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Hello LEGO Enthusiasts,
You may have noticed already that the selection process for the LEGO Ambassador Program will be slightly different this year. In the past we’ve selected LEGO Ambassadors based on individual applications, which meant that the program was built on a very individual basis. Now we would like to make the process more broad reaching and transparent for all members of the AFOL community. Therefore the selection of LEGO Ambassadors will be based on nominations from your clubs. In this way we give more people an opportunity to have a say in who’s name gets put in the pot for the selection process.
Who’s allowed to nominate?
- Any AFOL Community Group (online or on the map) will have the opportunity to submit nominations from their group (up to 3 people if they so choose). Not everyone can be selected for the program as we’ll still only have around 30 people when all is said and done. Each club can only have one person selected from that club.
- If you choose to submit a nomination it does not mean that your candidate will be chosen, but it does mean that your group will have just as much an opportunity to get involved in having a direct representative in the LEGO Ambassador Program. We will try to get a diverse group of people who are able to represent the whole AFOL community as good as possible.
- Groups can certainly nominate someone already in the Ambassador Program, but from now on the program will have a two term limit in order to have more room for people to be involved. After a term out of the program, a previous Ambassador can be re-nominated.
- A group that submits a nomination for the LEGO Ambassador program should be established and known within the LEGO Community.
What should a nomination have in it?
- Name and age of the nominee.
- Where is the nominee from?
- Which Group does this nominee represent?
- Does this person consent to being nominated (Please do not submit a nomination on behalf of someone you have not discussed with beforehand).
- Explanation of who the nominees are, what their activities are, and why they would be a good representative of their community (at least 3 testimonials from members of nominating group are required)
- Key interests of the nominee (themes, building styles, and some examples of their building)
When is the Nomination Due?
May 24, 2008 by midnight GMT. If a nomination is received after this time it will be automatically rejected.
Who Should the Nominations be sent too?
nominations@LEGO.com
What might a LEGO Ambassador be committing too?
- In depth discussion with other like minded LEGO Fans.
- An opportunity to speak with LEGO Group representatives on what is important to the AFOL communitiy.
- Occasional opportunities to give feedback on upcoming ideas for different parts of the LEGO Group (require NDA).
- A chance to submit their own ideas and ideas from the communities they represent on what they would like to see from the LEGO Group.
- Participation in projects which support the community like helping rebuild LEGOfan.org and many other community related projects.
From the 2008/09 cycle, LEGO Ambassadors will not be required to sign an NDA to join the program, but in the interest of the community, LEGO Ambassadors will be invited to give feedback on development projects which will require signing of an NDA. Discussions related to development projects will happen in a separate “top secret forum” for those who decide to sign an NDA. All discussions in the general LEGO Ambassador forum can and should be shared with the community. The decision on whether or not to take part in secret projects is up to the individual Ambassadors.
Another new aspect in the process will be that starting with this next cycle Ambassadors will only be able to serve for two consecutive terms. Current Ambassadors will not have their previous terms counted against them, and if chosen by their communities to apply for the program can serve for two more terms.
This next session of the Ambassador Program will last approximately one year.
Thank you all. Your nominations are very valuable for helping the LEGO Community Team choose the next round of LEGO Ambassadors.
Tormod, Jan, Steve
The LEGO Community Team
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In lugnet.announce, Steve Witt wrote:
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Thank you all. Your nominations are very valuable for helping the LEGO
Community Team choose the next round of LEGO Ambassadors.
Tormod, Jan, Steve
The LEGO Community Team
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On behalf of the current LEGO Ambassadors, we will be happy to assist with your
nominations via the .ambassadors newsgroup.
Please submit your nominations IN
THIS THREAD.
Thank you.
Nelson Yrizarry
LEGO Ambassador
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In lugnet.announce, Steve Witt wrote:
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When is the Nomination Due?
May 24, 2008 by midnight GMT. If a nomination is received after this time it
will be automatically rejected.
