[Artemisia] Fwd: [Announcements] Creation of the Order of Defense

[Seneschal of Artemisia]

FYI regarding new peerage

Katya
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  Due to the large amount of information surrounding the additional peerage
for rapier and cut and thrust, the Board of Directors decided to
participate in a conference call on February 2, 2015. The Board received a
large amount of additional comments and suggestions in the two weeks
following the January 17 quarterly meeting. This was considered in addition
to the first Board call for commentary on this issue.



At the February 2, 2015 special conference call meeting of the Board of
Directors, the Board discussed the history of the APEC proposal process,
the commentary received from the membership, and the various options
available to the Board. The Order of Defense proposal was the result of
many years of effort, and while the commentary from the membership opened
the Board’s eyes to other options and possibilities, the Board decided at
this time to reconsider the proposal to change Corpora to create the Order
of Defense.  During the call a motion was made and seconded to approve the
changes to Corpora, and such motion passed 6 votes for and 1 against.



Motion to approve the proposed changes to Corpora that will create the new
peerage, Order of Defense, and direct Laurel Sovereign of Arms to submit
such name and heraldry to the heraldic comment process, with the intention
of opening the Order on May 1, 2015. Voted in favor of the motion: Arthur
Donadio, Andrew Coleman, John Fulton, David Keen and Lisa May. Voted
against the motion: Lisa Czudnochowsky. Chairman Scott Berk exercised his
option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Motion passed.



Motion in the matter of the Order of Defense to waive the requirements of
Corpora Section IV.G that the Crown consult the members of a peerage order
prior to inducting new members of that order, but only in the case of the
first three (3) members of the Order of Defense.  Once there are three
members of the Order of Defense in a kingdom, the Crown must consult the
Order per Corpora prior to adding members. Voted in favor of the motion:
Arthur Donadio, Andrew Coleman, Lisa Czudnochowsky John Fulton, David Keen
and Lisa May. Opposed: none. Chairman Scott Berk exercised his option to
vote and did so in favor of the motion. Motion passed.



No candidate may be inducted into the Order of Defense before May 1, 2015.
All candidates inducted into the Order of Defense on May 1, 2015, will
carry equal precedence, regardless of the time of day each such candidate
was inducted.



Five years ago, the enormous response in favor of a path to peerage was
specifically focused on rapier and cut and thrust combat. When and if
another martial activity engenders the response from the membership at
large that rapier and cut and thrust did, when another martial activity has
the depth, breadth and community as exists for rapier and cut and thrust,
then the Board of Directors may investigate the possibility of facilitating
a path to peerage for such martial activity.



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