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rchrds wrote:<SNIP> It looks like the next few years are covered (thanks all) but this one sort of slipped through the cracks. If <SNIP>Jason
Scoon1 wrote:What if SERA was organized a little differently? What if the SERA officers picked the site each year and instead of one Grotto hauling all the weight, the tasks were ass assigned to different Grottos? That would reflect the diversity that is SERA and no one group would be overwhelmed and the smaller Grottos would be able to be a part of an excellent event!
Thoughts??
mgmills wrote:There is a website for the SERA region although it hasn't been updated for quite some time. It does include the constitution and bylaws of the organization if anyone wants to read that.
CaverScott wrote:rchrds wrote:<SNIP> It looks like the next few years are covered (thanks all) but this one sort of slipped through the cracks. If <SNIP>Jason
Next few years?
2011 = Bailout
2012 = Birmingham
2013 = ?????
cavergirl wrote:mgmills wrote:There is a website for the SERA region although it hasn't been updated for quite some time. It does include the constitution and bylaws of the organization if anyone wants to read that.
Actually it contains a very nice detailed SERA Cave Carnival Event Guide available as a PDF here
http://www.caves.org/region/sera/SERA_C ... e_2003.pdf
or as an MS word doc
http://www.caves.org/region/sera/CaveCarn.htm
It is a general guideline to give the hosting grotto an idea of what may be needed to host The SERA Cave Carnival.
Note that it says this: "If your organization is considering hosting The SERA Cave Carnival the first thing to do is look at the SERA, Right of Refusal List on the SERA website http://www.caves.org/region/sera/. If your organization is near the top of the list contact the current SERA Executives, unless you have already been contacted."
Grottoes ought to be aware of where they fall on the list (which is alphabetical).
And there is nothing saying that 2 grottoes couldn't put on a SERA together. In fact for small grottoes this would be an excellent idea.
chrys
CaverScott wrote:CaverScott wrote:rchrds wrote:<SNIP> It looks like the next few years are covered (thanks all) but this one sort of slipped through the cracks. If <SNIP>Jason
Next few years?
2011 = Bailout
2012 = Birmingham
2013 = ?????
roger_haley wrote:I am not going to elaborate, but in the future there is a CHANCE that there COULD be a recurring site in North Alabama if the stars aline right.
tncaver wrote:roger_haley wrote:I am not going to elaborate, but in the future there is a CHANCE that there COULD be a recurring site in North Alabama if the stars aline right.
One of the things I like most about SERA Cave Carnival is that it was NOT held in the same place all the time. What a shame if it comes to that.
In the past each SERA presented a grand opportunity to visit a new caving area! Having an event in the same place all the time is not only risky for caving landowner relations due to over visitation, it also may discourage cavers from attending SERA after a year or two when there is nothing new to see in the area.
Also having SERA in the same place all the time will likely discourage grottoes from other areas from helping out. The same grottoes will be expected to host
the event time after time due to the long distances that other SERA grottoes would have to travel to contribute.
Just my two cents. But I suppose SERA in the same place over and over is still better than no SERA at all.
roger_haley wrote:I understand what your saying, but the hardest part of putting a SERA or for that matter a NSS Convention is finding a campsite that will allow Alcohol! I know as I spent the better part of a year doing that very thing for the 05 convention. You cant skirt that issue or ignore it! But the fact is that Sites cost money and very much so more and more money that make it hard to at lest break even. If there was a site that cost nothing to the hosting grotto could make a huge difference.
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