tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post114360005796738776..comments2023-10-24T11:05:25.288-04:00Comments on Mark Rauterkus & Running Mates ponder current events: Penguin day is June 18Mark Rauterkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-1143600091279738762006-03-28T21:41:00.000-05:002006-03-28T21:41:00.000-05:00his email is to inform you that we are gearing up ...his email is to inform you that we are gearing up for<BR/>our 7th Annual Grassroots Use of Technology conference<BR/>and give you information about what is happening with it.<BR/><BR/>With just under 3 months to go, this year's conference is<BR/>looking to top last year's great event, which attracted 225<BR/>people. Here is the basic information:<BR/><BR/>7th Annual Grassroots Use of Technology Conference<BR/>"Building Community On and Off-Line in the 21st Century"<BR/>Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 8:30am-5:00pm<BR/><BR/>University of Massachusetts, Boston MA<BR/><BR/>The conference takes place a bit later this year but it<BR/>is the same month when we held the event in 2002 and<BR/>2003. We have done this for a number of good reasons. First<BR/>off, to allow us to have a number of other events in the spring,<BR/>promoting the release of our ODB 1.0 software! (to read<BR/>more info. about this, go to our community site at:<BR/>http://oc-tech.org ). Secondly, to give us more time to<BR/>make this years conference the best one ever! Finally,<BR/>in hopes that it will fit better into people's schedules, and<BR/>more past attendees (and new ones!) will be able to participate.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Planning Group Forming<BR/><BR/>This year, to both economize on the resources needed to<BR/>carry out the conference and to encourage maximum bottom-up<BR/>participation in planning, we are opening up the process more<BR/>than in the past. The planning for the conference will begin with<BR/>an open conference call tomorrow, the 29th of March, at 3pm<BR/>eastern time. While the call is open, we still need to reserve<BR/>slots for more folks to dial in, so please email or call the<BR/>office by 2:30pm if you want to participate. Contact info below<BR/><BR/>Penguin Day on June 18?<BR/>We are hoping to co-host a "Penguin Day" the day after the conference,<BR/>on Sunday, June 18. This is program that has traveled the country,<BR/>exploring free and open source software. Penguin Day brings<BR/>together non-profit technology staff and open source software<BR/>(OSS) developers for a day of learning and conversation.<BR/><BR/>Additional Help is Needed<BR/>In order to meet the above goals, we will need some<BR/>additional help from the grassroots tech community.<BR/><BR/>Presenters- Are you an expert on Drupal? Do you know<BR/>the best techniques for reaching the Media? Are you part<BR/>of an organization doing work on the cutting edge, and<BR/>want to show everyone what you are up to? We are looking<BR/>for people to develop presentations and workshops that<BR/>will share your knowledge and benefit the progressive<BR/>community. Please don't send us a proposal yet; just<BR/>send an email to stu@oc-tech.org indicating your possible<BR/>interest and we will send you the RFP when it comes out,<BR/>probably by early next week.<BR/><BR/>Supporters/Sponsors - If you would like to be a<BR/>supporter or sponsor of this year Grassroots Use of<BR/>Technology, or have contacts that you think would,<BR/>please let Stu know at Stu@oc-tech.org<BR/><BR/>Volunteers - Do you want to be involved but have limited<BR/>time you can spare? Do you have specific skills that we<BR/>can use? Want be involved but don't live in Boston? Can<BR/>help out only on conference day? If this sounds like<BR/>you, then think about becoming a conference volunteer.<BR/>Volunteers are need in all skills areas, from helping<BR/>with mailings, doing Press work, and helping to set up<BR/>on conference day. Additionally, many of the tasks can<BR/>be done on line or on the phone, so location isn't a<BR/>problem. Interested? Contact Stu at Stu@oc-tech.org<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/><BR/>Rich and Stu<BR/>for Organizers' Collaborative<BR/><BR/>----------------------------------------------------------<BR/>Organizers' Collaborative 14 Beacon St. Suite 707<BR/>Boston, MA 02108 http://organizerscollaborative.org<BR/>(617) 720-6190 community site: http://oc-tech.org<BR/><BR/>Technology & training to advance and sustain social changeMark Rauterkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.com