pennsicdance: Coodinating what?

[Ian Andrew Engle]

> Our new A&S Coordinator is Dame Catriona Mairghread nic Dhuibh of
> Moray <monicaspence at compuserve.com>, mka Monica Spence.
> 
> The announcement says "I am responsible for scheduling all A&S tents
> (except the Performing Arts tent). This will also include scheduling
> tent use for each evening at the War. I will also be scheduling the
> Barn. If you have activities that must be held in the Barn, please
> contact me as quickly as possible."

	Fairly typical over the last few years, yes.
 
> Now, the thing I was going to write up was a recommendation on how we
> could take collective action, to Preserve The Ancient Rights,
> Privileges, And Prerogatives Of The Dance Masters And Dance Musicians
> Of Pennsic -- such as scheduling the Dance Tent. ;)

	What scheduling are we talking about, please?  
	Evenings?  Easily enough done.  
	Days?  Now that will be more of a problem.

> Cause at the organizational meeting at Pennsic, we seemed to be in
> agreement that we'd like to collectively take that responsibility.  It
> would lessen the burden on the A&S Coordinator, and allow us to
> coordinate much closer/better than we could through the A&S office,
> and to manage dance more closely (making sure there's a beginner class
> every day at the same time, etc.)

	This sounds much more like a case for coordination amongst the
dance teachers prospective.  
	Speaking as a paperwork fairy for Dame Alys over the last couple
of years, the A&S coordinators job is not one of arranging the content of
the classes.  Rather it is one of making sure that the classes have places
to be held, that what the instructors need is present and that any changes
to the schedule are advertised.
	That all needs to be centrally handled.
	Coordinating class proposals, though, does sound like a
productive idea.  

> I'm gonna write me up a little document -- a sort of white paper --
> about how I think we might get what we want, and make everyone else
> happy too, and Advance the RenDance Agenda.  I will post it here.

	Of course this is imposible (the making everyone happy part, that
is,) but I'd be interested in seeing the proposal. 
 
> Presumably at that point argument will ensue. :)

	Aw, you know us too well.  :-)

> Included in that white paper will be a draft Proposal to the A&S
> Coordinator.
> 
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> 
> Alternatively someone(s) will find my white paper terminally stupid,
> and -- presumably -- counterpropose something.

	We'll have to see what the proposal is first.
 
> How's that sound?

	Like a start.  Let's roll.


					--Sion