******************************* MADISON IBD MEETUP
GROUP : GENERAL RULES ********************************
CONTACT INFORMATION
1 Primary Group Contact information is in the trust of
the Organizer. IT IS A PRIVATE LIST. The contact list is for the purpose
of
communicating with members on the subject of investing
within the purview of the Group, and announcement of meeting dates.
Communication to the Primary group list will be by Bcc.
2 Uses outside the above definition are strongly
discouraged, and must be submitted through the Organizer. They will
be at the
discretion of the Organizer, and limited to opt- in
-replies.
3 A separate, PUBLIC LIST (public to members only) may
be maintained for networking purposes of the members. Participation
in this list is VOLUNTARY, and participants should be
aware that due to it's nature, the Organizer has little or no control of
this list.
Communication by Bcc is also strongly encouraged for
this list.
4 Participants on any mailing list maintained by the
organizer may have their names removed at any time by sending an email
with
REMOVE in the subject line and, if appropriate,
the name of the specific list, to the Organizer. If no list is specified,
it will be assumed the request is
for the main group contact list. SPAM by the
Organizer or any individual who should happen to gain access to any list
is actionable
under applicable State and Federal laws.
5 Upon change of Organizer, the previous Organizer will
contact the primary group list and announce the change.
The change in Organizer will also be posted on the
Meetup group website. Continued participation in the Primary Group will be
on
an opt- in basis by email with CONTINUE in the subject
line to the new Organizer (16).
RUN OF MEETING
6 The Organizer has sole control of the run of the
meeting.
7 The progress of the meetings will conform to the
general structure outlined in the document titled RUN OF MEETING. It will
be
no longer than 2 hours, and may be shorter depending on
meeting content.
8 Presentations, or questions leading to presentations,
must be submitted to the Organizer well in advance of the meeting date.
Presentation submissions will include the subject
of the presentation, and its anticipated time requirement. The recommended
deadline is the last Saturday before the meeting.
8a Presentations will include a question /discussion
period after the presentation is over.
9 The Organizer will publish, by web page and/ or email,
an agenda for each meeting by the last Tuesday before the meeting.
MEETING ETIQUETTE
10 PLEASE RSVP TO MEETING DATES. This helps plan for
seats and room size, and avoids disruption as seats are hunted
up for unexpected members
11 Cross talk or table talk is only permissable in the
meet - and - greet period, or after the meeting has officially adjurned.
Table talk
during the course of a meeting, or worse, during a
presentation , is rude and deprives other memebers of the opportunity to
learn.
On a Call to Order from the Organizer, all table talk
will immediately cease.
12 Presentations: The presenter controls the floor
for the duration of the presentation. If I projector is available, the
presenter has control
of the projector as well. If the presenter chooses to
cede control of the projector to another person, that person is under the
strict
direction of the presenter for the duration of the
presentation.
12a Questions posed during the course of the
presentation should be simple, brief, and for the clarification of
the poser's understanding
of a specific point. The Questioner should wait to be
recognized byt the Presenter.
12b Complex questions, or challenges to the presenter's
point of view should be witheld until the presenter has finished.
CHANGE OF ORGANIZER
13 Call for a new organizer can be put forward at any
time after the Organizer has served the minimum term (15). It must be
ratified
by the active members of the group
13a Active Members are defined as any member who has
attended at least one meeting in the last rolling year.
14 If accepted, the Active Membership may then submit
candidates for election by the group.
15 The elected Organizer will serve for not less than 12
months, and becomes the acting Organizer as of the first meeting
after the vote.
16 The outgoing Organizer will transfer the group's html
files to the new Organizer. and notify the entire membership of the need
to
contact the new Organizer to continue their
participation (5).
RULES CHANGES
17 MAY BE PROPOSED AND VOTED ON ONLY IN MEETINGS. This
will occur in the Group Business portion of the meeting.
CONCLUSION
This group
needs * YOU*! Be curious! Get active! Ask questions! Dont
assume your question is stupid, or your need to know
is trivial or distracting. Present your questions
or suggestions to the Organizer, and let them decide how to deal with
it.