Subject: Re: [East2] RCR Oompahs For Next Three Years
From: (David C Lawrence)
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 13:06:19 -0400 (EDT)

Stephen Woodbridge writes:
>> So does this mean that if there are other volunteers that they should
>> also speak up and get their name(s) in a slot on the list? Is this
>> going to be the "new" tradition for selecting RCR Oompahs? Is it
>> first come first serve based on posting their request to "East"? or
>> does it require some secret committee to review and approve it?


In my opinion, no, this is not a new tradition.  In fact, I am willing
to endlessly defer my own hosting of an RCR again to the extent that
someone else wants to jump in and do one.

At the last RCR there was no one making any noises about hosting it,
til Jan mentioned that I was interested.  Then Sharon said Jim really
wanted to get to host one since his plans on hosting it this year had
been thwarted by getting called up for Middle East duty.  I was
willing to defer for him.  Then Bill approached me and said he'd been
seriously considering saying he wanted to do one in the future, but
that next year was too soon, so he asked if he could do 2005 instead
of me.  I was up for that.

No secret committees, just the facts.  I am sure we would all be
delighted if other volunteers want to step up, and that if someone is
really interested in doing it in a particular year for some special reason
that it would probably be accomodated.