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Dear SEBSers,

As SEBS-NA's DC reunion comes closer and closer every day, we are equally
excited about the opportunity to meet and discuss with you on ways we can
improve this organizations performances. Reunion will also help us terms of
networking and renewal of friendships. SEBS-NA is very committed in
understanding the members needs and resolving issues that will help us become
better and stable organization every year. We firmly believe that error of past
needs to be corrected and present opportunity needs to be seized.

Excomm members alone cannot make a reunion a grand success. Even if they were
to do it, it would not have provided a learning opportunity for others.
Therefore without your involvement and input we will be headed nowhere. In
previous years we used to discuss outstanding issues and try to reach a solution
within 2 hrs of meeting. In the day and age of internet, we need not wait for a
year to solve these issues and hastily make decision on 15 issues within 2hrs.
We believe that learning is a continuous process and we should take enough time
to analyze our past performance, present working styles and future course of
actions. This process can be done anytime and any place by anyone of the SEBS
member. Last year when 15 issues were discussed in little over 2 hrs we felt
that we did not give enough thought to each issues. Many of us simply show in
the day of the meeting put in our 2 cents and disappear for rest of the year.
We firmly believe that we should encourage more participatory process with
critical thinking amongst SEBSers. We should also give equal opportunity to
express those who cannot make it to the reunion. Therefore we have decided to
change the format of Issue discussion this year to allow maximum participation
with minimal interference to the reunion.

We propose to establish focus group for each issue.

Example of one of the issue can be: Top 5 things SEBS-NA should focus next year?

We would like to assign this topic to one of the SEBSer who will volunteer to
lead this topic. He/She may request one or two other SEBSers to assist. They
will basically be responsible for posting the issue in the web or sending
e-mails to SEBSers and seek their opinion/suggestions from the members. SEBSers
in turn should directly contact these Lead coordinators who will in turn
summarize the voices of the SEBSers and will present their paper during the
reunion with proposed recommendation for the next years excomm. Of course the
present exomm will help them if they need assistance any moment. We believe this
process will not only give the fellow SEBSer opportunity for team play but will
be a valuable real world experience. Besides, this process involves more
democratic approach with maximum participation.

Therefore we would like to request you to volunteer and be the Lead Issue
Coordinator. If you are interested please contact sebsna@sebsonline.org

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Few of the topics are:

1. How can SEBS-NA increase the financial transparency?

2. How can SEBS-NA dismiss the myth that SEBSers are elitist?

3. For an organization to be strong and viable, organization needs to have
strong cash positions as well? How can SEBS-NA maximize its contribution?

4. What community activities would make the maximum impact in Nepal?

5. What are some of the missing services of SEBS-NA?

6. How can we increase non-sebser participation in SEBS activities?

7. What timely information are SEBSers in NA seeking from Nepal, ie eye witness
account of events, independent journalists opinion etc?

8. What shall we include in video project?

9. Is SEBS-Complex a myth or reality by Silver Jubilee?

10. What additional features would you like to see in the sebsonline.org
website?

11. What new programs should we support?

12. What were our mistakes in the past?

13. What should be our goal for next 5 years?

If you have more please e-mail to us and we will make every effort to listen to
your views.