Q: When do Member Class Loans for elected officers go into effect?  If a member is currently undergoing a Prestige Audit (or waiting in queue) to they apply the MC Loan to their pre- or post-Audit Member Class?

Q: I currently have three (3) Chapters with fewer than 10 members (one of which is petitioning to become part of a Domain).  I realize that these OUs may continue to exist with permission, however these membership numbers have stayed below 10 for a few months.  Are there any hard-and-fast rules about this situation?  I estimate after 12/31/2003 we will see many more OUs drop below the minimum membership requirements, and would like to know how to handle these situations properly.

Q: Darcy Ann Anastasia has never appeared on a report with a WW number. I do not have current contact information for her.
A: Ms. Anastasia's WW number is: US2002021057.  I have no current contact information for her.

Q: Matt Smith US2002024138. Does not have contact information listed on prior reports. Can we get a hold of the email he listed when he purchased his WW number?
A: I do not locate any records for that Cam Number in the WW database I have.
 

Q: Have you been able to sift through the CD of information from previous administration to pull prestige records for independent members?
A: Unfortunately I have not had the time yet.

Q: In January when all the NPO/WW Crossovers have to renew can I drop non reporting independent members off of the report?
A: Only if they have not renewed their membership.

Q: What are the EXACT duties of a Coordinator and a Storyteller?  More specifically, what prestige items are they not allowed to take?
A: Coordinator and Storyteller duties are specified in the Membership Handbook; please consult that document.  As for what Prestige items they are or are not allowed to take, the answer is none.  No one may just "take" a Prestige item; all Prestige must be awarded by the members' Supervising Coordinator.  For D/VSTs that means their D/CC. For DCs and Independent CCs, that's the RC; for CCs under Domains, their DC.  Coordinators may not be awarded Prestige for actions that fall under the normal scope of their duties (as defined in the Handbook); this is best determined on a situational basis, so if you have a specific duty in mind, please be more specific and we can determine whether or not that falls within the scope of their positional responsibilities.

I would very much like a very specific breakdown of the items that a Coordinator and a Storyteller should be doing as part of their positions and a breakdown of what additional items they can claim that are not part of their duties.
A: Again, please reference the Membership Handbook for that breakdown.  If what you have in mind is not listed there, please make a specific request for clarification.

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.
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. The Prestige Audit queue is growing deeper.
2. Getting the Midsummer's Event Prestige finished.
3. Running various Domain Coordinator elections.
4. Membership recruitment drive and materials contest.

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

2. For Camarilla mailing lists, how does one request or receive prestige as moderator? For non-Camarilla hosted lists, how does one receive prestige as a moderator? Are DC's or CC's eligible for this moderator prestige for Chapter or Domain lists?
A: If the mailing list is on a WW server, regular reports need to be made to Jeff Thelen's office; details can be found at http://camarilla.white-wolf.com/~listmod/.  If the list is not on a WW Server, they can still be Prestige-worthy; again, Mr. Thelen will have the information you need regarding this.  DCs and CCs are eligible for this moderator Prestige.

3. Does this report follow the requisite template to a satisfactory degree? If not, and assuming I'm not using CTS as yet, where are we out of sync?
A: The ARC Reports indicates your report is in the proper format.  Should you ever have any questions regarding your report, please feel free to contact her for assistance.

4. To reiterate and clarify for the South West Region - Members who have not renewed as of January 1, 2004 are dropped immediately? Or after a 30 day grace period (which I've seen mentioned on the National list for Coords)?
A: Members should be dropped from your official roles immediately; they may be reinstated once they have purchased a membership renewal and provided you with proof.

5. For clarifiation - Members who do renew are eligible for early renewal prestige if the have renewed by what specific date?
A: The USNC's Website provides a FAQ to address this concern.  Go to http://camarilla.white-wolf.com/usnc/index.php and follow the links to find the answer to this question (and more).

6. Are members who serve as proctors for VST elections eligible for any sort of prestige award? If so, what are the guidelines for that award?
A: Members serving as Proctors are eligible for Prestige Awards.  Such awards should be under the ORG category.  I would recommend no more than 10 Points as elections tend not to run for very long periods and do not require substantial amounts of work.

7. Is there a time limit on backdating prestige? For example, a member claiming cleaning prestige from 4 or 5 months previous or other items that are not readily verifiable.
A: The limit on backdating Prestige is 3 months.  Anything beyond that should be denied by the Supervising Coordinator unless the award is coming from the Regional or National level, as those sometimes take longer to clear.  Remember: Members do not "claim" Prestige on their own; they must be awarded such, and those awards must appear in an official Coordinator's report in order to be valid. If you cannot substantiate any award because it is not listed in an official report, you are instructed to deny it.

