NEW YORK YEARLY MEETING - Governance Issues

The destination where NYYM holds its Annual Sessions.

	Three Yearly Meetings
2007 Annual Sessions Costs / per day*
		5 Nights	6 Nights	6 Nights
		NEYM	BaltYM	NYYM
		$	$	$
Additional Gratuity		-	-	5 %
Average Registration Fee**		3.00	0.00	6.00
Adult/Single		-	92.00	70-190
Adult/Double		66.00	76.00	95.00
Adult/Camp***		49.00	50.00	47.00
Adult/Commute		49.00	56.00	47.00
Adult/Commute/NoMeals		25.00	38.00	20.00
Youth/Camp/Commute		-	-	37.00
Youth/Bed		66.00	76.00	35-165
Child/Bed		-	37.00	35-165
Child/Floor/Camp****		24.00	22.00	37.00
Child/Meals/Only		8.00	22.00	-
Child/NoMeals		10.00	-	10.00
Toddler		0.00	0.00	0.00
* pre-registration costs based on full session
** NYYM - complex fee schedule for ages / early / late registration
*** Closest Campground - 10 miles with additional costs to camp
**** NYYM does not give discount for child on floor
Youth	Adult		Capacity
Dbl. Occ.	Dbl. Occ.	Hall	Persons
95.00	120.00	Trinity	24	2,880
85.00	110.00	The Inn	296	32,560
75.00	100.00	Bayview	81	8,100
57.50	82.50	Hilltop	51	4,208
52.50	77.50	Hemlock	72	5,580
45.00	70.00	Hepbron	110	7,700
35.00	60.00	Overlook	24	1,440
	NYYM Avg. Cost / Adult minus Grat.			$94.94
	NYYM Total Capacity		658
1 out of 5 of all Adult NYYM attenders
can spend the same or less than NEYM and BaltYM attenders
1 out of 3 of all Youth NYYM attenders
can spend the same or less than NEYM and BaltYM attenders

I've asked Friend Lenore many times to respond to me why the Spark Editorial Policy has not been changed when she, as the Clerk of the NYYM COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE, said it would here:

In a message dated 12/23/03 7:18:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, Friendlenore@cs.com writes:

Subj:Re: Spark issue
Date:12/23/03 7:18:42 PM Pacific Standard Time
From: Clerk of Communications
To: GlennReinhart
CC: Adam Segal-Isaaacson, Helen Topppins, Paul Boosby, Bob Balddridge, Liz Trent


Dear Glenn,
The committee did not meet until last Wednesday because of the cancellation of Representative Meeting. We discussed your concerns and agree that a policy is needed and should be published. We have created a statement that says that letters and other submissions may be edited for clarity, grammar, style, and length but that the author will be apprised of changes and will be able to decide whether he or she still wishes the piece printed in edited form. Because we are usually under time and space constraints there can't be prolonged dialogue with the author.
The committee felt that it is too late to do anything about your article..(omitted text related to my personal case with Communications Committee).... I hope the spelling out of the editorial policy will keep problems from occurring in the future.
In hopes of peace and a happier new year, best wishes, Lee Ridgway

originally published 9/24/2005

Dear Friend,

You've just received or will shortly receive Spark, the New York Yearly Meeting newsletter.

On this weekend of peace rallies, when we attempt to witness to those who manipulate information for special interests, can we look
at our own Society first?

Does Spark's (and InfoShare) editorial policy serve Truth?
Does it potentially serve censorship?
How does a dispersed committee edit Spark six times per year?
Can a story be changed and published without the writer's consent?
What does 'will be in touch.. whenever possible' mean?

The New York Yearly Meeting Communications Committee, which publishes Spark six times per year, and InfoShare (not printed)
on even months, the Advance Reports, and the Yearbook - proposes a budget line of over $23,000 for 2006, approximately 4% of
the total operating budget.

happy reading,
Glenn

Spark's Editorial Policy

We print letters, and the Communications Committee may edit them for grammar,
style, length, and content.

We invite Friends to write articles about their work, concerns, travels, and
meetings and conferences attended. The Communications Committee will edit these
for grammar, style, length, and content and whenever possible will be in touch with
the writer about suggested changes, before printing. The committee will have the
final word on what appears in Spark.