Guest guest Posted May 24, 2000 Report Share Posted May 24, 2000 At last ! I am glad to have finally negotiated the intricacies of joining the discussion group and to contribute to the interesting discussion which has emerged. I agree with 's comments - a constitution would highlight the role of Senate and allow us to work effectively with other groups who have related interests e.g. UK Standing Conference on Health Visitor education and also to avoid accusations of competition. In addition to the letter prepared by for the Community Practitioner journal,the steering group agreed that a discussion/position paper should be prepared which would explore the issues currently affecting health visiting and school nursing. This could be made widely available through publication, circulation etc and would help to further raise the profile of Senate's activities and to stimulate debate. Somehow I managed to agree to act as the person co-ordinating this paper ('s persuasive ways, I fear!). The discussions taking place within the forum are obviously helpful in preparing this. I would however like to hear from as many people as possible regarding any issues that they are encountering. Please let me know either through the discussion group or via my email above. many thanks! Knight Principal Lecturer Department of Post Registration Nursing Tel:01707 284943 Fax:01707 284954 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2000 Report Share Posted May 24, 2000 Welcome on board! I had a phone call from Neil Hamilton today in response to the letter.(for those who dont know editor of Community Practitioner) Would I write a page for the journal on this new thing called a Senate and what was it all about anyway? I told him it was about getting the buzz back into health visiting. Of course I said yes! He was more interested in the article than the letter and the article would go into the August edition. He was interested in the idea of using new technology... an e-group was news worthy definately wants that in the item. So I guess we can stick with LSL for July if thats OK and then be prepared for the deluge in August. Well thats how it feels we should go forward. Does anyone have any suggestions about future venues. The steering group are interested in sorting that out but it is problematic because of the cost of charging for a venue. (I did have that kind of feeling of 'YES' when I came off the phone - know what I mean!) Houston >From: junet579@... >Reply-egroups >egroups >Subject: constitution >Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 19:50:02 -0000 > >Have just managed to get through and catch up on the interesting >discussions. Thanks for sending off the letter(s) . I thought >'s ideas about the consitution were great. Am going to send >details about web site to my Trust's HV Forum meeting next week so >hope some other HVs will join in discussion. >June > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2000 Report Share Posted May 24, 2000 delighted you could join in we missed you! Persuasion is a lovely way of putting it however if you spot that someone has the talent for something you just have to ask and so I did. Thank you for taking on what I regard as the first really important task. Please dont think you will be left with it. We have lots of voices out here that I am sure would be interested in helping out. Some ideas to be going on with - What about the dichotomy of government wanting so much of the health visitor in recent DOH publications - leader of teams, supporter of families etc etc but at the same time the strain is still being felt in terms of cutbacks to the service. for example Croydon lost £205,000 last year from their community resources. Manpower loss was startling.School Health Service was decimated. They have recouped financially in this spending round but only because of the brohaha created by the Community Health Council. Anyway the point is if there is a point that it is easy to make lists of what is wanted of the service but much harder for the service to deliver if they fear redundancy or cutbacks suffer low morale and feel undervalued (Croydon & Cambridge) Also as discussed at the steering meeting concerns continue about the position of HV registration. Also there are concerns about issues around training of HVs within a nursing framework. I need to stop here and let someone else get a word in. thank you once again. Houston >From: Knight <d.knight@...> >Reply-egroups >egroups >Subject: Re: constitution >Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 17:16:57 +0100 > > At last ! I am glad to have finally negotiated the intricacies of joining >the discussion group and to contribute to the interesting discussion which >has emerged. >I agree with 's comments - a constitution would highlight the role >of Senate and allow us to work effectively with other groups who have >related interests e.g. UK Standing Conference on Health Visitor education >and also to avoid accusations of competition. >In addition to the letter prepared by for the Community Practitioner >journal,the steering group agreed that a discussion/position paper should >be prepared which would explore the issues currently affecting health >visiting and school nursing. This could be made widely available through >publication, circulation etc and would help to further raise the profile of >Senate's activities and to stimulate debate. Somehow I managed to agree to >act as the person co-ordinating this paper ('s persuasive ways, I >fear!). The discussions taking place within the forum are obviously helpful >in preparing this. I would however like to hear from as many people as >possible regarding any issues that they are encountering. >Please let me know either through the discussion group or via my email >above. >many thanks! > > > Knight >Principal Lecturer >Department of Post Registration Nursing >Tel:01707 284943 >Fax:01707 284954 > > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2000 Report Share Posted May 25, 2000 Dear some thoughts for your paper - my suggestions is that we try to link it to policy and look at what that is saying in terms of how HV and SN should practice in the future. there is a real move toward the more community based health promotion and support away from the one to one. So how will this effect practice and how can we make the cultural moves. From work i have been doing in primary care it is clear that management is so busy surviviing that the idea of needing to make a major change is not yet with them or indeed they do not have time for it. You may say HVs should do this themselvesbut of course they will mnot unless empowered to - and my experience is that they are not. This is the real policy practice gap I think. On top of this there is also an education agenda and again I am finding that training departments and health authorities do not have a clue what is needed. Also into this we need to bring the PCG/PCT and the need to get the GPs on board. They are going to loose their cosy attached HV because we are not going to have the resource and so it is improtant to get them on Board. Another thought is how we do all this has to be flexible because soem areas are natural communities and others are not. I have been doing quite a lot of work in this area and have many thoughts. do give me a ring if you want to discvuss further - 01252 681513. Regards Margaret Re: constitution > At last ! I am glad to have finally negotiated the intricacies of joining > the discussion group and to contribute to the interesting discussion which > has emerged. > I agree with 's comments - a constitution would highlight the role > of Senate and allow us to work effectively with other groups who have > related interests e.g. UK Standing Conference on Health Visitor education > and also to avoid accusations of competition. > In addition to the letter prepared by for the Community Practitioner > journal,the steering group agreed that a discussion/position paper should > be prepared which would explore the issues currently affecting health > visiting and school nursing. This could be made widely available through > publication, circulation etc and would help to further raise the profile of > Senate's activities and to stimulate debate. Somehow I managed to agree to > act as the person co-ordinating this paper ('s persuasive ways, I > fear!). The discussions taking place within the forum are obviously helpful > in preparing this. I would however like to hear from as many people as > possible regarding any issues that they are encountering. > Please let me know either through the discussion group or via my email above. > many thanks! > > > Knight > Principal Lecturer > Department of Post Registration Nursing > Tel:01707 284943 > Fax:01707 284954 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Failed tests, classes skipped, forgotten locker combinations. > Remember the good 'ol days > 1/4053/5/_/_/_/959184119/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2000 Report Share Posted August 30, 2000 CONSTITUTION The constitution that we discussed and agreed at the summer meeting is attached; comments welcome. As a result of developing this constitution we need: A TREASURER Toity was willing to be nominated for this role (does that still stand Toity?). Any other volunteers? A MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: There are currently two up-to-date (electronic) lists: one ‘hard copy mailing list’ of address labels and an accompanying Excel file with all the addresses and most email members on. These need maintaining (particularly the address labels) in conjunction with the treasurer, once the system of collecting an annual fee to cover the cost of mailing is under way. Any offers? A third person (or perhaps third and fourth, working together) would be a very helpful addition, to do two things: 1. Maintain a Word file of all the emails as they come in, in order to prepare the quaterly/2-monthly digest. This is currently a very lengthy chore, and really needs someone who would be sufficiently disciplined (I am not!) to save each email into a Word file as it is circulated. This exercise is needed to separate each current message from its predecessors. My automatic system for saving emails as files incorporates all the attached previous messages, resulting in a 2 month digest that was originally 187 pages long; eventually reduced to about 30 when all the duplicates were removed (very time consuming!) 2. Once compiled, the digests need photocopying and posting to the ‘hard-copy mailing list’ There is a float that is sufficient to cover the next mailout, but after that, only paid-up members will receive hard copies. I am very happy to continue to advise about compiling the digest, but I cannot undertake to do the whole thing again. Finally, all it takes to become a steering group member is the willingness to volunteer and to help out ; we do not have a date for another meeting, but with all ’s hard work I feel another ‘chat room’ meeting coming up to discuss the proposed public debate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2000 Report Share Posted September 7, 2000 Many thanks for agreeing to be treasurer Toity. Please will you liaise with Margaret, who has a small float of money to hand over? Any volunteers to help with copying/posting out hard copies of the digests to the 'hard copy mailing list?' I think this should go along with a flyer advertising the public debate, once those details have been finalised. We still need a membership secretary to maintain the address list as new members come in. Or do we abandon the idea of a 'hard copy mailing list'? Toity Deave wrote: > > > > I am still willing to act as Treasurer if noone feels the burning > desire to do so!! > > Toity > > On Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:35:18 +0100 Cowley > <sarah@...> wrote: > > > > > CONSTITUTION > > The constitution that we discussed and agreed at the summer meeting is > > attached; comments welcome. As a result of developing this constitution > > we need: > > > > A TREASURER Toity was willing to be nominated for this role (does that > > still stand Toity?). Any other volunteers? > > > > A MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: There are currently two up-to-date (electronic) > > lists: one hard copy mailing list of address labels and an > > accompanying Excel file with all the addresses and most email members > > on. These need maintaining (particularly the address labels) in > > conjunction with the treasurer, once the system of collecting an annual > > fee to cover the cost of mailing is under way. Any offers? > > > > A third person (or perhaps third and fourth, working together) would be > > a very helpful addition, to do two things: > > > > 1. Maintain a Word file of all the emails as they come in, in order to > > prepare the quaterly/2-monthly digest. This is currently a very lengthy > > chore, and really needs someone who would be sufficiently disciplined (I > > am not!) to save each email into a Word file as it is circulated. This > > exercise is needed to separate each current message from its > > predecessors. My automatic system for saving emails as files > > incorporates all the attached previous messages, resulting in a 2 month > > digest that was originally 187 pages long; eventually reduced to about > > 30 when all the duplicates were removed (very time consuming!) > > > > 2. Once compiled, the digests need photocopying and posting to the > > hard-copy mailing list There is a float that is sufficient to cover > > the next mailout, but after that, only paid-up members will receive hard > > copies. > > > > I am very happy to continue to advise about compiling the digest, but I > > cannot undertake to do the whole thing again. > > > > Finally, all it takes to become a steering group member is the > > willingness to volunteer and to help out ; we do not have a date for > > another meeting, but with all s hard work I feel another chat > > room meeting coming up to discuss the proposed public debate! > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2000 Report Share Posted September 7, 2000 has suggested another 'chat room' trial ? Can I suggest Monday 11th September 7pm. Is anyone willing to try and keep us all in order or shall we just 'go with the flow'? Re: Constitution > > Many thanks for agreeing to be treasurer Toity. Please will you liaise with > Margaret, who has a small float of money to hand over? > > Any volunteers to help with copying/posting out hard copies of the digests to > the 'hard copy mailing list?' I think this should go along with a flyer > advertising the public debate, once those details have been finalised. > > We still need a membership secretary to maintain the address list as new > members come in. Or do we abandon the idea of a 'hard copy mailing list'? > > > > > Toity Deave wrote: > > > > > > > > > I am still willing to act as Treasurer if noone feels the burning > > desire to do so!! > > > > Toity > > > > On Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:35:18 +0100 Cowley > > <sarah@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > CONSTITUTION > > > The constitution that we discussed and agreed at the summer meeting is > > > attached; comments welcome. As a result of developing this constitution > > > we need: > > > > > > A TREASURER Toity was willing to be nominated for this role (does that > > > still stand Toity?). Any other volunteers? > > > > > > A MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: There are currently two up-to-date (electronic) > > > lists: one hard copy mailing list of address labels and an > > > accompanying Excel file with all the addresses and most email members > > > on. These need maintaining (particularly the address labels) in > > > conjunction with the treasurer, once the