I just read the minutes on the website and while there was a phone meeting in April obviously it was short and very limited in content. My guess is that the normal board weekend is much more productive. I have been on conference calls and found them best for small groups and limited content. I found myself having a hard time figuring out who was talking when. It also made it hard when some of people called from their car, others were doing chores, or distracted in various ways. I don't know about this April meeting, but those were my experiences with several clubs. It helped with video conferencing as you could see the people and they concentrated better. Ruth. ________________________________ From: Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx; Stormy435@xxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 9:43 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: conference calls & board meetings OK......I am not a Board member......but we had a couple when I was on the Board and I did NOT like it. Of course we had them because there were problems that needed to be resolved and they were not "regular" Board meetings. What I didn't like......one Board member trying to argue her case got cut off. We had our share of interruptions with people getting bumped off accidentally and you don't even realize it at times.....just 'glitches' sort of like the problem you are having with your posts. AND of course you have to identify yourself every time you speak......no BIG problems.....just not a preferable way to handle meetings IMO. I'm sure the equipment and capabilities are better now. I'm sure the Board can 'handle them' including those who do not like them. ( who would ) <G> BUT IMO it sure seems easier to save a lot of money by cutting back on the number of 19 Board members to fly all around the Country and lodge and feed.......?? I do hope the Board can take the time to start the process of looking into this possibility whenever they discuss cutting expenses, I never could figure out the need for that many and now our membership is even smaller. Over time.....it is always pretty much the same issues that get addressed and dealt with. JMO........ Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx To: Stormy435@xxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 4:33 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: conference calls & board meetings i am still wanting to know how ALL board members feel about conference calls for at least 2 of the 4 board meetings. when i brought this up, it was NOT as a crosspost but as an original topic. my posts ALWAYS begin with a "Re" in the subject line because, if i try to post a new subject, they don't go through as i am apparently posting in html and not text or vice versa - i don't have time to figure it out and fix whatever it is that does that so this is how i post an original post - like the last one - like this one. i did crosspost a reply from one board member who is on this list but, due to time constraints, is set no mail on a few lists. won't do that again without everyone's permission. anyway, board members? there are more than 3 of you out there - tell us what you think about the conference calls. thanks, diane Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) Skater's Blog =========================================================================== POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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