[Advisors] Minutes -- TC teleconference - Dec. 18

[Marita Moll]

Minutes -- TC teleconference - Mon. Dec. 18, 2017

Present: Marita Moll, Shelley Robinson, Clarice Leader

Regrets: Tracey Axelson, James Van Leeuwen, Fred Campbell, Peter 
Frampton, Chris Cope, Brian Beaton


A. Correction to agenda:

"Bringing NCF out of dormancy with carefully considered applications for 
project funding" should have read "Bringing TC out of dormancy..."


B. Agenda

1. Bringing TC out of dormancy with carefully considered applications 
for project funding:

As Executive Director of National Capital FreeNet, Shelley shared her 
vision of how TC could be re-energized around an anniversary conference 
celebrating 25/6 years since the 1993 and 1994 community networking 
conferences in which TC was founded. Although the actors have changed 
and the technology has evolved, most of the reasons for a national 
network of Canadians concerned with equal access, digital literacy, 
community ownership and other community-based issues have not gone away.

Since TC is a non-soliciting not-for-profit corporation (meaning we are 
severely limited in our ability to apply for funds), NCF could act as 
the principal sponsoring organization. If there is enough support within 
the TC community for such an event -- probably to take place in 2019 -- 
Shelley would work with this community to develop a proposal and seek 
appropriate funding routes. The goal would be a concept paper supported 
by a range of organizations that could be submitted to appropriate 
funding organizations.

2. Expanding our reach:

TC should be inviting more people from the community broadband movement 
to join our list. Clarice and Shelley discussed a network developing in 
Northern Manitoba (headed by Ken Sanderson). Clarice indicated that she 
had worked with Ken and agreed to reach out and invite this group to 
join the TC list.

It was noted that Clarice is also in close contact with Jon Gerrard, who 
was Secretary of State in the Government of Jean Chrétien from 1993-1997 
-- precisely those years which would be celebrated in the proposed 
conference. He was subsequently leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party and 
is still a Manitoba MP. Clarice confirmed that he was still deeply 
interested in community networking issues and could be an ally. It was 
agreed that we should explore the possibilities.

There was a discussion of an e-mail Marita received from Fred Campbell 
noting that local community media was experiencing a resurgence in 
Newfoundland and Labrador due to increasingly difficult economic and 
social conditions. Fred suggested that the National Campus and Community 
Radio Association (NCRA) might be any interesting partner for TC. 
Shelley indicated that she moved from NCRA to head NCF and so was very 
familiar with this organization. Shelley and Marita would try to find 
time in the New Year to meet with Barry Rooke of NCRA to see if there 
was enough common ground.

3. Connectivity tools:

In the context of organizing a livestream meeting on ICANN policy 
issues, Marita is working with several organizations (CIRA, ICANN, ISOC) 
to explore communications tools that might benefit us all. She will 
provide a more detailed update on where this is going in the next TC 
teleconference -- hopefully January.

Marita

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