David -- The policy of the NSS Events page is to limit entries to events of regional or national scope that would appeal to a broad audience. Event descriptions are limited to 2-3 lines.
Your event -- NaturFest -- gives no indication that it relates to caving and is being held in a cave-free area. There is insufficient space to describe what it is, and there is no website link to provide that information; the FB page fails to provide much clarity. It is, in fact, a weekend picnic being promoted by an individual caver. As such, its appeal is to people in the Houston and east Texas area, and that audience is already reached via TexasCavers. National publicity via caves.org would do little to increase participation. I regret that listed events must meet a threshhold, but if all caver gatherings were included, the page would be overwhelmed and its usefulness diminished. Alex > Someone asked for ideas about how the NSS could move forward. > > > There is a new event in east Texas each year that encourages all of > the ideas that the NSS cherishes. This event is hosted by > NaturFest Association and is held just 1 1/2 hour east of Austin. > > There are about 5 million people that live in the region near this > event, so there is a huge opportunity to spread the NSS message and > raise money. > > The NSS needs to endorse this event, and encourage NSS members in > southeast Texas to attend it. It wouldn't take much effort. > Allow the event to show up on web-sites, newsletters, and forums, etc. > And to use the NSS name or affiliation to help the reputation of > the event in correspondences with other organizations. For > example, the gracious landowner offering his beautiful forest to the > cavers might want to know that the event has the blessing of the NSS. > > Thus far, attempts at any level of cooperation have been futile. > > > > NaturFest 2012 is going to be the best one yet. Mark your calendars > May 18-20, Camp Happy Hollow, Brenham, Texas. > > https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=123955237690228 > > Membership in NaturFest Association is currently free. There are > no politics - just the simple goal to host a fun inexpensive campout > in a beautiful natural setting, and to maintain a positive > relationship with with the owners of this setting - Camp Happy Hollow. > > David Locklear > President of NaturFest Association > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
