Another way to think about it: Does LOPSA do direct interaction with its constituency, or only via chapters? (i.e. do we have a hierarchical organization?)
You can call it a "virtual chapter" or anything else, but I think more time should be spent on figuring out content delivery / fostering member interaction / advertising, etc. rather than the legalisms of bringing a "virtual chapter" into being (if that's indeed what is being considered.) Just get something together without a lot of overhead, pick a delivery platform (WebEx, GHang's, etc.), advertise it, and see who shows up... "Fail early and often" and iterate. My $0.02, Will From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Derek Balling Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 12:28 PM To: Evan Pettrey Cc: LOPSA Discuss List Subject: Re: [lopsa-discuss] Looking for an organizer for the first virtual LOPSA Chapter On May 9, 2014, at 12:14 PM, Evan Pettrey <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I think you're being a bit pedantic here and I'm not sure it is necessary or beneficial to the discussion. I completely disagree. To ME, IMHO, going through this "virtual chapter" process is an unnecessary use of the scarce resource we have called "time". I think what he's talking about DOING is great. I think scheduling regular hangouts, etc., is a great thing for LOPSA members to have and participate in. I think consuming his time, the locals committee's time, etc., creating such a "chapter", however, is completely wasted. It smells of the type of "planning to plan" type of stuff that bogs down volunteer groups. What does he want? Social/technical/learning experiences with other LOPSA members who aren't geographically proximal? So make that happen, set up the schedule for the hangouts, etc., but don't get bogged down in all the details of the Locals policy, like figuring who the "chapter members" of record are, who allow the chapter to maintain its charter, etc., etc. Just schedule and advertise the hangouts and let any member who wants to be involved be involved. Every expense of scarce volunteer time should have an actual net beneficial outcome. Spending time on the virtual-chapter portion of this project doesn't do that. (Spending time on the "meat" of this project has plenty of benefits, obviously). I've said my piece, at this point. We're all grown-ups and can make our own life choices. :-) D
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