BetterGEDCOM
Organizers Meeting Transcript
21 March 2011

DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: Welcome to the bettergedcom organizers meeting.
DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: Andy -- I didn't get to your gmail yet
DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: but I DID do some work on the HOME PAGE
DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: If you all would like to open that in a NEW WINDOW
TamuraJones -> Organizers Meeting: keeps wondering who let him in.
DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: I feel like there is still too much there (don't scroll down as it lists the OLD stuff)
DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: .
DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: .
Andy_Hatchett -> Organizers Meeting: No problem-get to it when you can... or they can wait for access until you get back *GRIN!*
DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: and GeneJ I'd like to discuss the concepts of EE and GPS Support with regards to an INDEX PAGE
DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: as the page you've got
DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: and the links to the DISCUSSIONS for each of the sub topics...
DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: I think THAT sort of organization compares with what we're hoping our "main" pages will accomplish.
DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: you can see that I added EE & GPS support to the nav bar on the wiki?
GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: Yes.
GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: tyt
GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: tyty
DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: Let's look at your page --- and see if it will become too big for an index page with links to specific discussion topics subordinate to that apge?
DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: ok, I've opened :
DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: BG+data+support-Evidence+Explained+and+GPS
GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: Each numbered item can easily be moved to its own page.
2011-03-21 16:06:54 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: as long as they are INDEXED on this main page:
2011-03-21 16:06:55 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: BG+data+support-Evidence+Explained+and+GPS
2011-03-21 16:06:56 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: which would work better anyway
2011-03-21 16:07:01 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: Yes.
2011-03-21 16:07:10 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: so that we don't have a zillion "main pages" linked on our nav bar?
2011-03-21 16:07:12 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: How's that?
2011-03-21 16:07:17 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: Yes.
2011-03-21 16:07:32 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: then the discussion tabs will be more about ONE item, not multiple topics.
2011-03-21 16:07:34 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: good
2011-03-21 16:07:38 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: very good thinking
2011-03-21 16:07:50 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: (not that I am really in a position to judge!)
2011-03-21 16:07:54 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: but it makes great sense.
2011-03-21 16:07:57 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: The main EE page would then consist of the introduction and the main parts. ala, I II III
2011-03-21 16:07:59 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: Any other ideas?
2011-03-21 16:08:05 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: sure ---
2011-03-21 16:08:10 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: andy?
2011-03-21 16:08:21 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: Tamura?
2011-03-21 16:08:28 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: I feel like we're really making progress.
2011-03-21 16:08:55 [Message] Andy_Hatchett -> Organizers Meeting: Sounds good to me :)
2011-03-21 16:08:57 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: I'd like to see someone in charge of templates... and GeneJ are you seeing this as an outgrowth of your work?
2011-03-21 16:09:15 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: because so much of what's new has to do with sources?
2011-03-21 16:09:35 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: I'm kind of hoping our lurker will jump in
2011-03-21 16:09:46 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: and we can divide up the work
2011-03-21 16:09:57 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: well, it is interesting how we have moderators for various areas now... I think this is marvelous progress.
2011-03-21 16:10:12 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: and a willingness on the part of those moderators to BE moderators not dictators.
2011-03-21 16:10:25 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: that is a real test of character -- and our team passes .
2011-03-21 16:10:26 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: ;)
2011-03-21 16:10:26 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: I'm going to change the "user" section
2011-03-21 16:10:33 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: ok, I trust you on this
2011-03-21 16:10:37 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: no over-direction
2011-03-21 16:10:41 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: to be "Practial Challenges"
2011-03-21 16:10:47 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: I like that thought.
2011-03-21 16:10:53 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: into which we can feed real examples
2011-03-21 16:11:03 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: A source ... and consider different ways
2011-03-21 16:11:08 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: Now Geir asked that as moderators things could develop from the discussions
2011-03-21 16:11:09 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: folks might cite the source
2011-03-21 16:11:31 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: torward a standard... without every little thing being voted on by the entire group... just major things coming to the forefront.
