AmesMUG Officers: AmesMUG this year

[Jonathan Salvador]

On Aug 29, 2008, at 1:02 PM, John Rearick wrote:

> The podcast idea sounds pretty good.  The question comes, how do we  
> collect dues when there is no physical meeting?  I assume we can  
> have them mail in dues.

The question may seem totally bonkers, but do fees necessarily have to  
be done physically?

> Also what are the benefits of paying dues?

Well, what were the benefits of paying dues before?  Wasn't it just  
being allowed into LANFEST?

> Checking on our stuorg web site I see that we have been changed to a  
> campus org and thus no GSB funding.  I have just signed up for the  
> treasurer training and will be updating my status as treasurer soon.
>
> Also, clubfest is coming up September 5 do we want to register for a  
> spot to promote ourselves? http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=JIXzvfpMqutu7Canj0wkVw_3d_3d

If we think we can coordinate and throw together a podcast that we can  
tell people to go check out on Friday, then it seems worth it.

> Do w want to meet next week to figure out what we're doing?

Definitely.  I'm flexible this week in the evenings.  When is everyone  
free?

>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> John Rearick
> www.bobbis.net
> jrearick at bobbis.net
>
>
>
> On Aug 29, 2008, at 12:20 AM, Jonathan Salvador wrote:
>
>> Well, since no one else has replied yet, I'll bite...
>>
>> So attendance at meetings seems to be a perpetual problem, and that  
>> seems to be the case with a lot of MUGs (that aren't Appleworks  
>> fanatics).  And that makes a lot of sense; it was necessary to have  
>> to get together in one spot to find out what was happening when you  
>> couldn't just fire up a browser or check your feeds.  So I think it  
>> might be worth considering doing a podcast, or something that  
>> better fits with how people hear/discuss tech news today, rather  
>> than holding meetings.  Plus, there are plenty of interesting  
>> topics floating around for an Apple-centric podcast right now: the  
>> Psystar case, El Jobso's health and company impact, upcoming  
>> September updates/rumors, just to name a few.
>>
>> Eh? Eh?
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------
>> Jonathan Salvador
>> jonny at iastate.edu
>>
>> On Aug 27, 2008, at 10:14 PM, John Rearick wrote:
>>
>>> Colin has asked if we have anything planned yet this year for the  
>>> MUG.  What do we want to do?
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>

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