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Temporary Variance Granted for Minor Policy for Pennsic 48

17 Wednesday Jul 2019

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Editors note: There is currently a policy in the Society Seneschal’s handbook (Section X, subsection 3) that all minors be within sight and sound of their parent or guardian.  While there is a Board of Directors meeting this weekend (July 20th), the Pennsic Staff and Seneschal Team urged the Society Seneschal to grant a variance in advance for Pennsic to give more warning to affected families.

TEMPORARY VARIANCE GRANTED FOR PENNSIC 2019
By
Mike Watkins
Society Seneschal
Issued July 14th, 2019

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SCA Board of Directors Seeks Applicants for Census Committee

03 Wednesday Jul 2019

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SCA shield logoThe Board of Directors is accepting applications from participants interested in being a part of the 2020 Census Committee.

The mandate/scope of the committee is to design and prepare questions for the 2020 SCA Census, to launch and administer the census, and to analyze and report on findings based on the census data collected. It is anticipated that the 2020 SCA Census will be based in large part on the 2010 SCA Census, with the addition of questions related to issues currently of interest in the Society.

Applicants should be broadly familiar with all aspects of SCA culture and represent a diversity of opinions/backgrounds. They must be willing to work collaboratively with other Committee members and the Board of Directors. Experience in conducting and analyzing surveys and polls is useful, but not a prerequisite.

Applicants should direct a resume and a letter of application to resumes@sca.org. Deadline for applications is July 18, 2019.

Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas, CA 95036

You may also email comments@lists.sca.org.

This announcement is an official informational release by the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. Permission is granted to reproduce this announcement in its entirety in newsletters, websites and electronic mailing lists.

President’s Report for the April 2019 Board Meeting

06 Monday May 2019

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SCA shield logoJohn Fulton, President for the SCA, has announced that a report from his office is now available on the SCA website. This report contains the publishable summaries and commendation sections from each Society Officer’s reports, as well as publishable summaries submitted by various Board committees.

The report can be located here:  https://sca.org/BOD/PresReport/April2019BoardMeetingPresidentsReport.pdf

Questions or comments regarding this report should be directed to Mr. Fulton at president@sca.org.

If you send comments, please use the subject line “President’s Report April 2019”.

Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas,  CA 95036

You may also email comments@lists.sca.org.

This announcement is an official informational release by the Society for Creative Anachronism , Inc.  Permission is granted to reproduce this announcement in its entirety in newsletters, websites and electronic mailing lists.

Meet the SCA Board of Directors at Les Beltaines in the Barony of Havre des Glaces / Gens du Royaume de l’Est, venez rencontrer le Comité de Direction de la SCA aux Beltaines!

04 Saturday May 2019

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En françaisSCA shield logo

Ever thought about what the SCA is like at the Corporate level? Ever wonder what the job of a Director involves?

The Directors will be sponsoring a panel discussion at the upcoming at Les Beltaines, June 22, 2019, from 3 pm – 4 pm in the East Kingdom to answer any questions the membership may have about the modern business of running the Society and its interaction with the game. There will be an informal 30 min session after where people may chat with the panel. As well the panel will be onsite the entire weekend of the event.

Panel Members will include Director Craig Carter (Duke Quintus Aurelius Dracontius), Director Dan Watson (Sir Bartholomew Hightower), Director Natalie Degerstrom (The Honorable Lady Saruca bint Lazari), and President John Fulton (Duke John the Bearkiller). Please watch the official event notices for the exact location of the panel discussion. One and all are welcomed and encouraged to attend.

For more information on Les Beltaines, please see the links below.
https://beltaines.eastkingdom.org/
https://www.eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3428

If you wish to send in commentary, please use the subject “Meet and Greet Beltaines 2019“.

Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas,  CA 95036

You may also email comments@lists.sca.org.

This announcement is an official informational release by the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.  Permission is granted to reproduce this announcement in its entirety in newsletters, websites and electronic mailing lists.

En français The Gazette thanks Baroness Shadiyah al-Zahra’, OL, for translation services.

Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé comment les choses se passent dans la SCA au niveau Corporatif? Ce que représente le travail des directeurs?

Lors des Beltaines, le 22 juin prochain, de 15h à 16h, se tiendra une table de discussion où vous trouverez les réponses à vos questions! Il y aura une rencontre informelle de 30 minutes, suivie du panel.

Les membres du panel (qui seront sur place pour toute la durée de l’événement) sont les Directeurs et Directrice Craig Carter (Duc Quintus Aurelius Dracontius), Dan Watson (Sir Bartholomew Hightower), Natalie Degerstrom (L’ Honorable Dame Saruca bint Lazari), et le Président John Fulton (Duc John the Bearkiller)

L’endroit et l’heure exacts de la tenue du panel seront publiés dans les annonces officielles de l’événement. Tous sont bienvenus et encouragés à participer!

Pour plus d’information sur Les Beltaines, voir le lien suivant :
https://beltaines.eastkingdom.org/
https://www.eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3428

Si vous désirez transmettre des commentaires au Comité de Direction, veuillez indiquer comme objet : « Meet and Greet Beltaines 2019 »

Les commentaires, fortement encouragés, doivent être transmis à l’adresse :

SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas, CA 95036

Ou par courriel: comments@lists.sca.org.

