Election Thread 2009 - President

[craig_anto]

Re: Election Thread 2009 - President

I stand by my previous comments

[Scorpionbuilder]

Re: Election Thread 2009 - President

Hi Andy

You say not just bullet points but they are a good way of allowing questions to develop and it saved me boring you all with a long winded address, I felt it was better to expand these points individually as we go.

You mentioned about tv money - the reason I brought it up is because this is where we came from & without the tv show in the beginning our hobby would probably never have reached the level it did, and obviously to have our machines on tv raises our profile. Nowadays our grass roots are really the live events, this is why one of my aims as President would be to contact all our Event Organisers, find out what they need, how the FRA can help them, what can be done to improve the smooth running of events. The President should support, advise & be active in looking for new ways to make everybody's lives easier, because without the EO's we have nowhere to go and in the current climate they are all struggling.

You also mentioned about schools & clubs - I know that John Findlay of RR already runs school programs where kids are taught the basic ideas & engineering to build robots. He has developed a robot kit that he believes he can market - hopefully this will help raise our profile. Now as you can see the grass roots work is already being done but it could always do with more support. I am quite convinced that all our EO's would be very grateful for more contact & support, which is something I would implement if elected.

You have also asked about time, what time would I be able to devoteto the duties of President. I believe I would have enough time, around my daytime job, to carry out what needs doing - I will put as much effort as is necessary to do the job to the best of my ability.

The president is there to help make things run smoother through advice and consultation, and with a strong committe behind this post I believe it can work, but this can only be done through talk - communication is paramount.

I hope this has clarified a few more points for you

John

[jenny]

Re: Election Thread 2009 - President

Hi everyone,

Most of you know me, or have seen me at events, but for those who don€™t, my name is Jenny Smith.
I am captain of Team Torque. I have been involve in robotic combat, since series 5 of Robot Wars. Where I fought with a robot called Widows Revenge. After a short break I returned to the sport where I met up with my fellow team mate Karoline. Together we formed Team Pillow Torque, now Team Torque.

The question was asked if either myself or John had held a position like this before, my simple answer to this is no I haven€™t.
I am a qualified and accredited Karate instructor and I deal with groups of people of mixed ages on a regular basis. I have run my own business for some years, even my current job has me working with the public on a face to face basis. I have always held positions that involve dealing with both the public and businesses. I think the ability to liaise with people at all levels is a fundamental requirement of the role of President.

The role of President should be that of a respected figure-head and the public face of the Association.
The President should offer advice to, but not seek to influence the governing body. I believe that policy is a matter for the Governing Body, not the President.
To clarify, it is not a voting position and contrary to popular belief the President does not hold a veto over decisions of the Governing Body. Constitutionally their vote is only called upon if there is a tied vote of the Governing Body.
In addition the role should include that of a mediator, to aid in the resolution of conflict. The President should be an impartial and unbiased party.
The President should also work in conjunction with our International Liaison Officer in discussions with overseas organisations to promote the sport of robotic combat.

My personal aims are to see a united community. This is sadly something we do not currently have. How to achieve this? Through communication with all parties involved. That means the roboteers, the EOs and the Governing Body.

So there is no doubt, and for the prevention of rumour, I will disclose the following facts.
For a period of 6 weeks in 2007 and 7 weeks in 2008, I was employed by Roaming Robots for the purposes of their Haven Holiday Park tour, for which I was paid a daily fee plus expenses.
I have also been employed by RR to run their pay to drive facility at live events, for which I also received a fee.
I am the company secretary of Fighting Robots Ltd. For which I do not receive a fee.

I will be pleased to answer any questions you may have.

Thank you,

Jenny.

[anukhet]

Re: Election Thread 2009 - President

(pokes head in through door and takes a look around)

It's quiet in here - is everyone THAT content?

[beast]

Re: Election Thread 2009 - President

no watching footy

and i will flick a coin

[Scorpionbuilder]

Re: Election Thread 2009 - President

Footy's over now

Are Jenny & I that bad a choice that you have to toss a coin?

Sorry about that ......... Can I have heads please?



Pretty please with Bells on


John

[beast]

Re: Election Thread 2009 - President

ok when do we have to vote by ?

[razerdave]

Re: Election Thread 2009 - President

I'm deliberating over the candidates and thinking up some semi-intelligent questions for the pair of them, but I can assure you I will be getting involved

[anukhet]

Re: Election Thread 2009 - President

Kane and I are planning to call the election in another week. It will give people time to think up all those intelligent questions they are just itching to ask ........ please

[craig_colliass]

Re: Election Thread 2009 - President

Thinking of good questions to ask the nominees seems harder than I thought, so how about these for topic openers.

In your opinion,

1/ What should the FRA be doing that it is not, and what if anything should it stop doing, and why?

2/ As an ordinary member of the FRA what should we the membership do, to help the FRA executive and the sport/hobby?

3/ What future do you realistically see for the sport/hobby, changes are going to happen, what changes do you see, and how will they be managed by the FRA executive?

I know you may have answered some of these in earlier posts but you might want to expand the answers or add comments.

Many thanks


Craig

[razerdave]

Re: Election Thread 2009 - President

Sounds like a good set of questions to start with, I will be adding some of my own before long but these will do in the meantime.

I do have one question: where do I send the vote to ?

[jenny]

Re: Election Thread 2009 - President

Hi Craig,

Thank you for you questions. Due to work commitments I will answer them a little later. Please do not think they are being ignored.

Yours,

jenny

[craig_colliass]

Re: Election Thread 2009 - President

Many thanks Jenny

Craig

[Mouldy]

Re: Election Thread 2009 - President

Any reply yet Jenny?..

[swanaldo]

Re: Election Thread 2009 - President

Why has this all gone stale???? whats going on.....can we have an update or something please. Its dragging on and i am getting bored of it all.