MINUTES FOR October 27, 2002

Host group: Marche Three Towers

Seneschal's Announcements:

Ailith requested that Robert ap Hywel send the electronic format of the Portcullis to Katarina so that it may be more easily formatted for web distribution.

• Reminders:
  

  • Items are needed for the baronial fund-raiser auction at Gwyntarian's Make It or Break It event on Saturday, November 16. Please contact Ailith via email (preferred) or 330-875-4081 if you would like to make a donation for the auction.
    
  • Offices requested to transition before the first of the year are: exchequer, pursuivant, minister of arts, knights marshal and web minister with the office of chatelaine to be added.
  
  
  Ailith requests that transitioning officers keep her up-to-date on their searches for successors (email is preferred).
  
  Those wishing to apply for these offices should sumbit letters of consideration and contact the appropriate officer by email or phone. Contact information for all of the officers will be sent to each group's seneschal.
  
• Future Plans:
• Establishing a quarterly activity sponsored by the marshallate and minister of arts, rotating host duties for these activities with the meetings if practical. If not, have each activity happen once in each group's area during the year. The activities don't have to happen at a concurrent time.
  
• Develop a spring event.
  Lots of discussion on this matter, with the following idea put forward by Failenn ingen Tigernaig, Three Towers: use the groundwork already laid for Three Tower's hosting of Northern Oaken A&S, rapier and heavy fighting symposium to develop a baronial event. Failenn noted that she had already enlisted the help of members of Gwyntarian, and had been discussing with friends in Alderford as well.
  
Event features:
• visits by local landed baron/nesses to help us continue to map out our goal of attaining full status
• 'Beat a Baron' charity combat (pay a small fee to challenge a landed or court baron in the lists) as a baronial fundraiser

Although there was no formal vote on this point, all attendees seemed to be in agreement that this was an avenue to investigate, with Failenn reporting progress at the November 23 meeting (Green Library, Gwyntarian).

• The most updated copies of the charter (dated sometime late Spring of 2000) are still being sought. Please look through your efiles and hard copies to see if you have a copy of the latest charter. Ailith's latest is much earlier, and she would like to review the latest before deciding if an update is in order at this time.

Discussion
Main discussion this meeting, besides the event brainstorming above, was a list making exercise listing what we need to continue on the full-status path.

Saradwen mentioned the need for strong leadership-a strong baron and baroness; while noting that in her view, the area lacks a couple with the requisite charisma at this time.

Gunther went into some detail on the necessity for presentation, group visits, higher visibility for baronial officers, and concerted group cooperation. He also noted that a timeline reviewing the process to date would be handy reference for local seneschals and would be useful on the webpage to help newer members in the area who are familiarizing themselves with the baronial concept.

Ian Gourdon and Arwenna agreed with the visibility and timeline concept, and with the need to produce a strong leadership couple.

Katarina mentioned the necessity for the officers and the baronial couple to work well together.

REMINDER
The next meeting will be held on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 beginning at 1PM at the Akron Summit County Library, Green Branch at 4046 Massillon Road, Green, Ohio

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