Networking the Center
TRC Membership Directorate Status Report: June '99

by Stephen Holodinsky

It's been a busy first seven months over here in the Membership Directorate (MemDir). After a short period of getting comfortable and strategic planning, we undertook the first census of TRC members in the first quarter of this year. The response from this has been promising and, although not complete at this time, we are still receiving replies from various sources. During this time, the MemDir has taken the opportunity to do some restructuring of personnel and responsibilities. While this is still ongoing to some extent, the results so far have been encouraging. In addition to this, the Membership Secretary, Dave Nolan, is in the midst of automating many of the day-to-day processes that affect the TRC in general and the MemDir in particular. When this process is complete, we should be even better equipped to serve the TRC membership and expand on our present player base.

What about our player base? This, of course, is the most important aspect of the MemDir, and is the primary reason it exists. Well, the TRC MemDir is happy to report a steady growth throughout this restructuring with 25 new City Grids reporting in, including first cells in Denmark, Slovakia, and Spain, as well as additional representation in Germany, Japan, Canada, and, of course, the U.S.

What are our plans for the future? Presently, the MemDir is consolidating various player data-bases and filtering them through the TRC census data. When this task is completed, we will have an enlarged database of players from which we will be recruiting in the third quarter of this year. Additionally, this issue of the Top Runners' Quarterly features a complete listing of SysOps and Regional AIs of the TRC, as well as their email addresses and telephone numbers in some cases. We are hopeful that the distribution of this in hard copy will raise the profile of the TRC, and hence, aid in the expansion of the Netrunner player base.

What can you do to help? That is quite easy. The next time you go out of town, take a few copies of the TRQ with you. Drop in on the local gamestore whereever you may be and leave them at the counter. Who knows, by doing so you could be starting a new TRC cell.

Yours, Stephen Holodinsky,
TRC Membership Director.