<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10pt">This is just a reminder about the meeting scheduled on Monday, May 14 at 5:30 in the IMC Library to explore the creation of a new IMC "Program Committee" (see below). Each Working Group is asked to contact Carol Ammons with the name of a representative who will attend the meeting. Thanks. Gary Storm, UCIMC Board President.<br>
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<span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10pt">Original email:</span></p><p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10pt"><br>
</span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt">With
an overarching goal of facilitating greater communication and
cooperation among Working Groups ("WG's") themselves, the UC-IMC staff,
and the UC-IMC Board of Directors ("Board"), the Board is proposing to
create a new standing committee, the Program Committee, to be made up of
representatives from each of the WG's, the Operations Manager (Carol
Ammons), and at least one member of the Board who would co-chair the
committee with a WG member. The committee, through its co-chairs, would
make regular reports to the Board. </span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt">While
it is hoped that the Program Committee would, over time, develop goals
and activities of its own, initially it would be asked to address the
following kinds of questions at regularly scheduled meetings open to the
General Membership and the public at large. To minimize demands on
everyone's time, these meetings might be scheduled bi-monthly or even
quarterly, rather than monthly.</span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt"><span> </span>What is currently happening in each of the WG's, especially in terms of program activities?</span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt"><span> </span>Are any new activities being planned?</span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt">Are resources (volunteer support, material/financial resources) adequate? How are these resources typically procured?</span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt">With
regard to existing and/or new activities, are there roles that could be
played by other WG's, the UC-IMC staff and/or the Board in helping
plan, develop or implement these activities? NOTE: The Board has four
other standing committees that might be approached for assistance:
Finance, Building/Facilities, Fundraising and Personnel.</span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt">Looking
to the future, are there program activities that individual WG's might
like to pursue jointly with one or more other WG, with other groups
loosely affiliated with the UC-IMC (e.g. School for Designing a New
Society, Center for the Arts) or from the community at large? If so, how
might they be organized?</span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt">NOTE: If established, the Program Committee could be delegated responsibility for approving new Working Groups. </span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt">In
the past, the kinds of questions listed above were to be addressed, in
theory, by the Steering Group with systemic ties to all of the Working
Groups. For a variety of reasons, the Steering Group has not functioned
effectively and, as a result, the Board would like to propose
“experimenting” with this new Program Committee. </span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt">To
explore the feasibility/desirability of the new committee, I am asking
that each Working Group identify 1-2 of its members to attend an initial
meeting to discuss the proposal. I am also inviting UC-IMC
members-at-large who would like to attend the meeting to do so. The
Board is open to retaining the old Steering Group structure if there is a
strong commitment from the WG's to "energize" it and make it work, but
something needs to be done to promote better communication and working
relationships among the major components of our organization: the WG's,
the staff, the Board of Directors and the General Membership.</span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt">A
meeting to discuss the proposed "Program Committee" is being scheduled
on Monday, May 14, at 5:30 p.m. in the Library of the UC-IMC. I would
like each Working Group to let Carol Ammons know who will represent it
at the meeting by Friday, May 4. If implemented, the effectiveness of
the new committee will be reviewed after six months and revised or
abandoned at that point. Thank you.<span> </span></span></p>