8. What's the URL for the SWRE 2003 Prestige? Can't seem to find a link off of the SW website...
A: Check the news archives for October 2003 and you will find the link there.

C: CA-064 D Bitter Sanctuary Shawn Harrison, CC of Ca-012 will be the new Domain Coordinator and taking over the reporting from this point forth.  Both chapters are now in the process of holding Chapter Coordinator Elections.As I am a chapter Coordinator, and Acting Domain Coordinator for this month, I will allow for the RC to appoint prestige for both.

C: Common Cents Ca-027 D  I would like to send my personal thanks to Rob Saunders, our ADC-Events. Rob has decided to step down from his position. Thank you Rob for all the help you have given the domain.

C: Dark Glittering Knights: 1) I have two new people who joined just this month. I am awaiting confirmation of their prestige from their old CC’s at this time. I have a general amount for them, but no definite figures or dates. Chris Smith, US2002116940 and Brooks Barnes, US2003041452.
2) Jennifer Anderson, US2002034606 has moved back to Illinois. This will be the last time she will be on my report. I will be sending her prestige logs to her new CC.
3) 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.
4) Jennifer Anderson, US200203406 has gone from MC4 to MC5.
5) Tried to go to the ICC 2003 site but kept getting site not there or unavailable. Will include ICC prestige when I am able to get to the site on the next report.
6) Samantha Richards, US2002021960 is not going to renew her membership this time due to family and life issues. When her membership is up in January, I will remove her from my roster.
7) Since receiving Curtis Reynolds number, US2003031422, I am now including his prestige records in my reports. The totals for him go back to 8/10/02 when he first applied for a number. I can send a separate prestige record for him if needed.
8) Meikal Winsor, US2002037803 is going from MC4 to MC5.
9) Valorie Garrard, US2002021451 will be pending MC8, per audit.
10) Rachel Xavier, US2003061615 is going from MC2 to MC3.

C: Dark Tower: The new Membership Handbook is neat, if strange on a few things.  I like it.

C: False Reflections: Presitge for BBQ should be on next months report, as we’re still tabulating it.

C: Legends and Dreams: No one turned in prestige in this month.  We really didn't do anything as a chapter this month.  Derek has some ideas for socials, November and December are always slow.

C: No Remorse: I would like to thank Mr. Peter Savas, our RC, for doing a great job.  Thumbs up Pete!!!!
R: Thank you!

C: Paradise Lost: I got engaged!
R: Woo hoo!  Woot!  Congratulations!  <does the Happy Dance>

C: Pharos’ Myst: Peter’s doing a great job organizing this problem child of a region
R: Thank you, but I need to be doing better...  Know anyway to get me 48-hour days?

C: Domain of Salt Lake: Richard Johnson's (US2002034063) MC9 Prestige Review Audit was sent to  Regional on 11/30/2003. Peter Savas's, (US2002021230) MC13 Prestige Review Audit has been received from CC of UT-013-C, and is currently being reviewed at the Domain Level. Several Members of the Domain spent September, October & November working at the Rocky Point Haunted House, which benefits the Boys &  Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake. This was a very successful activity  from a Camarilla point of view. Although some members were paid technical staff, some were Volunteer Actors. Well over 1000 hours were  volunteered over the 2 1/2 month period. Four out of 7 Rookie Actor of the Week awards were won by Camarilla members, quite an accomplishment considering that there were a total of 235 actors. It was also a good recruiting activity. At least 5 Rocky Point actors have started attending Camarilla games, and about 5 more have expressed an interest once the Holidays are over. One actor has already decided to join the Camarilla. Two more actors who are experienced with World of Darkness would like to join the Camarilla, but are not yet 18 years of age.

C: Sepulchre: I found the Domain Report this last month, and have updated my own prestige totals as well as Joe Moon's totals to reflect it.

C: Songs of the Sand: Thank you Chuck Childers & Stephanie Mayes for your quick response to last months problems.

C: Strange Bedfellows: I just updated the report to be compliant with the National format, would somebody look this over and see if I did it right?
R: The ARC Reports indicates it was in the correct National format.  Thank you.
2) Of 64 members, 18 were active (defined as earning prestige)This represents 28% of the Domain at large. A further 8 members attended Domain game events without earning prestige. This represents a further 13% of the Domain membership. Those members who were active through earning prestige and/or attending game events total 30 members, or 41% of the Domain membership.

S. Domain of Salt Lake:  If a utility for Coordinators to verify membership renewals is not
available by the end of the year, could a list of those member who have renewed be published somewhere?

COORDINATOR AWARDS FOR NOVEMBER

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 OCTOBER
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.