[Sukoshi's Mom]

Originally Posted by erino77

Ok so I have some questions as far as the committe is concerned. In the "venue for 2009 meetup" thread there were some people who wanted to be part of the committee and nothing was done to offer them that opportunity. What is going on with that? I know it was said that more committee members would result in less agreeing. But I personally think that if people would like to be involved in the planning process then it should be taken into consideration. As this is the YT MEETUP correct? Then YT MEMBERS who would like to help out should have the opportunity to do so. And what could hurt putting some fresh minds and ideas into the process?
I am writing this in regards to the quote about.....
"As for everyone asking about whether or not there will be additional polls to decide the final location, we are hearing everyone's responses, and we will decide what seems like the most fair way to handle the selection process."
I think the "WE", should be more open so to say....."WE" should consist of all the people that want to commit their time to helping/planning and not just the original team, as YT has other members and fresh faces since the committee was formed that could be very beneficial.

I am not looking for an argument here, just an answer as to if the committe is open to some new members

There were 3 of us on the committee for the 2008 meet-up (the only 3 willing to put forth the time and effort to plan the initial meet-up), and we added 2 new members to the committee for the 2009 meet-up, in order to add a fresh perspective, as you suggested. The 2 new members both attended the 2008 meet-up, so they’ve proven their commitment to the cause, and they were the first 2 to volunteer to help out in the future. Additionally, we receive comments and suggestions from EVERYONE through PMs and e-mail, and we use those to make the meet-up even better. For instance, the get to know you game we played at the last meet-up was the idea of someone not on the committee, but she sent a PM with the suggestion. It was also someone else's idea for the pajama party, which I think most of us can agree was the most fun of the whole weekend! We try to hear everyone's suggestions to make the meet-up the best it can be, so everyone has a voice . And we have an odd number on the committee so we can vote on everything without worrying about resulting in a tie.