From: "Renee M. Zelickson  http://fly.hiwaay.net/~reneez" 
Subject: Re: Reply to Richard Webb: Change isn't Bad
Well, I can go along with what you are saying but I feel the door prizes
can be a little less; I do like the way Mark doesn't dilly dally around
with trying to find the winners if they are not in the room and I guess
everyone including me wants to win money, but gee whiz, the has to be a way
of us being able to have the kinds of discussions we used to have and being
able to get to a mike and ask questions.  There just isn't time the way it
is and I just feel it needs to be looked at.
Ren
At 09:10 PM 9/18/97 -0400, you wrote:
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>I doubt that we should start all our general sessions at eight in the
>morning.  People need a reasonable amount of time to get ready and eat
>before the session--and, indeed, to move through the crowds to get into
>the session.  Nine A.M. should be good enough.
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>As I noted in an earlier message, I've not been to a national convention
>since 1990.  It seemed to me then that we didn't take enough time for
>policy discusions, on the whole.  Judging from some of the other messages
>here, I guess that, if it was true then, it sure is now.  I bet there are
>other ways to deal with the problem then lengthening all the sessions.
>When I was at conventions, a good chunk of time was taken up by pledges to
>the tenBroek and White Cane funds.  This was needless:  this information
>should be submitted in writing and maybe put in the Monitor.  Another
>chunk of time was spent on the audit.  This is important information, and
>probably should be given to the members in writing or, again, put in the
>Monitor--or maybe there's some other way.  Although I was always glad to
>have the mid-week afternoon time that was and presumably still is set
>aside for tours and some meetings, I'd willingly give it up if it would
>help us accomplish more.  (It may be of course that the committee meetings
>in that time do as much for our cause as would a convention session; I
>don't know.) 
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>Those are just some ideas that come to mind.  I hope folks find them
>useful.
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>Al
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Rene M. Zelickson 
reneez@hiwaay.net
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