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

[Marita Moll]

Thanks. It's an interesting paper.

Your ideas on themes and partners for the proposed conference are 
welcome. I will be collecting them.

Marita


On 12/21/2017 4:09 AM, James Van Leeuwen wrote:
> A timely and promising idea.
>
> Interest and initiative in community development is growing rapidly, 
> especially leadership development.
>
> TC is a legacy of community leadership, and a potent theme for the 
> proposed event might be the past, present and future of leadership in 
> community networking.
>
> The Tamarack Institute in Waterloo could serve up some excellent 
> candidates to speak to the present and future of community leadership:
>
> http://www.tamarackcommunity.ca
>
> Check out the attached paper, which is a call to action for community 
> innovation.
>
> JvL
>
>
>
>
>
>
>> On Dec 20, 2017, at 2:05 PM, Peter Frampton <pframpton at lefca.org 
>> <mailto:pframpton at lefca.org>> wrote:
>>
>> WOW - and exciting meeting!!
>>
>>
>> Peter Frampton
>> pframpton at lefca.org <mailto:pframpton at lefca.org>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Dec 18, 2017, at 4:33 PM, Marita Moll <mmoll at ca.inter.net 
>>> <mailto:mmoll at ca.inter.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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