Re: RC: RE: NC ride

[Jim Holland <lanconn@tds.net>]

Bob...

Maybe so...but attending the Annual Meeting is not practical for most of
us. It's difficult enough to find the time and $$$ to attend the
Convention. I've only managed to do that once.  All of the BOD are
online and I believe that Mike said that 60% or so of the members are on
line? Not sure of that number.  Anyway, if Directors really want to
consult their consituents, how about a "formal" way through the web site
for BOD members to poll their online membership on how they feel about
various issues? Vote or comment through the same mechanism you use to
change your online info using your AERC number. Better profile than a
few more attendees at the Annual Meeting.  

Jim, Sun of Dimanche and Mahada Magic

> Bob Morris wrote:
> 
> <<<In any case, at a minimum we need to clarify the roles and
> relationships. >>>
> 
> Sorry to disagree but at a minimum we need more of the membership to
> take an interest in the procedures of the AERC Board and to attend the
> Annual Meeting (no, not the convention but the Annual Meeting) and
> express exactly what they want to see the BoD accomplish.   If you
> don't attend the Annual meeting or have a continuous dialog with your
> Regional Directors and the Directors-at-Large then you do not have
> reason to query what happens.
> 
> Bob
> 
>      -----Original Message-----
>      From: Onefarmgirl@aol.com [mailto:Onefarmgirl@aol.com]
>      Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 9:10 AM
>      To: ridecamp@endurance.net
>      Subject: RC: NC ride
> 
>      Well, ain't I a babe in the woods?   It would have never
>      occured to me in a million years that AERC was not
>      supporting and helping coordinate the AERC National
>      Championship ride.   I like, uh, don't get it.
> 
>      Seems we have a fundamental conceptual misunderstanding
>      here, which needs to be resolved.  Is this THE annual
>      national championship for our sport?  If so, I believe it
>      should be coordinated and funded (or at least overseen) by
>      the national office.  If it is just a regular sactioned
>      ride, no different from any other, the national office has
>      NO additional role aside from that performed for all rides.
> 
>      My own one-man's-opinion is that the National Championship
>      rides, which I have never had the good fortune to attend,
>      should be a unique, structured AERC event, with appropriate
>      guidance and direction from the national office.
> 
>      In any case, at a minimum we need to clarify the roles and
>      relationships.
> 
>      More input from our BOD members??
> 
>      pat farmer