Things do move slowly in the CDS, as often as not it seems as though they don't move at all. The simplest things seem to be bound in arcana and process. I know this frustration, I've felt it too.
And serving can be both taxing and demanding, having served three terms on the RA I can attest to that as well.
I can also attest that you will be hard-pressed to find a group in these worlds who will be more supportive, understanding and helpful ...both in explaining the arcana and helping you when RL interferes with the demands of the office.
If you're an old hand, consider that we still have to decide CDSL 24-01, and may well have occasion to put it into use. This is just one issue to be decided -another is the question of colonies, which has been brought up on the forum and is waiting to be detirmined [1].
Imagine it ...YOU can be a part of the team that helps the CDS expand across the mainland -perhaps even across the metaverse or into completely new worlds!
If you are new to the CDS, or simply to CDS politics you may feel intimidated. I certainly was and little in SL intimidates me! All I can do is repeat that the people who I have worked with since 2015 have always been supportive of me. I've been able to "take it in" at my own pace and that my experience serving on the RA has given me valuable perspective and tools which has helped me in other virtual world orgs I've participated in.
In the short run, or in the long run, the best way to address the concerns that matter to you the most is to get involved. Even by "losing" you win, as you see the mechanizations and are able to see a different way to address your concerns -eventually settling them. And, of course "you can never ever win without a fight" as Niel Peart wrote.
I am running ...and whether I run against you in the race for Chancellor, or whether I anticipate working with you after you win a seat on the RA I believe that I will end up a better person. It's always a learning experience, and I have taken something away from each term served, even from the conflicts.
I think your experience will be similar and that you'll find you're better off as well
And I KNOW the CDS will be better for it. The more the merrier, right?
To run, send a notecard to Lilith Ivory, Dean of the Scientific Council by NOON, SL time, 2 May 2018
See you at the race!
-Han Held,