Has Scott or one of the CAUT Committee leaders talked to the PTG web site redesign folks? A banner and direct link on the PTG opening page would give CAUT more visibility. It would also be controversial. In regard to "endorsements" I believe CAUT should just try to insist that colleges hire RPT's. This is not only good for the universities, it is good for PTG and CAUT both. Too often, it seems to me, CAUT activities can be perceived as too self serving. Supporting a professional credential is something universities understand without having to buy into some hidden agenda. Finally, just because we don't have a PTG endorsement doesn't mean we can't act like we have one or are working toward one. We have all the scheduled activities at the convention. We have all the thought and work that has gone into endorsement planning We should continue to expand on that and work to expand our reach. CAUT activities should be a part of every regional seminar. Unfortunately local CAUT activities are too often poorly planned, poorly executed, and poorly attended. CAUT technicians want more than a bull session where we complain about low pay and low status. Richard West On May 9, 2010, at 9:40 PM, Fred Sturm wrote: > I agree wholeheartedly. Our focus should be on web page and > electronic communication. In saying that, I would add that Scott > Thile, who has been our web slave seemingly forever, has made it > clear that he is ready to be replaced. It is high time we focused > on this area. I think our energy would be better placed working on > communication of this sort than on PTG internal political workings. > > Regards, > Fred Sturm > fssturm at unm.edu > “Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to > shape it.” Brecht > > On May 8, 2010, at 10:24 PM, David Love wrote: > >> It’s the 21st century. Annual mailers, published studies, snail >> mail approaches are slow, ineffective too hard to update and >> expensive. It’s the information age and internet technology and >> ideas should be used if you want to approach this. Create a >> customer support position within the guild for customers (not just >> techs). Using web based technology you can reach many more people >> more easily. People and institutions seeking information about >> how to best meet their needs and/or hire can have someone to go >> to, information that they can read, and even a place to publish >> their listings (available for technicians) and get questions >> answered. That exists already to some degree with how to find a >> technician and the non-tech information that is available. With >> an expanded position (or a new one) in the home office dedicated >> to institutions you can create a “what institutions need to know >> about piano maintenance” type of link. The idea can be expanded >> to function within the scope of what already exists but the >> approach should not be one of selling them something, rather it >> should be one of information support. In the long run that will >> open more doors than a “why you should use an RPT and pay them >> more” approach. >> >> David Love >> www.davidlovepianos.com >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20100510/2b9a0bc9/attachment-0001.htm>
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