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    <p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Thanks. It's an
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    <p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Your ideas on themes
        and partners for the proposed conference are welcome. I will be
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    <p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Marita</font><br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/21/2017 4:09 AM, James Van
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        <div>Interest and initiative in community development is growing
          rapidly, especially leadership development. </div>
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        <div>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.</div>
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        <div>The Tamarack Institute in Waterloo could serve up some
          excellent candidates to speak to the present and future of
          community leadership:</div>
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        <div>Check out the attached paper, which is a call to action for
          community innovation. </div>
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                      <div class="">On Dec 18, 2017, at 4:33 PM, Marita
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                          <p style="margin-bottom: 0in" class="">Minutes
                            -- TC teleconference - Mon. Dec. 18, 2017<br
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                          <p style="margin-bottom: 0in" class="">Present:
                            Marita Moll, Shelley Robinson, Clarice
                            Leader</p>
                          <p style="margin-bottom: 0in" class="">Regrets:
                            Tracey Axelson, James Van Leeuwen, Fred
                            Campbell, Peter Frampton, Chris Cope, Brian
                            Beaton</p>
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                          A. Correction to agenda:
                          <p style="margin-bottom: 0in" class=""><font
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                              serif">"Bringing NCF out of dormancy with
                              carefully considered applications for
                              project funding" should have read
                              "Bringing TC out of dormancy..."</font></p>
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                            1. Bringing TC out of dormancy with
                            carefully considered applications for
                            project funding: </font>
                          <p style="margin-bottom: 0in" class=""><font
                              class="" face="Times New Roman, Times,
                              serif">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. </font> </p>
                          <p style="margin-bottom: 0in" class=""><font
                              class="" face="Times New Roman, Times,
                              serif">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.</font></p>
                          <p style="margin-bottom: 0in" class=""><font
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                              serif">2. Expanding our reach:</font></p>
                          <p style="margin-bottom: 0in" class=""><font
                              class="" face="Times New Roman, Times,
                              serif">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.</font></p>
                          <p style="margin-bottom: 0in" class=""><font
                              class="" face="Times New Roman, Times,
                              serif">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.</font></p>
                          <p style="margin-bottom: 0in" class=""><font
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                              serif">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.</font></p>
                          <p style="margin-bottom: 0in" class="">3.
                            Connectivity tools:</p>
                          <p style="margin-bottom: 0in" class="">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.</p>
                          <p style="margin-bottom: 0in" class="">Marita<br
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