June

June 18, 2006: A new discussion topic has been posted, as has a request for emergency GMs!

June 14, 2006: The Gamemaster Mentoring Mandate has been posted! You can read it on the GMD Mandate's page.

June 1, 2006: An e-mail to all Gamemasters currently in STF went out May 28. Please check your e-mail and respond! Current Responses: 27 / 31 (as of 1217 EDT on June 14)

May

May 28, 2006: The first draft of the GMM Mandate has been posted. Please read and comment!

May 28, 2006: An e-mail to all Gamemasters currently in STF went out today. Please check your e-mail and respond! Current Responses: 14 / 30 (as of 1201 EDT on May 31)

May 27, 2006: Andrew Robinson has successfully completed his training mission on the USS Valkyire in Fleet One.

May 22, 2006: Academy Commandant Jack Dipper is looking for a GM for the USS Discovery. Please contact him if you're interested in GMing the ship (or any other Academy ship in the future). His e-mail is acmdt@star-fleet.com.

May 16, 2006: Julia K has passed her 60-day trial period on the USS Ogawa. Congratulations, Julia, and a big thanks goes out to Stuart Coll for his work as GMM.

May 9, 2006: The Merrimack is looking for a GM! Check out Announcements 27-0 for more details.

April

April 17, 2006: AGMDir Geoff Joosten has started us off with a discussion on GMM qualifications in Office of the AGMDir 6-0. Please participate!

April 6, 2006: Julia K.'s review date is hereby set for 18 May 2006.

April 6, 2006: The GMD has a new staff (is anyone else getting a sense of deja vu?). The department welcomes back Sarah Hemenway as GMDir and gives a big welcome to department newcomer Geoff Joosten as AGMDir. Oh, and we'll keep Larry around too.

March

March 18, 2006: My computer problems are fixed and I'm back. May the mayhem continue.

February

February 10, 2006: The GMD welcomes Jud Bennett as its newest director. Welcome aboard, Jud!
February 9, 2006: The remaining GMD staff wishes Troy Martin the best in his real life endeavors. Let's hope they don't keep him away from STF for too long.
February 9, 2006: Due to his resignation from STF, James Harrison has not successfully completed his training mission. He is now reverted to Prospective Gamemaster status.
February 7, 2006: Brandon Irvine has successfully completed his training mission. He is hereby elevated to the classification of Junior Gamemaster.
February 2, 2006: Please check out the posted GMT Program question and provide your opinion!

January

January 20, 2006: Please welcome Julia K to the GMT Program! A big thanks goes out to GMM Stuart Coll for agreeing to be her Mentor.
January 1, 2006: The external GMD pages have been updated to reflect the new department leadership and the new Reference Manual location.

December

December 8, 2005: Hello everyone. I've taken over as GMDir. If anybody has any questions or things they think I should know, give me a yell. Troy
December 15, 2005: Where are my manners? I am pleased to announce that Sarah Heminway has agreed to assist me as AGMDir, and that Larry Garfield has agreed to stay on as Archivist. Thanks for your help!

November

November 29, 2005: The changes to the GM course content are approved by the GMD.
November 29, 2005: GMT Jared Kowalewski's trial period has been extended to January 4, 2006.

March 24, 2005: Michael Lee has been placed on the USS Paladin for his training mission, under the mentoring of Emma Rouse-Deane.
March 23, 2005: Check out the latest version of OGRE, just edictified in Command!
March 20, 2005: Emma Rouse-Deane and Therle Dregansky are now classified as Full Gamemasters after submitting the appropriate paperwork.
March 1, 2005: Christa B�ckman's review date is set to April 19, 2005. She
is serving on the USS Ark Angel under GMM Jessica McClary.

February

February 28, 2005: Michael Seiler has successfully completed his 60-day trial period. Congratulations, Mike, and a big thank you to GMM Aaron Bruno.
February 21, 2005: Andrew Marshall's training mission on the USS Montgomery has been deemed a failure due to his resignation from Star-fleet.
February 21, 2005: The new draft of OGRE has been posted for commentary.

