[GRC] 2011 GRC to Kansas City

[Kristina Williams]

Thank you, Ricardo for your words. I've spoken with KKFI, and I've
offered this year's conference to Kansas City. Had I received more
feedback from WRFU members, I would have felt more comfortable
continuing to advocate on WRFU's behalf. Instead, I think we should
focus on organizing the 2012 conference, starting this summer/late
fall. I certainly plan on continuing to volunteer with the RFU after
my AmeriCorps position is up in August, and having a year to plan +
the new tower should make for quite a gala in 2012. I've offered our
help and support to KKFI should they need any. Thank you everyone who
has provided input thus far.

-Kristina

On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 8:55 AM, Diaz, Ricardo <diazr at illinois.edu> wrote:
> RFU people:
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> This is a hard decision in that we need a united and multivoice group just
> to bring the conference. It’s a good test as to our commitment since if we
> don’t show up, it’s only right that the SL should win it. They have a larger
> metropolitan area and a bigger airport so I would think that others would
> rather travel there unless we provide a good alternative.
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> You have represented well why it’s a good year to host although I know it
> will be lots of hard work. Perhaps if we had a formal conversation with WEFT
> we could be the voice of two and thus make a better argument for the bid.
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> I don’t know if we can get it together next year but if we have a committed
> half a dozen people, I believe we could do a good job.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rfu-bounces at lists.chambana.net [mailto:rfu-bounces at lists.chambana.net]
> On Behalf Of Kristina Williams
> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 10:41 PM
> To: RFU listserv; GRC at lists.chambana.net
> Subject: [RFU] UPDATE: GRC Bid
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> So the GRC folks have been talking, and it's been mostly agreed upon that,
> instead of them deciding who should receive the bid this year, WRFU and KKFI
> should decide amongst themselves who will host and then next year the other
> will follow suit. I sent an email to the main coordinator of KKFI whose been
> in communication with the GRC list outlining why the GRC would be important
> for us THIS year (specifically relating to raising awareness of and helping
> pay for the radio tower), but really, this is a conversation that everyone
> at WRFU should be weighing in on. I (and KKFI and the GRC) really need to
> know how you feel about hosting this year vs. next year. Kansas City also
> feels very strongly about hosting this year. WRFU needs to think very hard
> about what hosting the GRC would do for WRFU (and WEFT for that
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> matter) this year, whether its an investment we want to make now or later,
> and why.
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> -Kristina
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Kristina Williams, News Media Coordinator
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
kristinawho[at]gmail[dot]com
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Urbana, IL 61801
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