[rfu-membership] Re: [Rfu-station] Last Call for RFU Membership
Renewals Before Show Cancellations Begin
Noel L. Vivar
nlvivar at gmail.com
Mon Nov 5 23:11:55 CST 2007
The all-knowing schedule says "This program has no DJs."
Sorry, that doesn't help much... :-)
-Noel
On 11/5/07, Mike Lehman <rebelmike at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Tanya,
> I don't have that info. Noel or someone else may have. Anyone in
> RFU-Membership know?
>
> Since Word UP Radio is also part of this, it also needs to have two
> renewed members, whoever they might be.
>
> BTW, this is yet another example where if we had more volunteer input
> and help from programming groups, instead of relying on the same few
> overworked volunteers to do it all, it might solve many of our issues.
> Mike Lehman
>
> Tanya Parker wrote:
> > Who do you have down as my second person for Friday's 6-8 Habari
> > Connection?
> > Ordena
> > Marissa
> > or Nick
> >
> >
> > Tanya
> >
> > On Nov 5, 2007 7:51 PM, Mike Lehman <rebelmike at earthlink.net
> > <mailto:rebelmike at earthlink.net>> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Tanya,
> > As I noted in my message, cancellation for this reason alone won't
> > happen since we're in the middle of the larger process of membership
> > renewals. Please be certain that you either sign the log or send a
> > cancellation message to rfu at ucimc.org <mailto:rfu at ucimc.org> in
> > the future. This has been
> > policy for the last six months or so.
> >
> > That said, remember that if your show does not have two members
> > renewed
> > as of Nov. 20, it will be canceled at that point. We have a station
> > meeting tomorrow night (Tuesday at 8pm), if you'd like to handle the
> > renewals then.
> > Mike Lehman
> >
> > Tanya Parker wrote:
> > > I will sign log at my show this Friday. Do not cancel. I did not
> > > know the two weeks in a row no log rule.
> > >
> > > Tanya
> > >
> > >
> > > On 11/4/07, *Mike Lehman* < rebelmike at earthlink.net
> > <mailto:rebelmike at earthlink.net>
> > > <mailto:rebelmike at earthlink.net
> > <mailto:rebelmike at earthlink.net>>> wrote:
> > >
> > > For the most part, this note is the minutes of the
> > RFU-Mmembership
> > > meeting of Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007. The meeting primarily dealt
> > with
> > > resolving the status of programming groups who've NOT yet
> > renewed at
> > > least two trained members. All RFU membership renewals were due
> > > October 31.
> > >
> > > Please note that there may be some minor errors in these lists,
> > > due to
> > > this project falling to the usual small group of volunteers. If
> > > you find
> > > one, info will be given below about what to do about it.
> > >
> > > List 1
> > > For the first list, here are those shows that have renewed at
> > > least two
> > > members and whose program slots are secure. Give yourself a
> > pat on the
> > > back and look forward to your show through the next year:
> > > Almost Lunch
> > > Clean through the Word
> > > Cuban/Missel Crisis
> > > Heads Up
> > > Higher Praise
> > > IBGM
> > > Logic Consortium
> > > Sabah Nuur
> > > Sisters on the Air
> > > Sonic Asylum
> > > Soul Refreshing
> > > The Show
> > > Word & Song
> > >
> > > List 2
> > > Second, here are shows that do have one member renewed, but
> > NEED at
> > > least one more member renewed ASAP to be current or they
> > will risk
> > > losing the show in the near future, as described below:
> > > Civil Music
> > > Electric Koolaid
> > > Friction Radio
> > > Lolaka ya Africa
> > > Radio Triple R
> > > Nomadic Coral Reef
> > > Seed of Faith
> > > William Jones
> > >
> > > List 3
> > > Third, here are shows that are currently being logged as on
> > air in the
> > > studio, but who have NO members listed as renewed yet, so
> > will be
> > > losing
> > > the show in the near future, as described below:
> > >
> > > 11th Indian
> > > The 4 O-'clock Spot
> > > Back in the Day
> > > Blackout Forecast
> > > Blue Flame Radio
> > > The Butterflies Are Passive-Aggressive
> > > Critical Ear
> > > Daughters of Eve
> > > Extension
> > > The Junction
> > > Kingdom Building Ministries
> > > Muslim Mosaic
> > > Progressive Personal Finance
> > > Radio Edit
> > > Sunday Night Sound System
> > >
> > > List 4
> > > Fourth, these are shows that are on the schedule, but which
> > have not
> > > been logged and for which we did not find email notices of
> > any of the
> > > missed shows being canceled. Technically, any show which
> > fails to log
> > > two weeks in a row without notice via email to the list is
> > > automatically
> > > canceled.
