Re[2]: Speakers Bureau

[Steven.Rima@DOEGJPO.COM (Steven Rima)]

     I believe that we should go a step further than just a speakers 
     bureau. Potential speakers can also be asked whether they would be 
     willing to serve as a potential information source, whether anonymous 
     or named, to their local news media. If the HPS could provide a ready 
     source who would be willing to assist radio, tv, newspaper, etc. media 
     free of charge, especially in or near major cities, maybe we could 
     help get the facts out and stop some of the hype. If your local 
     newspaper editor knew a free, readily available source of expert 
     information on radiation related topics, would he/she be more likely 
     to print factual stories? I believe so. Greenpeace, Sierra Club, etc. 
     have listings in most phone books making them readily available as 
     "expert" information sources, but the HPS doesn't. Just a thought...
     
     Steven D. Rima, CHP
     steven.rima@doegjpo.com


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Subject: Re: Speakers Bureau
Author:  "Bruce A. Busby" <bbusby@umich.edu> at Internet
Date:    12/9/96 2:48 PM


Hi all,
     
Not wanting to sound like a broken record, but the idea of a Speaker 
Bureau could use the the WWW.  Many schools are now on-line, not to 
mention groups (boy scouts/girl scouts) and societies.
     
You could have a US map, with the graphic mapped with links for each state 
that would goto a page with Speakers for that area listed on it, with 
contact info, biographies, etc. There are plenty of the US maps around, 
you could "use". Also, you could have a form for requesting more info or 
to be contacted that interested parties could fill out and send in (over 
the web). You would have a low graphic, text based page to go along with 
the graphics.
     
You could then "advertise" on newsgroups, HPS site, ours, Educational 
sites, Science sites, etc. It might help to reduce the costs of publishing 
a book, and be easier to remove someone if they get transferred or add new 
people to it once it catches on.
     
If you get enough interest, you could even "assign" certain states to the 
local HPS chapter or student chapter for up keep, could even
provide lessons on "how to" at the National meeting coming up next summer. 
     
Just an idea.
     
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