2011-03-21 16:12:02 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: and if we use our Developers Meetings to vet the biggies, or to resolve challenges/conflicts in the discussions, then we're effectively deviding up responsibility.
2011-03-21 16:12:09 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: Yes.
2011-03-21 16:12:18 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: however, that does not preclude anyone participating in discussions elsewhere on the wiki.
2011-03-21 16:12:45 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: well, I hope you feel the support and freedom to develop the EE & GPS support area.
2011-03-21 16:12:50 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: tyty
2011-03-21 16:13:04 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: I was pleased Geir asked for that as a major discussion during htis morning's meetings.
2011-03-21 16:13:05 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: Thank you again for allotting time to the topic in the meeting.
2011-03-21 16:13:16 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: it went well. Sorry Russ missed it.
2011-03-21 16:13:20 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: ok
2011-03-21 16:13:31 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: Any feedback, Tamura? Andy?
2011-03-21 16:14:10 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: This is one of those rare instances, where our Tamura is silent.
2011-03-21 16:14:11 [Message] Andy_Hatchett -> Organizers Meeting: I'm glad to see sources finally rising to a major level :)
2011-03-21 16:14:40 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: It took you and Russ standing up for it, GeneJ -- and your work on the wiki has been very important here.
2011-03-21 16:14:43 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: And to be so welcomed!!
2011-03-21 16:14:49 [Action] TamuraJones -> Organizers Meeting: I am silent a lot, you just happen to listen when I am not :-)
2011-03-21 16:15:02 [Message] Andy_Hatchett -> Organizers Meeting: LOL!
2011-03-21 16:15:05 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: LOL
2011-03-21 16:15:24 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: ROTFLOL
2011-03-21 16:15:28 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: ok
2011-03-21 16:15:37 [Action] TamuraJones -> Organizers Meeting: is never funny.
2011-03-21 16:15:38 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: next topic for discussion?
2011-03-21 16:15:39 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: .
2011-03-21 16:15:40 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: .
2011-03-21 16:15:48 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: The file area
2011-03-21 16:15:59 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: GeneJ will laugh more silently, then.
2011-03-21 16:16:03 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: I created a GMAIL account for BetterGEDCOM@gmail.com
2011-03-21 16:16:28 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: Is that the gmail we had, or is it a new one?
2011-03-21 16:16:34 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: so that it is the old one
2011-03-21 16:16:34 [Action] TamuraJones -> Organizers Meeting: is hatching secret plans for WorseGEDCOM; even more incompatibilities than FamilySearch dreamt of.
2011-03-21 16:16:46 [Message] Andy_Hatchett -> Organizers Meeting: Har!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2011-03-21 16:17:06 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: and the thought is to use THAT SPACE rather than my personal space for GOOGLE DOCS
2011-03-21 16:17:19 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: so I moved the two excel worksheets we have over there....
2011-03-21 16:17:25 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: GeneJ can not WAIT for FS to issue a citations guideline. Will post it asap to New Hampshire Births, etc. Wiki discussion page.
2011-03-21 16:17:51 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: So that is the space I should use for the EE spread sheets?
2011-03-21 16:17:51 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: so that you can log in and allow folks to view the worksheets
2011-03-21 16:17:52 [Message] Andy_Hatchett -> Organizers Meeting: OUt for blood rte we?
2011-03-21 16:17:56 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: or any new ones as well.
2011-03-21 16:18:05 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: GeneJ that is where you may place that.
2011-03-21 16:18:16 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: you'd have to log in as BetterGEDCOM@gmail.com to upload it.
2011-03-21 16:18:21 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: kk
2011-03-21 16:18:28 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: But andy ALSO has access to the password
2011-03-21 16:18:36 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: so that he can approve people if I am away....
2011-03-21 16:18:40 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: does this make sense?
