[wplug-board] Self nomination for Chair of WPLUG - Beth Lynn Eicher
Evan DiBiase
esd at cmu.edu
Thu Nov 20 09:01:15 EST 2003
As unofficial as my action may be, I third it :-)
Evan
On Nov 19, 2003, at 7:06 PM, Jeremy Dinsel wrote:
>
> I, without question, second this nomination.
>
> -j
>
> On Wed, 2003-11-19 at 14:26, Beth Lynn wrote:
>> Self nomination for Chair of WPLUG
>> Submitted by Beth Lynn Eicher
>>
>> Please give me an opportunity to further serve the WPLUG community as
>> Chair. If appointed, I will step down as Treasurer two months after I
>> gain
>> office. If there are no objections, notice of my candidacy will be
>> announced on the -plan list as well by linking this post.
>>
>> Below I have outlined my entire campaign platform. Thank you for you
>> consideration.
>>
>> Campaign Platform Outline
>> I Improve the overall quality of WPLUG meetings
>> II Recruit more volunteers and board members
>> III Listen to and IMPLEMENT good ideas that come out of the woodwork
>> IV Investigate other ways that WPLUG can serve the Linux community in
>> PA
>> and beyond
>> V Continue the tradition of recruiting one "big ticket" speaker each
>> year.
>>
>> I Improve the overall quality of WPLUG meetings
>> It seems I've been fighting an uphill battle ever since I've started
>> volunteering for WPLUG over 2 years ago which is trying to prove WPLUG
>> does not suck. Most
>> of the criticism is focused on the quality, value, and variety of
>> meetings. Sure, we've come a long way from the chaos that emerged
>> after
>> the Landefeld's departure, yet we are not at the professional level we
>> could be.
>>
>> I often think back on the days of PittLug(RIP) and the ideas that
>> they had
>> envisioned would make an awesome lug.
>> A Talks without tangents from the peanut gallery.
>> B A good variety of talks for beginners, intermediate, and advanced
>> users.
>> C More organized installfests with volunteers who were identifying
>> themselves as such to help folks though the challenges.
>> D A fraction of the meeting would be set aside for SIGs for smaller
>> group
>> discussion if time and interest permits.
>> E Have a real schedule to give a professional flow of the meeting
>>
>> PittLug felt that WPLUG was not community that business folks from all
>> over South Western PA would find worthwhile for an educational
>> experience.
>> They were on the verge of doing something but they lacked the
>> momentum to
>> get going. WPLUG can be that LUG that the PittLugers dreamed of, maybe
>> better!
>>
>> Here are some ideas I would like to implement to get this rolling
>> 1.A host and a co-host(s) are assigned to every WPLUG meeting. This is
>> necessary for crowd control. One of the hosts could take minutes to be
>> posted later on the website. It would give a more professional touch
>> if we
>> just come out and say who's here to volunteer for the day. Both board
>> members and the general membership will be called upon for these
>> rolls.
>> 2. We need to have a GUM chair. No if's, and's, or but's about it! As
>> Chair, I would make recruitment attempts until a willing and active
>> person
>> is found to fill this role.
>> 3. Name badges will be granted to anyone who asks to be identified as
>> a
>> volunteer. It will have their name and the area in which they are
>> volunteering that day.
>> 4. A schedule will be posted as the meeting is announced via email.
>> The
>> same schedule will be posted on the white board.
>> 5. Time will be set aside for small group discussion 1pm-2pm during
>> GUMs.
>>> From time to time someone shows up on the day of the GUM and is
>>> really
>> excited about a particular topic. Folks do want to listen, but we
>> should
>> not distract away from the previously scheduled talk. If someone
>> wants to
>> pre-schedule a discussion during this time, that would be fine too.
>> 6.Optional name tags for everyone who shows up
>>
>> II Recruit more volunteers and board members
>>
>> I try to talk to everyone at meetings and folks have approached me in
>> having a real interest in helping and getting more involved in WPLUG.
>> As
>> Chair, I would delegate tasks and responsibilities to willing and
>> capable
>> people. Anyone interested in board membership would be encouraged to
>> apply
>> and would receive full consideration. As things currently stand, we
>> could
>> use additional board membership to get things done.
>>
>> III Listen to and IMPLEMENT good ideas that come out of the woodwork
>>
>> There are many ideas that have been heard but have fallen through the
>> cracks, many because no one has volunteered to implement. Here are
>> some to
>> name a few.
>> a. A general business card for WPLUG
>> b. A WPLUG library of some sort (or donating books to local libraries
>> in
>> the name of WPLUG)
>> c. An appearance at the MarketPro computer show, at least on an annual
>> basis.
>> d. Name badges of some sort
>> .......
>>
>> I'm sure I could make this list go on but you get the idea.
>> I have noticed as a board member that the board may be disinterested
>> or
>> may not have the time to implement some of these ideas but that
>> doesn't
>> mean that these ideas should be canned! As Chair I would recruit board
>> members and volunteers who are willing to do the legwork needed here.
>>
>> I will continue to listen to everyone with legitimate concerns.
>> Whining
>> from the peanut gallery from folks that do nothing to help things get
>> better will be ignored.
>>
>> IV Investigate other ways that WPLUG can serve the Linux community in
>> PA
>> and beyond
>>
>> Many questions have come up over the mailing lists regarding if WPLUG
>> is
>> truly serving the Western PA Linux community. WPLUG should offer a
>> helping
>> hand to lugs that want to get started (ie Erie LUG?) Also we should
>> look
>> into where everyone lives that is part of WPLUG. Might it be
>> beneficial to
>> offer meetings outside CMU campus? Outside Allegheny County? Should
>> we
>> collaborate with other LUGs? Should we look beyond PA to work with
>> other
>> opensource/freesoftware enthusiasts?
>>
>> V Recruit one "big ticket" speaker each year
>>
>> In 2002 we had someone come in from IBM to talk about Z-series
>> In 2003 we had David Blank-Edelman to talk about Perl for Sysadmins
>> In 2004 we need to recruit someone. As Chair, I would make a call for
>> suggestions.
>>
>>
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