SCNA Meetings Open

[Melissa Guest]

[this is in response to an earlier thread, suggesting that SCNA's
Board & Coordinators are intentionally not allowing others to know
what work is going on and what policies are being drafted.]

this is from the current MOTD:

"September 29 1999     ----    MESSAGE OF THE DAY    ----
Wednesday 3:00 PM
...
* Upcoming SCNA meetings:  Excomm - Oct 7, 7pm - Broadview Library. 
Board - Oct 13, 7pm - Columbia Library.  Observers welcome to both. 
Next General Meeting - 7:00pm, Wednesday, Oct 27, 7pm - Everyone
welcome University Branch Library, 5009 Roosevelt Way NE.  Learn more
about SCN! 
..."

The intention for the three monthly meetings goes like this:  
 - The Excomm meeting is the meeting of the different operational
teams to coordinate with each other, and report on current status,
priorites and needs. 
 - The Board meeting (a week following)  focuses on less
operational, more policy/long-range planning issues, and issues in
supporting the work of Excomm teams.

Anyone is welcome to attend and observe the board or excomm meeting
now, and there is usually time at the end of the agenda for observer
comments and questions.  Observers do not participate in those two
meetings mainly because they are time-constrained, and it is often
difficult to finish covering everything on the agenda even with just
the regular participants.  There are also very often after-meeting
informal discussions that include anyone attending. 

 - The general meeting is intended to be the place where anyone (user,
member, someone from outside) can come talk with board members (at
least) about what's going on and ask for help if needed (technical or
otherwise). 

Anyone at all interested in the goings on in SCN who is unsatisfied
with the info they're getting on maillists and the web can go to
whichever of these meetings they're most interested in and find out
more.  And if anyone can't make the meetings and wants more details,
they are welcome to contact us: 425 653 7353 or guests at scn.org and we
will answer questions as best we can (and/or find the appropriate
other people to talk to).  If not us, try calling (206) 365-4528 or
emailing help at scn.org for more info on anything, and our helpdesk
volutneers will try to answer your questions as best they can. 

If anyone would be interested in volunteering to help improve the
communications amongst the teams/management/membership/volunteers/user
base and public, pleeeeease email me at guests at scn.org - we have
several volunteer tasks you could help with that would improve the
flow of information to all.

Thanks,
     Mel

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