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THE WAY AHEAD
Sherlock Holmes Society of India
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2013 HIGHLIGHTS SO FAR
Receipt of Irregular ScionSociety status from The BakerStreet Irregulars
Apart from that, we are also in
regular contact with severalSherlock Holmes Societiesacross the world including:
Sherlock Holmes Society ofLondon
Czech Society of SherlockHolmes
Deutsche Sherlock HolmesGesellschaft
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2013 HIGHLIGHTS
We have increased our virtual presence significantly.
Besides the core Yahoo! Group, we now have:
A Facebook page
A blog
Editorial email addresses
A Twitter handle
As a result, SHSI is now better known across the world, and we have
gathered several new members.
Our increased internet activity helps us interact regularly with
Sherlockians all over the world. The Facebook page is especially active
in this regard and has received well over 300 likes.
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2013 HIGHLIGHTS
The first issue of our e-magazine,Proceedings of the PondicherryLodge, was released on June 1,2013. This was a significantmilestone for us.
The next issue will be releasedon December 1, 2013.
A reminder: The June issue hadthree contests:
A story-writing contest
An art-work contest
A puzzle contest Please send in your entries as
per the deadlines. The last datefor the puzzle contest (The FiveOrange Pips) is August 31,2013.
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Today is another
milestone.
After 12 years of being
active, the first AnnualMeet of the Sherlock
Holmes Society of
India is being held.
Ladies and gentlemen,
we are making history
as we speak!
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THINGS TO COME
Release of the second issue ofProceedings ofthe Pondicherry Lodge on December 1, 2013.We await your contributions.
India visit of the Sherlock Holmes Society ofLondon in February 2014. They will be passingthrough Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Delhi andAgra, with an option of Simla and Amritsar. We
will be hosting a party for our English friends.We are coordinating with their organiser, LouiseNicholson. Volunteers are welcome.
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MORE THINGS TO COME
Scripting a play on Sherlock Holmes in Kolkata we have been told by Iftekhar Ahsan ofCalcuttaWalks that if we can produce a good
script, a play will be produced. Those interested,please get in touch with us.
Sherlock Holmes turns 160 on January 6, 2013.We could produce a book to commemorate the
event. We are in touch with Steve Emecz of MXPublishing. Again, those interested, please getin touch. We can have a compilation.
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DISCUSSION POINT 1 - FORMALISATION
Formalisation of the society should we register the
Sherlock Holmes Society of India as a national society?
Creation of offices and appointment of appropriate
persons President, Chairman, Treasurer, Editors, EventCoordinators so far, a handful of people end up doing
everything.
Designations for each office and time periods are also to
be decided. The Baker Street Irregulars assign canonicalnames to their members nice, isnt it, that we know
Wiggins, Black Peter and The Illustrious Client?
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DISCUSSION POINT 2 - MEETINGS
We need to meet more often. Now that Annual Meet#1 has kicked off, we definitely have to do this everyyear.
Additionally, we could have a short holiday to a placeof Holmesian relevance. Before we target somethingdifficult like Meiringen, we could start small withsomething like the Sherlock Hotel in Ooty.
Also and this has been suggested several times city-wise meets can be organised at a regional level.Sumalji and Satyajit have already done a DelhiChapter last month.
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DISCUSSION POINT 3 - FEES
At the moment, SHSI is totally non-monetary. Should
we introduce a fee-system? Most societies do.
The benefit of this would be that we can undertake
our own publications, organise our own events,create our own products, regularly give out prizes
etc., without one of us going bankrupt in the process.
The downside is that we will need at least one
responsible treasurer. Given how difficult it has been
to get the e-magazine out and to have this meet...
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DISCUSSION POINT 4 LONDON GUESTS
We have to throw them a party, at least. If anyone wants
to join their tour, please let us know and we will put you in
touch with Louise.
Anyhow, for the party, we have to: Decide on a date and location to be discussed with Louise
Fix a venue and make arrangements
Organise some fun activities
Get them small gift/goodie bags
Most importantly, collect funds for the event
Volunteers, please?
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DISCUSSION POINT 5 PAPER TRAILS
Publication of a book by the Sherlock
Holmes Society of India
Scripting a play to be staged in Kolkata on
Sherlock Holmes
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OPEN HOUSE
What do you think we should discuss?
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THANK YOU!