This sounds like a great idea.<div><br></div><div>How about doing this on a Saturday in the near future? Is there a weekend that would work for everyone who's interested?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 3:22 PM, AJ Cook <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ajcook@ajcook.org">ajcook@ajcook.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>I am not sure if this will make it to the list but here are my thoughts on my initial assessment of Noise Bridge. Every group that assembles comes together for a purpose and when you have very intelligent people that make up the dynamics of the group there, well lets just say that no one will ever agree 100% on everything. </div>
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<div>Since Noise Bridge has achieved the "pentacle" of hacker community spaces and has become what the entire world looks to when reaching out for guidance on their on attempts. It is the responsibility of Noise Bridge to ask itself well "What do we do next." If a group does not update it's mission and purpose over time to adjust to accomplishments and failures it will simply just go away with the passing of the torch to the newer generations.</div>
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<div>I would love to have a PR group, hell we can have any sort of groups you want, but before any of that, I would love to assist Noise Bridge in an evaluation of itself, its image in the community it is located, i.e. the mission area, it's image in SF, and ways that it's current members can adjust things to make sure it's still around when the next generation wants to come in and join. So let's call this "Past, Present, and Future Noise Bridge Strategy Session." What I will bring to your group is a knowledge of many groups failures and successes, how to avoid those Kill Switches, and Ideas on how you can ensure Noise Bridge will be able to pay the power bill this month and in two years.</div>
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<div>So with that being said I would like to request 6 hrs on the first day we assemble, whenever you can arrange for people who care to show up. With an additional 2 hrs following that session in one to two weeks. I will make myself available to everyone as a group to accommodate whatever dates work and on an individual basis so I can hear ideas and thoughts from everyone. When all is said and done Noise Bridge and the people who make Noise Bridge what it is, will have a strategy on the future, and as a Non Profit, it is almost a responsibility of your group to plan for.... Past, Present, and Future of Noise Bridge.</div>
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<div>Normally I charge money to do this but I have no interest in making anything from Noise bridge or it's members, My motivation to assist in any way I can is because you all serve more of a role in the community then even you realize you do, you give people a chance to be who they are, and that reason alone is worth more then money could ever offer.</div>
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<div>Please feel free to contact me at any point. 415-672-0354</div>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 4:34 PM, Josh Berkus <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:josh@agliodbs.com" target="_blank">josh@agliodbs.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>On 6/18/10 4:27 PM, aestetix aestetix wrote:<br>> If AJ were to hold a workshop on PR and community building, would people<br>> be interested?<br><br></div>Pending timing, I would be interested in helping to teach it. I've done<br>
PR for PostgreSQL.org, the San Francisco Opera, and a dot-com.<br><br>--<br><font color="#888888"> -- Josh Berkus<br><br></font></blockquote></div><br>
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