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LIWDG Membership & Roles

The LIWDG is a free guild. Our meetings and discussion list are always free. You can become a member by putting in your blood, sweat and tears. You cannot directly pay for membership.

What are the benefits of membership?

  • You can reference your membership to build your image as someone who supports the LIWDG
  • You get listed on the LIWDG.org web site based on your participation
  • You get a link to your web site for visibility
  • If you are an officer, you also get listed on the officer’s page and get more detailed descriptions with your listing. You also can reference your officer-ship.

To become a member you must contribute to the guild. There a variety of ways to do this:

  1. These are the main positions designed to keep the guild running — for example: meeting host, membership manager and web master. (more below)
  2. Each officer can have as many assistants as he or she likes to fulfill the position.
  3. These are non-specific roles that support the guild — for example: giving a talk or presentation, donating supplies and promoting the guild (more below). If you got a cool idea for contributing, we will highly consider it.

Officers

Founder

  • Kim Foglia
  • Founder of the guild.

Meeting Host

  • Kenn Schroder
  • Hosts the meetings
  • Be at all meetings
  • Required to find a replacement if he/she leaves the position
  • Get others to do stuff

Meeting Host Assistant

  • Mark Cansino
  • Be at all meetings
  • Help with miscellaneous stuff for host
  • Required to find a replacement if he/she leaves the position
  • Run the meeting of the Host is not available

Membership Officer

  • Confirms members are keeping to their responsibility
  • Seek and secure all officer positions
  • Get an assistant to
  • Find a replacement if he/she leaves the position (ideally the assistant)

Meeting Announcer

  • Announce upcoming meeting
  • Post a recap of the meeting the next day (for site and guild list)
  • Be at all meetings
  • Have an assistant
  • Find a replacement for position when and if can’t make meeting

Web Master

  • Lead the redesign and maintenance of the site
  • Get assistants/designers/developers to build and update site
  • Required to find a replacement if he/she leaves the position

Location Person

  • Make sure we have a central place to meet
  • Get an assistant trainee to replace you when you leave

Food Person

  • Responsible for food / coffee
  • Get others to sponsor the food each month
  • Required to find a replacement if he/she leaves the position

Guest Inviter

  • Someone who gets names to come, like local organizations, macromedia
  • Required to find a replacement if he/she leaves the position
  • (down the line)

Contributors

  • Give a talk or presentation
  • Pay for food and coffee one month
  • Loan equipment, ex — projector and laptop setup
  • Send a press release
  • Write some copy for the site
  • Got other ideas? Contact the membership person!