2011-03-21 16:18:56 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: I NEED APPROVAL, Andy --- if you can give me a "stamp of approval" I'll be happy.
2011-03-21 16:18:57 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: LOL
2011-03-21 16:19:02 [Message] Andy_Hatchett -> Organizers Meeting: Since I've never used GoogleDocs... not a bit! :)
2011-03-21 16:19:18 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: well, when you have a GMAIL account
2011-03-21 16:19:37 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: you can see in the upper left corner there is a link to all sorts of GOOGLE PROPERTIES
2011-03-21 16:19:40 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: such as the READER
2011-03-21 16:19:46 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: and under MORE there is "DOCS"
2011-03-21 16:19:58 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: it is a file area for uploading documents
2011-03-21 16:20:03 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: one may wish to have in the cloud
2011-03-21 16:20:07 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: or to share with others
2011-03-21 16:20:13 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: as I've done here in BetterGEDCOM.
2011-03-21 16:20:21 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: How about if you go there now, Andy, and click around
2011-03-21 16:20:28 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: so you can become familiar with wha tI mean.
2011-03-21 16:20:37 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: I know you usually use an @AOL.com email address.
2011-03-21 16:20:40 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: go to gmail.com
2011-03-21 16:20:42 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: and log in
2011-03-21 16:20:49 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: as BetterGEDCOM@gmail.com
2011-03-21 16:20:51 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: I put the GEDCOM source worksheet on GeneJ ... I should be able to move that over, change the links and reshare.
2011-03-21 16:20:53 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: with the password you have for me.
2011-03-21 16:21:04 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: wha tyou will do GeneJ
2011-03-21 16:21:06 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: LATER
2011-03-21 16:21:11 [Message] Andy_Hatchett -> Organizers Meeting: ok- I'll do iy on other computer :)
2011-03-21 16:21:13 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: after Andy is out of BG@Gmail.com
2011-03-21 16:21:44 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: GENEJ: ..... share it with betterGEDCOM@gmail.com. Then go log in as BetterGEDCOM@gmail.com
2011-03-21 16:21:53 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: kk
2011-03-21 16:21:57 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: then GeneJ --- make BetterGEDCOM The OWNER of the file.
2011-03-21 16:22:10 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: OOo got it
2011-03-21 16:22:20 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: and reduce your self to someone with viewing and editing rights.
2011-03-21 16:22:29 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: k
2011-03-21 16:22:50 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: I jsut did that with the earlier excel worksheet... so I just happen to know the drill.
2011-03-21 16:23:09 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: andy are you experimenting?
2011-03-21 16:23:17 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: have you found the two files uploaded there?
2011-03-21 16:23:57 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: @GeneJ: You'll want to LINK to the file in the BetterGEDCOM file area on your wiki page
2011-03-21 16:24:48 [Message] Andy_Hatchett -> Organizers Meeting: ok- I'm logging out og that now so GeneJ can work.
2011-03-21 16:24:51 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: and you may wish to announce via email to all BetterGEDCOM participants the link to the excel worksheet.... with a short two or three sentences about the purpose of the worksheet -- inviting them to view it.
2011-03-21 16:24:56 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: Password has been changed since I set it.
2011-03-21 16:25:02 [Message] Andy_Hatchett -> Organizers Meeting: Yes- I saw the two files.
2011-03-21 16:25:37 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: I'll send it to you now via email.... so that it doesn't appear in notes here for this meeting.
2011-03-21 16:25:44 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: Yes.
2011-03-21 16:26:15 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: ok you've got mail.
2011-03-21 16:26:27 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: Anyway -- this is the BEST way I've figured to make things available to our group
2011-03-21 16:26:31 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: kk
2011-03-21 16:26:45 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: with the ability for you other organizers to have access if I drop dead or something.
2011-03-21 16:27:13 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: in no way do I wish to cause any delay in what's happening at BG.
