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From Megs, the Regional Network Coordinator for Burning Man:
As many of you know, Brian Shaw aka Bink has moved to Baltimore. He will be serving
as a Regional Contact along with Ben Saarsgard for Baltimore and
moderating the baltimore-washington-announce list. In the interest of
having local representation in DC, we wanted to re-open the search for a
Washington, DC Regional Contact. Our last call-out turned up great
candidates, Mark Borden aka Booger and Maureen Anglin aka Armadillo.
Darrell Duane aka Progress has also expressed interest in the role.
We would like to move forward and choose a new Washington, DC Regional
Contact from this group but wanted to open up the post to the community
in case anyone else was interested in the role.
***The deadline for expressing interest in the role is next Wednesday,
November 4th.***
If you would like to apply for the role, please read on to learn a
bit more about the kinds of qualities and skills we look for in a
Regional Contact.
If you have any questions about the process or would like to throw your
name in the hat for consideration, please send us a note to:
regionals at burningman.com
What does it take to be a Regional Contact? By now you’ve likely read
the Letter of Understanding
(regionals.burningman.com/netwo....html) which has a very
good description of the nitty gritty tasks a Regional Contact must
perform, but what about the other aspects? What are the criteria and
qualifications by which the Regional Committee chooses a Regional
Contact to represent Burning Man?
There are some basic skills that you need to have for this role – you
must be computer literate, of course, and a good communicator with both
spoken and the written word. But there’s much more to the role than nuts
and bolts.
A Regional Contact must have leadership skills and be committed to
collaboration. Have you worked in a group before? Managed a team or a
project? It is important that RC’s be enthusiastic about working with
and organizing people. This role is, at its very core, about
collaborating with others. You must be the sort of person who is
committed to collaboration – with co-regionals, with the participants in
your area, and with regionals across the network and those in
geographically adjacent areas. Sometimes, it’s important to view
leadership as “followership”.
In many cases, especially as the Network grows, and particularly in
urban areas, we’re asking Regionals to come aboard as members of a team
of co-regionals. Our process for selection of these teams represents a
very studied formula to create a balance of personality types, of
thinkers and do-ers, of diverse segments of a community, and a range of
leadership qualities. You may not end up working with your “best
friends” in this role – our “chemistry equation” may put you in a team
with people you have never met and put you in contact with members of
very divergent local sub-communities. Even if you are the sole regional
contact in a smaller area, a dedication to collaboration with a diverse
variety of people and viewpoints is the only way you will meet success
in this role.
As in any other situation where people work together, it’s not always
easy, and challenges can arise. Your local Regional Contacts would agree
that sometimes you may be put into challenging situations requiring you
to help facilitate your community through a problem or issue. More and
more often, we look for RCs who posses the skills to be able to help
mediate and facilitate in such situations virtually or in person. A cool
head and a nondefensive attitude are integral tools to this role – you
must keep them about you at all times, especially when things get rocky.
Being able to remain impartial to situations and conflicts that might
involve your friends or peers is important. You need to be able to see
the big picture and to help the others to do the same or to feel heard
and find resolution. You will often be called upon to use active
listening skills, and you must be aware of your ability to make everyone
feel heard.
We specifically look for individuals who can speak about Burning Man
culture and values, and do so in a way that inspires people towards
shared vision. A good Regional Contact should be able to help a
community consider a local regional mission. This always helps in moving
and motivating a community towards projects beyond celebrations.
Being active in your local community and civic minded is another quality
we appreciate. It’s great to want to produce the next big Regional
event, but there is so much more that can be done to help bring people
together and share the Burning Man spirit and ethos in the world. We
seek to work with RC’s who have an interest in bringing local burners
together to engage in social or civic projects that benefit the local
community, for example – the sort of interaction that reaches far beyond
parties or events. Indeed, a regional does not need to attend every
party or event in their area, but he or she should maintain an active
awareness of the local social climate, nonetheless.
Being open to new ideas and concepts is another important quality. RC’s
need to be able to listen to and hear information from various sources
and to be open to working with the people or concepts present. Let’s not
forget that Radical Inclusion is one of the 10 Principles, at the
forefront of being an RC. Sometimes you will need to put your personal
preferences or opinions aside and help to do the right thing for your
community. Remember, being an RC isn’t about you, it’s about your
community.
Other skills that are important to this role include good written and
communications skills, an enthusiasm for working with people; an ability
to articulate the values of Burning Man, and to offer insight and
interpretation of how the “Ten Principles” and other Burning Man ethics
can apply to your local community and the world around us.
This is not an all inclusive list of qualities we look for in Regional
Contacts but hopefully this does the job of giving you a bit more info
and understanding of the role. If you have other questions, feel free to
get in touch with us via regionals@burningman.com OR get in touch
with Bink or Ben and start a conversation with them about their
experiences as an RC.
