Kenai Peninsula Photographers Guild members:


Dear KPPG Members,

First of all, I would like to offer a big “thanks” to Genn for all the time she has put in as secretary to this club. I have some big shoes to fill and can only hope that I might do as good a job as she has done. That being said, I would like to officially introduce myself and say that I look forward to my new role as secretary.

But one aspect of being secretary that is probably the most challenging (as I know from experience after being secretary of the Kenai Peninsula Outdoor Club) is keeping track of peoples e-mails – additions, changes and deletions – so that at any given time we can be certain the list is current and accurate. Genn agreed that this is no easy task.

So when I signed on to be secretary, I made the suggestion that we check out a possible new interactive website for the club. Though Clayton has generously offered his expertise and has provided this group with a website that tells the community who we are, when we meet and features a photo gallery of member images, I would like to propose a “trial” membership to a new website that will allow folks to have access to a monthly calendar where we can announce upcoming events, monthly meetings, member photography shows, etc.

There is a photo album that is also a part of this site and many other useful features like the ability to initiate a “poll” to quickly and efficiently get members opinions on certain topics, start a discussion on any particular subject, allow members to post ideas for say – a photo safari/photography field trip. And one of the best things about this Meetup group is that the member e-mail list maintains itself. Folks who are interested in the club sign up or if they choose, can leave the club at any time. No one person has to keep track of who is coming or going.

There already exists in the state two other photography Meetup groups that are successfully utilizing this type of website to maintain their activities, educate their members and showcase their images. Please check out these two links to see some examples.

Eagle River Camera Club

http://www.meetup.com/EagleRiverCameraClub/

South Central Alaska Photography Group

http://www.meetup.com/scakpg/

And lastly, here is my proposed website for the Kenai Peninsula Photographers Guild.

http://www.meetup.com/Kenai-Peninsula-Photographers-Guild/

I have the approval of Greg Daniels (the club president) to go ahead with a 6 month “TRIAL” membership at a total cost to the club of $12/month. So at this time, I would like to encourage you to sign up for this website. (If security is an issue for you, feel free to just use your first name and you do not have to post a picture of yourself if you prefer.) Once you have signed up, please explore the many features this “Meetup” has to offer and provide any feedback or questions that you might have. (Also note – the details regarding our April Meeting/Field trip to Frames N Things on April 20th can be found on the Meetup website.) In a couple of weeks, I plan to share all members’ feedback and answer any questions you might have in one e-mail back to the group. Though this website is very user friendly, I also will be offering a “help” session for those of you that might need some additional assistance. Watch for an e-mail regarding a date and time for this help session.

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