Past President General

Ill. Jack Thomas 33rd.

WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT FROMTHE PRESIDENT OF THE GENERAL GRAND

MASONIC CONGRESS  

I bring you greetings from the General Grand Masonic Congress.  I continue to pray that each

Grand Lodge and its subordinates have success in everything they do. I believe that this is possible only if you remember that when you put

GOD first, all things are possible through Him that strengthens us.

The Lord is my Light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life whom shall

I be afraid?Psalms 27:1

TRAVELING CONTACTS Brothers and Sisters,

We want to provide members and affiliates with a Secure List on our website of names, e-mails, and numbers provided to aid you in times of distress while traveling.   The listed Brothers and Sisters have graciously volunteered to be available should you need them only for those who have been granted access.  This is a positive step in bringing our Fraternal Order together, and living up to our obligations. ILL. Jack Thomas 33rd

Past President General

Masonic Congress Web Presence

Website2-way Window to the WorldIncreased accessibility, retention, and growth

Social media (attract target audience)Facebook Twitter Blogs

CommunicationE-mailIM

Video/AudioConferencesEducation (lectures)

Website Statistics

234 million – Is the Total number of registered websites as of December 2009.

47 million – Is the number of Added websites in the year 2009 alone.

? ? – The number of potential members the General Grand Masonic Congress have and will reached with this Website & Social networks.

Link to Grand Lodge of California

Link to Grand Lodge of Texas

Link to Grand Lodge of Oregon

Link to Grand Lodge of Louisiana

Link to Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

 

Secure webpage

Multimedia & CommunicationMicrosoft webcasts are 30-90 minutes in length and feature

interactive presentations, product demonstrations, and question-and-answer sessions. Multiple new live webcasts are offered every day, and all content is available on-demand. (podcasts)

Instant messages (IM) are a popular type of real-time Internet correspondence that allow one-on-one private dialogue or simultaneous multiple private exchanges. Usually in the form of a box or small screen in which sent and received messages are displayed, instant messages are text based, but can contain links, images, even voice transmissions.

Video conferences with Instant Messaging (IM) live response Q & A sessions.

Conference calling on the phone with multiple participants. Blogs- posted comments Questions and Answers that allow an

open forum about Masonry for public or private dialog and exchange of ideas, thoughts and feelings.

Social Media Facebook & TwitterMore than 500 million active users 350 million – People on Facebook50% – Percentage of Facebook users that log in every

day 27.3 million – People on Twitter per dayTwitter is ranked as one of the 50 most visited

websites worldwide 126 million –Blogs on the Internet (as

tracked by BlogPulse). More Facebook & Website Facts:Average user has 130 friends People spend over 700 billion minutes per month

on Facebook and related websites.

Emails90 trillion – The number of emails sent on

the Internet in 2009. 247 billion – Average number of email

messages per day. 1.4 billion – The number of email users

worldwide. 100 million – New email users since the

year before.

UPCOMING EVENTS: USC Biennial Session August 7 – 13, 2010

***Holiday Inn Little Rock Conference Center ***

The General Grand Masonic Congress & USC History and By-Laws

MASONIC CANDIDATE ORIENTATION BOOKLET

2011 Palm Sunday service in Nassau Bahamas

Audio/Video/Photo12.2 billion – Videos viewed per month on

YouTube in the US (November 2009).

182 – The number of online videos the average Internet user watches in a month (USA).

82% – Percentage of Internet users that view videos online (USA).

81.9% – Of embedded pictures & videos are viewed on Websites and social networks daily.

Photo Gallery

SERVICE & FELLOWSHIPFAITH, HOPE & CHARITY Social Events

List of charities each Grand Lodge

Subordinate Lodges/ OESScholarshipsFund Raisers

Quarterly News LetterPartiesBirthdays Bar-B-QReunions

Why Do We Need A Website & Social Networks

We will be Left behind in the 21st Century Membership, Retention, and Growth will DieWebsites & Social Networks will be the hub

for all Masonic information and communication.

E-mails & Instant Messaging (IM) is how information and documents are shared.

Facebook allows all lodges to promote the events going on with in their cities, as well you promoting and keeping in touch.

Twitter can instantly send out information to all your Masonic followers.

The EndMore facts and inf. Available if needed.Contact me:

webmaster@ggmasoniccongress.comThanks,ILL. Byron K. Amerson 33rdDGM of Texas