January

January 31, 2005: Christa Backman has been placed on the USS Ark Angel for her training mission under the mentoring of GMM Jessica McClary.
January 26, 2005: Daniel Michaels has passed his 60-day trial period. Congratulations, Daniel, and a big thank you to GMM Matt Bernadin.
January 13, 2005: Michael Seiler began his training mission on Outpost 45, under the mentoring of Aaron Bruno, on January 1, 2005. His review date is hereby set to March 1, 2005.
January 11, 2005: The discussion regarding changes to OGRE has once again picked back up after a short break for the holidays. Once again, any opinions are very welcome.
January 9, 2005: Andrew Marshall has passed his 120-day trial period. Congratulations, Andrew, and a big thank you to GMM Larry Garfield.

December

December 14, 2004: Joe Fahey has successfully completed his 60-day trial period on the USS Aztec (F3). Congratulations, Joe, and a big thanks goes out to Jud Bennett, his GMM.

November

November 29, 2004: Christa Backman is hereby admitted to the GMT program.
November 27, 2004: Due to extenuating circumstances, Andrew Marshall's trial period has been extended another 30 days, with a review date set after the holidays.
November 27, 2004: Jack Dipper has successfully completed his 90-day trial period on the USS Asimov (F4). Congratulations, Jack, and a big thanks goes out to Sarah Hemenway, his GMM.
November 23, 2004: The OGRE survey is now closed. Thank you to all who participated and the results should be in the November monthly report.
November 23, 2004: Michael Lee is hereby admitted to the GMT program.
November 23, 2004: Kristina Dumas has successfully completed her 60-day trial period on Outpost 42 (F3). Congratulations, Kristina, and a big thanks goes out to Ryan Williams, her GMM.
November 9, 2004: Please fill out the OGRE survey located at
http://www.star-fleet.com/gmd/survey! This is very important in leading the discussion. Even if you're not a GM, your input is valuable.
November 3, 2004: Geoff Joosten has successfully completed his 60-day trial period on the USS Curie (F7). Congratulations, Geoff, and a big thanks goes out to Jessica McClary, his GMM.

October

October 31, 2004: Jack Dipper's trial period has been extended 30 days at the request of his GMM.
October 31, 2004: Andrew Marshall's trial period has been extended 30 days at the request of his GMM.
October 28, 2004: Daniel Michaels has been accepted into the GMT program and is hereby placed on the USS Genesis in Fleet 7 under the mentoring of Matt Bernadin. Good luck, Daniel!
October 17, 2004: Michael Seiler has been placed on Outpost 45 in Fleet 2 and he will be mentored by Barret Vogtman. Best of luck, Mike!
October 11, 2004: Joe Fahey has begun his training mission on the USS Aztec under GMM Jud Bennett
October 8, 2004: Michael Seiler is hereby admitted to the GMT program.

October 7, 2004: Andrew Kelland has passed his 60-day trial period with flying colors. Congratulations, Andrew, and a big thank you to GMM Amanda Noon.

September
September 21, 2004: Joe Fahey is accepted into the GMT program and placed on the USS Aztec.
September 18, 2004: Kristina Dumas has started her training mission on Outpost 42, under the guidance of GMM Ryan Williams.
September 8, 2004: George Anderson's trial period has been extended another 30 days.
September 7, 2004: The new GMD FAQ has been released. Check it out via the link at the top of the MOTD. Please e-mail any suggestions for questions to the
GMDir.
September 3, 2004: Therle Dregansky has passed his 60-day trial period.
September 2, 2004: Geoff Joosten has started his training sim on the USS Curie (Fleet 7) under the mentoring of GMM Jessica McClary.

