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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.
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