Finally, after several months of discussing what can be recognized as a SIG and what needs to be done to be listed in the CapM SIGs Directory, the ExComm has set a policy in place. It is not the policy that was suggested on the past couple of agendas, rather, it is, in large measure, the same as is written atop the SIGs Directory in the March issue of the Mensa Bulletin, with minor adjustments that change AML-specific references to MWM-specific references.
In short, however, it says:
1) SIG leaders must submit a report to the SIG Coordinator (currently the Member-at-Large) at least once every 6 months to maintain their listing, and
2) Having one's SIG placed in the SIG Listing is at the discretion of the SIG Coordinator.
On a similar vein, the recently proposed anti-discrimination guidelines that would have applied to all calendar events and SIGs were voted down. There was no subsequent motion for an anti-discrimination policy of any sort put forward.
While the discussions that we have had over the past several months have been rather instructive on some issues, I'm happy that we finally have an end-result and hope that we can move on to other items, such as encouraging more active participation and volunteerism by members, improving the involvement of our child members, updating/upgrading/revamping the website to be a vehicle that encourages further involvement from the members and provides an even better face and up-to-date information to curious non-members, putting together the LDW, having an RG, and putting together Mind Games 2012.
Thanks for the summary Jared. I personally am glad the proposed anti-discrimination guidelines were voted down, as I didn't like the way they were written. Let's hope everybody can move on and move forward, whether or not we "got our way" on the issue.
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