[Imc-finance] reminder about network irc meeting tomorrow, 8/4 1500 gmt

[Sheri Herndon]

hi everyone,

just a last minute reminder about the next network irc meeting 
happening tomorrow, 8/4.  time is 1500 GMT.  which i think translated 
means 8 am pst (us), 11 am est (us) and i hope others can figure it 
out from there.  there's a link to more info about figuring out the 
time for various regions below.
this invite was sent to various lists and hopefully every contact in 
the network.  i'm just sending it to a few of the global lists in 
hopes of making sure every imc is aware of this meeting.
if you plan on attend from a working group or from a local imc, send 
in your introducation to imc-commwork.  The suggestions for topics so 
far are: ideas for resolving
local conflict resolution in the network, update on finance, legal
issues, open publishing evolution, an intro to the Indymedia best
practices project/documentation, regional IMCs 
(americalatina.indymedia.org) and print/newsblast collaboration.  If 
you have other topics you think should be discussed, send them to 
imc-commwork.

intros are being posted to 
http://docs.indymedia.org/twiki/bin/view/Global/IntrosSent.  it is 
still incomplete but will eventually include every intro.

hope to see many of you at the meeting.

sheri
seattle imc


SUMMARY:
INVITATION TO THE AUGUST 4 BI-MONTHLY NETWORK-WIDE IRC MEETING.  As
noted below, if you plan to attend, please e-mail your introduction, and
a summary of what is happening at your local IMC, to 
"imc-commwork@indymedia.org" as
soon as possible.  We will include the information to this a web page
http://docs.indymedia.org/twiki/bin/view/Global/IrcMay19NetworkWide
you can access during, and after, the meeting.  We will *NOT* be doing
introductions in the main room of the meeting like we did last time, but
just giving instructions about the breaking rooms and the feedbacks.

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WHAT: A meeting on Indymedia's IRC server (irc is like a chat room,
allowing people to have real-time text-based discussions), of at least one
liaison from every local imc and network-wide working group, and invidusals
throughout the network, to update each other on what each of us is 
doing, and to
discuss issues that are essential to indymedia.

WHEN: August 4, Sunday, 15:00 GMT
(check"http://www.greenwichmeantime.com" to
find the time in your place) We are trying to find a better time for the
next meeting that will allow people from the Pacific to participate more
easily.  PLEASE send suggestions to "imc-commwork@indymedia.org".

WHERE: http://irc.indymedia.org, #meeting
WHO: YOU!!! Each local IMC and global working group (like imc-video,
imc-radio, imc-print) should ask one of its members to participate in 
the meeting,
with the purpose of relaying information from the local imc/working group to
everyone else at the meeting, and, afterward, making sure people in the
local IMC/working group know what happened in the meeting. Individuals may
also attend the main room of the meeting.

WHY: The indymedia network is growing every day and as we get bigger and
more global we realize how important it is for us to hear from each other.
The last network-wide meeting was long and a bit confusing, but 
several important
discussions did happen in the issue-based chat rooms.  Also, many people
had the chance to connect with the network, in real time, for the first
time.

HOW: http://process.indymedia.org/howtoattend.php3

The meeting will start in a "main room," which will be the place to
introduce the discussion rooms.  WE WILL NOT BE DELIVERING INTRODUCTIONS IN THE
MAIN ROOM.  Please e-mail your introduction, and a summary of what is
happening at your local IMC, to "imc-commwork@indymedia.org" as soon 
as possible.
After enough people gather in the main room, we will break out into six
issue-based chat rooms (or more or less), which will send a summary 
back to the main
room.  The suggestions that came up so far are: ideas for resolving
local conflict resolution in the network, update on finance, legal
issues, open publishing evolution, an intro to the Indymedia best
practices project, documentation, regional IMCs
(americalatina.indymedia.org) and print/newsblast.  If you have other 
topics you think should be discussed, send them to imc-commwork. 
Backgrounds about
this subjects can be sent to imc-commwork@indymedia.org to be added to
the twiki page. There will be translation to/from Spanish and
Portuguese, and any other language people feel able to translate. The
last time the translation was only in one direction. This time the
challenge for the translation team this time is to have the conversation
going in the both directions in all six rooms. Bilingual people are
encouraged to volunteer for an specific room beforehand, so if that`s
your case please e-mail imc-commomwork@in dymedia.org and let us know
how you can help.

AND THEN: This initiative comes from the imc-commwork@indymedia.org
working group, which is composed of a handful of people from various IMCs who
believe in the power of effective network-wide communication. The
imc-commwork@indymedia.org working group proposes we have these meetings
every other month, the first Sunday of every other month, to provide a
time for report-backs, discussion and focus. To help this happen,
imc-commwork needs to have more volunteers than it does now, from all
over the network. Please join the list (through
http://lists.indymedia.org) and help make this happen. Thank you!