I agree with Toby, it's great to see this thread going again, now's the time to provide thoughts for the 2011 season so that they can be considered for 2011.
This season has been great, with plenty of new teams coming on board and three successful events behind us there's a lot to be happy about.
For the Society to exist long term, it needs to cover its costs. No one, including Toby, wants to see massive entry costs, so the best thing for everyone is to reduce the cost to the Society of putting on an event. The way to do this is by getting sponsors involved.
Toby works very hard to get recognition for the Society, the innovative approach of introducing Ready Steady Q should be a great way to get more recognition next year too. But every one of us can do a little bit to help. Word of mouth advertising of the Society helps too. I bet most people on here cook for parties, some probably do a bit of catering either for business or for community/charity events. I find there's always a lot of interest in the smokers, people ask questions, when they do I point them at the Society website and these forums. I plug the Society on Facebook regularly and I have links on my team's website. If all the teams do similar things we can help raise awareness of the Society and the competition circuits.
If people want them, I can post some graphics on here that can be used for link images on their websites. I can provide the BBBQS, Pit MAsters & Ready Steady Q logos in various sizes.
Looking forward to the 2011 season already