The Tower in 2007

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General

Main article: 2007 Annual Report

On September 16, 2007 Robert Jordan passed away. The Tower mourned together by reminiscing and sharing memories. Tower emails were switched to Google as a provider. The Library switched to a wiki format, and the Tar Valon Times began to be hosted on the TarValon.Net servers. The Courtyard forum was deleted due to its similarity to the Olde Warder and Hen.

Administration

Main article: 2007 Admin Meeting

Major changes included splitting the Mistress of Novices to create a Mistress of Accepted position and splitting Captain of the Guard into Captain of Recruits and Captain of Soldiers. The Department of Membership Services became the Department of Community Development, with those aspects of the Department that focus on offline services became the new Department of Real Life Services. The Department of Community Development also gained two sub-areas with managers - Online Services and General Services. Meanwhile, the Department of Information Technology has been renamed to the Department of Technology. The Department of Moderators is created.

Membership

General

The position of Resident Citizen was created for those people who want to participate as members of the site, but do not wish to join the Tower. The test for becoming a Senior Member was changed to contain questions regarding the community and its policies and practices. Accepted/Soldiers can aspire after 6 weeks.

Raisings

Main article: 2007 Raisings

Forty three people were raised Aes Sedai and eleven people raised Gaidin.

Bondings

Main article: 2007 Bondings

Fourteen couples bonded and eight couples dissolved their bonds.

Online Events

Events

Main article: Anniversary Party 2007

March 16-19, held in Denver, Colorado. Approximately 83 people were in attendance.

Main article: Fall Ball 2007

October 12-15, held on a cruise to Ensenada, Mexico. This was the first and only party held on a cruise ship.

Main article: Summer Europarty 2007

August 10-12, held in Driebergen, The Netherlands.

Awards

Amyrlin's Awards
Main article: Amyrlin's Awards
Members' Choice Awards
Main article: Members' Choice Awards 2007

Fourteen awards were given out this year.

Staff

Main article: Administrative and Staff Positions in 2007

Sela Narian became the Director of the Department of Communications on February 26. The Department of Community Development was led by Kariada Kunai from March 21 to April 21, and then by Darim Pelegro from April onward. On July 14, Valadilene Aldieb filled the new role of Mistress of Accepted and Doneavan al'Keavin of Captain of Soldiers. Melana al'Cairera became the Director of the Department of Moderators on November 21. Muirenn Lina Alianin became the Director of the Department of Real Life Services on March 21. Ismene Gillandred became the Director of the Department of Research on September 13. Zhareen Narelle became the Director of the Department of Technology on July 1.