[Eg-oversight-board] Conference Call

[Yamil Suarez]

Hello,

My two cents is that I would prefer that most board meetings happen on
IRC, for the same reason some have mentioned already. Though I would
be very open to conference calls a couple of times a year, if we
follow the procedure followed this last time, were an MP3 recording
and meeting minutes were easily available. Also, I would prefer that
it is explicitly labeled that anyone is free to join on the conference
call. As well as some simple guidelines like "feel free to listen, and
comments are welcome to the discretion to the meeting facilitator,"
etc.

Thanks,
Yamil






On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 10:34 AM, Andrea Buntz Neiman
<aneiman at kent.lib.md.us> wrote:
> I'm late to the party here (as is often the case).
>
> I understand the need for transparency and I support that 100%, and I get
> how IRC allows us to be much more easily transparent to the community.
>
> Speaking for myself only, I was much more comfortable/engaged on the phone
> than IRC.  As Ben said, the number and code were made publicly available.
> If/when we do a phone call again perhaps it can be explictly stated that
> community members are welcome to call in and listen.
>
> Two cents.
>
> A.
>
>
> Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS
> Librarian II, Public Services
> Kent County Public Library
> 408 High Street
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>
> On 9/18/2014 4:57 PM, Ben Hyman wrote:
>>
>> Interesting discussion,
>>
>> The conference call coordinates for today's meeting were provided with the
>> agenda on the governance listserv; anyone watching that list could have
>> dialled in, and that was the intent, though I'll acknowledge that had we
>> actually said that ... ;)
>>
>> It goes without saying that the call was recorded and minutes will be made
>> available shortly, just as they are when the EOB meets in person at the
>> conference each year.
>>
>> Any communication channel has strengths and weaknesses - this community
>> has erred on the side of IRC in virtually all things. While I personally
>> totally respect the virtues of IRC as outlined here already, voices and ears
>> are wonderful tools for effective communication, and I value them highly. At
>> the end of the day, effective communication is essential.
>>
>> I'm grateful that we are enabled to try different approaches now and then.
>> Cheers!
>> Ben
>>
>> On Sep 18, 2014, at 1:50 PM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I also think today's call went well (much better than some of the
>>> conference calls from times past), but just to add on to what Dan and Rogan
>>> said, I've already had two community members ask me how the meeting went
>>> today, which points to the fact that there is community interest in these
>>> meetings beyond those who are Board members. +1 to the transparency that is
>>> seen in IRC.
>>>
>>> It was nice to hear everyone's voices. :)
>>>
>>> Kathy
>>> Kathy Lussier
>>> Project Coordinator
>>> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
>>> (508) 343-0128
>>>
>>> klussier at masslnc.org
>>>
>>> Twitter:
>>> http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier
>>>
>>> #evergreen IRC: kmlussier
>>>
>>> On 9/18/2014 4:40 PM, Rogan Hamby wrote:
>>>>
>>>> And that was one of the primary motivators (at least for me) when I
>>>> voted for moving meetings to IRC.  Yes, I do happen to like the IRC format
>>>> but honestly I can sit on a phone and mute it when I need to.  I do it all
>>>> the time.  I think having the full transcription and that folks can sit in
>>>> on it easily is an important part of transparency which has been my ongoing
>>>> objection to taking the meetings back to phone conferences.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 4:37 PM, Dan Scott <dan at coffeecode.net> wrote:
>>>> Here's the downside: as a community member, I have no idea what was
>>>> discussed today.
>>>>
>>>> While I'm sure there will be minutes, those tend to be much less visible
>>>> than the immediacy of a public IRC meeting.
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 18, 2014 4:21 PM, "Chauncey Montgomery" <montgoc1 at oplin.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> It was nice talking to everyone today.  I know that IRC may be a little
>>>> more convenient for meeting, but I wouldn't be opposed to future conference
>>>> call meetings. I think it went really well.  Just my two cents.
>>>> CM
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