Society for Creative Anachronism
College of Arms
1194 Firwood Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15243
412-306-0416
kvs+@cs.cmu.edu

April 24, 2001
Unto the members of the College of Arms and all others who may read this missive does Dame Elsbeth Anne Roth, Laurel Queen of Arms, send greetings. 
The Board of Directors have told me that they will not be extending my warrant and that I need to find a replace-ment in time for their conference meeting on June 15.  Even though they want to choose by June 15, I will be finishing my term, which ends July 21. This means that the July LoAR will be my last one.
The Board will be happy to accept single or multiple-person (i.e. 2 or 3 people) bids.  I am also willing to help match people who want to do part of the job with those who want to do the other parts.  I had no bids from my last request, although I did get some indications of people willing to do names or armory.  Thus I am particularly in need of someone to do the administrative duties (including personnel management) as well as manage the files (which are now smaller than they used to be).
Please send this message to anyone you think might be interested. I will, of course, be willing to help my successor make as smooth a transition as possible.
My apologies for the short notice; while I had been informed in March that there were issues about renewing my warrant, I did not know until Saturday that a definite decision had made made not to renew it.
I am repeating here the announcement I made in the August 2000 LoAR. Note: the term is for three years and resumes are due by June 15, 2001
Position Opening - Laurel Sovereign of Arms
The Laurel Sovereign of Arms (Laurel) is the principal heraldic officer of the Society and the head of the College of Arms. Laurel is responsible for fostering the study and practice of heraldry, processing sub-missions, and overseeing the heraldic activities of the Known World. Because the time and commitment required to oversee the College of Arms and process submissions are so great, the Laurel Sovereign of Arms usually has a major deputy, the Pelican Sovereign of Arms, to perform part of the duties. The current split has Pelican in charge of processing name submissions and Laurel in charge of everything else. The previous incarnation had Pelican in charge of administration instead. Applicants may use either of these configurations, or a new one which better fit the applicant's skills. The Board will accept applications from an individual or a team to perform the duties of these offices; however, they will not accept applications where only part of these duties will be assumed.
Laurel and its deputies are unpaid positions. Laurel currently requires approximately 20 hours a week (primarily submissions processing) plus about 10-20 hours a week for Laurel staff. Also required is office space sufficient for 18 filing cabinets, 20 boxes of "to be archived" submissions files, 1 filing cabinet of "currently in process" submissions, and about 20 more boxes of assorted books, etc., plus the computers, computer programs and documentation, backup tapes and disks, printer, photocopier, and flatbed color scanner.
The position requires tact and patience, local staff to assist in the weekly filing (an average of 4-6 people at least once a week), knowledge of armory and onomastics, bureaucratic ability, the ability to meet tight deadlines and produce a Laurel letter of Acceptance and Return monthly, computer literacy and word processing skills, e-mail access, and time and ability to travel.
Resumes should be made in writing to the SCA office, at Box 360789, Milpitas, CA 95036 by January 1, 2001.
If anyone has any questions regarding the workload or the job function, feel free to contact the current Laurel (Elsbeth Anne Roth (Kathy Van Stone), (412) 306-0416, herald@sca.org).

In service, 

Elsbeth Anne Roth