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REGIONAL UPDATE FROM THE STAFF OF STARBASE 7, R7 Command
By Adm. Bob Vosseller, Vice Regional Coordinator, Region 7 Thursday, July 22, 2010
SHORE LEAVE 32
STARFLEET-REGION 7 Meeting – Here's another recap of the annual Starfleet-R7 meeting that was heldon the morning of July 10 in the Chase Room of the Hunt Valley Marriott Hotel, Maryland during Shore Leave 32. It was VERY well attended. An R7 Command staff meeting was held the night before.
Saturday morning’s meeting was headed by RC Wayne Augustson, Chief of Staff Jeff Victor and I. We welcomed everyone to our crowded and humid gathering point. Yeah next year we will make arrangements for a larger venue. Hopefully one that will have working AC.
I thanked those who came out to enjoy the region’s first group breakfast that was held at the hotel’s Cinnamon Tree restaurant an hour earlier. Everyone enjoyed a good meal and reported on the lunacy of the night before and also shared some of the horror stories concerning hotel issues that took place earlier in the weekend.
Wayne announced during the meeting that the regional Shoc Office would be better utilized more and that Shoc Officer Jim Pugilese will be involved more closely in pre-launch procedures prior to a chapter in training being sign off by the RC’s office.
It has also been decided that as the work of the sector chiefs has been primarily accomplished through other staff members that the positions would be eliminated and that those serving in those roles will have the opportunity to instead serve as sector recruiters to their respective states,working with the R7 Recruitment Office. The positions will officially cease as of Sept. 30.
Recruitment materials used at Shore Leave saw an upgrade thanks to Assistant Recruiting Officer Mike Allen. A recruiting effort spearheaded by the USS Challenger and aided by other area chapters will take part in August at a Creation Con in New Jersey.
Further work is to be performed soon on the R7 website and we are encouraging submissions of short articles on individual chapter events along with photos for inclusion on the website.
R7 Command also reminded members of the 7th Fleet that on Sat. Sept 25 the first ever Command Summit will be held at the Double TreeHotel in Mount Laurel NJ (smack dab in the middle of the region) from 9 a.m. to5 pm. The event is FREE and we are hoping to get at least 50 attendees. The programs will be designed for those in command positions, cos, xos, section chiefs but it is open to everyone.
Among the topics to be discussed include regional events, how to plan regional events, motivating your crew, fostering leadership from your crew, delegating duties of a command staff, and if you have anything you wan tto see happen there please contact Wayne, Jeff or I. We want to hear your ideas on panel/workshop topics. A group lunch/dinner will be part of the activity, everyone being responsible for the cost of their meal.
Jeff announced that a webinar of an hour and a half length will beheld sometime in September concerning how to plan a regional conference. It will also be touched on at the command summit.
During the meeting the first of a series of special commercials was screened concerning next year’s Starfleet International Conference which is being hosted by the USS Challenger. Registrations were taken during the weekend and during the Challenger’s milkshake mixer that was held on Saturday night. Aug.3 is the deadline for early registration at the $20 level. Book now for that rate.
Wayne reminded chapters that Starfleet is cracking down on ships under strength, failing to send in their MSRs and other criteria. If your chapter has membership problems or other issues, you’ve been contacted already but let us know what you plan to do to address these issues and what R7 Command can do to assist.
Promotions:
Newly commissioned USS Iwo Jima CO John Slavin was promoted to Brigadier General. The Iwo Jima held a“chaptering party’’ (as John coined a new phrase) on Saturday night complete with cake. The region applauded the 7th Fleet’s new addition.
The USS Susquehannock held a raffle to benefit a K9 Rescue nonkill dog pound in Harrisburg.The raffle included items such as framed comicbook covers and autographs.
Also noted was the rebirth of "Trek Olympics'' which had the Richtofen vs. Pride of Baltimore that “went really, really well’’ Richtofen member Chris Carothers said. Chris passed out save the date memos for the region for next year’s Olympics which will be held on May 21 2011. So save that date folks and send out a team.
