Lions Communicating on the Internet Lists

Why Develop Internet Communication? Information to Lions Getting information from Lions Communicating by Reducing costs and providing more information, faster, newer and in less time.

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Privacy Communication Information - Miss-Information Policy Politics Personal Agendas Inclusion and Exclusion But it is not the Internet’s Fault!

It Takes All Kinds “Internet Junkies” “Internet Wannabies” “Internet Scaredy-Cats” the Electronically Challenged No, not everyone will have Internet access or

Why should Lions use the Internet? A growing number of Lions are on the Internet means that you do not wait to get in touch Communication is clear and in writing Communication is TWO WAY Saves time and gets more Lions involved Attracts new and younger members

How do we keep in contact with Lions that are not on the Internet? The same way that we did before Telephone Answering machines Get FAX numbers for these Lions FAX the webpages to these members FAX the WEB TV - the easy way to get on the internet without a computer

Get on the Internet Become familiar with the media –Lions Clubs International –Your District or Multiple District webpage –LionNet International

Make or Join an list If your District has one - join it If your District does not - start one There are many free places on the internet to begin communicating Then help promote it, so everyone is on it

Private or Public? Public lists at the District webpage make everyone’s available to everyone. Private lists protect the privacy of individuals.

Leadership related groups District Cabinet group Regions and Zones Multiple District Committees Promote Connecticut, Membership, Permanent Convention Committee, Leadership Development, Policy and Protocol Get more done with less travelling and fewer nights out. Make the existing meeting schedule more productive.

Talk about it Discuss it at your club meeting Discuss it at your board meeting Encourage all Lions to join Bring the idea to your zone meeting We Need Every Lion to get interested

Where do you get an service? LionNet - FREE list server MelFort.com - FREE Intranet Egroups.com - FREE Messages & Yahoo.com - FREE Messages, , information center, chat room Make It and Use It