2011-03-21 16:27:35 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: (I am planning to live a long life --- long enough to see my grandchildren grow up to aggrevate their parents no end!)
2011-03-21 16:27:53 [Message] Andy_Hatchett -> Organizers Meeting: Hehehehe
2011-03-21 16:28:16 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: Butas when I travel, I want things to go forward just fine without requiring me to always be here to admit another individual to have viewing/editing rights.
2011-03-21 16:28:28 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: I am not sure if email can be forwarded to more than one email address.
2011-03-21 16:28:39 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: Question: Is there a special way we can grant access to all the wiki folks? Do we have a master email list?
2011-03-21 16:28:46 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: Is Andy able to do that?
2011-03-21 16:28:51 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: I have BetterGEDCOM@gmail forward everything to Myrt@DearMYRTLE.com
2011-03-21 16:29:10 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: and leave a copy at BetterGEDCOM@gmail.com
2011-03-21 16:29:28 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: You can add people manually, I just wasn't prepared to do that for all 100ish members of the wiki.
2011-03-21 16:29:38 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: kk
2011-03-21 16:30:03 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: the Gmail also comes to my outlook
2011-03-21 16:30:11 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: I also am not sure we have everyone's email address. For a while we left the doors wide open on registering for this wiki, and now I think we do require an email address.
2011-03-21 16:30:16 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: .
2011-03-21 16:30:16 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: .
2011-03-21 16:30:18 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: ANdy?
2011-03-21 16:30:29 [Message] Andy_Hatchett -> Organizers Meeting: Yes?
2011-03-21 16:30:45 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: do you have any insight about every wiki member = email address?
2011-03-21 16:31:15 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: Maybe it was Greg who knew that?
2011-03-21 16:31:16 [Message] Andy_Hatchett -> Organizers Meeting: No- Can't you run a membership list or something?
2011-03-21 16:31:21 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: let me see.
2011-03-21 16:31:32 [Message] TamuraJones -> Organizers Meeting: Methink you needed to register your email with WikiSpaces.
2011-03-21 16:31:57 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: Even the list is divided up not all in one list
2011-03-21 16:32:13 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: and there is only Name, member since and type of member (member or organizer)
2011-03-21 16:32:15 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: and that is it.
2011-03-21 16:32:21 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: those are the three column headings.
2011-03-21 16:32:27 [Disconnect] DearMYRTLE
2011-03-21 16:32:39 [Join Room] DearMYRTLE -> Chat Lobby
2011-03-21 16:32:39 [IP] DearMYRTLE: 98.169.227.168
2011-03-21 16:32:39 [Login] DearMYRTLE
2011-03-21 16:32:42 [Join Room] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting
2011-03-21 16:32:42 [Exit Room] DearMYRTLE -> Chat Lobby
2011-03-21 16:32:58 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: a mouse roll over a members name on the members list
2011-03-21 16:33:08 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: Okay ... I believe the correct worksheet is now owned by BetterGEDCOM.
2011-03-21 16:33:08 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: has the option to "send XYZ a message"
2011-03-21 16:33:13 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: the number of page edits
2011-03-21 16:33:17 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: the number of message posts
2011-03-21 16:33:23 [Message] Andy_Hatchett -> Organizers Meeting: Hmmm, odd that no e-mail addresses maintained.
2011-03-21 16:33:23 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: and click to view the member profile.
2011-03-21 16:33:28 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: I'll get the second worksheet up there in a bit.
2011-03-21 16:33:56 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: the click to view profile only adds the listing of wikis the person belongs to on Wikispaces.
2011-03-21 16:34:03 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: For instance, most it is only BetterGEDCOM
2011-03-21 16:34:09 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: for me it is BetterGEDCOM and RootsTech.
2011-03-21 16:34:30 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: that's it --- no mention of email address
2011-03-21 16:34:40 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: does that answer your question, GeneJ?
