On Thursday 07 April 2005 12:47, Cameron Nikitiuk wrote: > > have the context needed to participate in such things. but the voting was > > never intended to be the central reason for membership. > > But truly...what others benefits do members really have? Have we looked at
sponsor discounts aren't all that compelling, IMO, as it makes CLUG seem like a shopping club =P compelling would be using funds to do cool stuff with and for the group. becoming a society was cool. now what? =) > I would have no problem pitching a toonie or a loonie in a hat at each > meeting/installfest/BBQ/event (as a suggested donation) to help build a perhaps a contribution based system would work now. membership fee based user groups are quite common, though. > > more importantly ... i mentioned BBQ. and it's certainly > > springtime outside my > > window. when are we having a CLUG BBQ? perhaps we could do one with the > > CUUGers? would be fun. i miss our BBQs. > > That is an awsome idea....partying with CUUG'ers..or is that cougars? ;-) so when and where? i'd colunteer my place but i have no room in the new digs. > IDEAS: > * Maybe we could take a cue from Wal-Mart and have greeters at the meeting. > WOuld be nice to have new people being physically and individually > welcomed. heh.. old people in blue vests? sweet! > * I think Ian mentioned lettiung Tier ones vote as a way to show > their value. I agree with that. I am not saying they should be able to > vote on more formal business (AGM's, etc.)...but if we were to have > survey's or polls at the meetings, maybe giving them a chance to > participate. erm, isn't that how it works now? if not, that's changed since whenever it was i stopped paying attention =P -- Aaron J. Seigo GPG Fingerprint: 8B8B 2209 0C6F 7C47 B1EA EE75 D6B7 2EB1 A7F1 DB43
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