People come to the Roundtable to share information about what they are doing and problems in doing what they are doing. Besides, I need to pick up a new Scoutmaster's Handbook. That's what brings people here, and that's what brings people to attend Roundtable. In the winter time, compromise for all by holding the meeting earlier in the day or perhaps on a weekend which other events are being held at a central location just for the safety aspect. In one of the Districts where I served, we held Roundtable in January, February and March on the first Saturday and if possible, tied it in with a Council or District event, so that for the two hours in the morning, we definitely had a captive audience.
Scouters are interested in a lot of different things.
I had many times wished that Scouts-L existed when I was working. I would take many of the issues that we've talked about here, made copies for each participant, and during each Roundtable, just TALK about what others here are talking about. This isn't accomplished by monthly rehashes of what the national literature says or what the Council's getting ready to do. It's accomplished by meeting the needs of the group and keeping the group together to get the job done. Rural areas in our Councils are tough to do Roundtables in, I admit it.