[SJAAboard] loaner program goals

[Robert Armstrong]

Gary,
I think your draft is good.
It is fairly vague, as you note, in the definition of "reasonable number", 
under each category.
I think too precise a definition defeats an significant flexibility that we 
would all like to have in the program. Specifically, I think most of the 
scopes (e.g the majority)should be in the "new members, first scope 
category. However, the number of scopes we need for category #2 & #3 may 
vary from time to time.
Robert


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Mitchell" <wb6yru at aenet.net>
To: "SJAA Board" <sjaaboard at sjaa.net>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 6:58 AM
Subject: [SJAAboard] loaner program goals


> OK, here's my first draft:
>
> ========================================================
> The SJAA loaner telescope program's goals, in order of
> precedence, are:
>
> 1) To provide a reasonable selection of telescopes for members
> to borrow that are appropriate for those relatively new to
> astronomy.  The target members are primarily those who don't
> own a scope, especially newer members, so they may get started
> without first having to spend hundreds of dollars.
>
> 2) To provide a small but reasonable variety of telescopes
> for members to borrow who may already own one type of scope,
> but want to become acquainted with different types of scopes
> without having to buy them first.
>
> 3) To provide a small but reasonable variety of telescopes
> for members to borrow who occasionally have a need for a
> type of scope that they don't own, but may not use often
> enough to justify purchasing it.
>
> The loaner program is intended to provide scopes for short
> term loans, meaning weeks or months, not years.  This does
> not apply to members who are merely storing loaner scopes
> for the club between loans.  In those cases, the stored
> scope(s) must be made available as soon as practical upon
> notification that a borrower is waiting for the scope.
>
> ========================================================
>
> How about that as a starting point?
>
> Gary
>
>
>
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