First I must explain to some of you who have registered and asked questions about your assignments, but have not heard back from me, that I have been experiencing computer problems and finally complete computer failure. I am now back online and will clear up the backlog of messages as quickly as possible.

Worker registrations are coming in steadily and we are at about 135 – down a bit from this time last year.  We now have sufficient workers signed up for Thursday and Friday, but need about another 90 to carry out all our plans for rally day - Saturday, November 24th, so if you have been procrastinating, please sign up ASAP. If you registered, but did not receive a confirmation from Trish or me, it likely means that your registration did not go through, so please try again. If you have any problem doing that, contact me directly at ross@tallpinesrally.com  If you have questions or need assistance with accommodations, contact my Assistant, Trish at  accommodations@tallpinesrally.com  How about convincing someone else to come with you?
In particular we are still in need of help with HAM radio communications, traffic control marshals (blockers), crowd control marshals and media marshals. The media marshal function is in its second year to support our revised media access policy. We had highly experienced media representatives help us select the best locations in each stage for capturing the action. The approved media will choose locations from the sites offered. Our plan is to place a media marshal at each of these locations, so if you are interested in doing this, indicate so on your profile and send me an email.
Note – we can accommodate those of you who can only help out for part of the day on November 24th.
So to recap - to register as a worker for this year’s event,  go to the Pines website at www.tallpinesrally.com then to the ‘WORKERS’ tab then to ‘Register’ and follow the cues from there.
 

Subsidized Worker Accommodations
Have you booked your room yet?  We can only hold those rooms for so long, then will have to let them go. The online subsidized accommodations registration process is now active. Remember – you must stay at one of the approved locations to receive a subsidy.
If you have any questions, Trish Groom, our Worker Accommodations Coordinator, is waiting to assist you. As stated above, you can contact her at accommodations@tallpinesrally.com  
Accommodations Payment – you can sign up directly on the Pines website at www.tallpinesrally.com then follow the tabs to Worker Info Centre, Accommodations, then Accommodations Payment Form to purchase an accommodations package with your Credit Card that best suits your schedule. Accommodations must be paid in full prior to November 20th.  Basically if you stay at one of the approved facilities listed on the website, you pay for the first night and the rally will pay for the second night. For approval of extra nights beyond that for people coming early, contact me directly at ross@tallpinesrally.com


Worker Information Posted –

We are posting much more of the worker information in advance this year, so
that you can access it before the rally and read it through carefully. In fact the
entire revised Worker Handbook is now online. We urge you to read it completely. To access it, go to www.tallpinesrally.com , log in, then follow the tabs to Workers, Worker Info Centre, Worker Documents and then Worker Handbook.  

About one week before the rally, we will be posting all the worker assignments.



Worker Meeting

The official WORKER’S MEETING will be held at Rally HQ at the Dungannon Recreation Centre at the  9 P.M. on Friday evening.


Other Tall Pines News

Check out the Entry List as it grows - under Compete then Entry List plus find many other details on the Tall Pines website at www.tallpinesrally.com .

For those of you with Android smartphones, a new app has been developed by Matt Barnes that will provide all kinds of Pines news, including directions to Spectator Points and the growing Entry List. You can check it out at
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=barnes.matt.tallpinesrally
Other Questions or Special Requests

Feel free to contact me at ross@tallpinesrally.com

Please excuse cross-postings of this message as it is being posted to multiple lists.

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Ross Wood,  Clerk of the Course  - ross@tallpinesrally.com