Re: Where Should We Be Discussing Topics LikeCAPS?

[AIS Membership Secretary <80e0412f1@rewrite.aisboard.org>]

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Tom Gormley
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-----Original Message-----
>From: Janet Smith <4f80107e1@rewrite.aisboard.org>
>Sent: Jul 31, 2014 11:04 AM
>To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
>Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] Where Should We Be Discussing Topics LikeCAPS?
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>1. Not everyone can afford to got to conventions or fall board
>meetings.
>2. AISDiscuss only goes to Board members and committee chairs, so
>your audience is limited.
>3. Many RVP's are silent to their affiliates, so the word does not
>get out to them.
>4. The Directors in the Regions are even more silent to the
>affiliates they oversee, so the word does not get out.
>5. It is not in the IRISES Bulletin, so... 
>6. Not in your Newsletter.....  But that is only if they have a
>computer.  For those members who do not have a computer they are left
>out.
>7. Facebook and Blog are not the place for this.
>
>I keep hearing we should-----when am I going to hear ---- its done!
>
>Janet Smith
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>---- Original Message ----
>From: 101p@rewrite.aisboard.org
>To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
>Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] Where Should We Be Discussing Topics
>LikeCAPS?
>Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 07:30:52 -0400 (EDT)
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>>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
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>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:
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>>http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/Sandbox/CAPSResources
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Wayne Messer
>>
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>>Bob Pries
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