Dear Joe - Greetings!!

Of course you're right.  The MAIN purpose of the "AAM Master Calendar" 
is to inform as many members of the community as possible of on-going 
and special events during the year AND to "minimize scheduling 
conflicts".

Ideally the Master Calendar would come out in January so everyone would 
have infor for the entire year.  The reality is that most MACON groups 
and non-MACON groups of our Community do not provide information before 
or during January.  Emails are sent out beginning in January and 
frequently within the first six months to attempt to collect as much 
information as possible - thus Draft One. Draft Two, Draft Three, etc. 
etc. etc.

The AAM Master List is only as good as it's members make it by sending 
information in in a timely manner.

Sometimes the AAM Board makes decisions about on-going or new events 
after January and these events have to be added to the Master Calendar. 
  This is what happened with the inclusion of a Membership meeting in 
June.  Such a meeting is (as I'm sure you're aware very much within the 
scope of the AAM Bye-Laws).  It was unfortunate that the date selected 
conflicted with an already announced picnic event.  Therefore the AAM 
President informed the Commmunications committee that the meeting would 
not be held at the end of June.  Another date may be selected by the 
BOD and added to the calendar at a later date.  There may be a need for 
a Draft 5 or Darft 6 before the year is over.

Hope you're having a great spring.

For and on behalf of the Chair of the Communications Committee
R. Lowe, member of the Com. Com.

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Brewoo <[log in to unmask]>
To: AAM <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tue, May 29, 2012 5:42 pm
Subject: Re: AAM Master Calendar - June - Dec. 2012

Dear Chair of AAM Communication Committee,
 
I thought the purpose of this "AAM Master Calendar" was to minimize 
scheduling conflicts??
 
Ghana Association of Madison, Inc. (GHAMA) has a scheduled picnic on 
June 30, 2012 (4pm - 10pm). On the latest version of the "AAM Master 
Calendar" just posted to this list, there is an AAM Mid-Year General 
Meeting on June 30, 2012 (6pm - 9pm).
 
How does the calendar help?? The April version of the calendar did not 
have AAM Mid-Year General Meeting listed.
 
So when did we start having AAM Mid-Year General Meetings which will be 
unconstitutional.
 
Thanks and best regards!!!
 
Joe Brewoo
Chair, GHAMA BOD.

 
&gt; Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 17:28:57 -0400
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&gt; Subject: AAM Master Calendar - June - Dec. 2012
&gt; To: [log in to unmask]
&gt;
&gt; Attached please find the latest version of the AAM 2012 Master
&gt; Calendar.  If events have not been listed here or information is
&gt; incorrect please let us know asap.
&gt;
&gt; Also so far no events listed for the Cameroon Assoc, Liberian 
Assoc,
&gt; Togo Assoc. Kenya Assoc., etc. etc. etc.  Still seven months to 
go, so
&gt; let us know what's happening and we'll get it out to the entire 
AAM
&gt; community.
&gt;
&gt; With Thanks,
&gt;
&gt; Communication Committee
&gt; Jim Stickels, Chair
&gt;
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