True North Media House

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Communications Tasks

Project: Refine copywriting & content

Overview: Review copy on site including backgrounder, & recommend additions to brand standards & media pages

Prepare "modular" copy for one-pager sheet for participants and sponsors - Hand off to Illene/Evan

Who: Jen Gerald

Deadline: Thursday


Project Refine copywriting on Policies and Principles

Overview: Massage draft notes at: Principles & Policies into a lovely "bill of right" and operating guideline

Who:

Deadline: 


Project: Web themeing
Who: Evan/Ilene & John/Rebecca + Noah/Ianiv as needed
Overview: Ilene creates web mockups and hands off to Johnbollwitt@gmail.com who will contact Noah and Ianiv for assistance as needed

Task: Add Google Analytics code to site
Who: John B.
(code snippet sent under separate cover)

Task: Add WPTouch to Site
Who: John B/ Duane

Task: Add Contact form to site
Who: ??

Project: Plan creation of Rights Cards

Who: Alex E Grant, Dave O, Bob Makin

Overview: Research and plans photo rights cards, reporter/assembly rights cards vis a vis IOC guidelines, what to do if sh!t hits the fan card

Related: find sponsors and legal counsel advice - contact CJA and BCLA (Note: Bob provided many contacts - will forward for reference)

Deadline:

Notes: Rights Education Tools

Related: www.uncleweed.com/miscellania/bustcard.pdf 

http://feasthouse.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/how-to-smoke-cannabis-while-avoiding-jail-an-illustrated-guide-by-seattle-lawyer-jeffery-steinborn/


Project: Explore possibilities for shared free wi-fi

Who: Noah

Overview:  Draft scenarios, source tech requirements, research status of FreetheNet, Ils San Fils

Deadline:

Project: Solidify slogan motto/ tagline 

Who: Nadia (note: we didn't talk about this but can you review a few ideas with me? ...)
Overview: Need a 3 word tag line and a longer slogan (Note: currently i use "Strong, Free, Social" - daveo)


X Project: Draft Letter for sponsors 

Who: ??

Overview: Get a letter ready to introduce the project to companies like Twitter, Yelp tripadvisor, MEC, salt spring coffee, JJ Bean, molson, R&B


X Task: James Wallace put Evan in touch with OnNext + Gary Cupchuk

Project: Prep press release & distribute to media list

Overview: Refine press release announcement to prepare for media distro

Who: Jen Gerald & ...?

Deadline: Tuesday

Media Announcement Draft


X Project: Hand off Logos 
Who: Evan and Ilene
Overview: Post final versions to wiki in various formats (.eps, .png,) and include pantone and hexadecimal color info
Deadline: Monday

Project: Start one pager layout

Who: Ilene
Overview: Two multi-purpose one-pager layouts - please use TNMH branding and photos representing media and olympics from TNMH pool but not "olympic logos, marks etc." Note: One piece will be used for sponsor, one for general info and participants.
Deadline: 
Photo Resources: http://www.flickr.com/groups/tnmh/pool/

Project: 
Who: Ron E.
Details: Compile a simple dataset (use Google Docs/Wiki if possible) of potential bloggers and social media makers who fit our key demographic of what we seek in independent media sources who don't have accreditation and are looking for a homebase. We are looking for smaller, grassroots, alternative, indie and social sources who are committed to coming and producing coverage beyond the sports news. I envision you performs specific deep searches to gather URL, site/blog name, contact info if possible, names, description, twitter handles, etc. for creators who are planning to come to Vancouver. This way we can invite them before the chaos starts ;-). And then we can encourage to them build in-bound links using specific search terms and so on ...

Task: Exchange contacts
Who: 
KK fill Evan in on Vancouver Tourism
Bob Makin introduce Evan to Raymond Chan  - leader of tourism consortium (richmond, vancouver, whistler BC working together)
Who?? - Introduce Evan to Link BC > federal/prov consortium liaison  Morgan Westcott
Who?? - Connect Evan with Wireless Innovative Network - Michael Bidu
KK - What can we do for Andy Miah and how can he help us? Connect with people as needed

Project: what's up with Media Co-Op Dominion & ORN + others
Overview: Find out status plans and endeavour to build bridges with other like minded organizations who may feel distrust - spread message that we are here to help everyone
Who: ?? Dave, Irwin, KK & ??

Project: Draft Society Documents and Board org plan
Who:??

Project: Editorial Guidelines document for Blog
Who: Jason, Jeff

Project: Define tag conventions and set up monitoring dashboards
Who: Rebecca Bollwitt

XProject: Refine Open Letter no #3

Overview: Consider this a positioning statement and a "non-press-release" 

Who: Matt/Jen G.

Deadline: Tuesday

Open Letter #3


X Task: Update DNS records

Who: Ianiv
Overview: point www.truenorthmediahouse.com to root & wiki.truenorthmediahouse.com to sites.google.com/site/vancouver2010alternativemedia/

X Project: Find out where to Register a .mh address
Who: Noah
Overview: get details for registering tn.mh (marshall islands) - ask dave for registration details



X Twitter - set up in hootsuite and add editors with initials, add twitter bio + bg


X Choose theme (thesis) for WP + install


X Set URLs for WP (no date, just post title )


X Static page for entry (with blog post highlight )


X Create editor accts for commincations desk facilites desk logistics desk partnership desk - approval queue Overview of each dept


X Event calendar


X Static pages for FAQ about principles


X Create flickr group to create batch of stock photos - http://www.flickr.com/groups/tnmh/ - kk


X Tune short description for use


X Create email list for steering@ communcations logistics partners etc


X Send update to group


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