system of collecting an annual > > > fee to cover the cost of mailing is under way. Any offers? > > > > > > A third person (or perhaps third and fourth, working together) would be > > > a very helpful addition, to do two things: > > > > > > 1. Maintain a Word file of all the emails as they come in, in order to > > > prepare the quaterly/2-monthly digest. This is currently a very lengthy > > > chore, and really needs someone who would be sufficiently disciplined (I > > > am not!) to save each email into a Word file as it is circulated. This > > > exercise is needed to separate each current message from its > > > predecessors. My automatic system for saving emails as files > > > incorporates all the attached previous messages, resulting in a 2 month > > > digest that was originally 187 pages long; eventually reduced to about > > > 30 when all the duplicates were removed (very time consuming!) > > > > > > 2. Once compiled, the digests need photocopying and posting to the > > > hard-copy mailing list There is a float that is sufficient to cover > > > the next mailout, but after that, only paid-up members will receive hard > > > copies. > > > > > > I am very happy to continue to advise about compiling the digest, but I > > > cannot undertake to do the whole thing again. > > > > > > Finally, all it takes to become a steering group member is the > > > willingness to volunteer and to help out ; we do not have a date for > > > another meeting, but with all s hard work I feel another chat > > > room meeting coming up to discuss the proposed public debate! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2000 Report Share Posted September 8, 2000 I might be able to help maintain the address list for hard copy members if that's any help nne Re: Constitution Many thanks for agreeing to be treasurer Toity. Please will you liaise with Margaret, who has a small float of money to hand over? Any volunteers to help with copying/posting out hard copies of the digests to the 'hard copy mailing list?' I think this should go along with a flyer advertising the public debate, once those details have been finalised. We still need a membership secretary to maintain the address list as new members come in. Or do we abandon the idea of a 'hard copy mailing list'? Toity Deave wrote: > > > > I am still willing to act as Treasurer if noone feels the burning > desire to do so!! > > Toity > > On Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:35:18 +0100 Cowley > <sarah@...> wrote: > > > > > CONSTITUTION > > The constitution that we discussed and agreed at the summer meeting is > > attached; comments welcome. As a result of developing this constitution > > we need: > > > > A TREASURER Toity was willing to be nominated for this role (does that > > still stand Toity?). Any other volunteers? > > > > A MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: There are currently two up-to-date (electronic) > > lists: one hard copy mailing list of address labels and an > > accompanying Excel file with all the addresses and most email members > > on. These need maintaining (particularly the address labels) in > > conjunction with the treasurer, once the system of collecting an annual > > fee to cover the cost of mailing is under way. Any offers? > > > > A third person (or perhaps third and fourth, working together) would be > > a very helpful addition, to do two things: > > > > 1. Maintain a Word file of all the emails as they come in, in order to > > prepare the quaterly/2-monthly digest. This is currently a very lengthy > > chore, and really needs someone who would be sufficiently disciplined (I > > am not!) to save each email into a Word file as it is circulated. This > > exercise is needed to separate each current message from its > > predecessors. My automatic system for saving emails as files > > incorporates all the attached previous messages, resulting in a 2 month > > digest that was originally 187 pages long; eventually reduced to about > > 30 when all the duplicates were removed (very time consuming!) > > > > 2. Once compiled, the digests need photocopying and posting to the > > hard-copy mailing list There is a float that is sufficient to cover > > the next mailout, but after that, only paid-up members will receive hard > > copies. > > > > I am very happy to continue to advise about compiling the digest, but I > > cannot undertake to do the whole thing again. > > > > Finally, all it takes to become a steering group member is the > > willingness to volunteer and to help out ; we do not have a date for > > another meeting, but with all s hard work I feel another chat > > room meeting coming up to discuss the proposed public debate! > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2000 Report Share Posted September 8, 2000 Sorry I can't be there but look forward to hearing all about it nne Re: Constitution has suggested another 'chat room' trial ? Can I suggest Monday 11th September 7pm. Is anyone willing to try and keep us all in order or shall we just 'go with the flow'? Re: Constitution > > Many thanks for agreeing to be treasurer Toity. Please will you liaise with > Margaret, who has a small float of money to hand over? > > Any volunteers to help with copying/posting out hard copies of the digests to > the 'hard copy