Q: When will we get dates for SWRE 2004?  Domain Coordinators have been asking when the event will be held, so they can prepare bids.

C: Regional Domain Boundary Issues have extended to the 90-day mark, due to lack of cooperation from the coordinators in turning in their geogrphical information.
A: As mentioned in last month's report, those Coordinators who have not responded will earn 10 less Prestige points per month until they are able to provide the information requested.  Furthermore, no changes to any OUs Geographic Boundaries will be made until we are able to sort this information out.  I will be discussing what additional steps we can take to establish boundaries for all OUs in the Region with the National Coordinator and Club Director at SWRE in April.

Q: If a member can provide proof that they particpated in a Regional Charity Drive along with proof showing that they submitted this information to the prevoius ARC, yet recieved no award for this service, am I allowed to grant them their prestige?
A: The short answer to this question is "no."  If the Prestige was not awarded by the previous RC (as ARCs do not have that authority), there may have been a legitimate reason for it being withheld.

C: I ran into an interesting concern that all CC's and DC's should be aware of.  On of the audits I was sent was not in the right format and had no verifications at all.  It was sent by an ACC - Prestige whom I do not believe even looked at the log.  When I contacted him, he did not reply, forcing me to go to the member and his CC to clean up the logs.  At this point, I would highly recommend that all CC's and DC's approve any logs, before they are sent to regional to make sure the Prestige person is doing their job correctly.

C: Also, a lot of logs are coming in with very little contact information.  We really need the email addresses of the member, their immediate coordinator and the domain coordinator where they reside.  The exception being independent members, chapters, or domains with no chapters.
 
C: The current Regional Prestige Queue is: http://denim.bbboy.net/nickelsanddimes.

C: Accuracy in logs is still an issue.   Anything other than national format that is completely and correctly filled out will be sent back.
 

1. Setting up a system for accepting Prestige Logs for Audits.  The key goals of this system is to display the current queue to the membership, to be able to provide members with a way to check if their logs have been received, where the log is in the process (waiting, being reviewed, etc.), see who is handling their Audit, and see an expected completion date.
2. Setting up a similar system for handling Arbitration issues.  This system will require security so that only those involved in the Arbitration will have access to any of the information.
3. Setting up a system to allow Coordinators to submit their monthly reports on the Website.  The system will parse the reports to extract demographic and all other relevant data to provide overall reports for myself and the ARCs in order for us to better do our jobs.  This system will also serve to archive the Chapter and Domain reports on the Regional Website.
4. Redesigning the Website to give it more of a "professional" look. A new ARCA has been brought on-board to handle this, Nicko Demeter, and some of the mock-ups he's done are very exciting.  As we have lost other talented Web developers to the National and Tech Development staff in the past, I am asking the National staff to please not try and lure him away.
5. Mapping all the Chapters and Domains on pages on the Website that will allow members to find organizational units by their geographic location.

Other non-Website-related Projects include:

1. Running various Domain Coordinator elections.
2. Membership recruitment drive and materials contest.
3. Introduction of the new "SWR Champions" program.

There are currently no other Regional Events being planned for our Region through the end of the calendar year.

P:  Two of my chapter members spent up to 40 hours working on creating and running a part of the Garou metaplot for the year of fire.  I am not sure how they will get awarded prestige for this effort.  Is it something the NST’s office will take care of directly, or do I need to do something about it?
A: Recommendations for these awards would come from the MST's office; and actual awards would come from the Club Director.

P:  As far as the ST and CC recognition award, is a notification of when you have received it mailed to you?  As far as I know both myself and Elisa are eligible for it?
A: I pull these awards from the US-ANC-Chapter's monthly report.  They go into this report as a courtesy.  Other than Mr. Childers' reports, I do not receive any additional notification.

P:  This is a kinda old one, but I wasn’t aware of it until recently.  In March 2003 Elisa Graybill took over list-modding of the us-sw-garou list, she performed all list mod duties and prepared the report for March 2003; however, it appears that the prestige for these duties was awarded to her predecessor, Tim Crall.  What steps should be taken to get this rectified?
A: Contact Jeff Thelen, the ANTech, regarding these awards.  I am on the List Moderator's list myself, and have seen several messages between Ms. Graybill and Mr. Thelen regarding this specific situation, so I would imagine it is already being handled properly.

