There is rarely a perfect solution to any problem, but some are better than others. All Fortune 500 corporations now put their quarterly and annual earnings conferences on the Internet in sound files for their shareholders and interested investors to hear, and seem to manage ok. The recordings are immediate, no delays, no rumors. There would certainly be a learning curve, but I do think we could handle it. Maybe we should do a video recording and put it on YouTube, so we could see as well as hear. That was good enough for the recent Presidential debates for the upcoming US primaries. In any case, it is a decision that the Board is entitled to make, after getting to see how it works. We never got there, although it was all ready to try, and it would have been a resource to all Board members in evaluating the Minutes draft of the April meeting, instead of arguing about what did or did not happen. Margy -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of TISHW@xxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 2:27 PM To: ELG440@xxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Might be a good point for recorded meetings In a message dated 8/18/2007 1:47:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ELG440@xxxxxxx writes: Aren't the meetings public anyway? Evan (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) We all know that is a rhetorical question. The problem is not in the fact the meetings are public anyway. Understanding a meeting from listening to tapes when you were not present at the meeting is far different from being in attendance at the meeting to hear what is going on. Tish ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================