[Sigmet-officers] migrate to an alternative platform outside ASIST?

[Isabelle Dorsch]

Hello,

as already mentioned by Neil and Philippe, I think it's not good for the 
SIG MET community. In my opinion the listserv is actually the best 
working communication tool for SIG MET. On the other hand, I can 
understand that ASIS&T will shut the list down, since there is not so 
much going on in the community page.

Maybe Philippe will find some helpful information in the rules?

> but on the other
> hand, they really should be ASIST members anyway?!

It would also be good to know how many non-members we have in the 
mailing list? Or, as the mailing list does not provide this information 
(if I am right) how many members does SIG MET have (listed in the 
chapter rooster) compared to the number of mailing list members (also if 
this is only a rough calculation)?

Best,
Bella



Am 2018-02-27 18:38, schrieb Smalheiser, Neil R:
> Philippe publicly raised the possibility of moving the SIG MET
> listserv not to ASIST but to an independent venue that does not
> require ASIST membership for participation. (Or perhaps you mean to
> create a second, parallel listserv which goes both to ASIST as well as
> to outside participants??)
> 
> I think it would be great to allow nonmembers to remain part of the
> group. However, there are some serious issues that need to be
> discussed among the officers.
> 
> First, are we allowed to do this as part of our charter as a SIG? Is
> our role as a SIG to foster ASIST first, or the broad community first?
>  By not requiring membership we are diminishing the potential numbers
> of ASIST (and SIG) members; viewed another way, the listserv could be
> viewed as an important reason to pay the membership fees. We are
> gaining benefits from ASIST and passing them on for free. So,
> Philippe, please read the charter and rules very carefully and let me
> know if this scheme will be permissible. If you think it is, then I
> will approach the hierarchy to ask for permission to set up a listserv
> that broadcasts beyond current members [or at least grandfathers in
> the existing audience].
> 
> Second, who is volunteering to host the non-ASIST listserv for a
> significant number of years into the future? Someone needs to step up
> and make a longterm commitment or else this is not a viable option.
> 
> Third, does one need to be an ASIST member to join SIG MET?  Possibly
> we can see if listserv participants can pay just the latter fee (and
> get just this benefit, without other benefits of SIG membership which
> ordinarily go with ASIST membership).
> 
> All - let me know your thoughts. I think it is terrible that the
> migration will lose the majority of our audience, but on the other
> hand, they really should be ASIST members anyway?!
> 
> I will separately write an email saying how to join ASIST and the SIG,
> regardless of the above.
> 
> Neil
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