[SEDS Alumni Board] long range planning

[Ryan McLinko]

Sure, let me know if you would like to be added to the list (if you are 
not already).

It's a relatively low-traffic list, but will keep you guys up-to-date 
with what we're doing.

Kirk Kittell wrote:
> Hi everyone. I wanted to start some action on the Alumni Board list. 
> There are currently eight of us -- see 
> http://wiki.seds.org/index.php/SEDS-USA_Alumni_Board -- plus the 
> current prez and vice-prez, Liz Bozek and Ryan McLinko. Mark Ciotola 
> also asked to be included; are there any objections to this?
>
> I think our essential functions are to help with long range planning 
> and using our store of institutional knowledge for the current 
> SEDS-USA Exec Board. On the second point, Ryan, can we add willing 
> Alumni Board members to the sedsexec email list?
>
> On the first point, I need your input about what we can do. Here's 
> what I think we can help with:
> * 5-year strategic plan
> * starting the endowment fund, 
> http://wiki.seds.org/index.php/SEDS-USA_Endowment_Fund
> * writing the history, http://wiki.seds.org/index.php/SEDS_History
> * Exec Board Starter Kit as a how-to guide for running the 
> organization that each new board would receive, 
> http://wiki.seds.org/index.php/SEDS-USA_Exec_Board_Starter_Kit
> * SEDS conference how-to, 
> http://wiki.seds.org/index.php/SEDS_Conference_Passdown_Notebook
>
> SEDSWiki will be a major part of all of this. Chris, Ben, and I have 
> been maintaining it, and it is an outstanding way to keep info in the 
> open and easily editable (don't worry, we track it for spam and 
> vandalism)
>
> I'd like to do for the current SEDS what we weren't able to do 
> ourselves (with the exception of Ben and Megha, of course): keep the 
> organization from periodically driving off a cliff. Talk to you all soon.
>
> -Kirk
>
>


-- 
- Ryan McLinko
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
 Class of 2009


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