I'm with pt on the newsletter format and frequency (or lack thereof -- as articles come in, and online). I think regular "news" items -- seed back listing updates, upcoming meeting announcements, etc. -- should be hosted in a separate area of the website (like breaking news on the main page, e.g.) and sent directly to the webmaster for posting. If you want the listings edited, I would be happy to do that (checking spelling, etc.) Articles would be sent through me for editing, and then I would send to PT when they're ready).
I think breaking the newsletter into its components makes sense. An area for longer/more detailed articles from members, and a separate area for news and updates that members NEED to know about (new seeds, new plants offered, upcoming meetings or other events).
For example, I often give away plants (and sell a few when I feel greedy and/or poor). I would be happy to post available plants to the SECPS website for members only, as well as offer a discount to SECPS members when I sell and even donate a percentage of the proceeds to the society (what a guy, I know!
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Speaking of upcoming events ... Carl Taylor and his wife, Sherry (long-time CP growers) in Tennessee have posted to the ICPS listserv an informal get-together at their house in September (9th through 12th). They used to do this when they lived in Upstate New York (the stories are legendary). There will be speakers, plants to see and probably swap, camping, story telling, not much sleeping, etc.
These are the kinds of opportunities (and even within the boundaries of our new society) that should go up on the site without waiting for an editor or a newsletter, no matter how frequently its published.
We could also -- perhaps on an annual basis, collect the best of the submitted articles, format them for PDF and print/publish.
Ok, enough rambling for now. If the newsletter (I'll try to think up a catchy name this weekend) can work as above, then I submit my name for consideration as newsletter editor.