Cher Sleigh of the Sovereign won the regional raffle that includeda number of cool items that had Awards Director Beryl Washington collected. The Raffle earned the region $62 and Financial Officer Mike Stein also noted a $50 check from USS Avenger Security Chief Joe Horton for the sale of chocolate candy at Farpoint back inFebruary.
The 2010 Region 7 Awards were announced during the meeting.
The Chapter of the Year is the USS Challenger.
The Electronic newsletter of the year 2009 went to the Subspace Telegraph produced by the USS Susquehannock.
The Newsletter of the year went to the The Peace Keeper publishedby the USS Niagara.
The Support Ship of the year went to the USS Britannic while the shakedown ship of the year went to the USS Abraham Lincoln.
The Scholastic Achievement Award went to Ens. Jennifer Yee of the USS Abraham Lincoln.
Staff member of the year went to Commodore Jeff Victor of the USS Challenger.
The enlisted member of the year went to Petty Officer 3rdClass Andrew Sterman of the USS Abraham Lincoln.
The flag officer of the year went to Adm. Beryl Washington of the USS Sovereign.
The Edgar Torres Memorial Commanding Officer of the year went toCommodore Debbie French of the USS Inferno.
More Details About The Command Summit
As was announced at last week's STARFLEET meeting at Shore Leave, we will be holding the Region 7 Command Summit on Saturday, September 25,
2010 at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Mount Laurel NJ.
The hotel is located at 515 Fellowship Road North in Mount Laurel, NJ and is conveniently located off of Exit 4 of the NJ Turnpike.
Rooms are available for both Friday and Saturday nights, so feel free to to make a reservation either online or by calling 856-778-8999.
While the programming will be geared towards CO's and XO's, all are welcome to attend. We hope this mini-conference will serve the needs of the members in planning regional events, addressing regional issues and bringing new and exciting ideas to the table. Thanks to a generous donation from the Regional Coordinator, registration is free of charge, but you must register by sending an email with your name, chapter and who will be attending from your chapter to
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. The room has seatingfor 50 people, so please be advised space is limited and registrations will be taken on a
first-come, first-serve basis.
Meals will not be provided, but the hotel's restaurant will be open and available for lunch orders. We are also planning a group dinner at a local restaurant, with details to be announced as we get a little closer to the event.
If you have questions, please feel free to let us know.
MeritoriousService Award:
Stacey Wright, U.S.S. Sovereign
Willie Yee, U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln
Outstanding Service Award:
Hector Santiago, U.S.S. Storm
7th Fleet Commendation:
Bob Vosseller, U.S.S. Challenger
Jeff Victor, U.S.S. Challenger
Joseph Dorffner, U.S.S. Edinburgh
Mike Stein, U.S.S. Justice
Beryl Washington, U.S.S. Sovereign
7th Fleet Achievement Award:
Debbie French, U.S.S. Inferno
Keith Shikowitz, U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln
Certificates of Longevity:
U.S.S. Avenger- 25 years
U.S.S. Sovereign- 20 years
Those Promoted
USS Sovereign section chief Cher Schleigh and USS Richtofen CO KarenCarothers were both recently promotion to the rank of Fleet Captain!
Also promoted recently include Lauren Niemeyer: Major General, Gary Ensey, Jr.: Major General George Edwards: Captain and Marcus Easterly: Colonel
We also note the return of Dean Rogers to the center seat of the USS Top Gun in the Maryland Sector. Welcome back Dean!
Heading out To Oklahoma For IC2010
· I am looking forward to representing the 7th Fleet this year serving as representative of R7 Command in place of RC Wayne Augustson who is unable to make the IC this year. Joining me will be R7 Chief of Staff Jeff Victor and R7 Comm Chief Joe Dorffner. Commodore Laura Victor will be with us assisting at theIC2011 Hospitality Suite.
· The R7 Command Staff and support staff extend a happy summer to all of you. It certainly has been a hot one and several chapters have hosted barbeques inrecent months. We advise everyone to keep cool and to keep in touch. Don’t forget our regional website is
www.region7.com
As always we want to hear from you about project ideas, any questions you may have or any help that the staff can render to your chapter. You know how to reach us. |
