2005-09-05 Meeting Notes (Fred & Craig)

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