and turn them into a shorter and more clear description that would place any grievance and sanction language into one place in Corpora. This suggested language can be found at this webpage – Proposed Revision to Corpora Section X – Grievances and Sanctions.

Comments are being accepted until August 15, 2013. They can be emailed to comments@lists.sca.org or mailed to
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas, CA 95036

The following is an official informational release by the Society for Creative Anachronism , Inc. and signed by Gabriel Kjotvason, Laurel King of Arms.

After three years of service as Pelican Queen of Arms, Juliana de Luna wants to retire from that job in January 2014. Therefore, we’re looking for a successor to take up the reins (reigns?) and become the Pelican Sovereign of Arms.

If you are interested, please see the below job description and send a letter of interest and your resumé to bids@heraldry.sca.org by Saturday, August 31, 2013. If you have questions about the job, please contact Juliana at pelican@heraldry.sca.org or myself at laurel@heraldry.sca.org

Pelican Sovereign of Arms
The Pelican Sovereign of Arms is an educational deputy of the Laurel Principal Sovereign of Arms, responsible for the consideration of and decisions concerning names submitted for registration by the College of Arms.

Pelican is an unpaid position, currently requiring approximately 20 hours a week. The position requires considerable tact and patience, onomastic knowledge, research and reasoning ability, a clear understanding of the Standards for Evaluation and past Laurel rulings, the ability to write clearly and succinctly, the ability to work within tight deadlines and coordinate closely with Wreath, Laurel and other staff to produce a Laurel Letter of Acceptance and Return monthly, computer literacy and word processing skills, reliable e-mail and telephone access, and time and ability to travel. Access to a good research library is desirable but not required. Given the current structure of the office, a high-speed internet connection is useful but it is not required.

Resumés must be sent in both hard copy to Laurel at the address at the top of this Cover Letter and electronically to bids@heraldry.sca.org. The electronic applications will be posted on OSCAR with addresses and other contact information stripped from them. Resumés must be received by Saturday, August 31, 2013, with an expected start date of January 2014.