[wplug-plan] PR committee

[Vance Kochenderfer]

David Ostroske <eksortso at gmail.com> wrote:
> But how? The Program Committee's primarily in charge of planning and
> making arrangements for WPLUG events. Their focus is mainly inward,
> though they'd welcome new people who come to the meetings. But PR is
> about letting people know that we're here and inviting them to come
> in.

Well, the web site and mailing lists (internet committee) are
the most public face of WPLUG.  The newsletter, if more widely
distributed, would serve as a promotional tool.  And the program
committee could have a Marketpro show booth or a Software
Freedom Day event at one or more locations around the city.

In short, all of these groups are or should be involved in PR;
they may just not realize it yet.  If a PR committee is created,
a good portion of their work will be coordinating with other
committees.

Bill Moran <wmoran at potentialtech.com> wrote:
> From the past two paragraphs, I'll say that names have been tossed
> my way of people who would be interested in being part of a PR
> committee.  Those people are not currently on any committee, which
> (to me) means that the org would benefit from increased participation
> if we had such a new committee.

This is a significant item in favor of creating such a committee.
It should be pointed out when the membership considers the
issue.

> On a strictly technical level, the board has already voted to
> present this recommendation to the membership.  The membership must
> approve it, as the board can't create committees.  It's open to debate,
> amendment, and even rejection by the membership.  The board, unanimously,
> thought it was a good idea.  The membership may not.

I'm not disputing the board's actions.  I'm just trying to drum up
discussion on the issue so the membership can have some background
when it comes time to debate and vote.  It's already told me a lot
that the bare proposal itself doesn't really explain.

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