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eChapter Newsletter If you are interested in becoming a
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contact Marilyn Parente at
president@APT-eChapter.org, or Saundra Stroope, VP
Communications, at
saundrastroope@yahoo.com.
Summer 2006
President's Corner:
The
Way of Community
by Marilyn Parente, ENFJ
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Wondering why I've chosen this photo? Read
the Spring 2006 entry! |
Greetings all!
From an ENFJ point of
view, what’s happened over the past 24 hours is the way I envisioned
this whole eChapter thing working.
Lori, meet Gill.
Gill, meet Lori.
Sounds simple enough,
yes?
Our June 8th program,
wonderfully presented by Elizabeth Hirsh and her sister Katherine,
our VP of Festivities, was fraught with technical difficulties. Our
plans to allow everyone to introduce themselves at the beginning of
the meeting had to be shelved pretty quickly when too much feedback
got in the way. Once we started the question and answer portion,
the briefly-banished gremlins returned with a vengeance, knocking us
all into a universe where the most polite question I asked was, “Can
you hear me now?” The other things I uttered are best not posted on
a public website <big grin>
Despite the technical
glitches, Lori from Indiana was one of the few who was able to pose
a question. Although it was a bit beyond the domain of the
presentation (it dealt with an upcoming workshop offered by someone
not participating in our program), our presenters handled it with
aplomb. While not able to comment directly on the workshop in
question, Katherine was able to provide high-level information about
the material for which the other presenter is best known.
Not long afterwards,
Gill from London e-mailed me with information about the workshop in
question with a request to pass it along to Lori.
If that’s not what
Sidney had in mind when she envisioned this whole thing happening, I
don’t know what is.
If you were one of
those affected during the call, your response might be, “But I could
never get back into the program,” or other comments focused on the
technical malfunction. Me? I’m grateful for the gifts of the big
picture and how two people in particular were served yesterday …
that, and for the members of the eChapter Board who are right this
minute looking into how to better address the technical issues going
forward.
That’s why I’m here.
Glad you’re here too!
mbp
Marilyn B Parente,
SPHR
president@apt.echapter.org
voice (NJ / USA) 732-764-9715
Spring 2006
President's
Corner: Welcome to the APT
eChapter!
by Marilyn Parente, ENFJ
If there was ever a
moment that our chapter became "real" to me, it was Friday, March
17, during our monthly Board meeting. Listening to the plans
for upcoming events, hearing names tossed about casually that I only
know from the covers of books in my personal library - it really
became a defining moment of what it feels like to be a member of a
local APT chapter.
Living in Central
Jersey (that's Jersey USA for our friends in the UK), I don't have
an on-ground chapter that's close enough for regular participation.
I've received invitations from time to time from other chapters and
regions (thanks, in particular, go out to the Southern Connecticut
chapter,
even if your events are about 3 hours away), but it's never been
terribly convenient to be part of a type community ... that is,
until Sidney Craig Courtice came along.
Sidney was part of a
success story in Canada with virtually connecting APT members there,
and had a vision for those of us whose hearts are willing but
geography is weak. She rounded up a great crew of folks to
play with the idea of an online chapter, nearly all of which have or
had experience in running traditional APT chapters.
Finally, I have access
to programs and events without having to deal with the New Jersey
Turnpike or Garden State Parkway -- a wonderful thing, to be sure.
For an ENFJ like me, I have visions of how our eChapter will grow
into an eCommunity, and am thrilled to have you as a part of our new
adventure.
Drop me a line at
president@APT-eChapter.org and let us know what the
eChapter will mean to you. We'll post your responses in the
next edition of our newsletter.
Oh, before I forget, I
promised to tell you why I chose the photo above -- having an
eChapter means you can attend meetings and events even when you're
on vacation. It was VERY pleasant being on our February Board
conference call while visiting the Florida West Coast, trust me <big grin>
Have some fun today!
mbp If you are interested in becoming a
contributor to our newsletter on a regular or occasional basis,
contact Marilyn Parente at
president@APT-eChapter.org, or Saundra Stroope, VP
Communications, at
Saundra.Stroope@PacifiCorp.com. |