2011-03-21 16:34:52 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: Yes.
2011-03-21 16:34:54 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: ty
2011-03-21 16:35:07 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: IF the person registered with an email address to wikispaces, then wikispaces sends a COPY of the wikispaces email we send out
2011-03-21 16:35:19 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: to that person's email address of record (known apparently only to wikispaces.)
2011-03-21 16:35:21 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: .
2011-03-21 16:35:21 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: .
2011-03-21 16:35:38 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: if there was no email address required --- as some BetterGEDCOM participants have noted
2011-03-21 16:36:08 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: then the only indication there is email from the BetterGEDCOM group or any portion there of.... is the little email envelope in the upper right of the wikispaces environment.
2011-03-21 16:36:09 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: .
2011-03-21 16:36:09 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: .
2011-03-21 16:36:20 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: ok -- anything else?
2011-03-21 16:36:51 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: so Andy --- Russ and GeneJ have the access to the BetterGEDCOM@gmail.com account... as they are organizers... you are kinda my back-up plan here --- for when I am away.
2011-03-21 16:37:06 [Message] Andy_Hatchett -> Organizers Meeting: ok- that works.
2011-03-21 16:37:44 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: As I mentioned during the DM this morning, I'll be gone Thursday night, and not return until Sunday some time -- owing to the Fairfax Genealogical Society's general meeting, and their annual 2-day conference. My husband is the vendor chair -- having stepped down from conference chair for 12 years.
2011-03-21 16:38:19 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: we are personally hosting one of our out-of-town speakers -- Warren Bittner --- pick him up at the airport on Wed at midnight, take him to DC archives on thursday daytime
2011-03-21 16:38:26 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: and then he speaks on Thursday night at general meeting.
2011-03-21 16:38:38 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: Friday morning is setup for the conference --- folks start arriving at about 1pm.
2011-03-21 16:38:42 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: so that is the rest of my week.
2011-03-21 16:38:44 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: .
2011-03-21 16:38:46 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: .
2011-03-21 16:38:47 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: .
2011-03-21 16:38:53 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: THANKS, Andy, I appreciate it.
2011-03-21 16:38:59 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: I really miss everyone when I am not here.
2011-03-21 16:39:02 [Message] Andy_Hatchett -> Organizers Meeting: No problem :)
2011-03-21 16:39:15 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: and it is VERY hard to play catch up.... glad we have moderators now.
2011-03-21 16:39:38 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: is there anything else?
2011-03-21 16:39:44 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: I have more work to do on the home page....
2011-03-21 16:39:52 [Message] Andy_Hatchett -> Organizers Meeting: Can't think of anything here.
2011-03-21 16:40:07 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: but won't do it until tomorrow... getting a little frazzled tonight.
2011-03-21 16:40:09 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: ok
2011-03-21 16:40:10 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: GeneJ?
2011-03-21 16:40:19 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: all fine
2011-03-21 16:40:21 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: ok
2011-03-21 16:40:21 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: here
2011-03-21 16:40:23 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: and Tamura
2011-03-21 16:40:27 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: (are you sleeping yet?)
2011-03-21 16:40:28 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: ;)
2011-03-21 16:40:31 [Action] TamuraJones -> Organizers Meeting: is silent
2011-03-21 16:40:35 [Action] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: nods
2011-03-21 16:40:36 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: ij
2011-03-21 16:40:38 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: ok
2011-03-21 16:40:38 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: awww
2011-03-21 16:40:47 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: then let's call this meeting OVER....
2011-03-21 16:40:49 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: kk
2011-03-21 16:41:00 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: I'll post the transcript and then go AFK.
2011-03-21 16:41:02 [Message] GeneJ -> Organizers Meeting: Nice to chat, everyone.
2011-03-21 16:41:04 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: THANKS everyone for being here.
2011-03-21 16:41:10 [Message] DearMYRTLE -> Organizers Meeting: We're making real progress