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Cindy's expresses the general idea of my response to Ed's posting. I tried
to send it privately, but it got bounced. So I will copy and paste the gist
of it here.
Ed and all the other great AZIPA Organizers. I feel the need to add my two
cents re: your plan to charge fees.
<two cents>
I do not disagree with you decision. But I do not enjoy the meetings since
they have been at Club Rio and only have been product showcases. I miss the
old meetings. If you need money to rent spaces to have the old style
informational meetings I would gladly pay.
I cannot see myself paying to go to the Club Rio style meetings, since their
sole purpose seems to be to sell me something, & I never pay for that ;->.
In fact I generally avoid it whenever possible. Just call my Miss Opt Out.
</two cents>
Laurie Ann Silberman
L_A_Silb@hotmail.com
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Cindy Fox" <cindyfox@azcts.com>
To: <azipa@egroups.com>
Subject: [azipa] AZIPA Fees
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 03:07:28 -0700
What is the money required for? What will it pay for?
As far as I am aware, Club Rio does not charge. They make their money on
food sales. I, for one, would be glad to volunteer to help if needed. I
understood the web site to be run by volunteers.
You talk on the fee page about new people "trying before they buy." What
are they buying?
Call me cheap, I just like to see where the money goes...
Will there be no old formats - only Showcases? Guess that solves it for me.
:) I won't be coming. Borrrrring. :)
Showcases are great... occaissionally. But if that is all AZIPA is now,
then I guess I'll wait until something new comes along.
I would be glad to pay for admission to hear good speakers, panels, talks,
or join in a moderated roundtable, but I'm dissapointed by the recent string
of "Showcases."
I hope other options become available.
Sincerely,
Cindy Fox
Computer Training Solutions
www.azcts.com
www.cindyfox.com
(602) 692-8923
----- Original Message -----
From: "Arizona Internet Professionals Association" <egroups@azipa.com>
To: <azipa-announce@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 1:06 AM
Subject: [azipa-announce] *** Important AZIPA Update (and New Year Tidings!)
***
> Season's Greetings from the Arizona Internet Professionals
> Association!
>
> With the New Year right around the corner, many of us,
> including us here at AZIPA, have taken some time to reflect
> upon the past and the future...
>
> With the mission of being the catalyst to bring the
> Arizona internet community closer together so as to help
> enable it to do great things, we have always tried to keep
> the threshold for participation as low as possible.
>
> Thus, for well over two years now, AZIPA has never charged
> fees or dues of any kind.
>
> But, this has obviously also limited what we can do as
> a group and as a community.
>
> Thus, while keeping the option of no fees for
> participation as a very integral part of AZIPA (so that
> no one is ever barred due to financial reasons), we
> will start requesting completely optional and voluntary
> fees for participation in AZIPA activities.
>
> Please see http://www.acteva.com/go/azipa for full
> details.
>
> Thank you, and may you and yours have a very prosperous
> and Happy New Year!
>
> AZIPA
> http://www.azipa.org
> Arizona Internet Professionals Association
>
>
> ==========================================================
>
>
> AZIPA - Arizona Internet Professionals Association
>
> Please be sure to RSVP! http://www.acteva.com/go/azipa
>
>
> INVITATION
> ~~~~~~~~~~
> Invitation to AZIPA Monthly Event - Monday, January 22nd.
>
> Stop by right after work for Happy Hour food and beverage!
> Doors open at 5:30pm. Location info is below.
>
> Please freely extend this invitation to others who may
> also be interested.
>
> Please be sure to RSVP! http://www.acteva.com/go/azipa
>
>
> WHO ATTENDS?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> If they are involved in the New Economy and do internet
> related stuff (or work with those who do!), then you
> will find them at AZIPA...
>
> Entrepreneurs, Tech People, Angel Investors, Newspaper
> Reporters, Venture Capitalists, Business Types, Service
> Providers, Consultants, Programmers, Designers, Coders,
> Network Dude(tte)s, System Admins, Linux Heads,
> Government Representatives, Marketing and Sales Gurus,
> Recent Grads, Accountants, Lawyers, Webmasters,
> Educators, Students, Graphic Artists, Hardware Pros,
> Journalists, Economic Development Departments, Job
> Seekers, Employers, Suppliers, Customers, Partners, etc.
>
>
> THANK YOU TO THIS MONTH'S AZIPA SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS!
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> stealthmode.com - http://www.stealthmode.com
> Greenberg Traurig, LLP - http://www.gtlaw.com
> Business Journal of Phoenix -
> http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix
> Opnix - http://www.opnix.com
>
>
> THIS MONTH'S EVENT
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> This month's event will be an AZIPA Company Showcase
> - which is a great way to see some of the really cool
> and useful internet related stuff that is happening
> right here in Arizona - and find potential partners,
> customers, employees, investors, suppliers, affiliates,
> employers, etc, etc, etc.
>
> We have over 50 great companies in this month's AZIPA
> Showcase!
>
> Note that a preference is given to industry companies
> that have not participated before - so there is always
> something new and different to come and see and
> discover! For a list of companies and organizations
> who have requested Showcase space and/or have
> participated in prior AZIPA Company Showcases, see
> http://www.azipa.org/meetings.html
>
> Please be sure to RSVP! http://www.acteva.com/go/azipa
>
> If your company is interested in participating in a
> future AZIPA Company Showcase, please sign up as
> soon as possible (space fills up incredibly fast!)
> http://www.acteva.com/go/azipa
>
> Suggestions on possible future speakers or events?
