Next Steps
With the Olympic Games barely a year a way, it's time to organize
the next steps of the campaign for an independent, alternative media
centre before, and during, the 2010 Winter Olympics and Para-olympic
Games in Vancouver and Whistler, BC. We aim to create an inclusive,
apolitical and collaborative space for grassroots media creators to
creative and publish content about sport and culture.
If you are ready to become further involved in this effort, we invite
you to a follow-up meeting with the aim of forming some task-oriented
committees and creating a board to organize this project over the next
year.
Details
February 3rd, Tuesday
6:00pm ~ 7:30pm
at Raincity Studios
1 Alexander, Suite 420 (buzz #420 for access)
Gastown, Vancouver, BC
Agenda notes
At this meeting, Robert Scales will discuss his conversations with the
BC Independent (unaccredited) media centre and discuss some
conversations with curious collaborators and corporate supporters. He
will also preview the "Social Media and the Olympics" panel at the
upcoming Northern Voice conference in which noted Olympic scholar Dr.
Andy Miah from the UK will share his experience and knowledge (see his
essays in "Owning the Olympics"). Dave Olson will offer a few remarks
about the Vancouver2010.com web focus group meeting including the IOC's
"constraints" and VANOC's evolving web strategy.
In addition, the agenda will include ideation time and input from all
participants and an opportunity to offer skills (and superpowers).
Along with forming a board and committees, we'll plan next steps and
meetings, including a possible event to mark the one year countdown to
the Games.
'get in where you fit in'
Come with ideas and leave with follow-up items and projects to lead. To
get things started, Robert, Kris and I propose to organize three
committees for starters and then break out task forces and
sub-committees as needed, ergo:
Robert Scales - Partnerships (sponsorships, fundraising, gov relations, corp outreach)
Kris Krug - Operations (programming, volunteer, facilities, finance, logistics)
Dave Olson - Communications (brand, messaging, media relations, web site, blog etc.)
Please use the Wiki to collaborate on organizational structure ideas and suggest topics to add to the agenda.
Sign-on
If you plan to attend, please register at the Google Group. Sign up for the Group with a Google ID and we'll approve your request as soon as possible. http://groups.google.ca/group/vancouver-2010-alternative-media
There is also a Google Wiki Site
- confusing? Sure. The Group manages the mailing list and has informal
group work space. The Site is more of a Olympic Media resource toolbox.
Your account needs to be approved but then you can add/edit content and
share resources. Everyone can poke around. Twitter @uncleweed to get added to the Site as a collaborator http://sites.google.com/site/vancouver2010alternativemedia/
Ref: Organizational Meeting - 2010 alternative and independent media centre