Geoff, I think Technical Networks have one key advantage - a shared common interest, your members come to you to follow their interest area. The Local Networks have to try and motivate the rank and file, who are members simply because it is the done thing or the route to registration. We get a good audience from retired members, but working engineers just don't want to know, no matter how relevant or useful the material we put on for them.
Geoff, I think Technical Networks have one key advantage - a shared common interest, your members come to you to follow their interest area. The Local Networks have to try and motivate the rank and file, who are members simply because it is the done thing or the route to registration. We get a good audience from retired members, but working engineers just don't want to know, no matter how relevant or useful the material we put on for them.
