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06-11-2022, 07:50 PM
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I Would Like to Lobby for a New Forum on OB
This is not a call for a revolution!
I sat in on a really entertaining and informative presentation today at the New Hampshire OS monthly meeting and it got me thinking about a resource for those folks who are charged with finding meeting speakers.
I've found a few threads scattered throughout the Orchid Board regarding speakers but nothing consolidated like we have, just by example, for say vendor reviews.
Would the OB folks consider adding a new forum where members could contribute recommendations and reviews? I think that could end up being a great resource for all of us.
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06-11-2022, 08:25 PM
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Or finding speakers that are available to give online sessions (for free) for OB members.
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06-12-2022, 01:41 AM
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Great Lakes (Ann Arbor, Michigan) Judging Center has some very good speakers and they allow people to register for the talks. Sometimes there is a fee but this month, it is free...just have to register. Norman Fang will be speaking on Phals.
AOS Orchid Judging in the Great Lakes Region
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Most orchid societies will let you join Zoom talks if you contact them ahead of time (then they can send the link). It is like attending a meeting to see if you want to join. Orchid Societies are non-profit and exist to educate and help others where orchids are concerned (or, really, to feed the addiction).
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06-12-2022, 07:38 PM
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We routinely have guests that attend our OS Zoom meetings [Portland (Oregon) Orchid Society member here]; though I sometimes feel bad for those that join in from the east coast, as it makes for a late night ![Wink](http://www.orchidboard.com/community/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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06-13-2022, 08:17 AM
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I think Keysguy was looking for a speaker referral forum, not a “where can I watch/listen for free?”.
Not a bad idea.
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06-13-2022, 08:25 AM
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Quote:
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I think Keysguy was looking for a speaker referral forum, not a “where can I watch/listen for free?”.
Not a bad idea.
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Yes- that is correct Ray.
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06-13-2022, 09:44 AM
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I don't know if I'm able to do that or not, but I'll give it a shot. It's a good idea, so why not?
It's possible Marty may need to be involved. I'm pretty new at this admin thing, so patience please? ![Big Grin](http://www.orchidboard.com/community/images/smilies/new/biggrin2.gif)
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Okay, it's hopefully up and running. I'll tweak it after awhile. Meanwhile, test drive it a bit.
Located under CLASSIFIEDS as Speaker Referral, right next to Vendor Feedback.
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I think Keysguy was looking for a speaker referral forum, not a “where can I watch/listen for free?”.
Not a bad idea.
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Yes. My thought is someone who wanted to post an event to garner attention for a speaker of a "watch/listen for free" or even watch/listen by paying, would be more appropriate for someone to post under this forum News, Updates & Feedback.
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I like the idea, but before we go ahead and create anything, maybe it would be good to clarify the purpose?
I lik the idea of a (sub forum) where meeting notes (or video links) can be shared, as occurs on a regular basis already.
However if it's just to list speakers and the areas of expertise, I think we could already do this in a stickied thread in an already existing forum.
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I don't know if I'm able to do that or not, but I'll give it a shot. It's a good idea, so why not?
It's possible Marty may need to be involved. I'm pretty new at this admin thing, so patience please? ![Big Grin](http://www.orchidboard.com/community/images/smilies/new/biggrin2.gif)
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Admins can create a new forum, but I have a feeling that Marty needs to do something to the database in order for the change to be deployed to the front end.
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06-13-2022, 09:55 AM
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WW- thank you.
Camille may be correct that something else needs to happen internally tech-wise because I just went and tried to start a new thread/post under what you created and I didn't see a way to do that.
My thought was each thread title could be a speaker name and as long as folks were including their speakers' topic in their thread, that forum could be searched by topic and it would be a 2-way tool. ie; you could browse speakers or search for a specific topic of interest and speakers that had spoken on that topic would come up in the search.
Make sense?
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06-13-2022, 09:59 AM
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Hmmm, good commentary Camille. Lets leave new one up for a little bit and see if folks can see it? A test drive? Or perhaps incorporate Referrals as a subforum also containing meeting notes or videos from speakers?
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Thanks KeysGuy for the heads up. I get a different view than members do, and it's hard to figure out what I can see vs others. Nice to have a guinea pig readily available!
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