> > >
> > > Habari Connection
> > > Town Talk
> > > Word Up Radio
> > >
> > > I have heard from a number of people who say that they will be
> > > renewing
> > > in the next day or two or "soon." Remember that
> > RFU-Membership is
> > > working from the IMC/RFU membership renewal forms that you
> > submit. If
> > > you haven't done that yet, you need to do so ASAP at this point.
> > >
> > > Please note that we do have a list by personal name of
> > everyone who's
> > > renewed or is a recently joined member. I haven't used them
> > here to
> > > protect everyone's privacy. Also, this info was current as of
> > > about last
> > > Wednesday, so if you've renewed since it may not be
> > reflected here. If
> > > there is something that you know needs to be corrected, please
> > > advise.
> > > For instance, we received several memberships recently that
> > didn't
> > > indicate a programming group on the form, so we're not sure
> > which, if
> > > any, programming group these people may represent.
> > >
> > > At this point, if there is info that needs to be corrected,
> > it is the
> > > individual programming group's members who have the
> > responsibility to
> > > bring any needed corrections to the attention of
> > > rfu-membership at ucimc.org <mailto:rfu-membership at ucimc.org>
> > <mailto:rfu-membership at ucimc.org
> > <mailto:rfu-membership at ucimc.org>> --
> > > ASAP, please.
> > >
> > > If you have any questions about your personal membership
> > status or the
> > > status of your programming group, you can also bring them to
> > the next
> > > RFU general membership meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 8pm. At
> > that
> > > meeting, we will finalize the following proposal from
> > RFU-Membership.
> > >
> > > Proposal to Revise Schedule and Offer Open Slots
> > > At the second RFU meeting of November, Nov. 20, any existing
> > > programming
> > > group that doesn't have at least two members renewed ( i.e.
> > are on
> > > List 1
> > > above, along with any additions to it) as of the meeting
> > time at 8pm
> > > will be officially declared as open. The lock combination to
> > the
> > > studio
> > > door will be changed and the combination will only be given
> > to those
> > > programming groups fully qualified to join List 1.
> > >
> > > The 72-hour rule can be invoked to distribute these open
> > slots to
> > > existing shows at this point. Qualified programming groups
> > may be
> > > given
> > > the new combination and will be allowed to try different
> > times per
> > > our
> > > decision at the last meeting on the opening of slots due to
> > > non-renewals.
> > >
> > > Membership suggests waiting until the December 4 meeting to
> > officially
> > > allocate the new time slots to relocating or new shows. This is
> > > because
> > > so many slots will likely be made available on Nov. 20, the
> > > Thanksgiving
> > > holiday, and to let the lock combination change to be fully in
> > > effect in
> > > order to minimize issues related to show cancellations.
> > >
> > > An edited version of the above lists and instructions will be
> > > posted to
> > > the studio door and on the bulletin board inside. If you
> > haven't been
> > > checking your email this is the last and only opportunity to
> > > communicate
> > > to you how important it is to have your programming group
> > properly
> > > renewed before you find your show canceled due to
> > non-compliance.
> > >
> > > In other business at today's RFU-Membership meeting...
> > >
> > > A Reminder: About half of all renewals did not indicate a
> > RFU working
> > > group your programming group is a part of. All programming
> > groups
> > > must
> > > be a member of at least one working group. Please ask if you
> > don't
> > > know
> > > how to find a working group's email list in order to
> > participate.
> > >
> > > At the next RFU-Membership meeting, Nov. 18 at noon, we will
> > finalize
> > > suggested revisions to the IMC membership form so that we
> > can get
> > > vital
> > > info recorded properly for maintaining the RFU membership
> > database.
> > >
> > > Mike will check at Tuesday's general membership meeting to
> > see if
> > > there
> > > is interest in combining RFU-Finance and RFU-Membership
> > working groups
> > > or if we'd get more participation by retaining different
> > meeting dates
> > > for each working group.
> > > Mike Lehman
> > > _______________________________________________
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Tanya Parker
> > > UC-IMC Habari Connection
> > > P.O. Box 6684
> > > Champaign, IL 61826
> > > 217-689-4391
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Tanya Parker
> > UC-IMC Habari Connection
> > P.O. Box 6684
> > Champaign, IL 61826
> > 217-689-4391
>
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