For the enquiring minds regarding the establishment of a KR Organization, nothing has been decided, but this has been a topic of off-line discussion for the last few years. What brought it to the front burner at the Gathering was several independent discussions that evolved into a group discussion, which we eventually brought up to the whole group. What we have in mind is a group that's not hinged on just one or two people, but has a real structure, a bank account, accountability of funds, a steering committee, and a committee to choose Gathering sites...basically a system of government (boy that'll raise some hackles), or at least a few guys to help guide the way and herd the cats.
But more importantly (to me), we have a few single points of failure here...if I get hit by a truck, does anybody know the domain password or when it's due, or where the data is kept for the KRnet web page...besides me? Does anybody know where the email list is hosted, and how to take over if I'm gone? And if somebody wants to donate $10k to the group upon their death, how could they do that? There are benefits to having some kind of structure, whether gov't recognized or not, and all of these issues need to be reviewed, discussed, and agreed upon by the membership. I don't think this discussion needs to happen on the email list, because a lot of people will quickly bail, given that they are here to learn to build and fly these neat little airplanes. And it was mentioned at the Gathering that even deciding on next year's location should not be decided by such a small group to represent the whole. We'll likely do an online survey to accomplish that. So my hope is that you guys will leave this topic to the folks on the steering committee and get back to KR discussions. We'll handle the rest, come back with some recommendations, and put it to an internet-based vote after presenting the recommendations. Any useful input should be addressed directly to me. Don't expect lengthy replies though. We're currently vacationing all over Washington and Oregon (Bend, last night) so I'm very out-of-pocket at the moment. One of the many benefits of moving the Gathering around a bit... Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com website at http://www.N56ML.com
