[CCF] [TOEC] SAC proposals for 2007 and beyond

[Ilkka Korpela]

Hello again.

  The discussion continues and I thank SM0W, SM2DMU, OH6XX and OH1RX
for good ideas.

  The discussion is not vain if those who propose something will stay
ready for the execution / implementation of their proposals/ideas when it
comes to actual work. CCF for example has > 100 members, but 4-5 come
to the annual official meeting to decide upon the policies.

  I think Teemu's idea of "a SAC Committee", which he and others have
prseented also earlier, and the very important issues (work with logs, 
results, trophies) that would be addressed by such a committee are impor-
tant. I propose it not for 2008 but for 2007 when SAC is organized by
OHs. The "committee" would be a group of volunteers that would divide the
work load of the organizer. With digital logs, pdf-diplomas etc. it is 
easy to divide the load. This "loose committee" would then be very 
flexible, and would act should the organizing country (person-in-charge, 
contest managers in LA, SM, OZ, OH) need HELP. If we in OH and SM take 
over "an official SAC committee", I'm afraid that interest LA and OZ would 
not be high and SAC would be "vår sak". I take it that Teemu can start 
collecting "group members" very soon and maybe even help oz5wq. SAC is 
organized by EDR, SRAl, SSA and NRRL.

  SM2DMUs "SAC into BAC" question/proposal is such a big rule-change that 
it would be the end of SAC and the birth of something else. Maybe we should
recognize that "Norden" with its values of 1950s-1970s no longer exits  and 
we should look for other webs-of-cooperation? Maybe DMU means this.

 Some say that it is worthless to send a lot of e-mails on this rule-change 
issue. Yes. But I think that god ideas on how to move on can only be found 
by continuing the dicussion. I stress however, that those who participate
should stand ready when help for real work is needed.