Re: Where Should We Be Discussing Topics Like CAPS?

["Robert Pries " <101p@rewrite.aisboard.org>]

Wayne you are correct in that AIS Discuss is not exactly the venue of choice for continued discussion. Since I was commissioned by the board to attend and report I wanted to give an overview to the society. Further discussion of for example of the copyright issue will occur in the intellectual property committee. Continued discussion of what we can do for the future to improve the society will occur in the strategic planning committee. 

I decided it was important for everyone to know of our being a part of CAPS for several reasons. Much of what the board does is not known throughout the organization. This is not because it is in closed board meetings but because few other than board members attend board meetings. Secondly I wanted to get some information out so that board members and other parties could do their homework. If one has a chance to contemplate these issues before the fall meeting the discussion can be much more productive. And third I know there are very creative members who are not on the board that may be able to offer totally new perspectives on these problems.

The issues involved in whether we succeed in making it to our hundred birthday in 6 years as a robust AIS are issues that should be thought about at all levels, from affiliates to regions to national and to each section. Despite the fact that each of these units functions quite independently we are also quite dependent on them all working together. While the wiki by definition is a collaboration platform perhaps half of the officers of all of these groups are even registered as wiki users so that they could post. 
Bob

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From: "Wayne Messer" <6d200f2f1@rewrite.aisboard.org>
To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 8:53:10 PM
Subject: [AISdiscuss] Where Should We Be Discussing Topics Like CAPS?

Bob's ongoing reports on CAPS and initial concerns about limited response
make me wonder:  Is AISDiscuss the best place to have some of these
discussions?  I've only been on AISDiscuss for a year; so I'm not aware of
how and where some of the discussions take place.  It seems to be a good
place for AIS business and notices; however, dealing with issues such as
what can we learn from CAPS and what should we do are more problematic.
Maybe these different types of topics would benefit from a different
approach.

Bob posting the CAPS reports to this group is useful for at least two
reasons. First, it makes us aware of what is happening in these meetings
and what topics other groups consider important.  Second, it plants the
seeds for further discussions and eventually action.  The latter I would
expect to have a longer time frame and maybe require a different group.

I suspect the reports could benefit both from a smaller and from a larger
group being involved with them.  A smaller group might be better for
brainstorming how to apply some of the lessons learned from CAPS.  And a
larger group, maybe all our membership, should be aware of the topics and
our interest.  I think it's great that Sue Barnes has shared them with the
Region's Club presidents and Ron Killingsworth has been sharing with the
SLI president.

Do we have other venues that we should use or consider for this?

As an aid to our discussion and a possible venue, I've created a (Sandbox)
CAPS Resource page in the Iris Wiki.  It has some links to books and
authors Bob has mentioned as well as other info.  The only topic I have
steered away from, because of Bob's comments in his discussion, is
copyright.  It I believe is better handled in AISDiscuss or some other
limited venue because of the legal implications.  You are encouraged to
check the page out and edit it - it is on a wiki.  You can see the page at:

http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/Sandbox/CAPSResources

Regards,

Wayne Messer

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