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EDUCAUSE Constituent and Discussion Group Program Participation
From: Joan Couse <jcouse () EDUCAUSE EDU>
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 19:17:05 -0600
Dear Colleagues, I am writing as the staff coordinator of the EDUCAUSE Constituent and Discussion Group program to address the program and listserv administrative concerns recently raised with this group. The primary purpose of the program is to support educational dialogue among individuals with an interest in the topic as it relates to the community of information technology professionals in higher education. Subscription to constituent and discussion groups is open to all and discussions are monitored closely. Those individuals who choose not to participate in a collegial spirit, as well as those incidents reported to EDUCAUSE staff involving those who engage participants offline in ways that are unacceptable are routinely addressed offline. The program description and participation guidelines are shared with each subscriber and are available through the Community section of the EDUCAUSE Web site (specific URLs are noted below). The guidelines address vendor participation in general and clearly state that using a professionally descriptive signature block is highly recommended for all. Individuals who post to the list whose identity and relationship to the community are not clear are contacted offline and advised to employ such professional courtesy in future postings. EDUCAUSE also maintains the right to block subscribers whose behavior is egregious. Program Description <http://www.educause.edu/ProgramDescription/890> Participation Guidelines <http://www.educause.edu/ConstituentGroupParticipationGuidlines/892> The open subscription philosophy behind the constituent and discussion group program has been considered by EDUCAUSE leadership before, with these very issues in mind, and has been reaffirmed. In addition, we review the program each year at the constituent group leaders meeting and will again do so this year. The community as a whole should not be adversely impacted by the ill- conceived actions of a few. Comments and concerns about program management and/or appropriate engagement are best directed to me offline at jcouse () educause edu. (Please note that email addressed to cg () educause edu is also routed to me.) REMEMBER: Using the reply function of your e-mail application will send your message to the entire group. Please take a moment before responding to ensure that you have addressed your message only to those you wish to receive it. Best wishes, Joan Couse Member Programs Associate EDUCAUSE 4772 Walnut Street, Suite 206 Boulder, CO 80301-2538 303/544-5668; fax 303/440-0461 ______________________________ EDUCAUSE 2005, October 18-21, Orlando http://www.educause.edu/e05 Transforming Education Through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu ______________________________
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