[Daanz-dip] 2007 Melbourne Diplomacy Convention

[William J Brown]

I'd like to turn up, if only you'd included a date and time!!
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Andrew Goff" <acgoff at hotmail.com>
Reply-To: DAANZ-dip Email Discussion Group for Diplomacy in Australia & NewZealand <daanz-dip at daanz.org.au>
Date:  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:42:31 +1000

>
>Hi everyone,
>
>I would like to announce the 2007 Melbourne Diplomacy Convention.
>
>This event will be held at the Station Hotel in Prahran (right next to 
>Prahran station believe it or not!). Entry will be $10, however due to 
>licensing restrictions only people over the age of 18 will be able to 
>attend. There is coffee, food and a bar on hand, and a formal tournament 
>dinner will be held on the Saturday Night at "Pizza Piazza" 
>(Italian/Pizzas).
>
>Accomodation is available in the hotel (Children welcome), or billoting can 
>be arranged.
>
>I stress this is a Diplomacy Convention rather than a tournament. There will 
>be no scoring system (although individual attendees are welcome to make up 
>and present their own awards), no time draws, and the arbitrator for each 
>board will be instructed to encourage new players rather than be a rules 
>lawyer.
>
>As well as Diplomacy, we are happy for this space to be used for other 
>multi-player boardgames - playing Diplomacy is not required, though it is 
>encouraged! If you want to play a specific game, make sure you arrange for 
>it to be there as the organisers can't own them all!!!
>
>This event is in no way affiliated with the DAANZ, does not count toward the 
>Bismark Cup or Masterpoints, and is organised as a private event (I.e. the 
>organiser reserves the right to refuse entry to anyone who he sees fit).
>
>As this is a new concept, please be sure to spread the word and bring as 
>many people along as you can! I am very open to suggestions, so please feel 
>free to get in touch and share your thoughts.
>
>I look forward to seeing everyone at the convention!
>
>-Andrew Goff
>
>
>
>>From: "Will Black" <wjcblack at gmail.com>
>>Reply-To: DAANZ-dip Email Discussion Group for Diplomacy in Australia & 
>>NewZealand <daanz-dip at daanz.org.au>
>>To: "DAANZ-dip Email Discussion Group for Diplomacy in Australia & 
>>NewZealand" <daanz-dip at daanz.org.au>
>>Subject: [Daanz-dip] Fwd: [Daanz-exec] Notice of Dispute - Re:Gong 
>>ConAffilliation
>>Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:15:21 +1200
>>
>>A formal Dispute has been made against the DAANZ Affiliation for Gong Con
>>2006.
>>
>>The Affilation of the tournament is suspended until the dispute is 
>>resolved.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Will Black
>>President of DAANZ
>>
>>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>From: Sean Colman <sean at seropeco.com.au>
>>Date: Sep 15, 2006 4:40 PM
>>Subject: [Daanz-exec] Notice of Dispute - Re:Gong Con Affilliation
>>To: DAANZ-Exec List <daanz-exec at daanz.org.au>
>>Cc: president at daanz.org.au, returningofficer at daanz.org.au
>>
>>I believe I hold the same views as a large portion of the DAANZ Membership.
>>Your decision to affilliate a tournament for Bismark Cup & Masterpoints 
>>that
>>clearly has an agenda to exclude certain members of the DAANZ from
>>competing, and thus affecting their ability to enhance their position in 
>>the
>>Bismark Cup whilst other members are still able to compete is appalling. I
>>also note your personal apathy over the recent weeks and months towards the
>>guidance of the DAANZ. You are not elected to the committee to make
>>decisions that a majority of the Association favour, but decisions that are
>>consistant with the Constitution, and takes into account all members of the
>>association, and are consistant at law.
>>
>>I hereby put the Association on notice of this dispute and insist that the
>>committee's decision be suspended until this dispute has been resolved as
>>this is a dispute with the association and not just with a member.
>>
>>I also note there may be complaints lodged with the Anti-Discrimination
>>Board of New South Wales & The Equal Opportunity Commission Victoria in
>>relation to this matter. I further reserve my rights to seek costs against
>>the DAANZ if this is not resolved and further recourse at law is required.
>>
>>Sean Colman
>>
>>I copy for your reference
>>*DISPUTES AND MEDIATION*
>>
>>   1. The grievance procedure set out in this rule applies to disputes
>>   under the Rules between
>>   (a) a member and another member; or
>>   (b) a member and the Association.
>>   2. The parties to the dispute must meet and discuss the matter in
>>   dispute, and, if possible, resolve the dispute within 14 days after the
>>   dispute comes to the attention of all of the parties.
>>   3. If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute at the meeting, or
>>   if a party fails to attend that meeting, then the parties must, within 
>>10
>>   days, hold a meeting in the presence of a mediator.
>>   4. The mediator must be
>>   (a) a person chosen by agreement between the parties; or
>>   (b) in the absence of agreement-
>>      1. in the case of a dispute between a member and another member,
>>      a person appointed by the committee of the Association; or
>>      2. in the case of a dispute between a member and the
>>      Association, a person who is a mediator appointed or employed by
>>the Dispute
>>      Settlement Centre of Victoria (Department of Justice).
>>   5. A member of the Association can be a mediator.
>>   6. The mediator cannot be a member who is a party to the dispute.
>>   7. The parties to the dispute must, in good faith, attempt to settle
>>   the dispute by mediation.
>>   8. The mediator, in conducting the mediation, must
>>   (a) give the parties to the mediation process every opportunity to be
>>   heard; and
>>   (b) allow due consideration by all parties of any written statement
>>   submitted by any party; and
>>   (c) ensure that natural justice is accorded to the parties to the
>>   dispute throughout the mediation process.
>>   9. The mediator must not determine the dispute.
>>   10. If the mediation process does not result in the dispute being
>>   resolved, the parties may seek to resolve the dispute in accordance with 
>>the
>>   Act or otherwise at law.
>>
>>
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