Re: [p2p-research] Important communication for future p2p plans

[Dante-Gabryell Monson]

Hi Michel, 

Hi p2p research list people,  Nomadbase people , Cogawa people ( list, social net ),

following Michel's email on the potential to annex a p2p space to hes house in Chiang Mai, Thailand  ( comment : great ! )

http://listcultures.org/pipermail/p2presearch_listcultures.org/2009-October/005243.html

( also see mail below )

I feel like sharing this info between different lists and resonances with a common feeling to them :-)

I also feel there could be potential in networking cultural research labs ( such as http://fo.am ?  ) and on the long run, through partnerships, potentially apply for grants at, for example, http://asef.org  ( offices in Singapore )

Also, for those of us interested, in relation to nomadbase,

A informal un-conference will be held in Berlin at the end of November 2009

• wiki: http://sharewiki.org/en/she
• mail: https://lists.0xb5.org/mm/listinfo/nomadbase
• net : https://we.riseup.net/nomadbase
• web : http://nomadbase.org

Dante

http://hitchwiki.org/en/Dante

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Michel Bauwens <michel...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 6:18 AM
Subject: [p2p-research] Important communication for future p2p plans
To: Peer-To-Peer Research List <p2pre...@listcultures.org>


Dear friends,

This is very early phases, but I have made an important decision.

I will, in a few weeks or months, have access to some personal finance.

The key plan is to finish a building that is located in front of my (wife's) house in Chiang Mai, and was originally intented to be a kindergarten. I will finish it, and it will host both a co-working environment, and a physical P2P Research Center.

I originally wanted this to be a official Hub, but I fear that the franchising, and architectural requirements, are beyond my means at present. I also feel that the P2P Foundation 'brand' is strong enough, to do this separately. (however, my wife's sister has land just next door, that could conceivable host a real hub, if I would find investment partners)

Associated with this, is the idea to create a business, that will focus on: 1) helping me develop my keynoting, and eventually consulting career around p2p; 2) create sustainable income streams around the p2p knowledge commons (not just for me, but for others in the community as well); think of publishing, cd's, etc... 3) create an income stream around the physical center ..

I'm talking to a few people I'd like to be 'business managers' around this, willing to live in Chiang Mai.

Of course, this project poses all kinds of problems, like the legal format, the distinction between my personal interests, and those of the community or other participants. My aim is to balance my own need for physical sustainability, and to restore some reserves due to the different years I spent in 'scarcity', but also to do this ethically, and with the overall goal in mind of strengthening p2p work.

My own aim is to continue exactly what I was doing before becoming a teacher again: full time researching, speaking, etc... and to help the 'business mgr.' whenever needed ... but my focus will remain research, speaking, political, policy, and community and platform building

Time wise, I will start working more seriously on these plans coming February (end of thai semester)

Michel

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