Those are actually dangerous demographics because they mean that when the founding fathers are ready to move on, then there is no new blood with new ideas to replenish the organization. That's why a lot of organizations limit officers to two terms, to force the group to train new blood, teach the traditions of the group and involve them in the decision making process
On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 7:26 PM, Sean Dague <[email protected]> wrote: > We've got 28 respondents so far, which is great, but I'd like to get even > more people's input. I'm also especially interested in hearing from newer > folks. > > Last year's demographics looked like this: http://dague.net/4hg, about an > even split across years. > > This year's demographics, so far, look like this: http://dague.net/psv > > As you can see, far more weighted towards our very long term members (5+ > years). While, I don't want to diminish anyone's feedback, it would be > great to hear more from newer members. > > Thanks again for the feedback so far. > > And for those interested, the current favorite talk for the year is Ed's > Arduino talk from February, with Git, Nagios, and IBM's Open Client as a 3 > way tie right behind it. > > Make sure your opinion is heard, fill out the survey today: > https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dE1GT3JMcnVwY01oV3FXTkxad2hTS1E6MQ > > -Sean > > -- > __________________________________________________________________ > > Sean Dague Learn about the Universe with the > sean at dague dot net Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association > http://dague.net http://midhudsonastro.org > > There is no silver bullet. Plus, werewolves make better neighbors > than zombies, and they tend to keep the vampire population down. > __________________________________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Jan 5 - Building a Community Site with Drupal > Feb 2 - Zimbra > Mar 2 - MHVLUG 8th Anniversary - Show and Tell > -- Robert Mark Wallace 60 Delaware Road Newburgh, NY 12550-3802 (845) 541-7396 _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jan 5 - Building a Community Site with Drupal Feb 2 - Zimbra Mar 2 - MHVLUG 8th Anniversary - Show and Tell
