FreeBMD has now been running for over ten years, and has a number of co-ordinators who have built up considerable experience in that role (often adding to considerable real life experience). We also benefit from a number of highly competent people at the core of the project, and whilst we are very keen to retain all this skill, we recognise that from time to time people will wish to find a more challenging role, or a lighter weight role, as their ability to contribute varies. One of the things that we have never been good at is succession and development planning. Put bluntly, we have no idea who might step up to the mark if needed, or who might like to step back, or who is getting a little bored and looking for new challenges This message is asking for people to tell me this information. Vacancies do occur from time to time in the core team, and it would be nice to know who would be interested, but perhaps more importantly at present, we need to share our talent pool with our sister projects, FreeCEN and FreeREG. Because these projects have a much more difficult time getting their hands on data to transcribe, the job of a co-ordinator there is a particularly tough one, and the job of their core teams even tougher. Regrettably, this tends to lead to syndicates remaining without leadership for periods of time, and a difficulty in retaining a stable executive at times. If a new challenge in one of these areas appeals, then now is the time to put your hand up. Those who are interested should respond to me direct (not to the list please), stating; Which projects they would be interested in (BMD/CEN/REG) What type of role they are interested in (COORD/CORE/EXEC) What particular skills they can bring to this role (please, no false modesty) Whether they wish to retain their existing role, or hand it over Whether they have a candidate in mind to take over from them or deputise for them (wow, succession planning) -- Dave Mayall

Hello I seem to have lost my link to The Suspect Alias Report and have tried the search facility but still can't find it. Can anyone help with the link please Cheers Sue Coordinator of The Recordsmiths Syndicate of volunteer transcribers working for FreeBMD. See http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ for details of the project.

Hi Sue Try this http://www.freebmd.org.uk/SuspectFilesAlias.html#syndlinks Regards Debz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan & Martin Hawkins" <thehawkins@optusnet.com.au> To: <freebmd-syndicates@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 3:31 PM Subject: Suspect Alias Report > Hello > I seem to have lost my link to The Suspect Alias Report and have tried the > search facility but still can't find it. > Can anyone help with the link please > Cheers > Sue > > > Coordinator of The Recordsmiths Syndicate of volunteer transcribers > working > for FreeBMD. See http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ for details of the project. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FREEBMD-SYNDICATES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message