Second, the COVIDSafe policy has been updated. Now, individuals
attending the event make the attestation and have to sign it when they
come to the event, not the COVIDSafe checker.
Exciting news from the SCA Board of Directors. An electronic photo / video grant release form has been developed to make the process a bit easier forgetting permission from others to use photos and videos in publications here in Æthelmearc and the Known world!!
The Digital Scribes program aims to provide SCA branches and officers a host of great photography to enrich their publications. We are now testing out the process for members to submit digital releases and content.
Check out the links below to submit your photos, videos, and model releases! Once you have filled out the release, you will be provided with the link to upload your images. We highly suggest submitting from a desktop instead of a mobile phone.
The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Krystal Smith (Mistress Cecilia Blythe, OP) as Chronicler for the Society for Creative Anachronism.
Krystal Smith is an official court reporter in Circuit Court for the State of South Carolina and lives in Florence, South Carolina.
Mistress Cecilia Blythe lives in the Kingdom of Atlantia in the Barony of Hidden Mountain, where she has enjoyed playing in the SCA for over 20 years. She can be always found holding one or more offices at a time from the canton to kingdom level and previously served as a landed Baroness. She is very organized and enjoys paperwork and kumihimo.
The Society Chronicler is primarily responsible for overseeing the production of kingdom newsletters, local branch newsletters, and any other publications the Board may designate. In addition, they establish overall policies for publishing Society-sponsored events and branch-related papers at all levels. The Society Chronicler provides a source of publishing expertise and advice for the benefit of the Society. The appointment is a three-year term.
Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas, CA 95036
This announcement is an official informational release by the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. Permission is granted to reproduce this announcement in its entirety in newsletters, websites and electronic mailing lists.
The Board of Directors of the Society for Creative Anachronism has announced a change to its CovidSafe policy.
Effective February 1:
Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test shall not be required for children who are ineligible by virtue of their age. In addition to the normal sanctions process, anyone challenging event staff regarding the enforcement of this COVID policy shall be denied entry to or be immediately removed from the event.
The short survey on the Peerage Committee Proposal is available here and will run for one more day. Have your say!
Note: you do not have to be a paid member of SCA Inc. to take the survey, but you do need to log in. Non-members can create accounts if they don’t already have one for event registration or Marketplace purchase.
On October 27, 2021, at a Special Meeting of the SCA Board of Directors, the Board took a rare step and unanimously voted to remove King Christian Bane as the current Sovereign of An Tir, effective immediately. The Board reached this painful decision after significant deliberation and with the advice of our Officers.
At this time, An Tir remains in the capable hands of Queen Helene d’Anjou, until the Coronation of the Heirs to the Throne. We wish great success to her Majesty in serving independently for the remainder of Her Reign.
Yours in Service,
SCA Board of Directors
Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas, CA 95036
This announcement is an official informational release by the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. Permission is granted to reproduce this announcement in its entirety in newsletters, websites and electronic mailing lists.
COVIDSafe Proof of Fully Vaccinated Status or Negative COVID Test Policy Resolution
The SCA Board of Directors aims to balance getting Society participants back to doing the things we love with measures that support Kingdoms in protecting all that people have worked so hard for. Our COVIDSafe Resolutions provide a flexible, risk based framework that allows Kingdoms in the United States and Canada to put in place a core set of requirements that event organizers and individuals must adhere to, based on their current environment and public health directions and advice.
As more information becomes available, the Board reviews and updates its resolutions where necessary in line with its responsibility to act diligently, with due care and in good faith. This is never more important than with issues related to the health and safety of our participants.
In line with this approach, based on changing circumstances and updated expert advice, on September 25, 2021, the Board has resolved the following:
Proof of Fully Vaccinated Status or Negative COVID Test
In addition to the existing policy allowing Kingdoms to establish a mask policy, Kingdom Seneschals in consultation with the Crown shall have the discretion to implement the following policy requiring proof of COVID vaccination or a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of an event start time from all event attendees:
Events are any activities defined in Corpora II.A, Society Events Defined
Proof of being fully vaccinated must be in the form of a government issued card (original or photograph) or an electronic record.
Proof of negative COVID test must be issued from a licensed medical provider and presented in such paper form or electronic form that the event staff can verify its authenticity. Letterhead from a medical provider or an email address clearly identifying the medical provider as the sender of an electronic record shall constitute authentic proof.
All persons over the age of 18 must present government issued photo identification along with the proof of being fully vaccinated or a negative COVID test. Parents and guardians of minors must present their own identification along with proof of being fully vaccinated or a negative COVID test for all minors attending an event in their care.
Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test shall not be required for children under 12. Children that are aged 3-11 shall wear a mask.
In addition to the normal sanctions process, anyone challenging event staff regarding the enforcement of this COVID policy shall be denied entry to or be immediately removed from the event.
The Kingdom must have one person at a time checking the proof of being fully vaccinated or a negative COVID test at an event. The event organizer, or their designee, shall maintain a list of names and times of the person(s) conducting the check at the entrance. Once the entrance is closed at the event, said person(s) will sign a statement at the bottom of the list of names and times, which reads:
“I have monitored the event entrance at the times noted above, and I have verified that each person entering the event during that time has shown me proper identification, along with either proof of being fully vaccinated or a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of the start of the event.”
Kingdom Seneschals shall notify the Society Seneschal where local, state, provincial, or national law supersedes this policy.
This policy shall not apply to Lochac and Drachenwald.
Ever gotten to an event only to realize that your membership card is still at home? Never fear! A new digital version of your card is now available and can be accessed easily from your mobile device!
It will show your membership number, type, and expiration date, along with the names of other family members who are attached to a Sustaining/International membership. Cards have a blue background when there is a signed waiver on file, or a white background if not.
Step by step instructions to create a shortcut to your digital card on your device are now available at: