From grand-rapids-pm-list at pm.org Thu Jan 17 07:37:16 2008 From: grand-rapids-pm-list at pm.org (grand-rapids-pm-list at pm.org) Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:37:16 -0500 Subject: [grand-rapids-pm-list] Perlmongers Message-ID: <2b5f94b80801170737p61f8c146pd5f95df7176af5e0@mail.gmail.com> We are having a Perlmongers planning meeting tomorrow at Mongolian BBQ on 28th St (Friday Jan 18) at 11:30-12:30. If you are interested in providing input on this year's events and the general direction of GR Perlmongers, please join us! We are also planning a formal meeting for next week, location and topic tbd. We are also due to hold elections for the board, which we may do next week. Ed Eddington President, GR Perlmongers ed.eddington at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.pm.org/pipermail/grand-rapids-pm-list/attachments/20080117/39ca3484/attachment.html From grand-rapids-pm-list at pm.org Wed Jan 23 11:28:40 2008 From: grand-rapids-pm-list at pm.org (grand-rapids-pm-list at pm.org) Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:28:40 -0500 Subject: [grand-rapids-pm-list] GR Perlmongers 2008 Message-ID: <2b5f94b80801231128s23c56176oc65b6eb730ef7274@mail.gmail.com> On Jan 18, several long-time members of GR Perlmongers gathered to discuss what 2008 might bring for our Perlmongers. We discussed the organizational needs of the club and ideas for improving meetings, raising membership, etc.. We will be holding elections this Friday for 3 board positions and accepting volunteers to act as "meeting coordinator" for upcoming 2008 meetings. Please consider how you can help make GR Perlmongers an asset to our members and the community! *Board Positions* We need to elect for the following positions for 2008. If would like to be considered (or wish to nominate someone) for a particular position, please respond with your name and the position in which you would be willing to serve. Or, simply attend the election meeting this *Friday, Jan 29, 11:45AM-12:45PM at Mongolian BBQ on 28th St. in Grand Rapids, MI*. Candidates will be announced at the conclusion of the meeting and absentee voting will be available via the mailing list Friday afternoon until 5PM for those unable to attend. (In the event of fraud, scandal, corruption, or if noone attends, the President reserves the right to dispense punishment and make appointments!) *President* - Liaison for organization - Final decision on organizational and policy matters - Final decision on roles/responsibilities - Manage budget and donations - Responsible for meeting coordination and recruitment of volunteers *Marketing Representative* - Responsible for regular communications to mailing list - Publicity/Public affairs/Public relations - External communications regarding meetings - Updates website meeting schedule *VP/Treasurer* - Assist coordination of monthly meetings - Confer and assist on organizational and policy matters - Manage expenses and submit reports - CPO (the duties of "Chief Pizza Officer" may also be delegated to this position) Additional duties (tbd by elected officials): - Administration of mailing list membership - Manage Lending Library - Manage website - Coordinate monthly puzzle/trivia *Volunteer Opportunities* Volunteers are needed to act as *"Meeting Coordinator*" for all 2008 meetings. Meeting coordinator will plan, organize, and facilitate part or all of a monthly Perlmongers meeting. This includes selection of topic (subject to approval), speaker(s), selection of venue, menu, etc.. Assistance will be provided as required. *Meetings* Unless otherwise arranged, the monthly meeting time will be lunchtime on the last Friday of each month. Meetings will be generally categorized as follows: 1. Free training 2. Technical topic 3. Major event/speaker *2008 Schedule (tentative)* Jan 27 - Elections Feb 29 (yes, there is one!) - Free Training - tbd Mar 28 ? Technical topic - tbd Apr 25 ? Major Event/speaker - tbd May 30 ? Free Training - tbd Jun 27 ? Technical topic - tbd Jul 25 ? Major Event/speaker - tbd Aug 29 ? Free Training - tbd Sep 26 ? Technical topic - tbd Oct 31 ? Major Event/speaker - tbd Nov/Dec - tbd We are planning 3 meetings of each type for 2008. We threw around a number of grand ideas for meeting topics and speakers - and ALL are possibilities! We just need the right people to organize and make it happen. All the ideas above are subject to change, and your input and participation is highly valued! Ed Eddington 2007 President Grand Rapids Perlmongers ed.eddington at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.pm.org/pipermail/grand-rapids-pm-list/attachments/20080123/41d3fa13/attachment.html From grand-rapids-pm-list at pm.org Fri Jan 25 07:07:20 2008 From: grand-rapids-pm-list at pm.org (grand-rapids-pm-list at pm.org) Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:07:20 -0500 Subject: [grand-rapids-pm-list] GR Perlmongers 2008 In-Reply-To: <2b5f94b80801231128s23c56176oc65b6eb730ef7274@mail.gmail.com> References: <2b5f94b80801231128s23c56176oc65b6eb730ef7274@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <2b5f94b80801250707x6281cc5ay9b9d0a7fe8696f61@mail.gmail.com> A reminder that Perlmongers is meeting for lunch at Mongolian BBQ on 28th Street. Some people have indicated they did not receive the previous announcement. Board Positions We need to elect for the following positions for 2008. If would like to be considered (or wish to nominate someone) for a particular position, please respond with your name and the position in which you would be willing to serve. Or, simply attend the election meeting this Friday, Jan 29, 11:45AM-12:45PM at Mongolian BBQ on 28th St. in Grand Rapids, MI. Candidates will be announced at the conclusion of the meeting and absentee voting will be available via the mailing list Friday afternoon until 5PM for those unable to attend. (In the event of fraud, scandal, corruption, or if noone attends, the President reserves the right to dispense punishment and make appointments!) 1. President 2. Marketing Representative 3. VP/Treasurer Hope you can make it! Ed Eddington ed.eddington at gmail.com