Cultural Office Changeover

[Grea Kriopia]

Islanders,

Given the recent changes to my workload and other positions, I'm announcing that I'll be stepping down as Cultural Officer today. This is somewhat of a nostalgic post for me, given that the Cultural Office was my first job here in the Islands when I arrived just under 9 months ago. I only wish my tenure as CO could have been a bit longer, but plans changed and I can say I have always enjoyed the work I've done here to the maximum extent.

I'm grateful to Markanite for affording me this opportunity, and also notably to HumanSanity for entrusting me to carry on the office he worked so hard to create not too long ago. I think I can safely say that the Cultural Office has grown into everything originally envisioned for it–and then some–with the fantastic Summer Olympics, chill Movie Nights, and other lighthearted events hosted in the last few months.

To carry on this work, I'm happy to announce with Mark's permission that Thedairos will be taking over as the next Cultural Officer. Thed has been a great help to me over the last month in planning/running the ATA International RP Convention, and I could not think of anyone more suited to take over the role than them. I'm very excited to see what they'll bring to the office and I hope you'll all join me in congratulating them in their new role!

Not to worry for our moviegoers, though, as I will continue to host movie nights every Saturday night on behalf of the Cultural Office for the foreseeable future. Thanks to everyone for making this wonderful community what it truly is, and keep an eye out for future Cultural Office events!

[HumanSanity]

I've got a lot of feelings about this, but overall I'm exceptionally happy to see another well guided transition of responsibility in the Cultural Office.

When the office was formed, it was always clear to me it was more of a blank check than almost any other job we have. Conducting cultural events is really about the creativity, energy, and skills you bring to the task more than it is executing a pre-written set of responsibilities. The innate desire she had to always push to new frontiers and do better is why Grea Kriopia was chosen as second Cultural Officer.

Based on all my interactions with Thedairos, they value a job well done. They value creativity and new directions. I have complete faith in Thed to continue the legacy of the Cultural Office, allowing it to become one of XKI's great institutions and giving it their own unique leadership and direction.

[Thedairos]

It's an honor for me to be able to plan events for XKI in the future! I really enjoyed setting up the ATA RP worldbuilding event together with Grea Kriopia and Wille-Harlia . Thank you for preparing me for this position, GK, I hope I'll be able to put your knowledge to good use. I'd also like to thank HumanSanity  who created the Cultural Office in the first place and who majorly improved the social life of XKI with this!

As for any potential event ideas, my ears will always be open! You can either message me, post your ideas in the ideas thread or apply as a Cultural Office Assistant to help me with planning these events and making them a reality.

[Wille-Harlia]

Congratulations Thedairos! I know you will do an excellent job!

[Markanite]

Thank you once again Grea Kriopia

Good luck Thedairos! I know you will do an amazing job.