[IMC-Process] Re: [New-imc] Online form: Proposed new IMC! (Indymedia Biotech (http://biotech.indymedia.org ))

[Shayne O'Neill]

Hey Libby :)
Hey Clara :)
Hey IMC-PROCESS :)

If I can help in any way, let me know.

Also.

Belgium has learned something that the international world will now
learn;-

Clara has put a heroic effort into putting imc-biotech into action. If it
dont get thru I'll be flabergasted. So will many others.

Thus I propose the following;-

If anyone objects or blocks, there IMC will be invaded by AN ENTIRE
COLLECTIVE OF SMELLY AUSTRALIANS WITH FUNNY ACCENTS WANTING TO HUG THE
FUCK OUT OF EVERYONE WHO DISAGREES!!!!!

you have been loved^h^h^h^h^h^H er.. I mean warned.

Just ask belgium. They'll say.

Some scars never heal.

;)

Shayne "smelly australian hippy" O'Neill..


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"Must not Sleep! Must warn others!"
-Aesop.
Shayne O'Neill. Indymedia. Fun.
http://www.perthimc.asn.au

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Libby wrote:

> Hi everybody,
>
> I've seen nobody has proposed to handle this request yet.
> I'm willing to do it if no-one objects.
>
> Greetings,
>
> Libby
>
> clara at ifrik.org wrote:
>
> >Submitted by: Clara <clara at ifrik.org> on Wednesday, October 29th, 2003 @ 3:38:34 pm (-0800)
> >
> >Client Variables
> >----------------
> >
> >HTTP_USER_AGENT:
> >Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624
> >
> >Online Form Fields
> >------------------
> >
> >imc_name:
> >Indymedia Biotech (http://biotech.indymedia.org )
> >
> >city:
> >none: Global Topic Site
> >
> >state:
> >none
> >
> >country:
> > none / all
> >
> >contact_name:
> >Clara
> >
> >contact_email:
> >clara at ifrik.org
> >
> >contact_phone:
> >
> >
> >tech_name:
> >Zapata
> >
> >tech_email:
> >zapata at xs4all.nl
> >
> >tech_phone:
> >
> >
> >supporting_groups:
> > Aseed (Amsterdam, Europe), Bioptimistas (Uruguay), Gen-ethic Network (Germany), genet (Europe), IMC Netherlands, IMC Aotearoa. (Members of) several other groups and individuals working on biotech issues are showing interest and offer support, but outreach in a certain degree can only be done, if it is obvious that the Indymedia network will accept a topic IMC.
> >
> >issue_focus:
> >yes
> >
> >critical_dates:
> >no
> >
> >resources:
> ># most volunteers are from existing local IMCs, others from groups that work on those issues. The editorial group currently consists of a global group of volunteers with broad knowledge on the topic, experience with different IMCs, and different languages; contacts to numerous local and global groups.
> >#  to be hosted on Mir server with IMC Netherlands, technical support available from IMC Netherlands;
> ># Zapata (Mir coder) to develop the software further to our needs;
> >
> >
> >outreach:
> ># outreach within the Indymedia network
> ># contact to different groups working about biotech worlwide, but that can only be done to a larger degree, if it is obvious that the Indymedia network will accept a topic IMC
> >
> >
> >
> >introductory_statement:
> >Biotech is an issue of high relevance in globalization where regions and people are set up against one another, and therefore needs to be highlighted. There is already much content on local sites on biotech both as a local and global issue. Biotech Indymedia wants to bring them together, and also give a space for additional postings that are given back into the local communities/politics.
> >
> >Biotech Indymedia as a topic site thereby connects activists from around the world, by learning about one another and their action. The site is set up multilangual to break through language barriers that keep local actions restricted to local languages, or that exclude people that don\'t speakt and write the main language of a global website.
> >
> >A test site has been up at http://www.biotechimc.org since May 2003, and has successfully worked with voluneteers from local IMCs (Protland, SF) to cover the WTO meeting in Sacramento (June 2003). Currently postings are collected manually from most local Indymedia sites on a regular basis, but automatic syndication is possible if an appropirate topic exists on a local site, and already happening from IMC Portland and IMC UK. Articles that are posted directly on www.biotechimc.org are currently manually posted on an appropriate local IMC. Technical solutions still need to be developed (further) for syndication to the topic site as well as for re-positing on local sites.
> >
> >The editorial team has so far provided some features to www.indymedia.org and local IMCs. Some translations have also gone back to local sites.
> >
> >Issue Focus : genetic engineering, biotech, agriculture, alternatives to biotech, food production, biodiverstity, biosafety, biopiracy, patents on live etc. - a broad issue focus to avoid turning into \"single issue politics\"
> >
> >Event Focus : all events worldwide that are connected to biotech, collaboration wanted with local IMCs on coverage. example of past event: Sacramento WTO meeting (http://www.biotechimc.org/or/topic/sacramento/)
> >
> >Most of the volunteers are engaged in a local IMC and/or global Indymedia working groups. We share the goals and visions of the Indymedia network, and we see such a topic IMC also as a step to develop the Indymedia network further. Our meeting notes and logs, draft papers and other resources are available on http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Global/BioTech .
> >
> >A general proposal about Topic IMCs will be submitted to imc-process at the same time, and we are interested in sharing our experiences for the development of criteria and guidelines for topic IMCs in general.
> >
> >A spanish version of this new-imc form can be found at http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Global/VersionCastellana
> >
> >
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