= Membership Meeting Timeline = * Now: Send Save the Date email to Leadership Committee and Lowdown * Now: finalize date and place (both NYC and Mexico City) for the meeting * Now: Draft proposed guidelines for how to handle the meeting * August 16: Officially propose guidelines for approval by the LC * August 24: Announce request for Leadership Committee nominations (Lowdown) * August 24: Announce request (and guidelines) for proposals (Lowdown) * August 24: Finalize Postcard announcing meeting * August 24: data entry: collect and enter addresses and phone numbers of members * August 30: Reminder email to members about the meeting * September 6: mail postcards * September 20: Begin phone calls and emails * October 1: Candidates and proposals announced and publish via the Lowdown * October 21: Target 200 phone calls and individual emails made/sent * October 21: Online voting for LC members begins. Announcement sent to LC * October 22: Reminder about meeting is sent * October 26: Last reminder about meeting * October 28 Meeting happens