[Rfu-barnraising] Barnraising 9.28.05

Fri Sep 30 13:32:13 CDT 2005

we're setting up the online registration form now, and are currently
trying to figure out a way to best utilize the spaceshare online community
board.  It is a little cumbersome, and we did end up coordinating most
housing & transportation needs ourselves rather than through the
board--however, it would be great if we could figure out a way to maximize
the functionality of spaceshare so that people would use it to meet their
ride & housing needs.

We could monitor it for information like, say, airport arrivals & pick-ups.

We're going to try to talk to the spaceshare man about this today and see
what he says about improving its functionality for us--

thanks

Kate

> howdy folks,
>
> we decided that the space on-line board was a bust.  someone still
> needed to monitor the whole process and it was rather clunky.  the
> board does seem to work for ride shares, though i have no idea how many
> people used it for the GRC/northampton barnraising.
>
> i JUST finished a rough draft of the complete conference manual.  it is
> all in one document right now and i'm trying to figure out how to send
> it (54 pages!), but it seems like you all are doing a great job.
> thanks for taking on this organizing. it is for a really good cause --
> getting people together to demystify radio broadcasting.
>
> -margo
>
> On Thursday, September 29, 2005, at 07:20  AM, btaylor at prairienet.org
> wrote:
>
>> hi molly,
>>
>> thanks for all the excellent work.  prometheus has used a computer ride
>> and space matching system in the past.  i found it awkward to navigate
>> and
>> extract info from, and not too many folks used it for the
>> grc/northampton
>> barnraising, but it's already a functional system.
>>
>> if need to store bread, etc. in the kalyx freezer, let me know.  i can
>> stop by somewhere every trip i make to town to haul stuff back.
>>
>> peace, bill
>>
>>> Food Update:
>>> I have talked with the Herring and Channing Murray folks, who have
>>> preliminarily said yes. The channing is fine as long as herring
>>> approves.
>>> They also wanted to know what we could offer them in return for using
>>> their space.. (uh... a community radio station that will be a public
>>> asset
>>> for years to come? how about that?) I told them they could be listed
>>> as
>>> sponsors on literature (when we have some!) and that we could do PSAs
>>> for
>>> them once the station is on air. Is there anything else?
>>>
>>> The herring doesn't use their kitchen on the weekends and some
>>> staffers
>>> indicated they thought it would be fine to let us use it. One caveat
>>> is
>>> that the herring has a Friday night dinner so we could most likely
>>> not use
>>> the kitchen at that time. But, that being said, the herring has a
>>> friday
>>> night dinner and maybe we could join them if we sent over some
>>> volunteers
>>> to help prepare! I will talk to Katie the RHVR mgr to get a firmer
>>> idea of
>>> what is possible.
>>>
>>> So, that's good news, eh?
>>>
>>> RE: housing-
>>>
>>> can we set up an online CGI form that people could fill out to
>>> register
>>> for a place to stay? Then we could get a list of responses and match
>>> them
>>> local homes here in the order in which they reply and it could be
>>> somewhat
>>> more manageable. We should send out a call now and start building a
>>> list
>>> of all local people that could host a few people on their couches and
>>> spare rooms. that list should have name, contact info, proximity to
>>> IMC, #
>>> of people they can host, and then brief discription of their situation
>>> (couch, bed, futon, floor - we need to know) & anything else we need
>>> to
>>> know (they have dogs, cats, velociraptors, small children, go to bed
>>> early, etc - anything that would help us make a good match with
>>> visitors)
>>> I could make the list template this weekend (and a phone list of
>>> folks to
>>> call) IF i can hand it off to someone else to start the emailing and
>>> phone
>>> calling. Someone who is super fast w CGI should do the form (for
