1. Live in Love Love is God God is Love Unshaken Faith in Swami, His Teachings, & Sai OrganizationLoveUnityHumility Aum Sri Sai Ram New Officers Orientation Mini Retreat Regional Communications and Website Updates Vijay Sai Reddy Regional Communications Coordinator Sathya Sai Baba Centers North Central Region (Region 5) Saturday March 21, 2009

2. Live in Love Love is God God is Love Unshaken Faith in Swami, His Teachings, & Sai OrganizationLoveUnityHumility Goal of Regional Communications Facilitating Communications, Coordination, and Collaboration among Officers and Members of our Region for Effective administration and operations of Sai Centers

3. Live in Love Love is God God is Love Unshaken Faith in Swami, His Teachings, & Sai OrganizationLoveUnityHumility Region 5 New Officers Orientation Mini Retreat : Saturday March 21, 2009 3 Communication Channels Officers Directory –Basic Contact Information Individual Phone Calls and Emails Center / Regional Conference Calls Center / Regional Webinars Center / Regional Websites National / International Websites

4. Live in Love Love is God God is Love Unshaken Faith in Swami, His Teachings, & Sai OrganizationLoveUnityHumility Region 5 New Officers Orientation Mini Retreat : Saturday March 21, 2009 4 www.sathyasaicenters.org

5. Live in Love Love is God God is Love Unshaken Faith in Swami, His Teachings, & Sai OrganizationLoveUnityHumility Region 5 New Officers Orientation Mini Retreat : Saturday March 21, 2009 5 New Regional Portals http://portals.sathyasaicenters.org/r05/

6. Live in Love Love is God God is Love Unshaken Faith in Swami, His Teachings, & Sai OrganizationLoveUnityHumility Region 5 New Officers Orientation Mini Retreat : Saturday March 21, 2009 6 Thought for the Day You are all the indestructible Atma, nothing need discourage you. In your dream, you suffer so much due to fire, floods, insult, loss of money, etc. But once you wake up, you are not affected at all. When these events happen during the waking state, you feel afflicted. But let me tell you that from the state of Realization, even the waking state is equally without validity. It is not the real 'you' that suffers all that. Give up the delusion that you are this physical entity and you become really free.

7. Live in Love Love is God God is Love Unshaken Faith in Swami, His Teachings, & Sai OrganizationLoveUnityHumility Region 5 New Officers Orientation Mini Retreat : Saturday March 21, 2009 7 New Region 5 Portal Home

8. Live in Love Love is God God is Love Unshaken Faith in Swami, His Teachings, & Sai OrganizationLoveUnityHumility Region 5 New Officers Orientation Mini Retreat : Saturday March 21, 2009 8 Region 5 Portal Home - 2

9. Live in Love Love is God God is Love Unshaken Faith in Swami, His Teachings, & Sai OrganizationLoveUnityHumility Region 5 New Officers Orientation Mini Retreat : Saturday March 21, 2009 9 Links to Center Websites

10. Live in Love Love is God God is Love Unshaken Faith in Swami, His Teachings, & Sai OrganizationLoveUnityHumility Region 5 New Officers Orientation Mini Retreat : Saturday March 21, 2009 10

11. Live in Love Love is God God is Love Unshaken Faith in Swami, His Teachings, & Sai OrganizationLoveUnityHumility Region 5 New Officers Orientation Mini Retreat : Saturday March 21, 2009 11 Organizational Expectations Regional Officers’ Directory –Update your information on our secure website Center Members’ Directory Center Activities Report Prompt Dissemination of Information –From the National / Regional Teams Common Understanding and Implementation of National Guidelines

12. Live in Love Love is God God is Love Unshaken Faith in Swami, His Teachings, & Sai OrganizationLoveUnityHumility Region 5 New Officers Orientation Mini Retreat : Saturday March 21, 2009 12 Some Problems We need to Address Missing Contact Information Incorrect Contact Information Emails don’t reach (bad address, INBOX full, SPAM filters, etc.) –We can’t use auto forwards to AOL, Hotmail, Comcast, etc. –Strange emails from unknown people No prompt responses Incomplete responses No responses at all (a black hole?)

13. Live in Love Love is God God is Love Unshaken Faith in Swami, His Teachings, & Sai OrganizationLoveUnityHumility Region 5 New Officers Orientation Mini Retreat : Saturday March 21, 2009 13 Resources Available to you Regional Website A website for each Center (officers can directly update the content) Exclusive Sai Organizational Email address (huge space; no ads) Conference Call Bridges for each center / Wing Web Meeting facility Voice Mail and Voice Center

14. Live in Love Love is God God is Love Unshaken Faith in Swami, His Teachings, & Sai OrganizationLoveUnityHumility Region 5 New Officers Orientation Mini Retreat : Saturday March 21, 2009 14 Special Features of New Center Websites Based on Portal Framework Easy to update No special software needed Center Calendar Email Lists Weekly Bhajan Signups SSE lesson Plans SSE Weekly lessons + home work Study Circles Video and Audio files Discussion Forums

15. Live in Love Love is God God is Love Unshaken Faith in Swami, His Teachings, & Sai OrganizationLoveUnityHumility Region 5 New Officers Orientation Mini Retreat : Saturday March 21, 2009 15 Key Resources at Your Fingertips All the presentations from today’s sessions will be made available to all officers on our website All National Guidelines are available now. You need to login to get access to these documents. Regional Help Desk. A Sai Learning website.( SSE and other needs)

16. Live in Love Love is God God is Love Unshaken Faith in Swami, His Teachings, & Sai OrganizationLoveUnityHumility Region 5 New Officers Orientation Mini Retreat : Saturday March 21, 2009 16 Summary Please keep your contact information current Please respond to emails Please try to visit our website once a week at least Please use the available infrastructure –For Center websites –For Event websites –For Group Emails, etc. –Let’s use all electronic communications media very cautiously Please don’t pass on / forward emails unless you confirm the facts there in. Leverage all the resources made available to you !