[wplug-board] My little speech

David Ostroske eksortso at gmail.com
Fri Mar 10 01:06:26 EST 2006


On 3/9/06, Bill Moran <wmoran at potentialtech.com> wrote:
> Here is a draftish version of what I intend to give as my Chair's report
> Saturday morning.  I'm not going to "read this verbatum", but it's a dry
> run of what I intend to say.  Feedback is encouraged:

Pretty good so far. My comments below...

> Since the elections last fall there have been a few hiccups and a few false starts.
>
> I have to say, however, that I am very excited to be part of WPLUG right now.  The newsletter committee is coming together.  The program committee has events scheduled several months into the future.  The Internet committee may actually meet.  It's exciting to see things growing.

You might want to focus more on the actions taken, rather than the
committees. I don't want to diss the committee folks, who deserve
respect for their accomplishments so far, but I don't want this to
sound like the only way that action can be taken on behalf of WPLUG is
through the committees.

> As Linux and Open Source in general are growing, so is WPLUG.  Since we've started keeping membership roles, our membership has been growing on a monthly basis.
>
> Like most things, this is a double-edged sword.  Our strengths become our weaknesses.
>
> We're a very tight-knit group, that means we occasionally form closed social groups at meetings and don't notice new people: this may make us seem unsocial.

A word about doing some minimal socializing, being informal greeters,
etc. would work well here.

> There are a lot of opportunities for us to expand, but they're going to require us, as a group, to act in ways that aren't always intuitive.  Change is always unnerving, often because one is not sure if the change will be good or not.  Personally, I think this group is capable of improving itself without losing the good qualities.
>
> * So pay attention during social periods, and introduce yourself to new people
> * Bringing up confrontation viewpoints for discussion is encouraged, but NOT during the public presentation.
> * If a speaker says something that piques your interest, talk about it after the talk, not during the talk
> * Use the technology: put your cell phone on vibrate!
> * If someone behaves in a way unbecoming of WPLUG, gently and politely encourage a change of behavior

I take it that you're incorporating the script that we hashed out on
Wednesday here? If that's the case, you could leave the points
unrelated to proper etiquette (e.g. future meetings, host and cohost,
the day's schedule) for the end of your report.

I gotta prepare my part of the talk, so I'll be laying low on my
personal comments until then. But good so far, Bill.

--
David Ostroske <eksortso at gmail.com>




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