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one prints close to a ton of paper as brochures and leaflets for
use over the next two years, one feels compelled to make it the
best job possible. Involving many of the volunteers of NPSS means
that the input to the text from the last editions is varied in content
and the view taken. In addition, I chose to rearrange the information
and add a new section to the brochure – work that only one
person could do. In addition, we needed fresh photographs to complete
the impact of the pieces and these needed to be of extremely high
quality – images of more than two megabytes in JPG format
and preferably much more. Coordinating all of this was a real-time
deadline job as the finished products had to be ready for the first
conference in May, which they were.
The second production job was a new set of banners for the membership
booth. These refresh the look as well as giving us more flexibility
when meetings are close together in time. For the large meetings
we can have both sets in use.
Finally, we get shipped to my company excess copies of our journals
to which we attach a “sample” label and send as samples
for the membership booth.
Now we settle down to the job of distribution to conferences and
arranging the shipping back of the banners and any other materials
of value.
As is reported elsewhere, thanks to the magnificent efforts of the
membership booth staff – volunteers who give up a week of
time to work the booth at a conference, we have recruited a record
number of new members already this year and appear to be on track
to recruiting close to a full third of our current membership.
Please check the NPSS web pages and review them with the question
in your mind that if you were a member of the public, what information
would be useful there? What are you looking to find that was not
there? Of course, I am extremely interested in receiving proposed
new pages to add - especially the content for them!
Finally, what other promotional materials would be helpful and what
else could we do to promote the activities of the NPSS?
We are always looking for volunteers to help with the activities
and so please do not hesitate to contact me if you are interested!
Peter Clout, Chair of the NPSS Communications Committee, can be
reached at Vista Control Systems, Inc., 176 Central Park Square,
Los Alamos, NM 97544-4031; Phone: +1 505 662 2484; Fax: +1 505 662
3956; E-mail: clout@vista-control.com.
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