July 29, 2008

Are you LinkedIn??


Are you the missing link?? District 7910 now has it's own LinkedIn group which is now open all members of District 7910. If you're a current member on the District website and request to join the group, I'll approve your membership.

To access, go to the groups section and do a search on "Rotary District 7910". Let's get connected!!

July 21, 2008

District Technology team virtually meets again...

The usual cast of characters met again to continue the discussions about advancing the communication technologies of the district.

The meeting started on the topic of improving the registration issues and better utilizing Club Runner to handle the cash flow. The discussion included using Paypal to minimize the paper transactions and District follow up on overdue balances. The registration forms would need to be kept simple since modifications would be expensive to modify. Decision was made to implement Paypal on the District site for registration.

Steve Von Lichtenberg is working to update the District membership database. Many of the member emails are not yet listed on the District website club sections. If the members took care of their own information updates the task could be completed in short order. Some members are still having issues logging into Club Runner, others feel it's the club Secretary's role. This has been a challenge across the District for years. These updates will enable an accurate District membership directory going forward.

A breif discussion ensued about the value of LinkedIn and Facebook. Social networking will benefit the District in the short term and a LinkedIn group has been created to help District members connect. Check out District 7910 on LinkedIn groups to join. Blogs will play an increasing role in the District technology plan. Education through webinars and possible the District assembly will be given to help publicize the clubs of the District.

Next virtual meeting will be in 3 weeks.

July 10, 2008

District technology team kick off meeting

The kick off meeting of the District 7910 Technology Team took place this evening. Greg Roche, PDG lead the teleconference meeting in an effort to streamline the District communications and to bring 7910 to the front as a technology leader within Rotary International.

Topics discussed included; Broader use of the district website as a registration tool to better manage district events, database management, expanding the use of teleconferencing, webinars for website training of the clubs, extension of the use of blogs as a communication tool to its members, and email rules standardization.

Next teleconference is set of July 21 at 7:30pm in the comfort of your home. Join us...