Yes, Clay and Others, I very dismayed at last year's planning for Convention and chose not to go (I think the word used was "boycotted"). I complained to the Convention Committee, posted to Arachne, and most important of all, wrote to the IOLI Board with suggestions concerning a change in the By Laws that gives the IOLI Board more control over the Convention organization. I am pleased to say that there is now a Convention Oversight Committee chaired by IOLI Vice President. Any changes made in the Convention plans will have the approval of our IOLI Board (through the V.P.) and we can't complain with that. Hooray!
My main objection to last year's Convention was that one might want to take classes only offered the first of the week, have to pay to shop the other days of the week, and loll around the hotel to attend the IOLI Business meeting at the end of the week. Very poor planning in anybody's opinion. We have officers that we elect to head IOLI and I know they listen to us. They may be on the List or not, and I'm sure they don't want to have to go look at the Handbook to see if a commenter is a member of IOLI. Therefore, IOLI members write/post to our officers if you have a plus or minus to say. Remember, they appreciate our positive comments as well as the negative. Hey, they run the show without monetary gain, just our undying gratitude. Can't wait for Convention this year...And, I like it the way it is... Happy Lacemaking Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Clay wrote: > After what I think many regard as a very disappointing convention last hear > (where many of us stayed away in droves...), >So it suggests to me that as a group, our informal group has a lot of impact. ....lots of people made up their minds about whether to go based on information they had gleaned from our postings. >Certainly, we're already seeing that someone was listening - to us as Arachnids? - maybe... to us as members of IOLI? not as easily done, actually. Our democratic process works, but I wonder if our Arachne forum isn't doing more than we realize? - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
