RE: [Philmont]: Changes in trek lottery coming?

Yes, this new procedure is to be in place by this fall for 2005 Trek
Reservations.

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From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com]On
Behalf Of Mark Ray
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 3:03 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
Subject: RE: [Philmont]: Changes in trek lottery coming?

Rice,

I know this is all tentative, but you're talking about reservations for the
2005 season, right?

Mark Ray, Scoutmaster
Boy Scout Troop 317
Louisville, KY
mark@eaglebook.com
www.eaglebook.com/troop317

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-philmont@troop47.com
> [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On Behalf Of Rice Brewer
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 2:55 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
> Subject: RE: [Philmont]: Changes in trek lottery coming?
>
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> As a member of the Executive Committee of the Philmont Staff
> Association and an attendee at the most recent Ranch
> Committee meeting at Philmont, I can confirm that the below
> is true. No longer will you have to have a great number of
> callers giving up a Saturday in October/November only to,
> perhaps, not ever get through to the call center.
>
> The procedure, AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, it to be as follows:
>
> *Each unit will go to a web page to register for the dates
> that they want. There will be a window of time to do this -
> perhaps as long as 60 days. Those who register on the first
> day will have just as good a chance as those that register on
> the last day.
>
> *Only one entry per unit -- duplicates will be thrown out
> after the close of the registration period.
>
> *After registration has closed, the software program will
> assign each unit that has registered a RANDOM number from 1
> to XXXXXX (the number of units registered). Starting with
> number 1, that unit will be assigned to their first date
> choice, etc.... If a unit has number of (example) 500 and
> they only chose an arrival date of 07/23 and that date is
> full, that unit will be wait listed and the next unit gets
> their shot at the date that they picked (Hint: Pick a number
> of possible arrival dates to have a greater chance of getting
> an open slot. However, now that the hint is out, everybody
> will pick 10-20 possible arrival dates and the hint becomes mute....)
>
> *After the software does its magic, all will be notified via
> email of where they stand, i.e. arrival on X date or wait listed.
>
> It is Philmont's attention to keep this first year as simple
> as possible with new twists and turns to come in the years
> ahead. Please, please, please understand that the procedures
> and parameters are still being discussed in Administration
> and with the software company. Thus, do not call Philmont
> asking for more info as they do not have it right now.
> Rather, watch the PSA Web Site
> (www.philstaff.com) as we will post information as it becomes
> available.
>
> The above information is communicated with the full authority
> of Mark Anderson, Program Director, as it was given to me on
> April 26, 2003.
>
> Rice Brewer
> PSA Treasurer
>
> Rice Brewer
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com]On
> Behalf Of Chris Summers
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 1:09 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
> Subject: [Philmont]: Changes in trek lottery coming?
>
>
> I received an email from a friend here in Houston whose troop
> is trying for Philmont in 2004 or 2005. I thought I'd post an
> excerpt from his email as I wonder if anyone else is in the
> "know" about changes in the lottery system. Here is what my
> friend wrote me:
>
> <To add to Dan's comments: I talked to Philmont yesterday,
> and the procedure for the 2005 treks will change. Basically,
> they are going to a Web-based entry system with a lottery to
> select the Crews/Troops that will go on the 2005 treks. They
> are still debating the procedures and rules (e.g., they
> haven't decided whether to exclude units that have gone on
> treks in the past year or past 2 years), but they promise to
> have things "nailed down" in July.>
>
>
> The issue of the call in and it's fairness has come up here
> before and my interest is not to just rehash this issue. Can
> anyone contribute to the validity of the above excerpt?
>
> YOF
> Chris in Houston
>
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