[Vacets-local-dc] RE: VACETS or NO VACETS

[Christopher Pham (chpham)]

Dear anh Tho & anh Tri,
 
This is exactly what I had in mind.  In order to make a very crucial
decision, we count a lot on hearty support, but that is not enough
because success depends on other factors determined by internal &
external assessment and startegic planning.
 
Since VACETS already went through the same process before, it is nothing
new.  Let's revisit it again.
 
Thanks,
/chp

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From: Tho Vu [mailto:tho at topvu.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 7:55 AM
To: 'Tri Tran'
Cc: vacets-local-dc at vacets.org; vacets-gen at vacets.org;
vacets at vacets.org; vtic05-core at external.cisco.com;
LopVietVan at yahoogroups.com; Vietnamese Broadcasting of MN;
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Subject: RE: VACETS or NO VACETS


 
Dear Anh Tri': 
 
A way to handle this is to go through a strategic planning process. It's
similar to the one that we did for VACETS about 5 years ago. This plan
should be revised regularly at least once a year. It's a number job of
any president/leader of any organization or country. 
 
Please take a look at a table of Strategies for Organization or
Strategic Planning. It has areas like: external and internal assessment;
and strategy development, alignment and execution. In each area such as
external assessment, it has components such as S curve, external
scanning, market research and market opportunities. I don't have this
table handy, but you should be able to find it in your library, etc. 
 
If you need further assistance, please give me a ring at 651-633-5925. 
 
Good luck with this process. 
 
Tho. 
 
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Tho (Thomas) T. Vu         Chip Design & Software Development
Top-Vu Technology, Inc.                 Voice: (651) 633-5925
2650 - 14th Street Northwest              Fax: (651) 633-5934
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55112-6348                tho at topvu.com
<mailto:tho at topvu.com> 
15th ANNIVERSARY 1989-2004               http://www.topvu.com
<http://www.topvu.com/> 
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From: Tri Tran [mailto:tran4 at llnl.gov] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 5:48 PM
To: vacets-local-dc at vacets.org; vacets-gen at vacets.org;
vacets at vacets.org; vtic05-core at external.cisco.com
Subject: VACETS or NO VACETS


Dear all


I am still struggled with VACETS vision and future activities and find
it harder and harder to answer to myself and a handful of dedicated
(non-VACETS member) individuals who want to help rebuild VACETS. During
this important Board election process, the dead silence response from
VACETS general population and unenthused reaction from VACETS veterans
do not help. The hard work ahead is equivalent to starting VACETS anew
and am not ready to dive into that and invest mine and asking the time
of several others without having a vision and a belief in its future
survival.

Rather than ducking the inevitable and nurturing false hope, let me ask
THE HARD QUESTION:

WHAT IS VACETS? IS THIS TIME TO SHUT IT DOWN AND MOVE ON?

ACTION ITEM:


I am meeting with a number of friends and I am inviting all, especially
VACETS supporters in the Bay Area to a meeting to talk about this.

Time: 6-8 pm Wednesday 8/10
Place: Cisco Systems Inc., Building 23
           560 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035

There will be a conference call option set up for you to call in between
6 and 7 pm for those die-hard VACETS members to call in to say a few
words.

My recommendation is to ask ourselves as to how much we truly can help
and be realistic. Many motivated and resourceful VACETS leaders with
strong support team have come and go!. It is very hard to galvanize a
busy and ambitious technical communities!


Sincerely,


Tri 
 
 
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