P: This issue has created tension within the Domain because Peter Savas has demanded that both the CC and the DC to hand down a punishment per his design while not allowing BMK and HSC to design a disciplinary action tailored to the individual member in hopes to create a positive change.  The RC has gone as far as to threaten Disciplinary Action to others if C.R. Teodoro is not given the level of punishment the RC views as proper.
A: When Mr. Teodoro received his first Disciplinary Action for this offense, I was chastised by this CC for not discussing it with her beforehand.  I was told both the CC and DC felt I had stepped on their toes.  As a result, when Mr. Teodoro committed his second offense, I left the decision regarding Disciplinary Action in their hands, suggesting they both review the Handbook regarding the escalating order of Offenses, and issue appropriate Disciplinary Action.  I have not levied any threats against a Coordinator; however, both the CC and DC should be aware that they are possibly subject to Disciplinary Actions themselves for not fulfilling this aspect of their Coordinator Duties (as also discussed in the Handbook); just as I would be subject to possible Disciplinary Action for not living up to my obligations and informing them of what was expected.
   Bottom line here folks is that we all have jobs to do, and the Handbook is fairly specific in telling us what to do as offenses repeat themselves and escalate.  As Coordinators, we are obligated to adhere to the tenets of the Handbook, and I expect those DCs and CCs under the pervue of this office to live up to those obligations.

To be aware of them, have they made it past Domain?
A: I am not sure what you are asking for...

P: Regional prestige was not awarded to the members of the chapter who participated in the Canned Food drive during the months of November and December. Have the awards for that event been given out yet?
A: Please send a message to the ARC-Charities & Events regarding this.

P: Richard Johnson's (US2002034063) MC9 Prestige Review Audit was sent to Regional on 11/30/2003Update. The December RC Report indicates that it was approved. Two days ago I found out that the neither the member, nor his CC was made aware that his MC9 was approved. The only reason I knew about it was because I saw it in the RC Report. To date none of us have heard from Regional, other than the listing in the report. The member, and his CC would like to know if anything was denied at Regional, or if it is approved as submitted.
A: Mr. Johnson should have received a Membership Award letter as well as a copy of his Audited Prestige Log (which includes an MC Card).  If he did not receive this, you should contact the ARC-Prestige Office at prestige@camarilla.white-wolf.com and make a request for another copy to be sent..

P: Note, the Following was in last month's report, but was not addressed in the RC report. 
From UT-008-C      I have asked for Regional to award some of my members with Exceptional Prestige for their time donated to the Rocky Point Haunted House during the month of October.  I have not heard back on this. Could I get some feedback one way or the other? 
DC Note: Some of these members volunteered well over 100 hours just during October.
A: While their levels of service are commendable, as this is a local charity, the Regional Office cannot legitimately justify awarding Regional Prestige for this Community Service.  If you would like to make recommendations for a General award under the Exceptional Service category, please send them to me under separate cover and I will consider them.

Q: A question regarding transfers was submitted in mid-February. No reply has been given as yet. The question was fairly simple - Are there any special procedures for a member to transfer into a Domain where they do not live?
A: Yes, there are.  They are outlined in the Membership Handbook, in fact.  You will find them on page 41.

I like the Prestige Audit coming up where prestige gets locked.  Great idea National ~ Wes is rock hard in a funky place!

* Still looking for Chris's old prestige

* missed the report w/ CC prestige, so didn't give Mike any for Jan

* Received David’s prestige logs, need to review them before updating his prestige in the report
* I have officially moved to TX and located a new chapter. What do I do to transfer my WW stuff?
A: Transfer procedures are outlined on page 41 of the Membership Handbook.

C: As mentioned under questions, I submitted my resignation as DC along with a request for the process for TWC to elect my replacement to begin. This was submitted on February 6th, with the clear intent that I wished to step down with the submission of the February report. To date, there's been no movement on this at all. We'd like to get things moving.
A: This matter is addressed in the "Problems" Section above.

C: Have sent Guy Seggev’s, US2002021437 prestige log to Matt Giezentaner for audit to be promoted to MC 10. Matt should be sending this up soon. Will also make adjustments to his prestige numbers per the auditor. 

C: Valorie Garrard, US2002021451 will be pending MC8, per audit.

C: Members that have not renewed at this time, but may in the next month I will move to the inactive roster and not report at this time are: Craig Christensen US2002096656, Tabitha Dvorchak US2002116924, Tom Stephens US2002021770. I will keep a record of their prestige logs so that when they do renew, I will be able to have them up to date.

C: Rose Sylvia and Shane Sylvia’s prestige logs will be sent up to Matt Giezentaner for Audit to MC7.

C: This report is my final act as Outgoing Domain Coordinator. Thanks, it's been an interesting ride.

Reif, Corinne

02/2004

Giezentaner, Matt

02/2004

COORDINATOR AWARDS FOR FEBRUARY

Note to DCs: If awards are listed for your CCs, they are for the amount of their total monthly Prestige award to be converted from General to Regional Prestige.  For Instance, if you awarded them 40 General, and they are listed for 10 Regional, their award for that month should be changed to "10 R 30 G."

STORYTELLER RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FEBRUARY
These are recommendations from the RST; they are not awards made by the RC and should not be logged as such by members.  They are included here for informational purposes.  All Storyteller Prestige Awards should be made by the Storyteller's Supervising Coordinator.
These recommendations may be changed by the Supervising Coordinator.