[rfu-automation] Re: (slowly) moving forward

[Stephen Fonzo]

Greetings, RFU Automation Members,

We had a very productive station workday this past Saturday, so thank you to
all who came and helped.  In terms of Automation-specific tasks, we did or
have begun the following:

1) installed and tested Joe's iTunes-Zara playlist converter (which will be
added as a final step to Maggie and Alex's Automation/Music Library training
manual)
2) introduced a few station members to using Zara
3) recorded a variety of IDs, promos, and announcements to be run in
automation (after edits are done)
4) processing the CDs on the studio shelves has begun, with the help of UIUC
Alternative Spring Break volunteers; this involves cataloging CDs in
Tellico, an open-source software program, which will later be integrated
into the IMC's Librarians catalog, and re-organizing the shelves in-studio.

We still need volunteers to accept the following responsibilities:

1) Automation list moderator
2) AUTOMATION  Group Coordinator, call and facilitate meetings, report to
main station meeting
 3) Maintain public affairs podcasts on automation system
 4) Process new music (2 people can share this task, as it is ongoing) -
this involves receiving new music, differentiating local from non-local and
clean from explicit, entering clean and local music into iTunes and Zara,
and adding to the automated rotation [advice: contact artists to learn which
tracks are clean/explicit instead of listening to everything]

Please write to the Automation list if you are interested in helping the
station by doing any of the above.  Remember, everyone is encouraged to
check the station task lists.


On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Andrew Ó Baoill <andrew at funferal.org>wrote:

> So, we're slowly moving forward with getting people to take on tasks. I
> think we have two issues in the immediate future:
> - continuing to nudge those who have not volunteered to do so; and
> - follow up with volunteers so they start work on their tasks
>
> I've already mailed those who volunteered to moderate lists, and have added
> them as moderators. Also, Eloris has mailed me to let me know she is
> volunteering to make sure log sheets and meeting attendance sheets are
> available, as well as making sure a copy of the schedule is on the lobby
> noticeboard (though she needs to know how/where to get a copy of the
> schedule - perhaps Noel or Lavana could take care of this?).
>
> Anyhow, here are the tasks that remain. We should each contact our
> respective groups, urging people to step forward for the remaining tasks.
> I'm also going to contact WBML and ask them to take on some chunk of tasks.
> I'm also going to chase some people to be listed as emergency contacts in
> studio - especially as Noel and I, the only two currently listed, will be
> leaving this summer. That will leave 4 small tasks and 17 larger tasks.
> Hopefully with 10-15 enthusiastic members we can close this off.
>
> Smaller tasks:
> 4. MEMBERSHIP Maintain online schedule
> 5. FINANCE Provide financial report to meetings
> 8. EMERGENCY CONTACT 2
> 9. EMERGENCY CONTACT 3
> 11. Outreach list moderator
> 14. Automation list moderator
>
> Larger tasks
> 2. Meeting Organizer (1)
> 3. Meeting Organizer (2)
> 4. TECH Group Coordinator , call and facilitate meetings, report to main
> meeting
> 6. MEMBERSHIP Update web site with current schedule
> 7. MEMBERSHIP Process Meeting Attendance Forms
> 8. MEMBERSHIP Process airtime applications / Maintain file of membership
> and program groups
> 9. MEMBERSHIP Group Coordinator , call and facilitate meetings, report to
> main meeting
> 11. MEMBERSHIP / work with finance and Chief Operator on membership renewal
> process in August-October
> 12. OUTREACH  Group Coordinator , call and facilitate meetings, report to
> main meeting
> 13. OUTREACH - Produce regular WRFU newsletter
> 14. OUTREACH - Farmers' Market coordinator (reserve spot, get staff for
> booth)
> 16. AUTOMATION  Group Coordinator , call and facilitate meetings, report to
> main meeting
> 17. AUTOMATION - Maintain public affairs podcasts on automation system
> 19. AUTOMATION - Process new music (2)
> 21. FINANCE Group Coordinator , call and facilitate meetings, report to
> main meeting
> 23. FINANCE Underwriting project (2)
> 24. FINANCE Underwriting project (3)
>



-- 
Stephen Fonzo
Media Training Advisor
AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
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