[rfu-membership] Next Meeting?

[dan blah]

I really dug the Sunday afternoon/evening meetings that were happening
around 5ish but an open to other times.

Times that work for me:
Sunday 5-6:30PM (Sunday Night Sound System starts at 7PM)
Monday anytime after 6pm
Tuesday n/a
Wednesday anytime after 6pm
Thursday n/a (lots of other IMC meetings happen on Thursdays as well)
Friday n/a (my chillazing time)
Saturday n/a (my chillazing time)


Mike Lehman wrote:
> Hi Lavana,
> You know only a little less than I did when I started RFU, so I'm sure
> your skill set will serve us well. Others are probably similarly
> located, except Noel, who actually has consierable radio experience at
> another station.
> 
> That said, it's really up to everyone  but me to determine what the best
> approach to better organizing the station is. The starting place is our
> station structure documents at:
> http://www.radiofreeurbana.org/about
> 
> These can be changed, but they also represent a lot of effort, including
> lots of advice from people who've worked at WEFT. So consider them
> carefully and decide what's best to try.
> 
> As for holding people accountable for attending meetings, we have been
> regularly keeping meeting attendance sheets. I'd suggest taking the ones
> from this year only to determine which groups have not had at least one
> member attending at least one meeting a month of any type. Since most of
> the working groups have not been meeting regularly, for the most part
> this means the general membership meetings that are held twice a month.
> Those groups need to be issued a warning about this. Keep track of
> attendance regularly through the end of the year, then those groups with
> less than 50% attendance should have their shows terminated.
> 
> The objective is to get people working by coming to meetings and to make
> the working groups work, too. Part of the problem is that what the
> working groups should be doing usually needs up being discussed in the
> general meeting. This leads to endless discussion and lack of progress.
> Well-formed proposals should come from the working groups, where those
> really interested in the topic can have these discussions. That way it
> more a matter of approving in the general meeting, than spending lots of
> time talking in it.
> 
> These are all just suggestions, of course. As I noted in my earlier
> emails, it's time that the membership take up this work. I'm here to
> give advice, but the final decision will be up to y'all.
> 
> As for meeting times, most any of those will work for me, so I'll wait
> to hear what works best for the others who've expressed interest in
> helping with this project. I tend to favor meetings on weekday evenings.
> A meeting right before the general membership meeting is most likely to
> draw more people in as we get people active, but if a committed group
> wants to work on things, other times are just as good if that is what
> works for them.
> Mike Lehman
> 
> RANDALL R HAWKINS wrote:
>> I am writing in reply to Mike's message about coordinating the next
>> meeting.
>>  
>> I am Lavana Hawkins, and I know little to nil about all things radio.
>> I am fairly decent at scheduling things, public speaking, active
>> labor, and learning new skills.  If you all go ahead and send me when
>> you can meet, listed from your best time to your worst, I will try set
>> up a time for us all.  I would love to meet together and figure out
>> how we can work together to help the station.  I really appreciate
>> your e-mails Mike, and I read them in their entirety.  Do you want to
>> help get us started working together, or would you rather we go from
>> your e-mails, and what the members who have been around awhile know?  
>> Here are my possibilities- I can meet on
>> Wed after 4:00
>> Fri anytime 12 to 12
>> a Saturday afternoon or evening
>> a Sunday morning or 7:00 p.m or later
>> Thurs before 3:00 p.m. but not the third Thurs of the month
>> a Tues strictly 5:30 - 6:30 P.M. ( I work before and have an
>> appointment at 7:00)
>> a Mon strictly 5:30 - 6:30 P.M (I work before and have an appointment
>> at 7:00)
>>  
>> Lavana
>>  
>>
>>  
> 
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