Maximillian Franek
Caldari
Umbra Congregatio
Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate
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Posted - 2008.04.17 13:43:00 -
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This is a sad day for myself and the UMCON directorship, and the hardest announcement I've ever had to make. The amount of ways around this I have considered and explored in my mind are almost endless, but after much careful consideration and discussion with the other members of the UMCON leadership, we have decided that reality is in the end, inescapable, and that this truly is unavoidable.
When UC was formed some time ago it started its life as a small, focused and manageable corp, made up of a group of like-minded friends most of whom had flown together in the past. Umbra never really *****ed the whip at its members and everyone was allowed to do their own thing, for the most part at least.
The corp has changed dramatically since then with a member count of over 230. However, the control and management of the corp has not kept pace with the expansion in numbers. It is no longer possible to manage UMCON on the same basis. Being the largest corp in a major alliance, there is a requirement to participate and a need for better control.
This brings us to the crux of the matter. The existing directors within Umbra are unable to effect the appropriate control over a corp of this number and as such we have discussed the best way forward for both Umbra and the alliance within the leadership structure of the corp. It has been determined that all Umbra pilots will be asked to find an alternate corp within IAC and to post applications to the corp of their choosing.
You may ask, why don't we fix this? Why donĘt we recruit new directors and implement the required systems and controls within Umbra? The truth of the matter is that the existing directors are facing complete burnout. The burden of running a corp of this size with so few directors has taken its toll and most wish to break away from this responsibility. Those who donĘt, also donĘt wish to run the corp without the support of those choosing to step down.
Issues of trust have also been raised within the corp, and we all know who to thank for their contributions there. This has affected several of the directors quite severely. Personal trust was broken by those with whom we had flown, and led UMCON with, for several years, some since its conception.
With the commitments that we each have out of game, there is no fun in what amounts to having a virtual job. We need to get the fun back or walk away from eve altogether. It is our intention to seek new challenges in new environments and locations, however we (the leadership) will remain blue to IAC and intend to assist in defending Catch, which we still consider to be our home.
In effect, Umbra Congregatio will close its doors in a few weeks from now. We wish IAC to remain strong and urge our members to find an alternative home within the alliance.
-Max and the UMCON leadership.
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Maximillian Franek
Caldari
Umbra Congregatio
Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate
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Posted - 2008.04.17 13:54:00 -
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Actually, no-one in UMCON is a member of the IAC leadership, and we aren't the exec corp. So this is purely an UMCON leadership issue, not an IAC one. But thanks for the kinds words anyway :)
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