[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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