[WARC] Interesting Numbers

[Leslie Hittner]

Don't even call the monthly events "meetings."

That sends the wrong signal.

When the program or activity is over, pass out the treats,
engage in a bit of chit-chat, and send 'em home.

-Les

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Len Litvan" <Litvan at acegroup.cc>
To: "Winona Amateur Radio Club general discussion"
<warc at lists.w0ne.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 17:16
Subject: Re: [WARC] Interesting Numbers


> Les,
>
> Yes, the Directors should "take care of business" for the club
and bring
> only big issues to the general membership at regular monthly
meetings if
> necessary.  I envision full business meetings being part of
the general
> club meetings only in June and December (election months).
>
> The Directors can communicate their decisions and conclusions
via the
> reflector, the Hamgram, and a handout at regular meetings.
Same with
> monthly Treasurer's reports and Secretary's reports.
>
> That's what I plan to do if I am elected President next year.
Will you
> support me?
>
> 73,
> Len
>
> Leslie Hittner wrote:
> > ELIMINATE THE BUSINESS MEETINGS! Do the club's business a
> > different way. Concentrate on activities. If people are
> > concerned about the "long" meetings, why look
> > for a place that allows even longer meetings? A time from
7-9 is
> > long enough - especially if you want young people to attend.
> >
> > The "business meeting" answer has been staring us in the
face
> > for years. Let's deal with it. People who "love" business
> > meetings can come to the board meetings. Keep the rest of
the
> > time to ham radio.
> >
> > -Les, K0BAD
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "James Jefferson Jarvis" <jj at aprsworld.com>
> > To: "Winona Amateur Radio Club general discussion"
> > <warc at lists.w0ne.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:11
> > Subject: Re: [WARC] Interesting Numbers
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Wednesday 11 June 2008, Dick Lindner wrote:
> >>
> >>> I respond to Len's comments and second his comment on
> >>>
> > meetings.  There
> >
> >>> also needs to be variety in the meetings - some
historical,
> >>>
> > some "show
> >
> >>> and tell" for newcomers, and some programs that perhaps
have
> >>>
> > nothing to
> >
> >>> do with ham radio - the weather center visit was certainly
a
> >>>
> > good step.
> >
> >> I'd love to do more show and tell at the meetings. I've
> >>
> > brought a few things
> >
> >> this year, but haven't been able to show them. With the
lights
> >>
> > going while
> >
> >> the business meeting is still going, it doesn't make it
very
> >>
> > easy to do that.
> >
> >>> The "old days" also had hamshack visits.  It would be
> >>>
> > unwieldy to have
> >
> >>> all of the meeting attendees show up at someone's house at
> >>>
> > the same
> >
> >>> time.  But perhaps, if there were 3 or 4 people willing to
> >>>
> > open their
> >
> >>> shacks, and someone willing to coordinate the "round
robin"
> >>>
> > on the
> >
> >>> meeting night by clock time, then the groups could be
small
> >>>
> > enough and
> >
> >>> everyone could visit all 3 or 4 shacks.  What a kick that
> >>>
> > would be!
> >
> >> I would be happy to volunteer a "shack" visit to my work.
> >>
> > Electronics R&D,
> >
> >> machine shop, and tiny amateur radio installation. And a
> >>
> > meeting run and
> >
> >> facilities to host a meeting as well.
> >>
> >>
> >>> I have hopes for new hams to attend Field Day.  Perhaps if
> >>>
> > we had a list
> >
> >>> of names and telephone numbers, some members of the club
> >>>
> > could make a
> >
> >>> personal call to remind/invite the new hams to Field Day.
> >>>
> >>> HF and VHF contests used to be run by those interested
with
> >>>
> > a couple of
> >
> >>> other hams showing up at a designated "contest station".
> >>>
> > WB0HAD and
> >
> >>> WB0PRK and I think N0BUI and myself did this a few times
and
> >>>
> > had a good
> >
> >>> time.  I'm not sure we ever sent in the contest results,
but
> >>>
> > the whole
> >
> >>> thing was a good time.
> >>>
> >> Good ideas, Dick!
> >>
> >> -Jim KB0THN
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