[Regia-NA] "what's an Authenticity Officer look like"?

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I agree it would not be a perfect arrangement to have an A.O serving all North America but it would be a start.
Notwithstanding we have to face vast distances it would still be desirable to have one - perhaps in the form of Chris Kerr (mentioning no names !! ;-))
This could develop into regional A.O's - as alluded to above there has to be a starting point no matter how imperfect.
How about a N.A Marshall - perhaps the Marshall in question could be trained on an ongoing basis - capable of training 
us with spear only then developing onto other weapons.
I'd certainly pay my part to send someone over to be trained up.
In all of two years we have not to my recollection had a Marshall to Pensic or elsewhere inspite of a number of requests.
We now see the Vikings UK taking the initiative by sending two training officers over for the June SCA Lilies War at Kansas City 
for people interested in combat training.
Where is Regia UK all this ?
I should mention that from a recent conversation,George is prepared to cover half the travel expenses to have a A.O and Training Marshall come over from the UK.
This has been a much requested need and such needs as have been explained still have not been fully addressed from the UK.
Perhaps we ask on the open UK list for any officers that have training capability if they want to come over for Pensic - again I realise this is out of reach for some N.A. members but if there is sufficient interest from one far flung quarter then surely additional travel can be arranged for these UK officers.
None of the above is meant to be taken personally I hasten to add.
As mentioned by someone before,text losses that well meant tonal quality.  :-))
Martin.





> From: Mark Patchett <patchett@sybase.com>
> Date: 2003/03/18 Tue PM 04:58:27 EST
> To: list-regia-na@lig.net
> Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] "what's an Authenticity Officer look like"?
> 
> Hi Osweald,
> 
> Is the idea here that we should have one AO for all of North America, or
> one for each local group?
> 
> I'm not sure that having one person for all of NA is much of a benefit,
> since we'd probably be corresponding with that person via email, which
> we can already do with the AO from England.
> 
> As for local AO's -- 2 of us from Wynmerestow are headed over to the UK
> for the upcoming Shrewsbury training weekend, including our volunteer to
> be AO, ( Chris Kerr ), so I guess we're working on the "indoctrination'
> part :)
> 
> -Edward
> 
> Douglas Sunlin wrote:
> 
> > Could the RANA membership vote for the individual who seems to be the
> > most qualified for AO, then put together a fund to *help* get him/her
> > to a Regia-UK event for indoctrination?
> >
> > Osweald of Baldurstrand
> >
> > >From: "J. Kim Siddorn"
> > >
> > >"How do you become an Authenticity Officer" is a question that has
> > been
> > >asked on this list quite frequently and of course no one has answered
> > it, me
> > >included. The reason for our coyness is that we simply do not know
> > what to
> > >tell you. We evolved from a society (The Vikings) who at the time
> > thought
> > >the subject of literally no account, so we had one to ensure we kept
> > up the
> > >pressure.
> > >
> > >Roland took on the job from Andy Nicholson. He was - and is - very
> > well
> > >read, has a good eye for detail and is not afraid to speak his mind.
> > He has
> > >no academic qualifications in this field, but his knowledge is
> > compendious
> > >to say the least.
> > >
> > >We know what one looks like when we see it, but not how to train one!
> >
> > >
> > >Suggestions anyone?
> > >
> >
> 
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