Well - I agree... But I am measuring this year on the following: 1) Did everyone leave under their own power... And with all the appengages they came with. 2) Did at least 1/2 the attendees smile? 3) Did we kick butt getting points? 4) Are we leaving the weekend talking about what we did or do we need 2 aspirin? 5) Did Daphnie's food get to Richard (Sorry - that was a personal mesure) 6) In the after action report, do we need to change a lot? 7) Did we ROBS for everyone? R) Respect and recognize everyone O) Give opportunities B) Make everyone feel like they belong S) Make everyone feel safe 8) Did everyone get a chance to speak up and be heard? 9) As a club, did we get to share a meal and social time with each other?
I come from the Emergency handling and mitigation - Every exercise and event is a way to plan and be ready for a true incident. After Action Reports are important to me too. The only thing I want to make sure of is that people give feedback and we sort through emotional things and respond to the actual things we can fix. When I do the after action report, I do not just say "well - this sucked..." I also want to give a possible solution and why. I hope that was clear, I do not want to throw out thoughts, but want to make sure we are also working on things we can really fix. On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 6:32 PM K5BOU via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > Great input Rich! I'm a believer in doing a survey after each major event. > Do we know people's feedback? How do we me sure if the event was a success? > We should not do it based on our personal thoughts but on what people are > looking for. Just my 2 cents. > > > > > > > > [image: image001.png] > > K5BOU-PhilippeBoucaumont > > Houston*|*Texas*|*USA*|* > > https://mccrarymeadowsweather.com/ > > [image: image002.jpg] > > On May 15, 2024, at 18:16, Mike Knerr via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > > > If NY surgery comes out right, I'll sell tickets. > > On Wed, May 15, 2024, 6:08 PM Richard Bonica via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> > wrote: > >> Yes >> >> On Wed, May 15, 2024, 3:22 PM Mike Knerr via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> >> wrote: >> >>> Are we planning on having door prizes this year? >>> >>> On Wed, May 15, 2024, 3:00 PM Richard Bonica via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> To All,,, >>>> I was thinking about field day just now. I asked myself "Why do you do >>>> field day?" Well, that voice in my head answered back... >>>> >>>> "You are there to be with people that have a common goal and to show >>>> your skills." >>>> >>>> Next question - "What are my goals?" >>>> Again - "I want to test our skills as Emergency communicators. The >>>> level of success is measured by how many contacts, and who I show it to." >>>> >>>> That was followed by "When I am done, who will care?" >>>> That answer was -- "That is why I am inviting Schools and Government to >>>> see and hopefully get them involved in the hobby and leave a positive spot >>>> in the history of radio" >>>> >>>> That kind of refocused a few thoughts I have been talking about to >>>> people and realized that I am on the right path, just that everyone words >>>> it differently. >>>> We have the contest guy - they want points >>>> We have the social guys - they want to be with their kind >>>> and >>>> We have the guy who - let me show them what I can do. >>>> >>>> With those thoughts in mind, I propose the following >>>> 1) bring the GOTA station to the main area - maybe in what I call the >>>> Fish Tank or the main entrance >>>> 2) make the conference are the class room >>>> 3) have people to volunteer to bring Home Brew items to display on >>>> entrance >>>> 4) have a 1 hr block for people to describe their Home Brew >>>> 5) We have someone designated as the "Youth Mentor" -- This person >>>> would be dedicated to welcoming youth that come and maybe introduce them to >>>> members and eventually become a point of contact for them >>>> 6) We have a 1hr block for those who do our "Engineering" and make sure >>>> things work, take credit for their work and describe a bit of what they do. >>>> 7) Also have a 1 hr block for Q&A and let our group share knowledge on >>>> the question or even maybe have a lookup on web time. >>>> >>>> With those steps, I hope people see what we do better and give others >>>> that are behind the scene a chance to thump their chest.. >>>> Heck, maybe even Daphne and team can talk about cooking for a large >>>> group .. Maybe???? >>>> >>>> I plan on bringing a projector to shine on the wall, so we can all see >>>> what is going on on a computer that will be stationed in the main area too. >>>> >>>> Now with that said -- does anyone have any thoughts? (BE NICE!!!! I >>>> know there is a guy watching this reflector. ) And please do not hold back >>>> anything, I want this year to be the year of BVARC. >>>> And if you have thoughts about what Field day is, please let me know - >>>> let's try to see where that fits in too. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Richard Bonica >>>> C: 281.935.7222 >>>> Email: kg5...@gmail.com >>>> Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile >>>> CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, >>>> Extra Ameture Radio >>>> ________________________________________________ >>>> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >>>> >>>> BVARC mailing list >>>> BVARC@bvarc.org >>>> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >>>> Publicly available archives are available here: >>>> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ >>>> >>> ________________________________________________ >>> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >>> >>> BVARC mailing list >>> BVARC@bvarc.org >>> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >>> Publicly available archives are available here: >>> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ >>> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC@bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ >> > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ > -- Commander Richard Bonica Mission Bend Emergency Team(MBET) C: 281.935.7222 Email: kg5...@gmail.com Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile Territory: NE Fort Bend CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra Ameture Radio
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