All,
I'm thinking about attending convention in three weeks. My reasons are several but most important is that I want to become more involved in USMS and I figure the best way to find out how/what/when/where is to attend convention.
Does this make sense? Would it be worthwhile?
Paul
My choice is to focus on the LMSC almost exclusively because I see the ROI being much higher for our members and see the results sooner...
I have no doubt that is true for you, and bravo to you for being so involved with your LMSC.
What I question is your blanket statement that national committees should consist only of swimmers from "healthy" LMSCs (whatever that means) and that swimmers from other LMSCs who serve on them are somehow neglecting their duty to their LMSC.
I have two posts in our LMSC (vice-chair and Records/Top Ten) and am on one national committee. It is only my first year but the work I do for the committee is very small compared to what I do for the LMSC and, far from hurting, what I learn from being involved at the national level generally helps me serve our members.
Our LMSC has many people who are heavily involved at the national level: Jim and Patty Miller, Betsy Durrant, and several others. I think our LMSC has benefited greatly from their experience, rather than suffered.
But since we weren't on your earlier short list, I suppose that we are an "unhealthy" LMSC and should call them back to the mothership... :)
My choice is to focus on the LMSC almost exclusively because I see the ROI being much higher for our members and see the results sooner...
I have no doubt that is true for you, and bravo to you for being so involved with your LMSC.
What I question is your blanket statement that national committees should consist only of swimmers from "healthy" LMSCs (whatever that means) and that swimmers from other LMSCs who serve on them are somehow neglecting their duty to their LMSC.
I have two posts in our LMSC (vice-chair and Records/Top Ten) and am on one national committee. It is only my first year but the work I do for the committee is very small compared to what I do for the LMSC and, far from hurting, what I learn from being involved at the national level generally helps me serve our members.
Our LMSC has many people who are heavily involved at the national level: Jim and Patty Miller, Betsy Durrant, and several others. I think our LMSC has benefited greatly from their experience, rather than suffered.
But since we weren't on your earlier short list, I suppose that we are an "unhealthy" LMSC and should call them back to the mothership... :)
