A Call for Candidates
01-17-2013, 07:35 AM
#1
A Call for Candidates
In 2012, I got married, my wife got pregnant with our son, and we moved into a friend's basement while we built a house to start our family in. I did not have much time to commit to the Mid-Atlantic community and I don't see that changing soon. This year started with moving into the home and starting to prepare for the arrival of baby e3opian.
With (give or take) 30 days left until our son is born I need to hand these reigns over to someone with more time on their hands. I've seen the community support themselves with very little direction, and in that's a good thing, but maybe someone with a little more involvement could bring the region closer together. I'd like to call for candidates and conduct a vote before stepping down.
I do not care where in the region you reside. (We will not have this argument this time.) The right candidate can be any where in the region.
What are the expectations of a CO?
Straight from HondaGal's post on the subject;
One of these items has been lacking for a very long time. We haven't had much in the way of relations with local business since we lost Criswell Honda as a site for Wash and Wax meets. If any one has any ideas about this in particular; you'd get my vote. 
Thanks,
Aaron
With (give or take) 30 days left until our son is born I need to hand these reigns over to someone with more time on their hands. I've seen the community support themselves with very little direction, and in that's a good thing, but maybe someone with a little more involvement could bring the region closer together. I'd like to call for candidates and conduct a vote before stepping down.
I do not care where in the region you reside. (We will not have this argument this time.) The right candidate can be any where in the region.
What are the expectations of a CO?
Straight from HondaGal's post on the subject;
The Community Organizer is something of a social director. They are usually someone who is active in organizing events and get-togethers in the local area. Because of this active participation they are well known to the community and have the confidence of the community.
COs (as we call them) are given special privileges to allow them to steer the dynamics of the group but more importantly their intended role is to organize events and to act as a liaison with S2Ki.com to help with developing our global community. They speak on behalf of the community to get things like badge permissions, have troublesome accounts suspended or removed and promote and advertise larger inter-community events and activities.
COs are responsible for maintaining the content quality standards of their forums in a manner consistent with all other S2Ki.com forums and to encourage participation of their members in the broader s2ki global community. They can do this by moving posts of broader interest such as technical topics to the appropriate main site forums and also by promoting events from outside the community.
Except in times of extreme need, S2Ki.com does not appoint Community Organizers. We want your peers to nominate you and therefore you have become a CO with the help of your local community members. You are the lead person within your organization. You are the one respected by your fellow members. Sometimes things change within an organization and someone steps up to help out or take over. We make those changes by request. If we receive a concern from fellow community members about the CO, we will then step in and help out.
All forum communities must be requested, and we recommend you have a decent number of participants to make the community forum worthwhile.
The role of a Community Organizer is:
* Developing a club "Community"
* Establishing a club name with input
* Maintain the membership list
* Contact potential members you see on the street and online *build the club)
* Develop relations with local sponsors and dealerships
* Take the lead in organizing local or community events
If you are a large community or small, there is nothing written in stone that says you can not have help. A Co-Community Organizer can help with tasks, and event planning. It is better to ask for help than try and do everything yourself and risk burnout in the process. As a CO you should be dedicated to the community and the S2000. You will have a sense of accomplishment by organizing events and having your club membership flourish.
COs (as we call them) are given special privileges to allow them to steer the dynamics of the group but more importantly their intended role is to organize events and to act as a liaison with S2Ki.com to help with developing our global community. They speak on behalf of the community to get things like badge permissions, have troublesome accounts suspended or removed and promote and advertise larger inter-community events and activities.
COs are responsible for maintaining the content quality standards of their forums in a manner consistent with all other S2Ki.com forums and to encourage participation of their members in the broader s2ki global community. They can do this by moving posts of broader interest such as technical topics to the appropriate main site forums and also by promoting events from outside the community.
Except in times of extreme need, S2Ki.com does not appoint Community Organizers. We want your peers to nominate you and therefore you have become a CO with the help of your local community members. You are the lead person within your organization. You are the one respected by your fellow members. Sometimes things change within an organization and someone steps up to help out or take over. We make those changes by request. If we receive a concern from fellow community members about the CO, we will then step in and help out.
All forum communities must be requested, and we recommend you have a decent number of participants to make the community forum worthwhile.
The role of a Community Organizer is:
* Developing a club "Community"
* Establishing a club name with input
* Maintain the membership list
* Contact potential members you see on the street and online *build the club)
* Develop relations with local sponsors and dealerships
* Take the lead in organizing local or community events
If you are a large community or small, there is nothing written in stone that says you can not have help. A Co-Community Organizer can help with tasks, and event planning. It is better to ask for help than try and do everything yourself and risk burnout in the process. As a CO you should be dedicated to the community and the S2000. You will have a sense of accomplishment by organizing events and having your club membership flourish.
Thanks,
Aaron
01-17-2013, 08:14 AM
#3
Thanks for doing a thankless job!
I nominate sparrow.
I nominate sparrow.
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01-17-2013, 09:42 AM
#8
Thanks for your time Aaron. you were a great co, and a better friend (well.. you still are a great friend..)
01-17-2013, 10:07 AM
#10