From: jonl@tic.com (Jon Lebkowsky)
Subject: Invitation
Originator: riddle@aahsa.tic.com
X-Submissions: eff-austin@tic.com
Organization: none
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 06:00:26 GMT

<This was sent to the steering committee for the upcoming Chapters
 Conference:>

We received the following invitation:
 
> From: fig@eff.org 
> Subject: Chapter Summit Invitation 
> X-Attachments: :Cliff's IIci:1331:meeting.letter.ascii:
> 
> November 18, 1992
> 
> Dear Invitee,
> 
>     We are writing to invite your organization to send two
> representatives to an EFF "chapters summit" to be held on
> January 23 and 24 1993 in Atlanta, Georgia. We are committed
> to working with an active membership, including chapters. The
> purpose of the meeting is to have an open, candid sharing of
> views about chapter relations with EFF. We want to discuss
> chapter missions, EFF member and chapter services,
> establishing an ongoing chapter consultative process with
> national EFF, the participation of members and chapters in
> EFF's national advocacy initiatives, and how EFF national can
> help with local educational and advocacy programs.
>     In short, we want to begin anew to work towards a shared
> sense of mission, goals, and functions. In all candor, we
> have heard your comments and criticisms and believe many of
> them are valid. We hope you will give us the benefit of the
> doubt and chalk up previous fits and starts to inexperience
> and growing pains. We don't have all of the answers. None of
> us do. But together, with effort and good will, we are
> confident that real progress can be made.
>     At our November 10, 1992 board meeting in San Francisco,
> the Board reiterated its strong commitment to becoming a
> membership and chapters organization. Mitch Ratcliffe, who
> attended as "ex officio" chapters' spokesperson, gave us a
> very clear picture of your concerns and also your continued
> interest in affiliating with EFF . The Board appointed Mitch
> Ratcliffe, Cliff Figallo, Dave Farber and Jerry Berman, the
> undersigned, to coordinate the summit and work with all of you
> to set an agenda that will help us work through the issues.
>     We are anxious to get your input on that agenda and, of
> course, to learn that your representatives will attend. We
> have asked Mitch Ratcliffe to help you understand our chapters
> initiative in order to ensure that a diversity of views within
> your organization are represented at the meeting. If you want
> to suggest other attendees who may not be affiliated with an
> organized group, please contact him. Please realize that the
> meeting must be small to be productive.
>     Because of limited resources, we hope most of you can pay
> your own travel and other expenses to attend the meetings.
> However, EFF is prepared to defray some or all of an
> attendees' expenses, if it is essential to insuring his or her
> participation. We want a representative and inclusive meeting.
>     In addition to the undersigned committee and chapter
> representatives, other members of the EFF Board, including
> Mitch Kapor and John Barlow, EFF cofounders, will attend the
> summit.
>     Let's make it work for all of us and for everyone on the
> electronic frontier.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Jerry, Cliff, Dave, Mitch
 
We acknowledge and thank you for the invitation. We will be 
sending our response within a few days.
 
EFF-Austin Board of Directors


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