mailing list?' I think this should go along with a flyer > advertising the public debate, once those details have been finalised. > > We still need a membership secretary to maintain the address list as new > members come in. Or do we abandon the idea of a 'hard copy mailing list'? > > > > > Toity Deave wrote: > > > > > > > > > I am still willing to act as Treasurer if noone feels the burning > > desire to do so!! > > > > Toity > > > > On Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:35:18 +0100 Cowley > > <sarah@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > CONSTITUTION > > > The constitution that we discussed and agreed at the summer meeting is > > > attached; comments welcome. As a result of developing this constitution > > > we need: > > > > > > A TREASURER Toity was willing to be nominated for this role (does that > > > still stand Toity?). Any other volunteers? > > > > > > A MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: There are currently two up-to-date (electronic) > > > lists: one hard copy mailing list of address labels and an > > > accompanying Excel file with all the addresses and most email members > > > on. These need maintaining (particularly the address labels) in > > > conjunction with the treasurer, once the system of collecting an annual > > > fee to cover the cost of mailing is under way. Any offers? > > > > > > A third person (or perhaps third and fourth, working together) would be > > > a very helpful addition, to do two things: > > > > > > 1. Maintain a Word file of all the emails as they come in, in order to > > > prepare the quaterly/2-monthly digest. This is currently a very lengthy > > > chore, and really needs someone who would be sufficiently disciplined (I > > > am not!) to save each email into a Word file as it is circulated. This > > > exercise is needed to separate each current message from its > > > predecessors. My automatic system for saving emails as files > > > incorporates all the attached previous messages, resulting in a 2 month > > > digest that was originally 187 pages long; eventually reduced to about > > > 30 when all the duplicates were removed (very time consuming!) > > > > > > 2. Once compiled, the digests need photocopying and posting to the > > > hard-copy mailing list There is a float that is sufficient to cover > > > the next mailout, but after that, only paid-up members will receive hard > > > copies. > > > > > > I am very happy to continue to advise about compiling the digest, but I > > > cannot undertake to do the whole thing again. > > > > > > Finally, all it takes to become a steering group member is the > > > willingness to volunteer and to help out ; we do not have a date for > > > another meeting, but with all s hard work I feel another chat > > > room meeting coming up to discuss the proposed public debate! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2000 Report Share Posted September 9, 2000 Yes I can try and be around! The only thing is that at 7pm I think the system slows down a bit as everyone is logging on but let's have a go anyhow! So have a cup of tea or a glass of wine beside you. In message <002001c018fe$1e2b7c20$df179fd4@computer>, Bidmead <christine@...> writes > > has suggested another 'chat room' trial ? Can I suggest Monday 11th >September 7pm. Is anyone willing to try and keep us all in order or shall >we just 'go with the flow'? > > Re: Constitution > > >> >> Many thanks for agreeing to be treasurer Toity. Please will you liaise >with >> Margaret, who has a small float of money to hand over? >> >> Any volunteers to help with copying/posting out hard copies of the digests >to >> the 'hard copy mailing list?' I think this should go along with a flyer >> advertising the public debate, once those details have been finalised. >> >> We still need a membership secretary to maintain the address list as new >> members come in. Or do we abandon the idea of a 'hard copy mailing list'? >> >> >> >> >> Toity Deave wrote: >> >> > >> > >> > >> > I am still willing to act as Treasurer if noone feels the burning >> > desire to do so!! >> > >> > Toity >> > >> > On Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:35:18 +0100 Cowley >> > <sarah@...> wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > CONSTITUTION >> > > The constitution that we discussed and agreed at the summer meeting is >> > > attached; comments welcome. As a result of developing this >constitution >> > > we need: >> > > >> > > A TREASURER Toity was willing to be nominated for this role (does that >> > > still stand Toity?). Any other volunteers? >> > > >> > > A MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: There are currently two up-to-date >(electronic) >> > > lists: one hard copy mailing list of address labels and an >> > > accompanying Excel file with all the addresses and most email members >> > > on. These need maintaining (particularly the address labels) in >> > > conjunction with the treasurer, once the system of collecting an >annual >> > > fee to cover the cost of mailing is under way. Any offers? >> > > >> > > A third person (or perhaps third and fourth, working together) would >be >> > > a very helpful addition, to do two things: >> > > >> > > 1. Maintain a Word file of all the emails as they come in, in order to >> > > prepare the quaterly/2-monthly digest. This is currently a very >lengthy >> > > chore, and really needs someone who would be sufficiently disciplined >(I >> > > am not!) to save each email into a Word file as it is circulated. >This >> > > exercise is needed to separate each current message from its >> > > predecessors. My automatic system for saving emails as files >> > > incorporates all the attached previous messages, resulting in a 2 >month >> > > digest that was originally 187 pages long; eventually reduced to about >> > > 30 when all the duplicates were removed (very time consuming!) >> > > >> > > 2. Once compiled, the digests need photocopying and posting to the >> > > hard-copy mailing list There is a float that is sufficient to cover >> > > the next mailout, but after that, only paid-up members will receive >hard >> > > copies. >> > > >> > > I am very happy to continue to advise about compiling the digest, but >I >> > > cannot undertake to do the whole thing again. >> > > >> > > Finally, all it takes to become a steering group member is the >> > > willingness to volunteer and to help out ; we do not have a date for >> > > another meeting, but with all s hard work I feel another >chat >> > > room meeting coming up to discuss the proposed public debate! >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2000 Report Share Posted September 10, 2000 I'll be in the chat room at 7pm, technology etc. permitting. I think we need to check out - progress about the planned public debate in November - set dates for some future meetings (e.g. February, May) so people can have dates in their diaries. Once we have dates, we can plan to recruit speakers or whatever other ideas people have. - anything else? Bidmead wrote: > > has suggested another 'chat room' trial ? Can I suggest Monday 11th > September 7pm. Is anyone willing to try and keep us all in order or shall > we just 'go with the flow'? > > Re: Constitution > > > > > Many thanks for agreeing to be treasurer Toity. Please will you liaise > with > > Margaret, who has a small float of money to hand over? > > > > Any volunteers to help with copying/posting out hard copies of the digests > to > > the 'hard copy mailing list?' I think this should go along with a flyer > > advertising the public debate, once those details have been finalised. > > > > We still need a membership secretary to maintain the address list as new > > members come in. Or do we abandon the idea of a 'hard copy mailing list'? > > > > > > > > > > Toity Deave wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am still willing to act as Treasurer if noone feels the burning > > > desire to do so!! > > > > > > Toity > > > > > > On Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:35:18 +0100 Cowley > > > <sarah@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > CONSTITUTION > > > > The constitution that we discussed and agreed at the summer meeting is > > > > attached; comments welcome. As a result of developing this > constitution > > > > we need: > > > > > > > > A TREASURER Toity was willing to be nominated for this role (does that > > > > still stand Toity?). Any other volunteers? > > > > > > > > A MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: There are currently two up-to-date > (electronic) > > > > lists: one hard copy mailing list of address labels and an > > > > accompanying Excel file with all the addresses and most email members > > > > on. These need maintaining (particularly the address labels) in > > > > conjunction with the treasurer, once the system of collecting an > annual > > > > fee to cover the cost of mailing is under way. Any offers? > > > > > > > > A third person (or perhaps third and fourth, working together) would > be > > > > a very helpful addition, to do two things: > > > > > > > > 1. Maintain a Word file of all the emails as they come in, in order to > > > > prepare the quaterly/2-monthly digest. This is currently a very > lengthy > > > > chore, and really needs someone who would be sufficiently disciplined > (I > > > > am not!) to save each email into a Word file as it is circulated. > This > > > > exercise is needed to separate each current message from its > > > > predecessors. My automatic system for saving emails as files > > > > incorporates all the attached previous messages, resulting in a 2 > month > > > > digest that was originally 187 pages long; eventually reduced to about > > > > 30 when all the duplicates were removed (very time consuming!) > > > > > > > > 2. Once compiled, the digests need photocopying and posting to the > > > > hard-copy mailing list There is a float that is sufficient to cover > > > > the next mailout, but after that, only paid-up members will receive > hard > > > > copies. > > > > > > > > I am very happy to continue to advise about compiling the digest, but > I > > > > cannot undertake to do the whole thing again. > > > > > > > > Finally, all it takes to become a steering group member is the > > > > willingness to volunteer and to help out ; we do not have a date for > > > > another meeting, but with all s hard work I feel another > chat > > > > room meeting coming up to discuss the proposed public debate! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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