Chief Historian's Report #1: STARFLEET Update Podcast 9

STARFLEET Update Podcast #9

as transcribed by Commander Eugene Sanford

Hosted by Rear Admiral JC Cohen, CO, USS Accord

Friday November 23, 2007

(Download posted on SFI Website - Wednesday November 21, 2007)

The latest edition of the SFI Podcast Update began with the opening them from the original star trek series. RADM JC Cohen does the podcast solo, as Larry Barnes, his co-host does his day job to prevent a campus-wide blackout.

Your new Commander, STARFLEET is Sal Lizard and Garrick Halverson.
They will be the next leaders in STARFLEET Heaquarters for the next three years. JC admits that he was wrong about the percentage. Sal wins with a very healthy statement of support. Four amendments were voted on, and passed with an overwhelming majority. All passed with great amounts. 1083 votes in the election.
If you have any questions, email the CS as these amendments go into effect immediately.

Larry Barnes and JC Cohen express an invite to the CS-Elect and VCS-Elect to do a podcast. Listeners can get a chance to speak their minds, give plans for the next three years, as well as listen to the other three candidates. Others can get a chance to express their views, opinions, and any suggestions.Contact the podcast team at sfi.org to request an appearance on the show. Record a short question, email a text, etc.

The incoming Executive Committee will take effect on January 1, 2008.

The following people are the members of the incoming EC:
Sal Lizard has been in fleet for 15 years and has held regional and international positions in fleet, of which one was the VCS. Garrick Halverson has been the Regional Coordinator for Region 15 for two terms. He has been and currently is the CO of his chapter, and has worked with others on the fleet level. Mike Urvand , currently the RC for Region 6, is the incoming Chief of Operations. "It is the easiest job on the EC, but the hardest to do well". He is prepared to work with Operations and has a number of ideas on how to begin. The COC was Peter Christiansen. He is the XO of the USS Thermopylae, is the producer of "Star Trek: Of Gods and Men", Peg Pellerin was selected as the Academy Commandant. Peg is a Special Education Technician, and will deal with the needs of the Academy. Warren Price is in charge of Shakedown Operations, is CO of the USS Providence, Region 1 Vice Regional Coordinator Administration for Bill Herrmann as Region 1 Regional Coordinator, and is a publications officer for the regional newsletter. Also from R1 is Sal's Chief of Computer Operations which will be Matt Moyer, Chief Engineer of the USS Liberator, who has been RDC of Engineering, and Senior Treasurer for Region 1. Matt has a background for this field, and also serves on the board. Lastly, Mike Stein will be the new CFO and is also the XO of the USS Justice, which is making its own video series. He has 20 years of corporate financial experience and has a background in Accounting.

This is the EC that we will see for the next three years. Each team that ran for office had their own ideas for some of the issues pertaining to STARFLEET. Membership attitude towards each other was one of those issues. Another team thought that the financial crunch in fleet was another big issue. STARFLEET will pull together and face these issues as a team. Few people have announced that they will quit as a result of the election results given in the election. There's no real excuse to quit STARFLEET. You need to think about it before making it a final decision, instead of making a hasty decision. Take some time to think about it. Work within SFI and see if you can make sure the decisions meet your needs. If you do not agree with the leader, you are attacking the leader. Never, ever be afraid to question the position which has flaws.

Larry was unavailable this evening.
Hopefully this weekend, another podcast will be given with a guest. This podcast, in the future (at this point), will be on an irregular schedule from now on. There will be a down time, or such, as there is real life involved. We will see. JC reinterates the invites to Sal and his team, and others to see if they wish to attend.

The podcast signs off.

Event Planning for 2008

Greets All!

For the next month, the Operations Department will be actively seeking ideas from all members of the Top Gun for events and activities they would like to plan over the next year. We would like to have a basic schedule for activities out by January 15th, but will continue to accept ideas and schedule them throughout the year.

Some of the activities that have been submitted are:

Cabin Camping (roughing it with a kitchen, bath and showers in cabin)
AidsWalk (in different locales)
Day trip: Ordnance Museum at Aberdeen Proving Ground
Day trip: Baltimore's Inner Harbor
Day trip: Smithsonian's NASM : DC and Dulles
Day trip: Scuplture Garden Ice Skating and Scavenger Hunt ((in January))

Monthly:
Game night
Movie rental night

Yearly:
Holiday Party
Commissioning Party
Project (something everyone could work on together)


Please submit other ideas to the Top Gun yahoo group (ncc75029 at yahoo dot com)

Thanks!

Who's attending the Holiday Party?

We really don't know yet.

We have about ten people confirmed to go to the party, which is decent, but we would really like to see a bit more then that. Because of our few numbers, we have had to change our plans for the Holiday Party to be a Luncheon instead of a buffet. This does not mean we will not have an enjoyable time, but that some members will not be joining us there.

If you are working during Saturday afternoon, please join us for a games night on Friday evening or spend some time with us Saturday morning or evening. We have tried to allow people working to join us by staggering activities around the Luncheon. Some things are really inexpensive, like sitting around and playing board and card games of strategy and sharing some snacks and sodas at the hotel, or piling in a car for a driving light show. Others are fixed in their price, like the Academy Tour for $8 or going to see a matinée showing of "I am Legend".

If you have a friend on the Top Gun you don't know what you would give them for a present (if you want to) then offer to pay for them to go see a movie... or treat them to the Luncheon... or pay for their ticket to go on the Academy tour. This weekend is also a good way to be able to meet and get to know other people in the chapter.

We also have different ways of celebrating this time of the year. Let's get the chance to learn more about each other, and enjoy the things that make us different, and the same. IDIC.

It would really be great to see many crewmates during the weekend!

Map from Tour to Tavern

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This is a map of the area from the Naval Academy to the Tavern.
We have a Naval Academy Tour BOOKED for 10 AM.
We will meet at the Rams Head Tavern at Noon.

ATTENTION ALL! MOVIE NIGHT WITH THE CREW!

11/13/2007

Boldly go where no man has gone before to see two of the most famous “Star Trek: The Original Series” episodes – your local movie theatre! “Star Trek: The Original Series” will be beamed onto the big screen for only one night in select movie theaters nationwide on Tuesday, Nov. 13^th at 7:30PM (local). This event features the original Season 1 episodes “The Menagerie” Part 1 and 2, digitally re-mastered in High-Definition and Cinema Surround Sound. Also included is greeting from creator Gene Roddenberry’s son, Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry and an exclusive 30-minute behind-the-scenes look at how the episodes were digitally re-mastered.
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Attention ALL!

The "Official " place to watch "The Menagerie" for the DC area is at the Gallery Place Theatres in downtown DC. Please email Dean to let him know if you are going.

Thanks!

Check link below for more theater locations.

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