ASOG Members, as part of this year’s ASOG’s Focus initiatives, we would like to start a new project called “ASOG Article of the Month.” This is in addition to the open blog board.
To make this happen, we need nine volunteers to write at least one article (or two) for this year (2020). If you’re a volunteer, let me know what month you want to author.
Also, If you sign-up for one of the slots and the article gets published on the board (plus, shared over Linked-In & Twitter), we will have a tab on the webpage that highlights you as an ASOG Author, i.e., “Meet the ASOG Authors.”
Who can write?
All ASOG members! As many of you know, ASOG is about networking and sharing best practices via your aircrew experiences and knowledge (manned & unmanned aircraft operations) to help others in their jobs and highlight the many different aspects of our aircrew profession.
Also, this includes those members who might not be an aircrew type but someone who’s a stakeholder in the aerial-remote-sensing sector, i.e., part of our eco-system (Students, OEMs, Suppliers, Integrators, Educators/Trainers, Ops Service Providers, Imagery/GIS Analyst, end-users, etc.), i.e., how you connect and collaborate with the ASO profession.
What can I write about?
Here are some general ASO story Domains to focus on:
• Aviation & Airmanship
• Remote-Sensing/Communication technology & application (sensors, processing, exploitation & dissemination)
• Training & Education
• Safety/CRM
• Civil/Commercial Ops
• Public Safety Ops
• Defense & Security Ops (Nothing classified)
• Other (Hoist Operator, JTAC, Imagery Analyst, GIS Specialist, Air Ambulance Paramedic, etc.)?
Here are some example story types that you may want to use or combine:
• Personal Discovery Stories – Tell how you learned a lesson, i.e., give some practical advice on how the group might learn from your experience.
• Best Practice Tips – share with the group your thoughts on how to do better with something, i.e., career, training, operating systems, instructing, planning, CRM, etc., etc.,
• Trending / Future – tell the group where your sector is trending or what is trending.
• Success Stories – tell how you achieved something that others can learn.
• Failure Stories – show some lessons learned through failure.
• Biographies – tell a positive story of a person in your niche – pulling out useful parts that can be applied and used to help others in the aerial-remote-sensing aircrew profession.
• Autobiographies – tell your own professional career story from start to finish or a part of your career, e.g., how you went through flight training and your thoughts then and now.
• Case Studies or Observation – describe a situation, flight, project, or mission that others can learn from, i.e., a spot from history or your history.
What can’t I write about?
We don’t want poetry, fiction, reviews of someone’s else product/work in a negative way (unless you have solid facts & figures), long academic papers, political themes or preachy lectures.
Remember that you are writing colleague to colleague – one peer sharing knowledge with another, i.e., good practices or experiences that cross-checks with other peers and the next generation of peers. Our approach is conversational and casual, and that’s why long academic papers and rambling stories don’t work well either.
However, as I said above, industry white papers, press releases, announcements, wanted request etc. are highly encouraged for the blog board. This specific article of the month initiative focuses on individual members uniquely contributing to the aircrew community and the industries that support it.
What are the guidelines?
• Volunteer and let me know what month or slot you want to fill for this year (deskeditor@aso-group.org ).
• The typical length of an article is 1000 to 1500 words, but we are willing to go a bit shorter or longer. Plus, author-supplied (i.e., you own it) photos are a huge plus. I think a few pictures or graphs tell the story better.
• We are willing to post an article that’s already been published elsewhere if you can prove you own the rights to the material.
• Send your article in a Word document format. Don’t send a link to a blog or a PDF file.
• Include a title and your full name. Plus, a short bio and photo of yourself for the “Meet the ASOG Article of the Month Authors” section.
• Send your article to deskeditor@aso-group.org two weeks before your article month.
• That easy!
Remember!
If you can hang out in the hanger and tell experiences with your buddies, you have the talent to write it down. I know from my personal corner of the world; I want to hear your unique professional thoughts and stories.
Who knows, next time you go to a BBQ, you can say you’re an ASO and an author!
ASOG Desk Editor (Patrick)
Comments
Hi Scott, Excellent! Currently we have five members volunteering with two to three in the wings. Seriously, what month do you think you can fill? Late Spring/Early Summer is open. Thanks Scott. Best, Patrick
Patrick,
I am up for the challenge, let me ponder on a good subject, and time to fit it in.
Scott