We look forward to hearing from you!
As many of you know, Brian Shaw aka Bink has moved to Baltimore. He will be serving
as a Regional Contact along with Ben Saarsgard for Baltimore and
moderating the baltimore-washington-announce list. In the interest of
having local representation in DC, we wanted to re-open the search for a
Washington, DC Regional Contact. Our last call-out turned up great
candidates, Mark Borden aka Booger and Maureen Anglin aka Armadillo.
Darrell Duane aka Progress has also expressed interest in the role.
We would like to move forward and choose a new Washington, DC Regional
Contact from this group but wanted to open up the post to the community
in case anyone else was interested in the role.
***The deadline for expressing interest in the role is next Wednesday,
November 4th.***
If you would like to apply for the role, please read on to learn a
bit more about the kinds of qualities and skills we look for in a
Regional Contact.
If you have any questions about the process or would like to throw your
name in the hat for consideration, please send us a note to:
regionals at burningman.com
What does it take to be a Regional Contact? By now you’ve likely read
the Letter of Understanding
(regionals.burningman.com/netwo....html) which has a very
good description of the nitty gritty tasks a Regional Contact must
perform, but what about the other aspects? What are the criteria and
qualifications by which the Regional Committee chooses a Regional
Contact to represent Burning Man?
There are some basic skills that you need to have for this role – you
must be computer literate, of course, and a good communicator with both
spoken and the written word. But there’s much more to the role than nuts
and bolts.
A Regional Contact must have leadership skills and be committed to
collaboration. Have you worked in a group before? Managed a team or a
project? It is important that RC’s be enthusiastic about working with
and organizing people. This role is, at its very core, about
collaborating with others. You must be the sort of person who is
committed to collaboration – with co-regionals, with the participants in
your area, and with regionals across the network and those in
geographically adjacent areas. Sometimes, it’s important to view
leadership as “followership”.
In many cases, especially as the Network grows, and particularly in
urban areas, we’re asking Regionals to come aboard as members of a team
of co-regionals. Our process for selection of these teams represents a
very studied formula to create a balance of personality types, of
thinkers and do-ers, of diverse segments of a community, and a range of
leadership qualities. You may not end up working with your “best
friends” in this role – our “chemistry equation” may put you in a team
with people you have never met and put you in contact with members of
very divergent local sub-communities. Even if you are the sole regional
contact in a smaller area, a dedication to collaboration with a diverse
variety of people and viewpoints is the only way you will meet success
in this role.
As in any other situation where people work together, it’s not always
easy, and challenges can arise. Your local Regional Contacts would agree
that sometimes you may be put into challenging situations requiring you
to help facilitate your community through a problem or issue. More and
more often, we look for RCs who posses the skills to be able to help
mediate and facilitate in such situations virtually or in person. A cool
head and a nondefensive attitude are integral tools to this role – you
must keep them about you at all times, especially when things get rocky.
Being able to remain impartial to situations and conflicts that might
involve your friends or peers is important. You need to be able to see
the big picture and to help the others to do the same or to feel heard
and find resolution. You will often be called upon to use active
listening skills, and you must be aware of your ability to make everyone
feel heard.
We specifically look for individuals who can speak about Burning Man
culture and values, and do so in a way that inspires people towards
shared vision. A good Regional Contact should be able to help a
community consider a local regional mission. This always helps in moving
and motivating a community towards projects beyond celebrations.
Being active in your local community and civic minded is another quality
we appreciate. It’s great to want to produce the next big Regional
event, but there is so much more that can be done to help bring people
together and share the Burning Man spirit and ethos in the world. We
seek to work with RC’s who have an interest in bringing local burners
together to engage in social or civic projects that benefit the local
community, for example – the sort of interaction that reaches far beyond
parties or events. Indeed, a regional does not need to attend every
party or event in their area, but he or she should maintain an active
awareness of the local social climate, nonetheless.
Being open to new ideas and concepts is another important quality. RC’s
need to be able to listen to and hear information from various sources
and to be open to working with the people or concepts present. Let’s not
forget that Radical Inclusion is one of the 10 Principles, at the
forefront of being an RC. Sometimes you will need to put your personal
preferences or opinions aside and help to do the right thing for your
community. Remember, being an RC isn’t about you, it’s about your
community.
Other skills that are important to this role include good written and
communications skills, an enthusiasm for working with people; an ability
to articulate the values of Burning Man, and to offer insight and
interpretation of how the “Ten Principles” and other Burning Man ethics
can apply to your local community and the world around us.
This is not an all inclusive list of qualities we look for in Regional
Contacts but hopefully this does the job of giving you a bit more info
and understanding of the role. If you have other questions, feel free to
get in touch with us via regionals@burningman.com OR get in touch
with Bink or Ben and start a conversation with them about their
experiences as an RC.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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