I think that is a great role for EC. We’ve not sent out anything prior to minutes being approved. EC now reviews most major news items we send out. Perhaps EC can decide exactly what bullet points they’d like to see sent out to members after each board meeting and we’ll get it right out. David Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> on behalf of James F. Boehner, MD via arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2022 5:32:01 PM To: 'Mike Raisbeck' <vze18vwgu@verizon.net>; arrl-odv <arrl-odv@arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:33359] Re: Getting the word out ... Yes, excellent idea! I think many remember that one year when we asked Dave Sumner to immediately send out bullet points of all that was accomplished at the board meeting to ODV, so that we could immediately get the word out to SM’s, members and have appropriate, and timely discussion points for any speaking engagements immediately after the board meeting. I remember that document being 1-2 pages and was a great help. A brief story on the ARRL news crawl/ARRL letter ASAP would be welcome as well. If I remember correctly, the board minutes in July took about a month to reach the members. I wasn’t on the board then, so I do not know the particulars. ‘73 de Jim N2ZZ Director – Roanoke Division Representing ARRL members in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia ARRL – the national association for Amateur Radio Facebook Page: ARRL Roanoke Division Website: www.arrl-roanoke.org<http://www.arrl-roanoke.org/> [Text, logo Description automatically generated] . From: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> On Behalf Of Mike Raisbeck via arrl-odv Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2022 4:59 PM To: arrl-odv@arrl.org Subject: [arrl-odv:33358] Getting the word out ... Hi All, I notice that basic information about the BoD meeting has not made to the website yet (or perhaps I'm just getting blind in my old age ...) In past years basic things have been made public rather earlier. There is no reason why we shouldn't have already published something basic about the Clean Signal Initiative, the Foundation election, and the Officer elections. No need to wait for approved minutes to get some of this out there. When people criticize us for being opaque, this sort of delay is what is setting them off. Mike K1TWF
