Copy of a May 16, 1997 e-mail message from:
Dr. Brian Leverich Co-moderator, soc.genealogy.methods/GENMTD-L
RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative
http://www.rootsweb.com/
Based on interest expressed by many folks, RootsWeb would like to sponsor the creation of a nonprofit Internet International Genealogical Society with the following mission:
- To assist in the creation and maintenance of genealogical resources on the Internet, by funding selected projects using resources obtained through grants, bequests, and large donations.
- To represent the interests of genealogists using the Internet, both by providing counsel to organizations providing services on the Internet and by lobbying organizations and agencies who make decisions which affect Internet genealogists.
- To promote the development of standards, protocols, and software for the distribution of genealogical information over the Internet.
- To provide a common social organization for genealogists using the Internet, regardless of their specific interests. We don't have any deep thoughts on the form of organization, but we do feel strongly that:
- Membership in the Society should be free, and as a goal we should try to enroll virtually all 100,000+ Internet genealogists as members.
- The focus of the Society should be broad and embrace the Usenet Newsgroups, the mailing lists both large and small, independent Websites, Websites operating in collaboration (like USGenWeb), major projects (like the Roots Surname List and the USGenWeb Archives), and all other Internet genealogical activities.
- The Society should definitely be international, and we should try to keep American genealogists from overwhelming the rest of the community by sheer numbers.
- The organization should be Internet-like, in the sense that it should be completely open, flexible, informal, and nonhierarchical. Work will get done by teams who choose to address specific issues.
- The Society should work in collaboration with and support of existing genealogical societies, rather than competing with them.
After the Society is established, RootsWeb will look to the Society for recommendations concerning our development program. As the Society matures, it may make sense to transfer RootsWeb's assets from RootsWeb (which is nominally a for-profit business) to the Society and transfer RootsWeb's membership to the Society as a new dues-paying class of members.
If you have interest and would like to help in the organization of the Internet International Genealogical Society, we've set up a mailing list at RootsWeb.
While anyone is welcome to join the discussion, we now especially need folks who can help us with setting up a IIGS™ Website, getting the organization running, and handling the details of registering us as a nonprofit.
I hope you'll have time to participate -- I think this will be a lot of fun, and I think we can do a lot to make the resources available to Internet genealogists grow even faster than they have over the past decade. Cheers, B.
-- Dr. Brian Leverich Co-moderator, soc.genealogy.methods/GENMTD-L
RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative
http://www.rootsweb.com/
I M P O R T A N T ! ! !
To SUBSCRIBE to IIGS-INET-L, send a message to
IIGS-INET-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains the word
subscribe
and nothing else (be sure to turn off any signature files, etc.)
To UNSUBSCRIBE from IIGS-INET-L, send a message to
IIGS-INET-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains the word
unsubscribe
and nothing else (be sure to turn off any signature files, etc.)
Any suggestions you might have for the formation of the IIGS™ can be posted to the group at IIGS-INET-L@rootsweb.com
To POST A MESSAGE to IIGS™, send your message to
IIGS-INET-L@rootsweb.com
We have four new lists available to IIGS™ participants:
IIGS-WEBMASTERS-L@rootsweb.com | Joe Reynold's IIGS-Webmaster's Page
IIGS-SYSADMINS-L@rootsweb.com
IIGS-LISTOWNERS-L@rootsweb.com
IIGS-INC-L@rootsweb.com (for incorporation issues)
You can subscribe to any of those lists by sending the word "subscribe" (and NOTHING else!) in the message body to the usual -request@rootsweb.com address.
Anyone is welcome to join any list, but folks should expect some fairly specialized discussions on each. There's no "management" on any of the lists, so just join the team and pitch in.
LIST OF CURRENT I.I.G.S. VOLUNTEERS
(as of May 18, 1997)
Volunteer your services to the I.I.G.S.! Send an e-mail to:
jrabun@ix.netcom.com and specify your area of interest from the list below.
Note that this list evolves as the organization evolves. It is updated periodically from the input of folks on the Mail List and volunteers.
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1. IIGS™ Website/Organization Plan
| 1. Mission Statement
| 2. Announcements
| | 1. What's New at IIGS™
| | 2. Calendar of Events
| 3. Membership
| | 1. Benefits of Membership
| | 2. How to Join
| | 3. List of Members ?
| 4. Volunteers
| | 1. Executive Committee
| | | 1. President
| | | 2. 1st Vice President
| | | 3. Secretary
| | | 4. Treasurer
| | | 5. Legal Counsel
| | | 6. Mail List - Larry Stephens
| | | 7. Membership Chair
| | | 8. Projects Registrar
| | | 9. Public Relations
| | | 10. Webmaster
| | 2. Accounting
| | | 1. Dianne Glover - DianneGl33@aol.com
| | | 2. Ken Ward - stlward@inlink.com
| | 3. Fund Raising
| | 4. General Services
| | | 1. Dolores Lombardi - DLombard@aol.com
| | | 2. Margaret Olson - olson@shout.net
| | | 3. Karen L. Piper - midvsch@mailhost.cyberhig
| | | 4. Lynn Dielman - lynnd@adnc.com
| | | 5. Judy Kelble - jkelble@accnorwalk.com
| | | 6. Barbara Weaver - weaver@apaynet.com
| | | 7. Linda Huss - ljh@voyager.net
| | | 8. Gary Winter - garyw10@juno.com
| | 5. Incorporation/Legal Issues
| | | 1. Michael Colvin - mcolvin@yuba1.yubacoe.k12
| | | 2. John Rigdon - jrigdon@mail.gabn.net (USA)
| | 6. Global Village
| | | 1. Australia
| | | 2. Canada
| | | 3. France
| | | 4. Germany
| | | 5. Israel
| | | 6. Italy
| | | 7. Mexico
| | | 8. New Zealand
| | | 9. Norway
| | | 10. United Kingdom
| | 7. Mail List Operations
| | | 1. John Pimentel - pimentel @roots.ultranet.com
| | | 2. John Coates - jdcoates@aa.net
| | | 3. Phil Stackhouse - merlin@softaid.net
| | 8. Newsletter
| | | 1. Myra Gormley - myra_gormley@prodigy.com
| | | 2. Julia Case - Julie_Case@prodigy.com
| | | 3. Gordon Fisher - gfisher@shentel.net
| | 9. Projects Registry
| | | 1. Barry Best - bbest@orion.tstar.net
| | | 2. John Pimentel - pimentel @roots.ultranet.com
| | | 3. Carmen Finley - finleyc@SONOMA.EDU
| | 10. Public Relations
| | | 1. Britt Rodgers - brodgers @mail.geocities.com
| | | 2. Steven L. Watts - swatts@scvnet.com
| | 11. System Administration
| | | 1. Ben Laurie - ben@algroup.co.uk
| | | 2. Camilla Gemmingen von Massenbach - camilla@algroup.co.uk
| | 12. Translators
| | | 1. Marianne Wolfman - marianne@ccnet.com
| | | 2. Gordon Fisher - gfisher@shentel.net
| | | 3. Bryan Manktelow (Swedish) - bryan@mankon.se
| 5. IIGS™ Mail List
| | 1. How To Sub/Unsub/Post a Message
| 6. Projects Registry
| 7. Global Village
| | 1. Australia
| | 2. Canada
| | 3. France
| | 4. Germany
| | 5. Israel
| | 6. Italy
| | 7. Mexico
| | 8. New Zealand
| | 9. Norway
| | 10. United Kingdom
| | 11. United States
| 8. Resources
| 9. Online Newsletter
| | 1. Articles of Interest to WWW Genealogists
| 10. Links Exchange
