Hmmmm.....maybe we should check on AaOTA On Monday 11 June 2001 15:16, you wrote: > Just so that we all read it......AOTA is already a registered domain. > AOTA is The American Occupational Therapy Association. They go by the > coined phrase of AOTA all over their site. Just a thought.........we > might want to reconsider that four letter acronym. www.azota.org is > also taken by Go Daddy Software. Are we gonna consider keeping this > one? > > In turn, www.fa.org is also taken (short for Freedom Arizona) but > freedomarizona.org, freeaz.org and are available.. These two names are > the most popular at this point. > > Kimi > > At 6/11/01 01:44 PM, you wrote: > >Yep, it looks like you got it right, Alan. > > > >AOTA can support any open technology group or company. More > > importantly, it cah do the advocacy for all of them at one time. > > > >On Monday 11 June 2001 13:32, you wrote: > > > First, of the choices presented, I like Arizona Open Technology > > > Association the best. Open Technology encompasses all open > > > endevors, not just software. And "AOTA" just rolls off the tougue. > > > Say it with me now: "Ay-Oh-Tee-Ay" It would sound good with a news > > > anchor talking head saying it. > > > > > > Second, let me make sure I understand how this new NPO AOTA will > > > work: -It is an umbrella NPO for all open technology groups to use > > > as a resource. -If PLUG thinks it needs an NPO to do an event, it > > > goes to AOTA to get it done. > > > -If AZPHP thinks it needs an NPO to do an event, it goes to AOTA to > > > get it done. > > > -If PLUG gets some money donated to it, it belongs to PLUG which > > > can, as an entity, contribute some or all of it to AOTA. > > > -If AOTA get some money donated to it, it can use it for whatever > > > needs it has, including for events not directly connected with PLUG. > > > > > > So the AOTA is a resource the various open technology groups in AZ > > > can use when an NPO is needed. > > > > > > Alan > > > > > > PS If I keep calling the new NPO AOTA, maybe it will stick as the > > > defacto standard. :^) > > > > > > At 01:05 PM 6/11/01 -0700, you wrote: > > > >Well, again, if money is given to PLUG for a specific reason, it > > > > has nothing to do with the NPO. They are separate entities. If > > > > there is something that requires an NPO for, it should be > > > > considered carefully, in a meeting with the NPO Board and the top > > > > people in PLUG. Don't you agree? This NPO is being set up so > > > > that we can do certain things for the community, not to control > > > > PLUG. Their functions would be different. In fact, lobbying for > > > > laws is not going to be able to be done through the NPO, > > > > therefore, we need PLUG to accomplish this. An NPO cannot lobby > > > > for or against bills being presented for laws. I.E. that's the > > > > reason that we all went to an attorney; to seek this kind of legal > > > > advice. > > > > > > > >Kimi > > > > > > > >At 6/11/01 12:20 PM, you wrote: > > > >>The very reason that you see them having seperate goals is why I > > > >> think we need to have separate NPO's I mean I'm sure *most* of > > > >> the time we'll be in agreement. But if company X gives money to > > > >> PLUG then the NPO disagrees on using that money for something > > > >> PLUG agrees on. We'll have a problem. I'd rather we didn't have > > > >> to deal with that. Setting up a NPO for Plug would allow > > > >> companies to give directly to PLUG. Or if they want more bang for > > > >> their buck they can give to the Superset group NPO. But Plug > > > >> would have its on budgit to do its own things with. I do agree > > > >> that it makes twice as much paperwork though. > > > >> > > > >>Carl P. > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail > > > doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > >-- > >Jim > >________________________________________________ > >See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > >post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Jim