Over the past summer various discussions have taken place about having a gathering to discuss some ideas on improving Civil War reenacting in Maine. Craig Young (Bootlicker) started this idea with his post on the "Reenactors Handbook". He suggested a "Kitchen Conference" to work on our leisure-time impressions and to talk about our hobby in general.

Well, I would like to announce that dates and locations have been set for 2006. We will be attempting four gatherings. One in each month of January, Feberuary, March and April.

Each gathering will be around a potluck dinner at the homes of some of those in our community of reenactors in the Great State of Maine. There will be a loose agenda to put some focus on the evening.

My idea of an agenda could be:

• Introductions and greetings.
• Opening comments by the moderator and each volunteer speaker.
• Dinner and idle discussion.
• Moderator takes the floor and directs speakers and presentation.
• Q&A as appropriate.
• General discussion.
• Closing.

But agendas will be worked out and finalized as each event approaches.

For background on where the idea for these gatherings originally came from then please see the following topics.
http://mainemilitia.com/node/258
http://mainemilitia.com/node/307
http://mainemilitia.com/node/339

Current discussion can be found here:
http://mainemilitia.com/node/341
http://mainemilitia.com/node/367

Below, you will find a link to the details each individual gathering. Eventually each gathering will include the agenda, directions, speakers list, who has RSVP'ed and what they might be bringing for food.