[philmont] Philmont 2008 - Priority in Lottery

Troop 319, Louisville, KY

2002 - Trek
2003 - Ineligible
2004 - Waitlisted
2005 - Waitlisted
2006 - Didn't apply (sent 9 scouts with Council crews)
2007 - Didn't apply
2008 - Trek

Dan Preston
On Dec 5, 2006, at 5:46 PM, Donald S. Roberts wrote:

> Okay, now that we are getting lottery results, let's see if we can
> quantify
> whether the prioritized lottery is actually improving the chances of
> those
> who have been missing out in the past.
>
> As a reminder, here is the priority policy that was presented in the
> 2008
> registration procedure:
>
> Special Note: Boy Scout Troops,
> Varsity Teams and Venture Crews who have officially been on the
> waiting list
> for the past four years (2007, 2006, 2005,
> 2004) will be given priority treatment. These units will enter the
> reservation system before all other reservation requests
> are randomly considered. Units who should have been eligible for this
> offer
> but found alternate ways to allow their youth
> members to participate (i.e. participated in a Council Contingent or
> joined
> another unit and participated as part of their
> reservation) should voluntarily withdraw from the 2008 reservation
> system
> and honor the minimum participation
> requirement of every other year.
>
> Our troop entered the lottery for treks in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008.
> They got a trek in 2003 under the old phone in system. So, though
> they were
> on the wait list in 2005, it appears the gap may have made a
> difference.
> The were on the 2007 wait list (1400+). They got waitlisted again in
> 2008.
>
> Does that mean no troop that was not waitlisted in a prior year got a
> trek
> (first data point to gather)? If your unit got a trek and wasn't on
> that
> list above, please post something so we can know if this prioritizing
> even
> works. Put in your requested dates, as it may be there just wasnt an
> overlap (we CAN'T start before June 20 as school is still in for us).
>
> Another ambiguity above was whether multiple waitlisting, and
> consecutive
> multiple waitlisting mattered. It is possible our Troop could have
> been put
> on a shot for a trek for two seperate waitlist occurances. Did the
> fact we
> elected not to try for a 2006 trek mean we gave up priority? If you
> were
> multiple year waitlisted and got (or didn't get) a trek, let us know
> that
> one too.
>
> Our crew got a trek on their first try, 2005. They were waitlisted in
> 2007
> and got a trek in 2008. Does getting on the waitlist in any of those
> four
> years get you a priority? Does getting a trek after one of those years
> knock off credit for the prior waitlist?
>
> Finally, does the priority ONLY apply to those who where waitlisted
> ALL four
> years above? It is my suspicion that is what was actually meant.
> Penalizes
> those who decided not to try one year.
>
> Let's gather some stats so we can get a good picture of whether, and
> how,
> this priority treatment is working.
>
> THanks for all your input on this.
> Don Roberts
> Fullerton, CA
> Philtrek 03, 05
>
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