RNC:2005-09-05 Brainstorm meeting notes (Fred & Craig)

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Document from the FIC Regional Networking Committee

Location: Songaia Community, Fred's home office

In attendance: Fred Lanphear, Craig Ragland

We stepped through the Regional Networking Committee Job Description and discussed ways to progress on most components...

• Identify and build list of existing, self-organized “LRCs”
  • Identify people who are currently organizing on a local/regional level
  • Web searching, List mining
  • Tapping FIC cultural knowledge
  • Tapping knowledge of other IC organizations
• Training
  • Prepare training – what is it?
    • Use FIC Resources
      • How to get FIC stuff to local people
      • Directory
        • Finding unlisted communities in region
        • Get unlisted communities listed, as appropriate
        • Helping Communities/Seekers learn about and use FIC resources
        • Helping to keep directory records for communities in region up-to-date
      • Magazine/Newsletter/Website (reach, classifieds, calendar)
        • How to submit local news
        • Writing guidelines for different publications
        • Submitting materials
      • Book store
      • Publications
    • Create/support gatherings
    • Develop/maintain mailing list of interested parties for region
  • Invite prospects to training – remote or in person?
  • Train prospects to be LRCs – do you have to be trained to be one?
• FIC-created packages of LRC documents and resources
  • Free Package
    • Mailing lists from Communities Directory & Magazine & Membership & Bookstore & newsletter (which ones?)
    • Free Publications for distribution
    • How To materials for activities requested of LRCs
      • LRC web page editing access and instructions
    • Ala Carte Options
      • Publications for sale (profits to be kept)
• Communications and meetings
  • Maintenance/management/use of regional mailing lists, listServs, etc.
  • Meeting planning and hosting
  • Outreach for events, etc.
  • Other forms of communications, e.g. blogs, etc. (see NICA ONLINE)
  • Consultation on use of FIC resources
• Two-way communications between FIC and Communities
  • FIC trains LRCs access/use FIC resources
  • LRC helps people access/use FIC resources