Just my two cents, but I feel like Mid-Atlantic should be retired for a more defined region name such as North East or New England to better define the center of the chapter's operations. The term "Mid- Atlantic" I have seen in other circles to be very broadly defined at times from as far south as the Carolinas and as far north as New York State. That being said I think there would be a benefit in selecting a name that better aligns with many of the other regional groups official or otherwise for the sake of consistency to the layman. I know that technically Vcf does live within the mid Atlantic boundary, but being on the outer edge, it may be best to focus on a more central name. Who knows, another group could pop up between new Jersey and Georgia one day. May as well plan for the future. Respectfully, Joshua. On Fri, Oct 25, 2024, 5:09 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Thomas and to all
Are the items that you mentioned here (and others pending) going to be brought up at the Festivus meeting that we usually have in December and VCF members allowed to vote on it?( or sooner) I am sure that you and the others will keep us Informed.
Mike Rosen
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On Oct 25, 2024, at 2:40 PM, Thomas G via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
We in the steering committee have been considering making a number of changes to our operation, role, and focus for the past few weeks. We feel that our operation and communication has not been as effective as it could be, given our stated goals, and are also considering certain changes to the broader aspects of VCF Mid-Atlantic, such as membership, elections, and defining our role in relation to VCF National, largely in response to feedback from VCF Mid-Atlantic members. One of the changes we are considering, while largely inconsequential, is to revive the name 'MARCH' (short for 'Mid Atlantic Retro Computing Hobbyists') to replace the clunky 'VCF Mid-Atlantic'. We are still in the deliberating process, but one change worth reporting has already occurred - Jeff Salzman has delegated the role of Steering Committee Chairman to Thomas Gilinsky. The composition of the steering committee has not changed aside from this.
Further information will be made available as we finalize our decisions.