>>> people to
>>> sign up for housing and to offer housing). Question: does that go
>>> on Prometheus website or wRFU site? Who can make the CGI webform? Who
>>> can
>>> volunteer to call folks?
>>>
>>> RE: the schedule-
>>>
>>> What abt Kim Kranich? She is a fabulous local media resource.
>>> Sandra Ahten is a great reporter, also, with lots to teach.
>>> Anyone from WEFT with experience to share? Lori Serb, Janet Lowry?
>>> I also think it would be kinda cool to invite the mainstreamers and
>>> show
>>> them another vision of radio. (reporters from WILL? Jim Meadows, Tom
>>> Rogers?) - do a roundtable discussion on broadcast journalism with IMC
>>> reporters?
>>> And what abt someone from WBCP?
>>>
>>> -Molly
>>> Food-gatherer
>>>
>>> On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Danielle Chynoweth wrote:
>>>
>>>> Barnraising 9.28.05
>>>>
>>>> Food - Stuart Tarr
>>>> - folks canned pasta sauce, and froze peppers etc
>>>> - Kaylx center has freezer if Molly can get bread from Mirabelle to
>>>> freeze
>>>> - We have a list of caterers from the Visitors Bureau who may donate
>>>> food.
>>>> Lynsee is sending this to Stuart.
>>>> - Still need a kitchen - Molly is following up with the Herring.
>>>>
>>>> Housing - no point yet
>>>> - Needs a point person.
>>>> - Danielle asked Carol Inskeep if she would coordinate.  They are
>>>> still
>>>> in
>>>> discussion.
>>>> - Lynsee will get visitors bureau to get competitive group rate
>>>> pricing
>>>> from local hotels/motels for an estimated 75-100 people.  We can ask
>>>> Jumers to match it.  They have offered $65 for a double.  That's
>>>> good,
>>>> but
>>>> maybe we could do better if we get them to match other rates.
>>>> - Sascha
>>>>
>>>> Publicity - Lynsee the great
>>>> - Lynsee is starting the publicity bomb soon!
>>>> - Prometheus is sending a write up we can use as text by the end of
>>>> the
>>>> week - Lynsee will cook it up and send a shout out to the list.
>>>> - Let's use the RFU image for the barnraising.
>>>> - let's get on the cover of the HUB
>>>> - Lynsee will drop request to video group
>>>> - Lynsee contacted WEFT and others to let them know about the
>>>> barnraising
>>>> as a potential point of collaboration.
>>>> - What does sponsorship mean?  What do sponsors get out of it?  We
>>>> will
>>>> discuss this next week.
>>>>
>>>> Prep Tech - Doug
>>>> - windows are the biggest issue - Rod Van Buskirk was a WEFTie and he
>>>> owns
>>>> Bacon Van Buskirk and maybe they would donate
>>>> - PACA and Homeworks search is planned
>>>> - Lynsee has a wish list from RFU and will start the search for
>>>> materials
>>>> - Tower drawings were submitted to the city Wednesday for a special
>>>> use
>>>> permit.
>>>>
>>>> Space - Danielle
>>>> - we will spec out the layout with Prometheus when they come.  -
>>>> Pete or
>>>> someone is coming probably weekend of Oct 15-16.
>>>>
>>>> Entertainment - Jenny
>>>> - Jenny has booked bands
>>>> - We need a shows rep at the barnraising - who?  Jenny can't come to
>>>> meetings.
>>>>
>>>> Role of Wireless in the Barnraising
>>>> - We need a CUWiN point person and some folks to teach how tos
>>>> workshop
>>>> - Dave Young offered a talk about DIY networking - what's possible
>>>> - Andrew raised a concern about streaming over the internet - maybe
>>>> RFU
>>>> doesn't walk to go this route.
>>>> - Idea: use community wireless to do remote production to send back
>>>> to
>>>> the
>>>> station and go out over the air.  We could demo this.
>>>>
>>>> Weekend Schedule
>>>> - William Gillespie - radio theater and sound production
>>>> - Dave Young - DIY networking
>>>> - Bob McChesney - will give talk on the 12th
>>>> - Pauline Bartolone - invite her to come back to teach radio
>>>> production
>>>> - Aaron Ammons - hip hop poetry
>>>> - Paul Riismandel - pirate radio
>>>> - John Anderson?
>>>> - Andrew Baoill - digitization of radio
>>>> Can we make sure we have women too?
>>>> When we go on the air perhaps invite the Mayor, councilmembers, etc?
>>>>
>>>>
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