I'm thinking of revenue enhancement. When I go on the OTW website, I do not see a way to become a member and pay dues. Is this a complication with which you do not want to deal? I would join.
Barbara On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Arle Lommel <[email protected]> wrote: > Cali, > > Just one observation from my limited perspective as one who has never > participated in OTW (in part for the reasons I'll describe here). > > I have always been involved in academic communities where September is > perhaps the worst possible time of the year for participation in anything > outside of the local area. I don't know how many of our community are > academics, but if the festival could happen over the summer, I think more of > that group could participate. For those with children in school, there are > similar constraints (although summers may not be any better.) > > Also, if you want to pick up participation from Europeans (I don't know if > that is a goal or not), keep in mind that July and August are the > traditional vacation times there. > > -Arle > > On Apr 25, 2011, at 15:22 , Cali Hackmann wrote: > > > Hello fellow gurdy enthusiasts, > > > > Due to the economy and other factors the 2010 festival left OTW in the > > red. Thanks to some generous donations from individuals and a great > > fundraising french dance sponsored by Pat McG and his lovely wife > > Marjy, we are back in the black! However, not so much in the black > > that we had the needed startup to make the festival a go for 2011. > > > > So we thought we would take this opportunity to regroup and get some > > input from everyone as to what you would like to see in the future. > > While the OTW board works on the organizational aspects of this > > festival, it doesn't belong to us, it belongs to you as a gurdy > > playing community. So, in order to plan the next event, we need input > > from all of you. Who do you want to see as instructors? When is the > > best time for the event? We've held it in September in the past > > because it was the best time to book Ft. Flagler, but things may have > > changed and we might be able to do it at another time of year. Do you > > have a preference? Would a weekend style workshop work better for > > your schedule or budget? Or would you rather keep the event similar > > to past years. > > > > If we are to do this in the future, and we would really like to > > because it is such a great time, we need your input! Please think > > about what you want to see and email us at [email protected]. > > > > We are looking forward to hearing from all of you. > > > > The Over the Water Board > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found > at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts > from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from > new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
