Thank you for the description of the  speaker  and the explanation of
the selection and operating procedure.  Wonderful idea. Full speed ahead

On
Wed, 28 Jan 1998, Dane Trethowan wrote:

> Greetings!
>
> I go along with the idea since all Computer Users have a different story to
> tell and all have had different experiences.
>
> At 19:51 27/01/98 -0600, you wrote:
> >to add more to Lien's post, here is how the guest speaker idea
> >might work.  First a speaker is selected.  then she would be
> >asked to write a short bio about themself or describe their
> >current work and interests, all which would be posted to the
> >list.  If people wanted more information or to dig deeper into
> >the speaker's interests or area of familiarization, likes to web
> >pages would be provided.  Questions for the speaker would not be
> >sent to the list, but to a specific e-mail address where they
> >would be collected for about one to two weeks and forwarded to
> >the speaker.  the speaker would then would respond to each
> >specific question like in the old Rolling Stone interview style
> >or write her response in narrative.  This has not yet been
> >decided.  After the guest has posted her responses to the
> >questions, she would be invited to hang out on the list for a
> >couple of weeks for discussion and dialogue.
> >
> >some of us in the larger groups wish to use the most basic of
> >today's technology to provide the valuable insights and learning
> >that derives from the seminars that we organize.  We recognize
> >the limitations of those on the suburban fringe or those who may
> >not have a vicug in their community and who cannot benefit from
> >these experiences.  While this presents opportunity, it also
> >presents a few problems.  One is the increased amount of traffic
> >on the list.  More e-mail in your inbox.  it will also require
> >some commitment from some list members to organize this activity.
> >We might also face the difficulty of net tourism:  people jumping
> >on the list for a hot speaker who are not familiar with our
> >online community and then jumping off when that particular
> >seminar is finished.  I would be interested to learn if list
> >members strongly like or dislike the idea of guest speakers.
> >
> >kelly
> >
> >
> Dane Trethowan
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