[BAS Newsletter] Testing the waters - a cautious restart

[Adrian Fowle]

Your committee met this evening - virtually of course. I am very excited
to be able to tell you that we are re-opening in a limited manner.

*Fridays*

We shall have a demonstration this coming *Friday 10th July*

Let me say right away that this is an experiment to see how far the
technology will take us, which is why we are able to offer it at such
short notice.

Zsuzsanna has very kindly offered to provide a short but live
demonstration from 7.30 pm for about 30 mins

We shall be using Zoom. To be able to see the demonstration you will
need a smartphone, tablet or computer of some sort. You can ask
questions at the end if you have a microphone, or by typing in the text
box. If you have not used Zoom, it can be downloaded from 
https://zoom.us for free, but you will need to register.

I shall circulate the link / invitation for the meeting later.

/Etiquette/:

1) When you are not talking, please *switch off your microphone* - there
is a "mute" button in the Zoom screen. On my system it appears at the
bottom of the screen when the mouse is moved over it. I believe that on
some systems it is at the top. With several dozen microphones on there
is bound to be too much background noise on one.

2) If you want to talk, please send me a message using the chat facility
in Zoom, or the "raise your hand" button.

3) We may have to ask you all to *switch off your videos* to avoid
overload on some PCs. You should still be able to see the demo. We won't
know until we try it


*Wednesdays*

We are investigating an alternative format for the "Wednesday" meetings,
whilst Ripley is unavailable. I shall report soon!


*An exhibition*

The on-line Beckenham Place Park Flower Show has just launched its
website here https://bppartshow2020.wordpress.com

They can also be found in the following places:
Facebook and Instagram: @BPPArtExhibition
Twitter at BPPArtExhibit
Deborah and Emily are inviting everyone to go and take a look - there
are a number of BAS members taking part - and ask you to please share
the information to your friends and family, there are some great
pictures on display.and for sale. 

If you are missing the Flower Show the dog show and flower show have
moved online and can be found on the Park’s facebook account - 
https://www.facebook.com/beckenhamplacepark/


For future reference this is a format that we could use ourselves in
future, if you would be interested in taking part then please let
Deborah know on exhibitions at bromleyartsociety.org.uk

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Adrian Fowle
Chairman, Bromley Art Society.

www.bromleyartsociety.org.uk and www.bromleyartsoc.org.uk

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