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I'd like to have a minute to consider a thoughful reply to Hope, and I think there are excellent ideas here to move forward. If we can, let's continue to work on the agenda/process we might use for the 'Network' here online, and bring it to the meeting Rebecca proposes to start working on refining the process and group framework for decision-making. (I think the 'Network' group has to have some authority to make decisions with the cooperative agreement of CIT management in each decision - we have to start learning how to flatten the organization, so why now experiment here?) The standards discussion is relevant, and could be a group with some cross-representation. I would suggest that anyone interested in charting out this IT User Support Network respond to Rebecca directly to be involved in the first session - probably not a large group, but to refine the concepts we start with here - and to plan for the first large-group open session. It would be great to involve clients in this larger group, including students. The Advocats list AND the PLAN-IT list are both relevant, but Advocats is most closely aligned with the topic. I agree with Wesley, let's use Advocats for this User Services Network development, and report to Plan-IT with results/action steps. OK Everyone? -cd Wesley Alan Wright wrote: > At 11:29 AM -0500 12/14/99, Hope Greenberg wrote: > > > > >So what do we do? And how do we make it different? How about: > > > >1) Take stock: List all the groups you are now involved in at UVM where > >IT is a core component of your discussion/charge/mission. Post them > >here. > > > >2) Invite the people in those groups, and others that you know are > >involved in IT, to join plan-it > > > >3) Encourage interested others to join, especially those that prefer to > >lurk: lurkers are an important component of every discussion group. At > >the very least, do what it takes to let people know that the discussions > >will be happening and that the archives are on list.uvm.edu > > > > There have already been three follow-ups to parts of this discussion > on the ADVOCATS list: > > http://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9912&L=advocats&D=0&O=D&P=2365 > > http://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9912&L=advocats&D=0&O=D&P=2495 > > http://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9912&L=advocats&D=0&O=D&P=2617 > > Before we jump into this, how do we pull this discussion together? > | Wesley Alan Wright <mailto:[log in to unmask]> | > | Academic Computing Services __0__ | > | Room 238 Waterman Building / \ | \ | > | University of Vermont \77 http://cit.uvm.edu/~waw/ | > | Burlington, Vermont 05405-0160 USA. \\ http://www.uvm.edu/skivt-l | > | Voice:802-656-1254 FAX:802-656-0872 vv | -- -cd ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Craig Donnan Project Manager, Information Systems Center for Rural Studies University of Vermont 207 Morrill Hall Burlington, VT 05405 Phone: 802-656-0150 Fax: 802-656-4975 E-mail: [log in to unmask] http://crs.uvm.edu/staff/craig.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~