ps. thanks Lisa and Jen for being awesome On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 9:49 PM, Lisa Chin <cormorant_80@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi All, >> >> The communications committee (currently Jen and Lisa) met for the first >> time on Wednesday night so here's an update on the website, white star >> assessment, derby names and membership. >> > > >> Website >> - Domain name purchase. There are three obvious options (in order of >> our preference): malicespringsrollerderby.com, malicesprinsgrdl.com and >> msrdl.com. If we are concerned about people not finding the site we can >> always purchase more than one domain name and redirect from there to the >> real site. Please let us know if you have any suggestions or what your >> preference is for this by Thursday 25th November. >> - Hosting options are still being considered and will cost about >> $60-100 a year, if you have any recommendations please send through; at this >> stage it's looking like we'll be using Wordpress as a CMS. >> - Site build: Jen has done some awesome work (Go Jen!!) starting a >> website build (https://sites.google.com/site/malicespringsrdl/) and we >> will continue working on this. Please take a look and send through any >> suggestions, there's still quite a bit of work to do getting content >> together and finalising the structure but we're on the way. With regards to >> content you'll notice there is a featured "Derby girl" and we'll be taking >> photos on Sunday 5th December at training to use in this section. We'd also >> like to include a short Bio, so start thinking about yours - it doesn't need >> to be long and can include info like derby name and number, length of time >> you've been skating, achievements to date, why you Derby, brag about your >> skates. Have a look at some on the Rocky Mountain Roller Girls site >> <http://www.rockymountainrollergirls.com/mambots/editors/tinymce/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=133&Itemid=161>to >> see what they've done. We'd like to collect these on 5th December as well. >> For those of you who couln't make it to our derby watching session at >> Annie's the date for the big get together planning day has been set as >> Sunday 5th December from midday until it's time to start training. Location >> yet to be specified so suggestions are welcome if someone has plenty of >> space at their house :) >> >> White Star Assessment >> - For all those who would like to sit their white star assessment (or >> sit it again) before the end of the year the last assessment session for >> 2010 will be Sunday 28th November. There are four more training sessions to >> take advantage of between now and then so get your skates on! The training >> committee will need to select assessors for the white star assessment Sunday >> 28th November - if there are major issues with that date please select a new >> date and advise the league. >> - There was also a decision made at the derby watching session to >> continue with the three skate sessions a week but only have structured >> training with a designated trainer on Mondays and Thursdays and have both of >> these sessions from 7pm to 9pm. Sunday will become more of a free skate and >> will stick with the current time of 5pm to 8pm. The changes to the times >> will take place as of 1st December. >> >> Derby names >> - If you get your white star this year then the deadline to have your >> *top three* (and list order of preference) derby names is Monday 29th >> November so please email these through to Jen (j2garnett@xxxxxxxxx) >> *AND*Lisa ( >> cormorant_80@xxxxxxxxx). They will be collated and sent to the master >> roster keepers for processing, check out the rules for selecting names >> here. <http://www.twoevils.org/rollergirls/rules.html> >> >> Membership >> - Paying MSRDL dues is also something to think about - especially if >> you have your white star now. We leave it with the finance committee to set >> a due date for payment and to think about how long people should skate with >> the club for before they have to pay dues. Money will go towards paying for >> paint so we can have a more permanent track, club membership in Skate >> Australia, website domain and hosting fees, and other ongoing costs. >> - If anyone is interested in joining Skate Australia as an individual >> Skate Australia have confirmed that if you pay the $50 fee now you will have >> membership until December 2011. Visit the Skate Australia >> <http://skateaustralia.org.au/web/files/pdf_repository/1273798654-2010_Membership_Benefits.pdf>website >> to find out about the benefits of membership. Their office will be closed >> over Christmas from 17th December so get in quick! We also need 10 >> individuals to join skate Australia before we can join as a league. >> >> Logo >> - The logo may undergo a redesign so if you have any ideas of things >> to include or colour scheme please let us know. >> >> So, in summary - as members of the league you need to: >> 1. Tell us which domain name you prefer and whether you think there is a >> need to purchase multiple domains and redirect from them to the main site - >> let us know by Thursday 25th November >> 2. Lock the 28th November in your date as white star assessment if you're >> taking it and let the training committee know you're planning to take the >> test >> 3. Start composing your bio for the website (due 5th December) and be >> prepared to have your "derby girl" photo taken that day as well >> > 4. Get your top three Derby names to us by 29th November >> 5. Start saving to pay league fees. >> 6. Start thinking about how you think about how you want to participate in >> the league and what decisions need to get made on Sunday 5th December - this >> even will need a couple of people to take the reins for that to organise an >> agenda etc? >> >> It's a busy time at the moment but this is your league and think of it as >> the storm before the summer lull. More to follow re. painting the track >> soon.... >> >> Happy skating! >> >> > >