[Nfbmt] Good Treasure State chapter meeting

[Dan Burke]

The conference line does have recording capability.  We did it once,
but I don't think we ever figured out how to access the audio file, or
maybe we needed toconvert the format. Don't recall.

Dan


On 1/12/14, James Aldrich <jkaldrich at samobile.net> wrote:
> Hi Rebecca and all,
>
> I think both ideas are interesting ones except I can invision some
> difficulty with these possibilities.
>
> Roberts Rules are good to know but one can be so entangled with
> following them to the letter, one may lose out on the issue being
> discussed.  Our National Office prefers to have a not so strict
> following of Roberts Rules to keep all issues out in the forefront.
>
> The other problem is everybody has a landline phone or cell phone!  Not
> everyone has a computer.  Go To Meeting is fine but it isn't as
> accessible as it ought to be unless one works with a client which makes
> Go To Meeting Manageable.  Serotek.com has such a client  but not
> everyone uses Serotek Products.  I think we will need to work with the
> phone for now!  We of course don't always know what capabilities new
> people may have when they join us.  Newsline works on the principle
> that everyone has a phone and anyone can use that phone to read the
> newspaper even though one can download content to a player or use the
> Newsline App on the IPhone.
>
> I would not toss out this possibility completely as more of us come
> online.  For now, the phone  is the most economical means we have to
> conduct statewide meetings at this time.
>
> I believe the conference line has other features which include
> recording the conference call but I haven't fully investegated the
> possibilities of what can be done with our conference line.
>
> Keep those ideas coming!
>
> Jim
>
>
> Original message:
>> Hi guys.  Randi suggests that we should all learn about Robert's Rules
>> for
>> order to be used in our meetings and he suggested that we may want to
>> check
>> out "Go to Meeting"  It's on line.  It may work better than phone
>> conferences because we may be more aware of others and their desire to
>> speak
>> up during a meeting.  It seems to me that is one problem we are having in
>> our phone conferences.  We all have so much information to offer and we
>> all
>> want to share but we are having trouble establishing order.  Just some
>> thoughts.
>> Becca
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Edward Robbins
>> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 11:52 AM
>> To: 'NFB of Montana Discussion List'
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] Good Treasure State chapter meeting
>
>> Greetings,
>> I think that our annual meeting, if conducted properly is probably the
>> meeting we need to have, but our state Board needs to be having regular
>> meetings to discuss the needs of our affiliate so we can advance the
>> solutions of the Blind of Montana and review what committees are doing,
>> receiving reports & offering suggestions.  Remember, God can't steer a
>> parked car.  My brother used to tell me, "Do something, even if it is
>> wrong".
>>         Just some thoughts.
>> Ted
>
>> EDWARD C "TED" ROBBINS
>> , CEO MBEI, Treasurer NFB of Montana & MANAGER MAB EQUIPMENT PROGRAM PHONE
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>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bruce&Joy
>> Breslauer
>> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 11:12 AM
>> To: mt
>> Subject: [Nfbmt] Good Treasure State chapter meeting
>
>> I have a question.
>
>
>
>> We have been having the Treasure State at large chapter meetings on the
>> second Saturday at 10:00 A.M.  They are usually very good meetings.  I
>> have
>> not been to a state affiliate meeting since Travis Moses was President.
>> That meeting would be separate from the Treasure State at large chapter
>> meeting.  As I understand it, we have one state affiliate composed of two
>> separate chapters, the Yellowstone or Billings chapter and the Treasure
>> State at large chapter.  Does the state affiliate have separate meetings,
>> or
>> should they?
>
>
>
>> Joy
>
>
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