We need to develop a better system for notifying ride captains of upcoming missions. Having less than 24 hours notice (when the request was known days before) to get a mission together, especially one that is almost two hours away and we needed to coordinate with other groups, is not my idea of being very efficient. My advice would be, for starters, to refer all email requests to our website and complete the form there. There was so much information that I did not have that my whole day was not only spent trying to get a number 2 ride captain  and a support person, but trying to get addresses, what was specifically requested and who all was involved in this mission. I had a lot of errands and obligations that I had to run on Monday that I did not get to because I was trying to get this mission together. This is not the first time something like this has happened, not only to me but to other ride captains. Secondly, when looking for a ride captain, make a call, leave a message, and if they don't answer right away or in 10 minutes, call the next one on the list and so on. The first one to accept the mission, gets the mission. Not to put all the pressure on the dispatcher, but the RC's need to respond immediately whether they accept the mission or not. 