Re: Where Should We Be Discussing Topics LikeCAPS?

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

Phone is 68.8%


Tom Gormley
AIS Membership Secretary
PO Box 177
DeLeon Springs, FL 32130
386-277-2057


-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Pries  <101p@rewrite.aisboard.org>
>Sent: Jul 31, 2014 11:31 AM
>To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
>Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] Where Should We Be Discussing Topics LikeCAPS?
>
>Tom; Just out of curiosity what percentage of members gives you their phone number? Some may have e-mail but do not give it out.--Bob
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "AIS Membership Secretary" <80e0412f1@rewrite.aisboard.org>
>To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org, aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
>Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 11:14:04 AM
>Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] Where Should We Be Discussing Topics LikeCAPS?
>
>Just so everyone understands, 68.7% of AIS members have email addresses. Whether they use them on a regular basis is another question entirely.
>
>
>Tom Gormley
>AIS Membership Secretary
>PO Box 177
>DeLeon Springs, FL 32130
>386-277-2057
>
>
>-----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?
>>
>>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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>---- 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)
>>
>>>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:
>>>
>>>http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/Sandbox/CAPSResources
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>Wayne Messer
>>>
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>>>-- 
>>>Bob Pries
>>>Zone 7a
>>>Roxboro, NC
>>>(336)597-8805
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