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From: njgen-bounces(a)rootsweb.com
[mailto:njgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Janice Brown
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 12:36 PM
To: njgen(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [NJGEN] Roll Call and Messages from USGenWeb
Greetings All,
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend. It is time
once again for our monthly roll call. In addition I have two
notices below that I have been asked to pass along to you
from the new National Coordinator of USGenWeb, Tina Vickery.
Direct questions regarding those posts should be directed to
Tina. But of course, commentary and discussion are welcome here.
Janice Brown (also responding to roll call) SC, NJGenweb CC,
Atlantic, Cape May, Gloucester and Salem Counties Temp. CC,
Burlington and Cumberland Counties
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ANNOUNCEMENT #1
Good morning all --
There has been much discussion throughout the genealogical
community and USGenWeb Project lists regarding Ancestry's IBC
launch. The USGenWeb Project has been contacted by TGN, and
all correspondence to date regarding this collection has
been shared with the Project. They have halted and
dismantled the collection.
The Advisory Board is also aware of continuing concerns
throughout the Project that cached pages are still being
accessed. The Advisory Board will contact Ancestry for
further clarification of this issue. Thank you all very much
for your patience as we work to answer your concerns.
Tina Vickery
USGenWeb Project
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ANNOUNCEMENT #2
From: Tina S. Vickery
To: board(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 8:11 AM
Subject: Statement on discussion/negotiations - Masthead for
USGenWeb Rootweb hosted sites.
As some of you may know, I attended the FGS conference in
Fort Wayne, IN in mid-August where the USGenWeb Project
hosted a booth. While there, I had the pleasure of meeting
Sean Lloyd [again], Associate Community Development Manager
for
rootsweb.com and Donna Popelish, RootsWeb Help desk Manager.
It was a pleasure to finally meet Donna, who is long overdue
a huge THANK YOU from the USGenWeb Project for her care and
responsiveness to the Project. She is one of our unsung
heroes for her service!
After the election, but prior to September 1, I received an
email from Sean, requesting a teleconference with David
Graham, RootsWeb Product Manager; Anna Fechter, Community
Operations Manager The Generations Network; and Sean.
While I agreed to the teleconfernce, I reiterated to them,
that I was not National Coordinator yet. But I did agree to listen.
And listen I did. Rootsweb and The Generation Network are
very eager to work with us, (the Board and the Project
membership), to facilitate a design for our masthead that
distinctly displays our mission and goals while at the same
time addresses their business concerns and decisions. I have
no reason to believe that this negotiation will not be done
in good faith, as both parties are eager to enter into a
mutually acceptable agreement.
The conclusion of our conversation was that they would
prepare and forward to me a proposal for presentation to the
Advisory Board and the Project.
I will keep you all abreast of the discussions as they progress.
Tina Vickery,
National Coordinator
USGenWeb Project
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