Tutorial for Internet Chat Room Meetings
Paul McClintock, CP-T
There are many ways to meet online, but this tutorial will guide your group to a simple, free way to do so. It is followed by a sample meeting transcript.
1. Pick a name for your chat room, say chapter99 for AIP chapter #99.
2. Using the internet, go to www.mibbit.com/chat/. Select SlashNET.org for the network, enter #chapter99 for the channel, and enter your name with no spaces or non-letters for the nick or nickname. Click Go or Connect. Then WAIT. It will often take you to another screen that looks like you should type in login information (again), but don't. Just wait, up to 60 seconds. It should eventually take you to the #chapter99 chat room.
3. The chat room has a right-side list of people in the chat room, listed by “nickname.” At the bottom of the screen is a one-line high text box where you type a message, and when you press you Enter key, it posts your message in the chat room big text box above the message entry box. It posts it along with others’ messages, each prefaced by the time and the posting person’s nickname.
4. To leave the meeting, just close the internet browser, or at least the tab.
Sample Meeting Transcript
18:28:40 *** p_GeorgeWashington joined #chapter99
18:29:30 *** s_SamAdams joined #chapter99
18:29:39 *** BenFranklin joined #chapter99
18:29:40 *** JamesMadison joined #chapter99
18:30:14 p_GeorgeWashington The meeting will come to order. A quorum is present...
18:30:47 p_GeorgeWashington The minutes have been distributed by e-mail and posted on the chapter's website...
18:31:13 p_GeorgeWashington Are there any corrections to the minutes?
18:31:55 p_GeorgeWashington Seeing none...
18:32:04 p_GeorgeWashington The minutes are approved as posted...
18:32:19 p_GeorgeWashington Is there any new business?
18:32:26 BenFranklin MC
18:32:49 p_GeorgeWashington CR Mr. Franklin.
18:33:06 BenFranklin I move that we purchase a cherry tree for the center of our garden.
18:33:09 JamesMadison Second.
18:33:33 p_GeorgeWashington MS that we purchase a cherry tree for the center of our garden. Is there any discussion?
18:33:43 BenFranklin MC
18:33:49 p_GeorgeWashington CR Mr. Franklin.
18:34:36 BenFranklin In honor of our garden club president...
18:35:25 BenFranklin and the mishap he once had with another cherry tree...
18:36:14 BenFranklin I think it only fitting that we have a cherry tree to grace our garden and be its centerpiece...
18:36:57 BenFranklin I urge all the members to vote for the motion. END
18:37:15 p_GeorgeWashington Is there further discussion?
18:37:21 s_SamAdams MC
18:37:28 p_GeorgeWashington CR Mr. Adams.
18:38:09 s_SamAdams I respectfully speak against the motion...
18:38:29 s_SamAdams There are many other trees that will be available in just a few weeks from which to choose, and I believe we ought to defeat this motion at this time...
18:39:07 s_SamAdams so that we have the opportunity to see what our options are and then make a more informed decision. I urge the motion be defeated at this time. END
18:39:23 p_GeorgeWashington Is there further discussion?
18:39:35 p_GeorgeWashington Seeing none...
18:39:58 p_GeorgeWashington The question is on the motion that we purchase a cherry tree for the center of our garden...
18:40:36 p_GeorgeWashington All those in favor type Yes, those opposed type No, those abstaining type Abstain.
18:40:42 BenFranklin Yes
18:40:47 s_SamAdams No
18:41:16 JamesMadison Yes
18:41:31 p_GeorgeWashington The affirmative has it, the motion is adopted, and...
18:41:48 p_GeorgeWashington we will purchase a cherry tree for the center of our garden...
18:41:58 p_GeorgeWashington Is there further new business?
18:42:09 p_GeorgeWashington Seeing none...
18:42:14 p_GeorgeWashington The meeting is adjourned.
Paul McClintock, CP-T, is the president of the e-AIP online chapter (www.e-aip.org), and webmaster for AIP (www.AIPparl.org). He lives in the Seattle, WA area and is also president of the North Sound Chapter of AIP.