When people sign up to lopsa, don't we sign up to follow code of ethics among 
other things? That implies active consent (which I guess people could decide on 
when "cashing" in a gift membership…)

regards
donna

On 05/04/2012, at 12:08 PM, Matt Disney wrote:

> Hi, folks.
> 
> As many of you are aware, System Administrator Appreciation Day is the last 
> Friday in July. Let's start planning what LOPSA should do to recognize and 
> promote it.
> 
> One thing I have in mind is a membership drive of some sort, perhaps in the 
> form of discounted gift memberships. Want to show a sysadmin some 
> appreciation? Get them a one-year membership to LOPSA. And maybe we can give 
> better discounts if you buy 5, 10, 25 gift memberships. Ok, but maybe we need 
> to have some sort of gift to go along with it. Maybe a book of some kind, 
> donated or discounted to LOPSA if possible to make the numbers work better. 
> And some organizations don't pay for association memberships, so maybe we 
> offer the gift for a certain price and the membership is actually 
> complimentary. It would be a deal where it would be available for new 
> memberships or to extend the membership of a current member by a year. This 
> plan is not fully baked but I think it might have some potential.
> 
> The reason I'm pushing for a membership drive sort of thing here (even if we 
> don't label it as such) is that increasing our rosters allows us to get 
> bigger partnerships/sponsorships and in turn recruit even more members. And 
> having a larger membership is one important way that LOPSA will gain 
> efficiencies of scale, serve our membership better, and also be more 
> influential in the public arena and to other organizations regarding system 
> administration as a profession. 
> 
> I'd like to hear what you think about the gift membership drive idea, 
> suggestions on how to improve it, and if you have other ideas for Sys Admin 
> Day activities. 
> 
> Thanks,
> Matt Disney
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