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Thread: [Acro] RE: Sport Aerobatics - the ideas....
Message: [Acro] RE: Sport Aerobatics - the ideas....
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From: Graham Bird <g.bird at opengroup.org>
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 20:26:56 UTC
At 11:39 AM 2/6/2003 -0800, Cris Flint wrote:
>Graham-
>There is a percentage, roughly 8%, of our own Chapter that doesn't even have
>internet access as near as I can tell (I built and have maintained the
>Chapter database for many years), and the SF Bay Area is probably the
>technology capital of the country. There is a much larger percentage of the
>Chapter membership that does have internet access but does not spend much if
>any time on the computer each day, including the traveling member scenario
>laid out a couple of days ago by the commuter pilot. While I am a big
>proponent of technology solutions as you know, relying exclusively on this
>medium is, in my opinion, a mistake.
Understand your point.
>By your own admission, magazine content is an ongoing struggle, and it
>sounds like the proposal is to *remove* content. I don't quite follow the
>logic. It also seems we are being "penny wise and pound foolish". But, I
>never could follow that funky British currency anyway...!
I take a different view! If the content has wide value, then it is
good. If it's there as filler then it's not!
>Cheers,
>Cris Flint
>Webmaster etc
>IAC Chapter 38
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Graham Bird [mailto:g.bird at opengroup.org]
>Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 2:05 PM
>To: acro at gf24.de
>Subject: [Acro] Sport Aerobatics - the ideas....
>
>
>I want to try and present some of the thinking - first hand - that is
>going
>on wrt Sport Aerobatics. And to solicit input - for that we have had so
>far, thanks!
>
>First, it is important to point out the board view SA as a key
>membership
>benefit and communication vehicle. We are seeking to find ways to
>enhance
>and improve the benefit we all get from the magazine.
>
>Second, the EDITOR (and I deliberately emphasize the job title, more
>later)
>is a part-time position filled by Dave Kujawa.
>
>Final piece of context, times is hard! I live and work in the Silicon
>Valley area and we are feeling the chill - I'm sure that it's the same
>in
>other parts of the country. Aviation activities - and membership in
>associated organizations - is discretionary. I know that I'm looking at
>
>where my money goes very carefully. IAC is certainly not immune from
>that,
>our income and hence our budget, remains under pressure. And in this
>job,
>I look very carefully - with the support of a very able board and staff
>-
>at where our money goes too.
>
>A humorous (well others tell me it is) context setter: I'm a
>Yorkshireman
>by birth and used to have a boss who would introduce me as 'This guy's
>from
>Yorkshire; you know Yorkshiremen, they are just like Scotsmen but with
>the
>generosity kicked out of them'.
>
>I prefer to see it as I think long and hard about value for money. And
>in
>my time on the board I've been impressed with the focus on enhancing the
>
>value of IAC membership to the members.
>
>So, in November the board discussed SA and looked at options for further
>
>improving it. The current publication is 48 pages because print
>technology
>means that magazines are most economically produced in multiples of 16
>pages. There WAS discussion about reducing the page count (as you can
>see a
>reduction would mean 32 pages), there WAS NOT a decision to do that.
>In
>fact, I was directed by the board to look at options for investing in SA
>to
>enable those improvements.
>
>The summary of my findings:
>
>Our editor has been doing a job beyond the editing task we pay him for.
>We are dependent on submitted articles (we do not, currently, commission
>
>articles).
>Members (and the board!) would like to see more in-depth articles on
>e.g.
>Nationals, regional contests, etc. but we cannot afford to fund staff or
>
>writers to travel.
>
>What can we do?
>I have asked Lisa to see how we can modestly enhance the amount we spend
>on
>SA in the budget we are currently planning for next year. This budget
>will
>be presented to the board for approval in March (our finance year runs
>March - February).
>
>Dave Kujawa has been added to the Chapter President's email list so that
>he
>can solicit input from them
>
>We looked at (and I am a proponent of) moving time sensitive
>information,
>such as contest results, to a more responsive medium such as the web.
>My
>personal view is that I see this information on the email list (in most
>cases) and would far rather go to the IAC web for such information. The
>
>web, again in my view, is a much underutilized resource. My the time
>contest results appear in SA, they are most often many months after the
>event.
>
>We can encourage contest directors and volunteers to write up regional
>competitions and other events, and to submit photos. How about
>appointing
>someone to this task VCs? Thinks, must talk to that Paso VC about that
>:-))
>
>Our President, Gerry Molidor, has suggested that board members lead by
>example and submit articles for publication in SA. Some have already
>met
>his challenge. Gerry himself is sharing some of his experience in
>articles
>as well as the presidents page.
>
>We can and should encourage members to submit articles for publication.
>We
>have a cadre of stalwarts who do, and we would very much like to see
>more.
>
>In short, we are a largely volunteer organization, and we need YOUR help
>
>and input. Your opinions are very helpful, and I welcome them. But we
>also
>need you to turn your skills to producing and collecting material for SA
>to
>continue to improve and provide value.
>
>Hope that helps....
>
>Cheers
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>Graham Bird 3968 Oakmore Road
> Oakland, CA 94602
>Treasurer, Home: 510 530 9008
>International Aerobatic Club Cell: 415 999 3106
> Fax: 240 214 1063
>www.iac.org g.bird at opengroup.org
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