August
August 29, 2004 - Kristina Dumas is accepted into the GMT program.
August 26, 2004 - Dallas Daniel, Jr. has successfully completed his 60 day trial period. Jack Dipper has begun his training sim on the USS Asimov under GMM Sarah Hemenway.
August 22, 2004 - Brandon Irvine has successfully completed his 60 day trial period.
August 16, 2004 - Andrew Marshall has begun his training sim on the USS Montgomery under GMM Larry Garfield.
August 12, 2004 - Jessica McClary has been appointed AGMDir.
August 10, 2004 - Sarah Hemenway has been appointed GMDir. Much thanks to Robert Harvey for his service as GMDir. Larry Garfield is retained as Librarian, and please send applications for AGMDir. I'll be accepting them until 1200 EDT on August 12.
August 3, 2004 - Sarah Hemenway has been appointed AGMDir.
-GMDir Robert Harvey
August 2, 2004 - Andrew Kelland has begun his training sim on the USS Seraph (F5) under the mentoring of Amanda Noon.
-GMDir Robert Harvey
August 2, 2004 - Robert Harvey has been reappointed GMDir.
-GMDir Robert Harvey

July
July 24, 2004 - Jack Dipper accepted as a GMT
-GMDir Robert Harvey
July 23, 2004 - Alex Verdusco has been elevated to Advanced Gamemaster
-GMDir Robert Harvey
July 15, 2004 - George Anderson has begun his training sim on USS Genesis (F7) under the mentoring of Amanda Noon
-GMDir Robert Harvey
July 11, 2004 - Andrew Marshall accepted as a GMT
-GMDir Robert Harvey
July 10, 2004 - Justin Bonneville has successfully completed the initial 60 day period on the USS Brandywine. Congrats.
-GMDir Robert Harvey
July 3, 2004 - Therle Dregansky has begun his training sim on USS Atlantis (F3) under the mentoring of Sarah Hemenway
-GMDir Robert Harvey
June
June 30, 2004 - Dominic Waite has completed his first sim and his hereby recognized as JGM.
-GMDir Robert Harvey
June 27, 2004 - USS Lexington has commenced a new sim under GM Ryan Williams.
-GMDir Robert Harvey
June 21, 2004 - Dallas Daniels Jr. has begun his training sim on USS Merrimack (F6) under the mentoring of Robert Gulley
-GMDir Robert Harvey
June 20, 2004 - Therle Dregansky accepted as a GMT
-GMDir Robert Harvey
June 9, 2004 - Situations Vacant and Situations Wanted listed below, this is where CO's will be list their vacancies and available GMs will advertise there services.
June 7, 2004 - GM Lists updated!!! I'm sure there are errors. If you see any, please either post on this ship, or e-mail me at agmdir@star-fleet.com.
June 6, 2004 - George Anderson confirmed as GMT
June 3, 2004 - Dallas Daniels Jr., Geoff Joosten and Andrew Kelland confirmed as GMT's
June 3, 2004 - Robert Gulley named new AGMDir
June 2, 2004 - Robert Harvey named new GMDir
May
May 16, 2004 - Brandon Irvine has begun his training sim on USS Vanguard (F6) under the mentoring of Alex Verdusco.
April
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March
March 26, 2004 - GM Lists fully functional again. Updates will follow shortly. Commendation goes to Larry Garfield for his assistance in modifying the SQL code for use on the server.
-AGMDir Randy McCullick
March 24, 2004 - GM Lists taken down until further notice.
- AGMDir Randy McCullick
March 23, 2004 - Matt Evans makes Randy McCullick AGMDir and Larry Garfield STF Librarian. Robert Gulley kept on as GMD Assistant.
March 19, 2004 - DD has declared an iLOA from STF! She will be deeply missed. Congratulations to Matt Evans on being appointed as the new GM Director!
-Robert Gulley
March 12, 2004 - DD is currently on LOA. Please bring any GMD matters to me.
-AGMDir Robert Gulley
February
Feb 28, 2004 - The OGRE revision has been sent to the president. Thanks to everyone who helped revise the training portion. You were all a big help.
-GMDir Deanne Ashton
January
Jan 28, 2004 - A part of OGRE needs a bit of tweaking. The proposed revision has been posted and discussion is invited.
-GMDir Deanne Ashton
Jan 27, 2004 - The Planet Classifications and Star Classifications entries have been accepted into the Reference Manual.
-AGMDir Robert Gulley
Jan 21, 2004 - Congrats to GMT Janelle Kimber, who made it through her 60-day review on the Ogawa with flying colors.
-GMDir Deanne Ashton