Requirements for the Position of

Arts & Sciences Officer

If you are interested in becoming an Arts & Sciences Officer for you bArony, Shire, Canton or College, please refer to the A&S Handbook for more detailed information.  There are certain requirments for holding the office, and importantly, keeping our Royalty and Peerage informed about eh artistic / scientifice endeavours in Lochac.

In brief, and A&S Officer is required to: :

• be a current, paid member of the SCA
  
  
• be warranted (rostered) for a term of 2 years
  
  
• send a report (4 per year for Baronies / 2 per year for Shires, Cantons, Colleges) to the Kingdom A&S Officer by the due date.  (Reports do not have to be long.)
  
  
• run (or organise someone to run) the Kingdom A&S competitions, if the Kingdom Coronation or Crown Tourney is being held in your group and the Kingdom A&S Officer can not get to the event.  Please contact the Kingdom A&S Officer for details on this
  
  
• be on the A&S officers list, if you have email.  This will facilitate communication between Officers
  
  

It is recommended that an A&S Officer:

• encourage or organise A&S competitions and workshops in you group
  
  
• get reports from workshops and events that hold an A&S competition.  This makes life much easier when reporting
  
  
• advertise for a successor 18 months after yout ake over.  This gives you six months to find one
  
  
• ask me for help, if you need it.
  
  

The Kingdom A&S Officer is required to:

• be a current member of the SCA
  
  
• to be warranted for a term of 2 years
  
  
• swear fealty to the Crown
  
  
• be over 18 years of age
  
  
• send QUARTERLY / HALF YEARLY reports to the Crown, Seneschal (courtesy copy to Laurel Principal, all A&S Officers)
  
  
• send an annual report to Kingdom Exchequer
  
  
• warrant local officers
  
  
• set Kingdom A&S Competition topics for the term and organise or help organise the Kingdom A&S competitions
  
  
• maintain the website (or appoint a deputy) and be on teh A&S officer list
  
  
• keep track of the Kingdom A&S Championship results and inform Royalty of the winner, at May Crown
  
  
• encourage A&S in Lochac and communicate with the Guilds