I thought I would update you all on the progress of the "TO DOs" in that came out of the C3VR Membership Meeting in 2004 at C3 Extravaganza.  I have added notes in RED which indicate the status of each TO DO.

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What does C3VR do well?
1. Tips
2. Not a lot of "garbage" on the site
3. Instant/Private message feature is useful
4. Event notification is nice
...TO DO: Adam needs to change lead time from 1 week to 2 weeks. DONE
...TO DO: Adam needs to change to send out on Monday instead of Thursday DONE (sent on Tuesday mornings)

What can C3VR do better?
1. Length of Forum search be longer than 90 days
...TO DO: Adam will research impact of making this happen and implement if feesable DONE (new forum software allows search on ALL messages)
2. Separate text signature from image in signature
...TO DO: Adam needs to implement this change DONE (new forum software does this)
3. Automatically resize images when uploaded
...TO DO: Adam need to see if this is possible, implement if possible STILL OPEN ISSUE

C3VR Opportunities & Threats
1. Threat: $10 member fee may scare some people away. Determined that we don't really want/need these people as part of membership anyway.
2. Opportunity: Make use of members' experience to help each other.
...TO DO: Add a "bio" to member profiles. Ask members to enter some info about themselves and their experience level. STILL OPEN ISSUE
3. Opportunity: Add list of "Resource Links" to other sites on the net that have useful C3 info

Advertising & Membership
1. Members need to be made aware that they can download "New Member Information" flyers from the "About" menu.
2. Get into "Event Goodie Bags" at various events throughout the country.
...TO DO: Members need to get in touch with event people to see if we can put our flyers in their bags. Download form to print, or contact Adam to have sent to you. ONGOING (Members can help promote C3VR as suggested)
3. Could we get a list of C3 owners from NCM? Not sure if NCM keeps this info, but even if they did, privacy issues would prevent them from giving it to us.
4. Need "C3VR Ambassadors" in local Vette clubs to help promote C3VR and it's events.
...TO DO: Need C3VR Members to volunteer to do this. ONGOING (Members can help promote C3VR as suggested)
5. Press releases sent to magazines.
...TO DO: As situations warrant, send press releases to Vette magazines to promote C3VR & it's events ONGOING (Adam will do this)
6. Have flyers for display on your Vette at local car shows/cruises:
...TO DO: Members need to print out flyers or ask Adam to mail them some to take with them. ONGOING (Members can help promote C3VR as suggested)

Live Chats
Decided to hold a monthly formal chat session. Will be held 1st Wednesday of every month at 9:30pm ET. Topic to use will match the forum categories on the site.
...TO DO: Adam needs to post a schedule somewhere on the site. ONGOING (Messages are posted in the forums, news items on the home page, newsletters, C3VR Wall Calendar are all places where the schedule is annouced to members)

Picture Area
Decided it would be useful to have a picture area that can be used to show people how things should look when they are correct. Needs to be separated by category.
...TO DO: Adam needs to implement this feature. STILL OPEN ISSUE

Mechanic Directory
...TO DO: Members need to enter info into this directory. ONGOING
...TO DO: (already done) add Disclaimer to main directory page. DONE

Vendor Directory
Decided it does not make sense to have this feature due to "free advertising" issues.

Volunteers Needed
Need volunteers for Regional C3VR Events, Local workshops, C3X Annual Help
...TO DO: Recruit volunteers ONGOING (A couple of people have already stepped forward to do this, but could use more... It's a big country!)

Annual C3VR Meeting
What region? Town? Keep it at C3X?
...TO DO: (already done) First, Post survey to determine if 2005 meeting should be at C3X or somewhere else DONE (will stay at NCM during C3 Extravaganza in October)
...TO DO: If majority vote is for "somewhere else", post survey to determine location N/A

OTHER
Sarge81 suggested that we should have an NCM Ambassador and nominated Norsky (Jim).
Jim accepted. There was much rejoicing! ;)
...TO DO: Jim needs to contact NCM to become an Ambassador DONE (Jim is officially C3VR's Ambassador for NCM)