[crw-talk] CRW on-line activity

Mon Nov 9 17:49:40 CST 2020

Couple points about zoom, which is an Internet application for live virtual meetings.

Free or  Basic version,  allows up to 100 participants & 40 minutes maximum time per meeting.  Consecutive meetings can be scheduled as a go around. However, I suspect that may be cumbersome for many of us. Would not recommend for club meetings, unless one has an extremely talented facilitator and participant users, basically due to 40 min time constraints.

Paid version, called Pro, has unlimited time per meeting, 100 participant's, cost bout $15/month or $150 if paid annually (lump payment). Plus some other enhancements.

AAW has some tutorials/ guides to help clubs desiring to use zoom.
For additional and reliable information, please  consult the AAW and Zoom.us

Zoom works best on a computer, PC or Apple with a camera & microphone. Laptops, tablets & smart phones can also be used. Small screen devices are not most desirable. A reliable high speed Internet connection is extremely helpful.
It's not rocket science, but does require some computer use skills and patience.

And, no, I'm not requesting  to host meetings. However,  like many of us, I've participated in many meetings.

Bob Raasch, Sent from my Phone
On Nov 9, 2020 3:03 PM, ldsolem at aol.com wrote:
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> I would suggest about a 2 hour zoom meeting should be held each month.
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> That is what we are doing each month at our ZVW chapter meeting. We have a demo and also show
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> and tell. Then open up the meeting for discussion.
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> So far the ZVW demo’s do not include lathe work.
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> I believe the Madison group are holding monthly meetings by Zoom.
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> From my experience if you do not have some type of a get together you lose members.
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> I also participate in 2 other Zoom meetings and they seem to be going ok.
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> If the Zoom meeting does not work out after a couple of months you can terminate the Zoom Meeting.
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> Lyle Solem
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> From: crw-talk <crw-talk-bounces at crwoodturner.com> On Behalf Of Jim Cox
> Sent: Monday, November 9, 2020 5:19 AM
> To: Membership mailing list for the AAW Chapter Coulee RegionWoodturners. <crw-talk at crwoodturner.com>
> Subject: Re: [crw-talk] CRW on-line activity
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> Where do I send the membership money to?
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> Jim Cox
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> From: jayejohnson099 at centurytel.net
> Sent: Sunday, November 8, 2020 7:08 PM
> To: Membership mailing list for the AAW Chapter Coulee Region Woodturners.
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> Hi! Jim and John, I would recommend that we just renew all members without new dues for 2021, we have 4700 $ in the Bank and this , would hopefully hold our membership. Also, if we would happen to need more money to get us throught, 2021, we could just do a $15 fee ,to each member to get us into 2022! I think we need a 1 hr zoom meeting each month bye 3 members to conduct any business and show off some good works! This would have to be done at someones house with WiF ?? J.
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> From: "James Bloomer" <marine9096 at gmail.com>
> To: "Membership mailing list for the AAW Chapter Coulee Region Woodturners." <crw-talk at crwoodturner.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 7, 2020 6:24:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [crw-talk] CRW on-line activity
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> I get a monthly call from park and rec to see if we are meeting.
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> On Sat, Nov 7, 2020, 18:11 jcfitz <jcfitz at charter.net> wrote:
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>> I was also wondering also on things.
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>> I don't know if anyone e has been in contact with park and rec on the building but we have a lot stored there.
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>> Sent from my Galaxy
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>> From: John & Donna Griffiths <griff at mwt.net>
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>> Date: 11/7/20 10:29 AM (GMT-06:00)
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>> To: "Membership mailing list for the AAW Chapter Coulee Region Woodturners." <crw-talk at crwoodturner.com>
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>> Subject: [crw-talk] CRW on-line activity
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>> Good Saturday morning members,
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>> I want to suggest we have some sort of an on-line gathering. It would be up to the board what we do, but several possibilities exist. The best possibility would seem to me to be Zoom. A moderator would control the meeting, giving members a chance to speak and keeping the discussion going as would the president in a face to face meeting. James, if you are comfortable with managing a Zoom meeting you would be a natural as president.
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>> Club dues are due and a decision needs to be made: do we just renew everyone without paying dues since we did not spend 2020 dues for anything other than basic club functions or what? Also we should make a decision about club officers. Just reappoint the existing board or what?
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>> One would be a simple meeting via Zoom, but there might be a boredom factor with that. Perhaps a short business meeting would be tolerable and useful. We could incorporate an instant gallery in this too. This would be a matter of holding the piece we are presenting in the instant gallery up to the camera on the computer, phone or tablet you are using while discussing your design, finish and so on.
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>> Another would be to do some kind of a demo in a Zoom meeting. This might involve one of us setting up a camera, perhaps on a phone and placing it in view of the workpiece so it would transmit the actual turning and the your narrative. The person running the Zoom meeting would control the image being transmitted and handle questions. Or we could have another person present at the lathe handling the camera while the turner turns. That might be best.
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>> So if you have read this far (I hope you have) you will notice I have not made any decisions or directives. That is way above my pay grade, to quote a former president. This is the time for members to speak up with feedback, ideas what you want as a club member and how to keep the club going during these trying times. Please think about this and circulate your thoughts as replies.
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>> This will give direction to the board about the future of the club. I do not want to see it fade into nothingness so I hoped we can do some kind of on-line meeting.
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>> John
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