NEIT16+Open+Space+4F+-+Parlor+A

Notes from Karen Blumberg

Consider possible innovations: - Google Hangouts / Google Hangout on Air - Meet during school day for a school tour and sense of the school in action - Sub-channels are a possibility - there is a NEIT slack channel https://neit.slack.com/. There is a [|nycist.slack.com] account. - Every year having a mission or driving force of the board, having a direction or charitable focus. - More "special interest groups" like [|NYCISTk6] (formerly known as Baby NYCIST) Is that a good thing or a bad thing? It could splinter the community, but it makes for more pointed discussions. Should there be a SysAdmin sub-group? - Consider other groups too for more specific needs (Educause, NetMan, IS-ED...) - Continue meeting during the summer? - Consider the way Presidents are nominated - it's kind of an opaque and medieval system currently where past presidents nominate and choose - Make sure vendors aren't on the list - Update the wiki - Create this "Angie's List" for vendors - Share successes and failures of technology we've implemented - Let's ask people to limit themselves to one email account - not multiple accounts - The more formal the group gets (and everything/anything is possible to meet hte wants/needs of everyone in the group), the more maintenance and time required. - More random discussions - Colin wants to pick a school a week to post a topic question.

What if we helped other disciplines make these supportive groups as well? Could we have a NYCIST meeting where we bring an Art teacher? Or a math teacher?

History of NEIT, NYSAIS, NYCIST - is it time to take the next step and formalize NYCIST so it has more formal leadership or an organizing committee like HVLA or NEIT?

Right now, the President organizes 8 meetings a year (date, location, theme). Beyond that, the group manages itself.

Think about the value of the archive.

Send out a survey - What are your roles/needs? What are people looking for? When are good times to meet? What would you like to see happen?

Many people think it's nice to be exposed to all the emails (either real time or via the digest)

NYCIST as a support group, space for troubleshooting, place for just-in-time learning, social, networking needs.