[MR] Fall Coronation

[Stefan li Rous]

<<< Possibly true, but I'll tell you...you'll never get someone from Far
North Atlantia to be willing to autocrat at an already-set site in North
Carolina >>>

<< And that is the flaw in that idea.

Though hopefully, by having events at a more central site, more people  
would be familiar with the site and thus able to autocrat more easily.

But, it would take time to get that familiarity established with  
enough people. >>

It doesn't have to be that way. If you have been to a site for  
multiple events you should have an idea about the general layout and  
you can delegate someone local to go to the site and check out things  
you wish to be sure of. In this day of cheap video and digital still  
cameras, it should be difficult for them to take lots of pictures and  
send them to you electronically.

Even if you go the week before to an event site and verify that the  
stoves and ovens in the kitchen are working, there is still no  
guarantee that they will even still be there for the event. Doing this  
through a delegate won't change this.

In addition, both Coronations and Crown Tournaments are usually  
straight forward events. The same things that happened six months or a  
year ago at Coronation will happen the next time. You already have a  
pretty good idea of what is needed in the way of facilities and how to  
handle such an event at that particular site from other events, and  
possibly the same events, being held their previously.

<< -Cian
Who has never autocratted, but hopes to learn one day. >>

Perhaps you might want to take a look at the SCA-EVENT=PLANNING  
section of the Florilegium. There are a number of how-to discussions  
there that would be of use to any event steward or event steward to  
be. Some of the stuff in the SCA-CAMPING section might also be of use  
for outside events.

Stefan

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THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
    Mark S. Harris           Austin, Texas          StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
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