Tough Issues: Event Scheduling

As we see it, part of the role of the Baron and Baroness, along with the officers who make up the Baronial Council is to make the game run smoothly for every one else in this club. Sometimes paving the way for carefree fun requires dealing with some tough issues.

One of the tough issues facing Skraeling Althing currently is event scheduling. With four Cantons each with their own traditional events and a desire to grow or try something new once in a while there is barely enough room on the Calendar. When two events with in the Barony are too close together attendance, volunteer energy, and general support for one another all suffer. By Kingdom law, the weekends are filled first come first serve. Conflicts are allowed at the discretion of the group who booked the date first. Most relevant to our current topic; three events in one month in the same Barony is not considered a conflict.

However; we think the Barony can do better than this. We think that all the Cantons would be happier and have more successful events if we showed support for one another's effort. We have suggested to the Baronial Council that a Baronial policy or procedure be put into place to facilitate a more cooperative approach to booking event dates. Baronial council is a long way from implementing any kind of plan, it will require contributions and agreement from all of the Cantons. However the ideas we strongly support include: spacing events so that there are two weekends between events within Skrael, having an annual event scheduling session, and making greater use of "small e" events and activities instead of listing everything on the Kingdom Calendar. The end goal is for every one to find a way to have the kind of events they want to have without any unfriendly competition between Cantons.

If we are selected as the next Baron and Baroness we will continue to bring our ideas to the table at Council meetings. It is traditional in Skrael that the Baron and Baroness do not have a vote on council, and we respect that tradition. Therefore we plan to contribute by seeking out possible solutions and looking at problems from all points of view so that we may provide well formed opinions to the officers who may seek our council.

Cristabell enjoying feast at Dandelion