Questions + Ideas for getting NewsInnovation PDX together

[Daniel Bachhuber]

Hey all,
First off, thanks for joining the Google Group. I'm super excited
about working with you guys to make this BarCamp a reality, and then
connecting in person to jam on ideas.

First off, a few questions for Matt and Melinda:

- what time allotment do we have?
- do we have a room figured out? what about lunch? I might be able to
get Publish2 to sponsor it
- do we have have the video equipment to livestream? Maybe we could
get Legions of Tech to help?
- where are we on supplies (i.e. whiteboards, wifi, post-it notes,
markers, projector)

I also have some general planning ideas that are open for volunteers
(that I don't think have been done yet):

- designing a logo
- creating an event on Facebook and Upcoming.org
- getting more people involved with the planning process via the
Google Group (invite your friends and colleagues!)
- proposing a semi-structure for the day (although I recognize that an
unconference is supposed to be mostly unstructured...)

Most importantly, I've got a few more discussion topics to propose!

- what would it look like if news organizations collaborated on code
and websites? what types of cool functionality could they build
together?
- how is journalism changing when information moves from scarcity to
commodity? how do you capitalize on this?
- what are some strategies for getting your community more involved
with the news? what are the incentives?

To kick things off, I propose that the people interested in
coordinating the event "meet" via Skype at 4 pm Pacific/7 pm Eastern
on either Monday or Wednesday. Anyone interested in joining me?

Cheers,

Daniel

[Daniel Bachhuber]

PS If you haven't already, you should watch this video:

http://blip.tv/file/1653837

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[CarlosV]

Hey Daniel,
I'm up for a Skype meeting. Wednesday would be best for me. Can't do
Monday. Let me know.

Carlos

On Jan 31, 9:37 am, Daniel Bachhuber <danielbachhu...@gmail.com>
wrote:

[Matt Neznanski]

We'll have the room (check the wiki for specs and maps) from 9 a.m.
until 5 or 6 p.m.
Any sponsors are great (and so is lunch). I'd like to hear from
Publish2 and maybe talk about how the service works into daily
workflow, etc.
I'm looking at a tough week (and I'm fighting a cold) so I'm probably
out for a Web meeting, but I'll monitor this space and the wiki as
things start to develop. Also, please let me know if you work out some
specific "to-do" items and I'll get on it.
-Matt


On Jan 31, 9:52 am, Daniel Bachhuber <danielbachhu...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> danielbachhu...@gmail.com

[Daniel Bachhuber]

Ok, sounds great! Let's plan on 4 pm Pacific/ 7 pm Eastern for a Skype
meeting this Wednesday.

Carlos, do you have any colleagues that would be interested in helping coord?

Melinda, can you make the Skype call on Wed?

Cheers,

Daniel

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[Carlos Virgen]

Hey Daniel,
It's pretty much just me that will be available. Let me know what I can
do. This will be the first time doing something like this. Looking
forward to it. Off the top of my head we have a projector we can use and
a couple of cameras if we want to document the meeting or livestream it.

Carlos

[Carlos Virgen]

Also just posted something on Wired Journalists.