This article provides a broad overview of myAmeriburn, the members-only online community for ABA.
myAmeriburn is a website comprised of dozens of “communities” that feature discussion boards, libraries, and more. It also features a member directory and event calendar.
There are some public areas of the site but a member login is required to view most content, and there are portions of the site that require further permission to access (such as private communities for committee volunteers).
Each community contains of list of members who are included in that community. If you are part of a community, you can post to the discussion board and receive notifications of discussion board posts. Each member can update their notification settings to receive real time email, a daily digest, or no email from the group.
All members are opted in to the “ABA Members” community and subscribed to a daily digest of activity by default. Members may also choose to join additional communities by taking certain actions, such as subscribing to Special Interest Groups (SIGs) or volunteering for a committee. All ABA committees have private communities that are used to help committee members discuss projects and share documents - appointed volunteers are automatically added to these communities at the start of their term and subscribed to real time email by default.