New Group Forming in Jacksonville
A new shakedown chapter, designated by Department of Technical Services as the future USS Exeter NCC-1706, is based in Jacksonville, Florida. It is under the command of Commander John R. Sims. Their mothership is the USS Republic. The chapter-in-training recently held its third meeting. Commander Sims submitted the following report:The crew of the USS Exeter held its third meeting at the Bowl America in Jacksonville, Florida, on Sunday, September 7, 2008. We thought we’d take a page from our mothership activities. In attendance were Commander John R. Sims, Yeoman Hyo Soon Yoo and XO Ryan McDowell, as well as prospective members Ed and Janice Neu and their two sons.
We arrived at 6:00 p.m. and held a brief business meeting. The subjects discussed were our plans for polo shirts, the upcoming Vulkon and recruitment to our chapter.
After this, we enjoyed a few games of bowling. The scores were not that great, but the overall fun was! Ed & Janice Neu’s two sons made the night. Watching these two little dynamos bowl was too cute for words.
We adjourned to some bowling alley food and had a good time just being together, getting excited about the convention and eating some pizza and fried corn thingies. Overall, another successful outing for our new chapter.
Our next meeting will be held on Saturday evening at Vulkon Orlando at the North Orlando Hilton on October 31 to November 2, 2008. We are hoping to get together with the USS Paegan and any other ships present at the con.
Nomination Phase Ending
The Nomination phase for the election of the Regional Coordinator ends on October 25 at 11:59 PM CST. If you are a chapter Commanding Officer or duly appointed representative, please contact the STARFLEET Inspector General, Wade Hoover at ig@sfi.org to submit your nomination.Help Wanted
Region 2 Vice Chief of CompOps / Assistant WebmasterSummary of qualifications and duties:
- Internet computer management experience
- Web site management and/or building experience
- Good working knowledge of HTML and related technologies, including JavaScript and PHP
- IRC knowledge and experience would be very helpful
- Graphics programs experience and the ability to handle text editor
- Ability to interface well with end-users, including helping those with limited web/internet experience
- Willingness to respond promptly and graciously to requests large and small, from those that are experienced as well as from those that are not as experienced, for assistance in all matters pertaining to computer operations to meet Region Staff and member needs
Anyone interested please apply to CompOps.
New, Improved, R2 Update
As announced, deadline for submissions for the new, improved R2 Update is Wednesday, October 15, 2008. Get those reports, photos, and articles submitted to Ralph Planthold ASAP.What you may not have known is that this newfangled gizmo will be distributed directly to your email. You will need to subscribe manually to the newsletter to have it delivered.
To subscribe, please visit: http://update.region2.org
I have taken the liberty to subscribe all Region Two Commanding Officers and Staff members listed on the Region Two Website to the list already. If I subscribed you and for some reason you do not wish to receive the newsletter, please let me know off list and I will unsubscribe you with my apologies.