SoBAD Member Point System:

SoBAD is a volunteer-staffed organization; the club's success depends on the efforts of its members.
Full members earn points when they make significant contributions to the club's success. Points are
earned using a "flat rate" system, as follows. The point schedule reflects the understanding that
volunteering in certain jobs results in more benefits.
Rules:
Members are responsible for tracking their own points. Available points must be reported on
the membership renewal form each year. Points not reported will be treated as points no longer
available.
Each full member may redeem up to 400 points in 2015.
Points may only be used for SoBAD events and for SoBAD full membership dues. Points are not
redeemable for cash. Points may be redeemed for seminars and other events, up to the total
fees for those events and the annual per-member limit. When redeeming points, a copy of the
tracking page with appropriate notations must be included with the registration form.
For revenue-generating events (seminars, trials), points expected to be earned at those events
may be applied to the fees for those events.
The points for specific roles are earned by volunteering to take on that role and the
responsibilities associated with it. Additional points may be earned for time spent working in
those roles. No other benefit (e.g. reduced fees) is allowed unless agreed upon by the
membership.
Any member who believes s/he deserves more points than the "flat rates" listed below may
request additional points at a club meeting.
Points
Earned

Position/work performed

525

Trial Chair (2 days, 2 rings; trial co-chairs receive points as listed below)
Trial Secretary (2 days, 2 rings)

325

Trial Co-Chair (2 days, 2 rings, 2 co-chairs)

250

Club President (per 1-year term, points accrue at completion of term)

200

Club leadership positions (per 1-year term, points accrue at completion of term):
Vice President
Treasurer (250)
Secretary
Membership Coordinator
Lead organizer of a 3-day seminar1

150

Trial leadership positions (for 1 ring, 2 days)

Chief Ring Steward
Chief Course Builder
Chief Scorekeeper
Lead organizer of a 2-day seminar1

100

Lead organizer of a 1-day seminar1

75

Club Events Coordinator (per year)Webmaster (per year)

Trial leadership positions of:
Hospitality (2-day trial)
Ribbons Committee (2-day trial)
Chief Ring Steward (1 ring for 1 day)
Chief Course Builder (1 ring for 1 day)
Chief Scorekeeper (1 ring for 1 day)

50

Design and submission of Clean Run ads

Trial leadership positions of:
Vendor Coordinator
Worker Raffle Organizer
Workers Scheduler
Groundskeeper
Event Coordinator (for events not otherwise listed in this point schedule, per event)

20

Trial RV/Camping Coordinator

Member of standing or ad hoc SoBAD Committee (per year)
Trial set-up worker

10

Meeting Facilitator (in addition to points for attendance)

Meeting Timekeeper (in addition to points for attendance)
Designated Transport (for judges, seminar presenters, etc., requiring additional travel to/from
events)2
Trial Worker (per day)
Seminar Worker (per day)
Trial Break Down Worker
Sponsoring a new full member

Points per hour for working at a trial set-up or trial tear-down

Point per hour for working at a SoBAD event

Notes:
1 It is understood that the seminar coordinator will be in attendance during the seminar,
but may not wish to take a working spot on one or more days. The seminar coordinator is
allowed to audit the seminar at no cost on those days; however, working spots must be paid
for on the same basis as other SoBAD members.
2 Mileage may also be reimbursed at the prevailing IRS rate

Guidelines for non-members:

Family members of SoBAD members are encouraged to help out, and, by doing so, may earn and
then donate their points to the family member who belongs to SoBAD. Points will be awarded on
the same basis as for non-members.
Non-members may be awarded coupons for outstanding work provided to and/or on behalf of
SoBAD: these will be paper "SoBAD Bucks" and will be awarded only if the role was unpaid or
otherwise uncompensated. These "SoBAD Bucks" have no cash value and may only be applied to
SoBAD events. These points will be awarded on the same scale that SoBAD members would
receive.