Cette annonce est une communication officielle de : Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. Elle peut être reproduite dans les infolettres, sur les sites web et partagée sur les groupes de courriels.  

Agenda for April 13, 2019 BoD Meeting

04 Thursday Apr 2019

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SCA shield logoThe agenda for the April 13, 2019 Board of Directors meeting is now available at the following link:

https://sca.org/BOD/agendas/April-13-2019-Audience-Agenda.pdf

If you wish to send in comments, please use “April 13, 2019 BoD Agenda Comment” as the subject line.

Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas,  CA 95036

President’s Report for the January 2019 BoD Meeting Now Available

13 Wednesday Feb 2019

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John Fulton, President for the SCA, has announced that a report from his office is now available on the SCA website. This report contains the publishable summaries and commendation sections from each Society Officer’s  January 2019  report, as well as publishable summaries submitted by various Board committees.

The report can be located here: http://sca.org/BOD/PresReport/ . Questions or commentary regarding this report should be directed to Mr. Fulton at president@sca.org.

If you wish to send in comments, please use “Jan 2019 President’s Report Commentary” as the subject line.

Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas,  CA 95036

You may also email comments@lists.sca.org.

This announcement is an official informational release by the Society for Creative Anachronism , Inc.  Permission is granted to reproduce this announcement in its entirety in newsletters, websites and electronic mailing lists.

Agenda for October 20, 2018 BoD Meeting

16 Tuesday Oct 2018

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SCA shield logoThe final agenda for this weekend’s Board of Directors Meeting can be found here:

http://socsen.sca.org/agenda-for-october-20-2018-bod-meeting/

Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas,  CA 95036

You may also email comments@lists.sca.org.

This announcement is an official informational release by the Society for Creative Anachronism , Inc.  Permission is granted to reproduce this announcement in its entirety in newsletters, websites and electronic mailing lists.

BoD Issues Updated Mission Statement

29 Wednesday Aug 2018

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The following is a statement released by the Board of Directors:

After careful review and consideration of all feedback, the Board of Directors has decided to update the mission statement to be more inline with current society practices:

The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an international non-profit volunteer educational organization.
The SCA is devoted to the research and re-creation of pre-seventeenth century skills, arts, combat, culture, and employing knowledge of history to enrich the lives of participants through events, demonstrations, and other educational presentations and activities.

The Board of Directors wishes to thank everyone who took the time to write in with their comments for the betterment of our society.

Should you have any comments, please send them with the subject line “Revised Mission Statement Aug 2018“.

Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas,  CA 95036
You may also email comments@lists.sca.org.
This announcement is an official informational release by the Society for Creative Anachronism , Inc.  Permission is granted to reproduce this announcement in its entirety in newsletters, websites and electronic mailing lists.
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Board Announces Selection of Communications Officer and New Board Member

11 Monday Jun 2018

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SCA shield logoOn Thursday, June 7th the SCA, Inc. Board of Directors announced the following personnel updates:

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of Kelly Magill (Heather Shea) as Communications Officer for the Society for Creative Anachronism. Kelly Magill is the a Web Developer/ Human Resources Manager for North Bay Computer Services in Ontario, Canada.

Heather Shea is a former Kingdom Seneschal for the Kingdom of Ealdormere and will be working under the direction of the Society President.

The Communications Officer assists the President with the planning and execution of a variety of communications initiatives for both internal and external audiences. This position is responsible for writing, reviewing and editing media releases, newsletter stories, web content and other communications, as well as fact finding and verification for same.

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The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of Dan Watson (Bartholomew Hightower) as Director-Elect for Seat F for the Board of Directors of the Society for Creative Anachronism. Mr. Watson is an associate professor in Computer Science at Utah State University in Logan, Utah.
Bartholomew Hightower is a Knight from the Kingdom of Artemisia.

Mr. Watson will take his seat at the conclusion of the October 2018 quarterly meeting.

The Board of Directors of the SCA Inc. establishes the rules of the Society’s historical recreation activities and minimum administrative requirements for officers and branches. It is the final arbiter of the interpretations of these rules as made by the officers of the Society. Members of the SCA Board of Directors serve three-and-a-half year terms. Candidates for the Board are nominated by SCA members and participants. For more information on this process please contact Leslie Luther-Fulton at recruiting at sca.org.

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Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas, CA 95036

You may also email comments@lists.sca.org.

This announcement is an official informational release by the Society for Creative Anachronism , Inc. Permission is granted to reproduce this announcement in its entirety in newsletters, websites and electronic mailing lists.

January BoD Meeting Agenda Published

23 Tuesday Jan 2018

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SCA shield logoPer membership request, the Board of Directors would like to provide the following agenda for its upcoming meeting on January 27, 2018.  Please note that this is a tentative agenda and does not contain confidential items.  This agenda may be changed without notice.

Please contact the Leslie Luther-Fulton, Executive Assistant to the Board of Directors at ea@sca.org, should you have questions regarding this preliminary agenda.

 

TENTATIVE AGENDA

Board of Directors Meeting for the

Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.

Milpitas, California

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