[nagdu] Monthly Meeting of the Travel and Tourism Division January 10, 2012 with our special Guest Matt Slosky, CEO of Socialflights.com

[David Andrews]

Everybody:

Please don't argue with the Moderator.  It is her call to make, and I 
agree with her.  The Travel Division messages are only marginally on 
topic.  This is a relatively high traffic list and there needs to be 
some order or things can get out of hand.  Then people start falling 
away and you defeat the purpose of having the list in the first place.

If you try hard enough you can relate anything to anything -- but 
that isn't the point.  Of course the point of dog guides is travel, 
however, it seems to me that one of the primary purposes of the 
travel division was a place for blind travel professionals.  I think 
that is good, and important, and it sometimes may involve dogs, but 
not all the time.

These discussions of what is on topic, and what isn't always seem to 
generate a lot of traffic.  Most of our moderators allow a good deal 
of leeway.  There are grey areas, and lists develop their own style 
and a sense of community.  However, there also needs to be some order 
and guidance from time to time.  Please accept this and move on, and 
don't feel compelled to argue in public.

David Andrews, List Owner

At 01:06 PM 1/4/2012, you wrote:
>Julie J, this is not off topic.  We travel with guide dogs; we 
>travel without them.  A lot of the stuff that Cheryl does has to do 
>with guide dogs in some way.
>
>Please, Cheryl, I hope you can continue to post these announcements.
>
>Margo and Arrow
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie Phillipson" <jbrew48 at verizon.net>
>To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog 
>Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 1:15 PM
>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Monthly Meeting of the Travel and Tourism 
>Division January 10, 2012 with our special Guest Matt Slosky, CEO of 
>Socialflights.com
>
>
>>Julie J. I think its questionable if this is off topic or not after 
>>all we all or at least most of us travel with and without guide 
>>dogs.  If we can discuss new alternative ways of travel I would 
>>think guide dog issues will come into the mix and it is to our 
>>benefit to know of those opportunities. Just my opinion.
>>
>>Julie Phillipson
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "cheryl echevarria" 
>><cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
>>To: "nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 12:28 PM
>>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Monthly Meeting of the Travel and Tourism 
>>Division January 10, 2012 with our special Guest Matt Slosky, CEO 
>>of Socialflights.com
>>
>>
>>>
>>>Julie, many of the Presidents of other division post on my list as well.
>>>This is an NFB list, and it is an NFB Topic.
>>>So, I will not post any more of these announcements at all to this list.
>>>
>>>Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>>>
>>>Cheryl Echevarria
>>>http://www.echevarriatravel.com
>>>631-456-5394
>>>reservations at echevarriatravel.com
>>>
>>>For daily updates read our blog at
>>>http://www.echevarriatravel.wordpress.com
>>>
>>>>Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 10:00:38 -0600
>>>>From: julielj at neb.rr.com
>>>>To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>>>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Monthly Meeting of the Travel and Tourism 
>>>>Division January 10, 2012 with our special Guest Matt Slosky, CEO 
>>>>of Socialflights.com
>>>>
>>>>I've let these go in the past, but this is really off topic for this
>>>>list.  Let's please keep it to guide dogs.
>>>>
>>>>thanks!
>>>>Julie
>>>>NAGDU list moderator
>>>>On 1/4/2012 9:10 AM, cheryl echevarria wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > Happy New Year from the Travel and Tourism DivisionDear All:
>>>> >
>>>> > The monthly meeting of the Travel and Tourism Division, a 
>>>> proud > division
>>>> > of the National Federation of the Blind, will hold its monthly 
>>>> meeting > on
>>>> > Tuesday, January 10, 2012 via teleconference at 8pm Eastern, 
>>>> 7PM > Central,
>>>> > 6PM Mountain and 5PM Pacific Time.
>>>> >
>>>> > Conference Participant Instructions:
>>>> >
>>>> > Please call             1-805-360-1000
>>>> >
>>>> > When the recording goes on it will ask for you access code: 
>>>> Which is > 871517#
>>>> >
>>>> > Please note: This conference will be recorded. Participation in the
>>>> > conference implies an agreement to and authorization for 
>>>> such > recording in
>>>> > compliance with state and federal laws.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > During the conference call, participants may use the 
>>>> following > commands:
>>>> >
>>>> > *3 exits the conference and puts you in the lobby.
>>>> >
>>>> > *6 mutes the participant. Pressing the command again unmutes the
>>>> > participant.
>>>> >
>>>> > Q&A will be opened at the end of the meeting to all.
>>>> >
>>>> > Come and join and find out what the Travel and Tourism is 
>>>> doing, we > want to
>>>> > hear from you as well.