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Can we get a clarification if this means midnight at the end of May 24th, or
midnight at the beginning of May 24th? Technically, midnight of May 24th is
0000 hours, meaning at the beginning, but I suspect that this wasn’t the intent.
Thanks.
--Travis Cobbs
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In lugnet.lego, Travis Cobbs wrote:
> In lugnet.announce, Steve Witt wrote:
> > [When is the Nomination Due?]
> >
> > May 24, 2008 by midnight GMT. If a nomination is received after this time it
> > will be automatically rejected.
>
> Can we get a clarification if this means midnight at the end of May 24th, or
> midnight at the beginning of May 24th? Technically, midnight of May 24th is
> 0000 hours, meaning at the beginning, but I suspect that this wasn't the
> intent.
I've just got a confirmation that this includes the whole May 24th (i.e. the
deadline is midnight at the end of May 24th).
Cheers,
Matija
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In lugnet.lego, Matija Puzar wrote:
> In lugnet.lego, Travis Cobbs wrote:
> > In lugnet.announce, Steve Witt wrote:
> > > [When is the Nomination Due?]
> > >
> > > May 24, 2008 by midnight GMT. If a nomination is received after this time it
> > > will be automatically rejected.
> >
> > Can we get a clarification if this means midnight at the end of May 24th, or
> > midnight at the beginning of May 24th? Technically, midnight of May 24th is
> > 0000 hours, meaning at the beginning, but I suspect that this wasn't the
> > intent.
>
> I've just got a confirmation that this includes the whole May 24th (i.e. the
> deadline is midnight at the end of May 24th).
>
>
> Cheers,
> Matija
We'll accept nominations submitted for the whole of the day of the 24th just so
there's no confusion.
Steve
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In lugnet.lego, Steve Witt wrote:
> We'll accept nominations submitted for the whole of the day of the 24th just so
> there's no confusion.
>
> Steve
You might better check your settings as I've just got this mail:
----Messaggio originale----
Da: Nominations@lego.com
Data: 3-giu-2008 8.43 AM
A: <willy.tschager@tin.it>
Ogg: Your Abassador nomination mail
Dear e-mailer, we have a current active Ambassador cycle 08/09 so you
sent a mail outside the nominations time frame.
Please be aware that we are not accepting any nominations now and that
nobody is reading the sent e-mail.
The LEGO Community team
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for a mail sent the 23.05.2008:
----Messaggio originale----
Da: willy.tschager@tin.it
Data: 23-mag-2008 3.21 PM
A: <nominations@LEGO.com>
Ogg: LDraw nominations for 08/09 LEGO Ambassadors
LDraw.org nominations for 08/09 LEGO Ambassadors
After running an
internal election LDraw.org would like to nominate the following three
people (in alphabetical order)
Yours sincerely,
Willy Tschager
On behalf of the LDraw.org Steering Committee
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beside the fact that your system took 10 days to spit out an automatic reply.
w.
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In lugnet.lego, Willy Tschager wrote:
> In lugnet.lego, Steve Witt wrote:
> > We'll accept nominations submitted for the whole of the day of the 24th just so
> > there's no confusion.
> >
> > Steve
>
> You might better check your settings as I've just got this mail:
I can confirm having identical results to Willy's - this morning, I received the
same automated message. I submitted my application materials on May 23 in order
to make sure I was sufficiently in advance of the deadline.
-Jordan Schwarz
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In lugnet.lego, Jordan Schwarz wrote:
> In lugnet.lego, Willy Tschager wrote:
> > In lugnet.lego, Steve Witt wrote:
> > > We'll accept nominations submitted for the whole of the day of the 24th just so
> > > there's no confusion.
> > >
> > > Steve
> >
> > You might better check your settings as I've just got this mail:
>
> I can confirm having identical results to Willy's - this morning, I received the
> same automated message.
I've just received an update from Jean-Marc Nimal regarding this on behalf of
the Ambassadors. There is nothing to worry about; these messages were sent out
in error in the course of moving some messages around on the mail server. It
sounds like everyone who submitted an application will receive the "auto
response" email shown above. However, the applications have still been received
and considered!
-Jordan
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