> Send an email to our Speakers Committee
> <mailto:speak@azipa.org>
>
> Interested in sponsoring future AZIPA events? First,
> check out the options at http://www.acteva.com/go/azipa.
> If you are interested in something that is not listed,
> then please send an email with your request to our
> Sponsors Committee <mailto:sponsor@azipa.org>. Thanks!
>
>
> LOCATION OF THIS MONTH'S EVENT
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> WHERE: Club Rio - 430 N. Scottsdale Road in Tempe -
> on the west side of Scottsdale Road, just south
> of Route 202 and just north of Tempe Town Lake
> (Rio Salado / Salt River).
>
> Please be sure to RSVP! http://www.acteva.com/go/azipa
>
> (If the line map below is in disarray, please view
> with a mono/single spaced font)
>
> |
> ___________________________|_______Route 202
> |
> |
> <_____<_____<___|
> _________ |
> Parking | | |
> Parking | CLUB | | Scottsdale Road
> Parking * RIO | | (/ Rural Road)
> Parking |_______| |
> |
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~
> ~~~~~ Tempe Town Lake ~~~~~|~~~~~~~~
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~
> |
>
> See http://www.azipa.org/meetings.html for a more
> detailed map (* is Club Rio Main Entrance)
>
>
> AZIPA NUMBERS
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 2000+ Arizona internet professionals are currently
> subscribed to the AZIPA email Discussion List (see
> below) and 7500+ Arizona internet professionals are
> on the general Announcement List. The first AZIPA
> meeting was held in September of 1998 - thus we are
> now well over two years old! Our recent monthly
> events have averaged 600+ attendees.
>
>
> AZIPA DISCUSSION MAIL LIST
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Whether you can make it to our events or not, be
> sure to sign up for our Discussion Mail List - it
> is 2000+ other Arizona internet professionals
> helping each other do great internet related things
> in Arizona each and every day!
>
> Subscribe at http://www.egroups.com/group/azipa
>
>
> AZIPA ANNOUNCEMENT LIST
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> If you did not receive this email directly from AZIPA,
> please be sure to add yourself to our low frequency
> email Announcement List (usually 2-3 emails a month)
> so that you can be sure to receive the latest meeting
> time and location information directly from the source!
> <mailto:meetings@azipa.org>
>
> To be removed from this general announcement list, simply
> reply with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.
>
>
> MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> AZIPA monthly events for 2001 are tentatively scheduled
> for the evenings of:
>
> Monday, January 22
> Monday, February 26
> Monday, March 26
> Monday, April 23
> Monday, May 21 (Third Monday)
> Monday, June 25
> Monday, July 23
> Monday, August 27
> Monday, September 24
> Monday, October 22
> Monday, November 12 (Second Monday)
> Monday, December 10 (Second Monday)
>
> All meetings start at 5:30pm and are usually the fourth
> Monday of each month (except for the third Monday in May
> and second Mondays in November and December so as to
> avoid conflicts with holidays). As dates and locations
> are subject to change, please be sure to sign up for our
> low frequency (2-3 emails a month) email Announcement
> List so as to make sure to get the very latest updates
> directly from the source! <mailto:meetings@azipa.org>
>
>
> AZIPA WHAT AND WHY
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Get Together - Learn Together - Work Together
>
> AZIPA is the catalyst for people doing internet related
> work in Arizona to get together, learn together, work
> together, and do great internet related things together.
>
> AZIPA is purposely cross-functional (business, technology,
> art, finance, law, education, government, etc, etc, etc...)
> so as to enable people to do great internet related things
> in Arizona - no matter what they may be...
>
> There are many people involved in internet related
> careers and businesses here in Arizona - but nowhere
> near the critical mass found in Silicon Valley where
> you can go into almost any bar or coffee shop and be
> able to talk Net and Web and spark that great idea,
> start a new company, find that new employee/employer/
> subcontractor/supplier/customer/investor/etc.
>
> AZIPA's goal is to help bring the Arizona internet
> community closer together to help create our own
> critical mass.
>
> You are cordially invited to join us in building a
> stronger community of Internet professionals here
> in Arizona.
>
> Hope to see you at the next meeting!
>
> Please be sure to RSVP! http://www.acteva.com/go/azipa
>
> Arizona Internet Professionals Association - AZIPA
> http://www.azipa.org -- mailto:info@azipa.org
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
==AZIPA=============================================================
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Next AZIPA monthly meeting is 5:30pm on Monday, January 22nd, 2001
Please be sure to RSVP! http://www.acteva.com/go/azipa
Other upcoming events:
Tempe Tech Oasis Techie Tuesday - 6:00pm, Tuesday 1/9/01
Beeloe's Cafe & Bar, 501 S. Mill Ave Tempe (SE corner of 5th)
Strategic Research Institute Web Launch BootCamp - 1/30-2/2/01
http://www.srinstitute.com/cx326
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==AZIPA=============================================================
Arizona Internet Professionals Association http://www.azipa.org
Next AZIPA monthly meeting is 5:30pm on Monday, January 22nd, 2001
Please be sure to RSVP! http://www.acteva.com/go/azipa
Other upcoming events:
Tempe Tech Oasis Techie Tuesday - 6:00pm, Tuesday 1/9/01
Beeloe's Cafe & Bar, 501 S. Mill Ave Tempe (SE corner of 5th)
Strategic Research Institute Web Launch BootCamp - 1/30-2/2/01
http://www.srinstitute.com/cx326
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