Carol, I have an LCD projector that I have loaned to other folks from time to time. You may borrow it if someone is able to pick it up and return it fairly soon after the CIG meeting. - Richard On 10/15/2010 11:18 AM, HubbellGen@aol.com wrote: > D-OGS members, > > As everyone knows, I have been moderating the CIG for ~six years and have > absolutely enjoyed every meeting. I can't tell you how much I have learned > from all of you who have participated and I use that information daily as I > do my research. Earlier this year I indicated that I was going to be > stepping aside from the role of moderator and there were a number of > suggestions made as to how we might proceed in the future to be able to continue > meeting. A suggestion made by several people was to sign up for one meeting each > so that we would have a monthly topic moderated by one individual. That > has not been a fully successful plan as scheduling an outside speaker to fill > in a gap was complicated and disrupted the schedule as we had tried to > plan it. > > Even when someone signs up for a month, the matter of communicating with > the monthly presenter still remains, as does getting the agenda and summary > to Richard for the newsletter. Another item that requires attention is > collecting the URLs of current interest that we request from all D-OGS members > and CIG attendees in particular. Our monthly agenda has depended upon that > participation, and recently the number of URLs sent to me has dwindled, but > I still have to collect them as there must be a central email address to > send them to. > > Attendance has been low during the summer time as usual, but overall our > numbers have been fairly consistent. I know that everyone has an individual > schedule to meet and that is understandable, but that fact contributes to > the difficulty in keeping in touch with everyone regarding the plans for the > CIG. In other words, more time spent at my computer corresponding with the > group members. > > Now the Chapel Hill Library is undergoing renovation and will be > unavailable for 18 months and none of the available spaces that we could get in line > for in other sites has a projector - a critical item for a computer > interest group. Changing sites every month or so has the unwanted side effect of > draining attendance as well, another unfortunate occurrence. > > So far, we do not have a topic for the November meeting, just a name of > the person who signed up for that meeting. I have heard nothing about the > topic for that meeting. I am forced to conclude that the prospect of a > November meeting is dim. I would of course welcome any person to reply here to > say that they will take on the role of moderating the group for a one year > period to get us through this complex set of circumstances, but as I have > little confidence in that's happening I am suggesting today that the CIG > suspend its activities until such time as someone who is not worn out with it > will guide us through this difficult time. > > I welcome any comments on the subject, especially for the benefit of those > who are "regulars" and would clearly like to continue the CIG. These > community based activities take time, energy, interest, and the desire to help > others in the genealogy community find a more efficient and interesting path > through their research. The benefits outweigh the difficulties in > reasonable time spans. But six years is enough. > > Carol Boggs > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.ncgenweb.us/dogsnc/ > > To Unsubscribe: As a member you are automatically subscribed and remain subscribed. To unsubscribe, email NCDOGS-admin@rootsweb.com with your request. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCDOGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Richard Ellington 109 Bruton Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27516 919-967-4168 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+

I have only ever been to one D-OGS meeting and no CIG meetings, but I want to thank and commend Carol for her hard work over the last six years! Rocky -----Original Message----- From: ncdogs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ncdogs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Richard Ellington Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 11:13 PM To: ncdogs@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] D-OGS Computer Interest Group (CIG) Carol, I have an LCD projector that I have loaned to other folks from time to time. You may borrow it if someone is able to pick it up and return it fairly soon after the CIG meeting. - Richard On 10/15/2010 11:18 AM, HubbellGen@aol.com wrote: > D-OGS members, > > As everyone knows, I have been moderating the CIG for ~six years and > have absolutely enjoyed every meeting. I can't tell you how much I > have learned from all of you who have participated and I use that > information daily as I do my research. Earlier this year I indicated > that I was going to be stepping aside from the role of moderator and > there were a number of suggestions made as to how we might proceed in > the future to be able to continue meeting. A suggestion made by several people was to sign up for one meeting each > so that we would have a monthly topic moderated by one individual. > That has not been a fully successful plan as scheduling an outside > speaker to fill in a gap was complicated and disrupted the schedule > as we had tried to plan it. > > Even when someone signs up for a month, the matter of communicating > with the monthly presenter still remains, as does getting the agenda > and summary to Richard for the newsletter. Another item that requires > attention is collecting the URLs of current interest that we request > from all D-OGS members and CIG attendees in particular. Our monthly > agenda has depended upon that participation, and recently the number > of URLs sent to me has dwindled, but I still have to collect them as > there must be a central email address to send them to. > > Attendance has been low during the summer time as usual, but overall > our numbers have been fairly consistent. I know that everyone has an > individual schedule to meet and that is understandable, but that fact > contributes to the difficulty in keeping in touch with everyone > regarding the plans for the CIG. In other words, more time spent at > my computer corresponding with the group members. > > Now the Chapel Hill Library is undergoing renovation and will be > unavailable for 18 months and none of the available spaces that we > could get in line for in other sites has a projector - a critical > item for a computer interest group. Changing sites every month or so > has the unwanted side effect of draining attendance as well, another unfortunate occurrence. > > So far, we do not have a topic for the November meeting, just a name > of the person who signed up for that meeting. I have heard nothing > about the topic for that meeting. I am forced to conclude that the > prospect of a November meeting is dim. I would of course welcome any > person to reply here to say that they will take on the role of > moderating the group for a one year period to get us through this > complex set of circumstances, but as I have little confidence in > that's happening I am suggesting today that the CIG suspend its > activities until such time as someone who is not worn out with it will guide us through this difficult time. > > I welcome any comments on the subject, especially for the benefit of > those who are "regulars" and would clearly like to continue the CIG. > These community based activities take time, energy, interest, and the > desire to help others in the genealogy community find a more > efficient and interesting path through their research. The benefits > outweigh the difficulties in reasonable time spans. But six years is enough. > > Carol Boggs > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.ncgenweb.us/dogsnc/ > > To Unsubscribe: As a member you are automatically subscribed and remain subscribed. To unsubscribe, email NCDOGS-admin@rootsweb.com with your request. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCDOGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Richard Ellington 109 Bruton Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27516 919-967-4168 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ ************************* Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.ncgenweb.us/dogsnc/ To Unsubscribe: As a member you are automatically subscribed and remain subscribed. To unsubscribe, email NCDOGS-admin@rootsweb.com with your request. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCDOGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message