One of the most important aspects of any SIG is how we communicate. There are essentially four categories of communication:
- From the SIG leadership to members and associates about activities and events
- From members to the SIG leadership – suggestions, issues etc.
- From one member to the other the SIG members
- Between members – member to member
The channels we have at present are as follows:
- SIG leadership to SIG members and associates
The Leadership Team of the SIG will use the SIG Website and the MailChimp platform to communicate
- Website – contains all information and news about the SIG
- Emails (via MailChimp – see also below) – email campaigns are sent via MailChimp
2. Members to SIG leadership
Members and associates can communicate with the Leadership Team as follows:
- SIG email – send an email to SIG_Africa@sietareu.org
- Send a direct email to individual leader or leadership group (personal email)
3. Member → the all of the SIG membership
Note: This area of communications needs to be made more effective. Please send any suggestions or offers of assistance to SIG_Africa@sietareu.org
- LinkedIn Group – a forum for discussion and sharing See below for instructions on joining.
- Slack – a communication tool that allows you to message and share items with the whole group – See below for more details
- Blogs – write a blog and share it with the members via the LinkedIn Group
- Podcasts – do your own podcast and share it via the LinkedIn Group
- WhatsApp group – you can join the WhatsApp group. This is for quick updates and news See Below for details on joining
- Webinars – see menu item on Events
4. Member(s) → Member(s)
- Use the application Slack (see below)
- Talk one-to-one – online or on-phone! A great way to support each other
- Face-to-face local. Arrange a small local meeting for people that live near each other. Half day or more.
- Face-to-face full SIG – these will be periodically arrange probably once a year. They involve members paying the cost of getting to the venue, a convenient one, plus a small fee for room hire, usually €30-€50. See events for updates
- Congress events. Where the National SIETARs organise a Congress we will try to have Migration SIG event as part of the Congress where appropriate. See Events and News
NOTES on Communication in the SIG
To sign up for emails via MailChimp – or to Unsubscribe
To sign up for emails via MailChimp click here and complete the data. The information given here will be used only to communicate with you about the activities of the Migration SIG and to plan events
To Unsubscribe
You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking here. Alternatively, all emails will have an unsubscribe link and you can unsubscribe there
To join the WhatsApp Group
First you should go to a device where you use WhatsApp – either your phone or your PC if you have the desktop version (and everyone should get the desktop version!)
Next, to Join the WhatsApp group all you have to do is click on this link
https://chat.whatsapp.com/FzYfNRxmOx6LabdtOckqdP
Lastly, click on the button to join the group.
If you are on a device that does not have WhatsApp it will ask you to install it.
Please note that not all SIG members will be on the WhatsApp group.
Also when you join please send a message with your name to identify yourself – otherwise other members will no know who you are unless in their address book already
To join the LinkedIn group:
The LinkedIn Group is called: SIETAR Europa SIG – Africa
IMPORTANT: LinkedIn has changed its rules recently and in order to join a LinkedIn Group you must first be linked, as a LinkedIn Contact, to one of the administrators.
The administrators are the leadership team as follows so please Link to one of these if you are not already linked
- Anne-Claude Lambelet
- Papa Balla Ndong
- Inge Baaijens (now based in Addis Ababa)
- Sibylle Ganz-Koechlin
- Joe Kearns
Once you are linked then click this link
and then request to be added to the group. Please allow a little time to be added as the moderation list is not checked daily.