Book Club (Austin) - Revision history

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 #Prepare a set of detailed questions for the call. The facilitator should have read the book!
 #Send out an invitation (2 weeks in advance with a 1wk and 2day reminder) to Bootstrap with the details. Reading the book is NOT a requirement for participants and this should be made clear; rather the meeting is for them to get a distilled exposure to the author and their ideas and read the book afterwards, if they're interested. Let them know it is a potluck and ask them to bring food or drinks.
-#Find two volunteers to take pictures and write a blog about the event
+#Find two volunteers to: 1. take pictures, and, 2. write a blog about the event on the Bootstrap Austin Blog
 DURING
-#Folks mingle for 35min, then give them a 5min warning to gather around the telephone
+#Folks mingle for 30min
 #Call the conference line: (712) 580-0100, code: 885845* (including the '*'). Start recording by typing "*9", then "479829#"
 #Quick introductions, welcome and then ask the planned questions for about 30min, then segue into audience questions

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 Here are some pointers to putting on your own Book Club event:
-BEFORE THE EVENT
+BEFORE
 #Contact the author and find a date that works for them to call in at 7:40PM CST (yes, precisely 7:40!)
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 #Find a location at a willing bootstrapper's home. Organize a good quality speaker phone and make sure they have a land line to call.
 #Prepare a set of detailed questions for the call. The facilitator should have read the book!
-#Send out an invitation to Bootstrap with the details. Reading the book is NOT a requirement for participants and this should be made clear; rather the meeting is for them to get a distilled exposure to the author and their ideas and read the book afterwards, if they're interested. Let them know it is a potluck and ask them to bring food or drinks.
+#Send out an invitation (2 weeks in advance with a 1wk and 2day reminder) to Bootstrap with the details. Reading the book is NOT a requirement for participants and this should be made clear; rather the meeting is for them to get a distilled exposure to the author and their ideas and read the book afterwards, if they're interested. Let them know it is a potluck and ask them to bring food or drinks.
 #Find two volunteers to take pictures and write a blog about the event

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 Here are some pointers to putting on your own Book Club event:
-BEFORE THE POTLUCK
+BEFORE THE EVENT
 #Contact the author and find a date that works for them to call in at 7:40PM CST (yes, precisely 7:40!)

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 #Prepare a set of detailed questions for the call. The facilitator should have read the book!
 #Send out an invitation to Bootstrap with the details. Reading the book is NOT a requirement for participants and this should be made clear; rather the meeting is for them to get a distilled exposure to the author and their ideas and read the book afterwards, if they're interested. Let them know it is a potluck and ask them to bring food or drinks.
 DURING
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 AFTER
 #Upload pictures where they can be publicly viewed
 ==History==

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 ==Logistics==
-Book Club meets every 6 weeks or so and invitations are sent to the all bootstrap members via eVite. It's a potluck and we meet at a bootstrapper's house at 7pm. We precede the events with discussions and review of a book on the private [http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library] group on Stuffopolis. All BookClub discussions are podcasted on the [http://www.bootrap.com BootRap].
+Book Club meets every 6 weeks or so and invitations are sent to the all bootstrap members via eVite. It's a potluck and we meet at a bootstrapper's house at 7pm. We precede the events with discussions and review of a book on the private [http://www.stuffopolis.com/groups/bootstrap Bootstrap Library] group on Stuffopolis. All Book Club discussions are podcasted on the [http://www.bootrap.com BootRap].
 ==History==

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 ==Charter/Mission==
-To discuss bootstrap-related books amongst ourselves and with the authors and share the learning with Bootstrappers everywhere.
+To help bootstrap subgroups lead discussions on bootstrap-related books amongst ourselves and with the authors and share the learning with the Bootstrap community.
 ==Upcoming Books==

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 ==Upcoming Books==
 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51a2taJvmXL._AA75_.jpg
-[http://www.amazon.com/Predictably-Irrational-Hidden-Forces-Decisions/dp/006135323X/ref=cm_lmf_tit_8_rsrsrs1 Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, organized by the [[Marketing Subgroup]], [http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=28016928625 August 12, 6:30 - 9pm]
+[http://www.amazon.com/Predictably-Irrational-Hidden-Forces-Decisions/dp/006135323X/ref=cm_lmf_tit_8_rsrsrs1 Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions], organized by the [[Marketing Subgroup]], [http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=28016928625 August 12, 6:30 - 9pm]
 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41J0YDJZCJL._SL75_PIsitb-st-arrow,TopRight,11,-14_OU01_.jpg

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 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41J0YDJZCJL._SL75_PIsitb-st-arrow,TopRight,11,-14_OU01_.jpg
 [http://www.amazon.com/Selling-Wheel-Choosing-Company-Customers/dp/0684856018/ref=si3_rdr_bb_product Selling the Wheel:  Choosing The best Way To Sell For You, Your Company, Your Customers]
 ==Books by Bootstrap Map==