When we petitioned to have our name changed to the Florida chapter, our chapter committed to delivering on a statewide presence that would engage STC members across the state. Our initial approach was to establish local meetups in different parts of the state. However, this proved difficult to promote and sustain, since it required effort form a local member to coordinate and manage the meetups.
Based feedback from our members, I recommended that we virtual engagement with our members our primary goal. This proposal was met with understandable concern since it inverted our current approach: enabling virtual attendees to dial in to our face-to-face meetings. I was able to win the support of the Administrative Council by providing a detailed plan for executing virtual meeting, listening to the concerns raised, and suggesting that we conduct a trial run with our January meeting before moving forward. In the end, we implemented this approach to meetings for our chapter year.
Bethany Aguad 