Dear Ian,

I agree with you, that too many emails were sent to the steering  
group. I sent too many mails as well. I know.

I wanted to stop this, but I kept on receiving (sometimes privately)  
mails from colleagues with interesting content to discuss.  That is  
why I went on until now.


Concerning the discussion room:
  you (or someone else) should explain a little more how we can get on  
that "discussion room". I didn't succeed right now. But I am in a  
hurry, so maybe later.


I am a volonteer for the thinking about the creation of the "organised  
network" (from my practical international screenwriting and production  
knowledge), but I don't have any personal ambition for the network. I  
have made my choice: my ambition is in professionalism: international  
financing and screenwriting. But I can learn a lot from the academics,  
from other screenwriters and from my own reflections and research.



Best regards,


Hugo

Op 7-dec-11, om 12:50 heeft Ian MacDonald het volgende geschreven:

> Dear all
>
> The Steering Group has occupied quite a lot of server space lately  
> with wide-ranging discussions and suggestions. Some of this has also  
> reached the whole Network, which might be a bit confusing!
>
> I suggest we separate out our burgeoning business.
>
> I'm delighted people are discussing screenwriting issues daily now -  
> that's what the Network was set up to do! It needs that free-flowing  
> social network approach, and I'm pleased to say we already have a  
> Discussion Room. You should see this on your jiscmail Home Page,  
> towards the RH side. You'll need some Java software (all available  
> through jiscmail), and maybe some adjustments to your firewall. Then  
> you can access the DR and post ideas/respond in real time. You can  
> save your discussion and can ask SRN to place this in the Files  
> section.
>
> The business of the Steering Group concerns the running of the SRN,  
> and messages for the specific email list for the SRG should be  
> restricted to items relating to this topic.
>
> The Steering Group is also now working on formalising the SRN, with  
> a constitutional structure. I have called for 5 volunteers to help  
> with administering this process.  The intention is to bring a  
> suggested structure to the SG in the New Year, and after a short  
> time, suggest an agreed structure to the whole membership. If  
> agreed, it would be adopted by the AGM in Sydney 2012.  Comments and  
> suggestions welcome from all. However, at this stage, it is best to  
> send them only to me at [log in to unmask] The full debate  
> will happen later.
>
> Any general message/news/new publication/everything else will  
> continue to be posted to the SRN as usual. More info will follow on  
> conferences from 2014 onwards, for example.
>
> In the near future, it is intended we should have a separate  
> website. I am working on this now with Jamie Sherry from Bangor  
> University, Wales. Any comments or suggestions should also be sent  
> to me in the first instance.
>
> You might also like to note that our current membership exceeds 200,  
> following the successful Brussels conference!
>
> Best wishes to all
>
> Ian
>
>

Hugo Vercauteren
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