RE: [PIUG List] PIUG Wiki training webinar begins in two hours

Hi Tom,

I'm not sure exactly what is going on with the PIUG Wiki and the 'changeove=
r' that you mentioned but I hope that you are not planning to replace the P=
IUG Discussion List with the Wiki. Another group that I participate in tri=
ed this several months ago and it was a complete disaster. The extra steps=
 and the overhead to use the Wiki discouraged most people from using it. P=
lease tell me you are not discontinuing the PIUG Discussion List.

Regards,
Gary Kuhn

From: Thomas Wolff [mailto:piugwikimaster_at_gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:00 AM
To: PIUG Discussion List @ Listbox
Subject: [PIUG List] PIUG Wiki training webinar begins in two hours

There is still opportunity to join today's training webinar or sign up for =
the next two. Here's some additional information based on feedback and othe=
r observations.

Training will last just one hour. The actual GoToWebinar session is schedul=
ed for longer to allow participants to login early, which is very highly re=
commended, and stay online longer to ask questions.

Nearly half of the volunteers for PIUG committees, task forces and working =
groups have not yet signed up for the wiki. Your team leaders are counting =
on you to use the wiki to contribute to PIUG teams. Please signup for wiki =
training and learn why the team wiki spaces are so useful.

Issues with the PIUG Discussion List are driving wiki development. The PIUG=
 Board will be considering the changeover in the next month. If you want to=
 know what the wiki PIUG Discussion Forum is all about and how to use it, j=
oin a wiki training session.

Three upcoming one-hour tutorials on using the PIUG Wiki:


 * Thursday, November 20, 2008, 11:00am - noon Eastern time
 * Friday, November 21, 2008, 11:00am - noon Eastern time

 * Monday, November 24, 2008, 2:00pm - 3:00pm Eastern time
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Full details are available on the wiki at http://wiki.piug.org/display/PIUG=
/Wiki+Training+Webinar+Details. You will need to login to the wiki, and reg=
ister first if you haven't already, to get access to the login access detai=
ls.

Before the webinar, please login to GoToWebinar up to 15 minutes in advance=
 to go through the simple registration and application installation process=
. We need to start the webinar on time since one hour is barely enough time=
 to complete the planned agenda. You may want to plan on staying online lon=
ger to ask questions after the semi-formal presentation. In addition, you m=
ight consider reviewing "The PIUG Wiki - A New Medium for PIUG Collaboratio=
n and Discussion<http://wiki.piug.org/download/attachments/3899408/Wolff_Wi=
ki_PIUG_Northeast_Oct-2008.pdf?version=2>" from the PIUG 2008 Northeast C=
onference since it describes much of the wiki's purpose and function and co=
uld help you understand the webinar better.

Over 100 people have registered for the PIUG wiki so far. If you haven't ye=
t, I need to remind you: do not to use your email address as your USERNAME.=
 Please use your name or recognizable alias such as your name with periods,=
 underscore characters or the like. PIUG members should use the same email =
address for the wiki as they do for their membership via 123SignUp in order=
 to access members-only functionality and content on the wiki. Either email=
 address can be changed at a later date.

If none of these times works for you, let me know your preferences as I pla=
n additional sessions in the next few weeks.

I look forward to hosting you at a webinar.

Best regards,

Tom

Thomas E. Wolff, Ph. D.
PIUG Wikimaster and Electronic Communications Committee Chair
office & fax: +1 630-305-9131
email: piugwikimaster_at_gmail.com<mailto:piugwikimaster_at_gmail.com>


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