Re: [atlarge-discuss] Meetup -- ICANN At-Large gatherings

["James Love" <james.love@cptech.org>]

Denise, how and when does the ALOC select its leaders?



> A free Internet-based service called "MEETUP!" has been launched that
> will help local Internet supporters get together in person and discuss
> ICANN every 3rd Wednesday of the month in cities all over the world.
> ***A meet-up has been scheduled for this Wednesday in Silicon Valley,
> please go to the website at http://icann.meetup.com/ if you are
> interested in joining us for an informal convesation.***
>
> Hope to see some of you there.
>
> Denise Michel
> coordinator@at-large.org
>
> More information from the website:
>
> MEETUP provides the technology to enable Internet Policy Advocates to
> MEETUP with eachother locally. Hopefully, this strengthens the ICANN
> community. MEETUP believes that people with a common interest don't
> need permission from a central authority to MEETUP. MEETUP's use of any
> trademarks owned by third parties has not, in any way, been approved or
> sponsored by that third party.
>
> What is a MEETUP?
> It's a local gathering of a group of people brought together by a
> common interest. Real world, face-to-face -- maybe over coffee or a
> beer.
>
> Is this free?
> Yes, MEETUP is a free service. To pay for this, we'll have special
> features that some users will want to pay for. And we may charge a
> listing fee to good meetup venues. (Note: We NEVER force a MEETUP to be
> at a particular venue. MEETUPs only happen at places that the people
> vote for.)
>
> Does the MEETUP happen over-the-Internet or in-real-life?
> Real life, real local communities, real groups of people.
>
> What if my city/town/country is not listed
> If you want MEETUP to come to your city or to re-define your geographic
> area, see simply, tell us here. The two most difficult things about
> getting MEETUP going in a new place are getting venues for people to
> MEETUP and getting enough people to make sure MEETUPs actually happen.
> If you give us some help on both, it will make it more likely MEETUP
> will come to your town sooner.
>
> Where do MEETUPs happen?
> MEETUPs are ready to happen in 540 cities in 22 countries. To make it
> easy, we've hand-picked 11,409 (and growing) good meetup spots -- local
> cafes, bars, bowling alleys, parks, donut shops, dog-friendly places,
> videogame displays, etc. People vote on where their local MEETUP will
> take place.
>
> How many people will MEETUP?
> We guess that there will be 4-12 people at a MEETUP. We will try to let
> you know how many people to expect at your MEETUP.
>
> Who leads the MEETUP?
> Nobody. MEETUPs are informal. It's peers-talking-to-peers. They are NOT
> formal meetings. Most MEETUPs do have volunteer hosts that help make
> things go smoothly, but think of it as a casual get-together, not an
> official meeting.
>
> What do people do at a MEETUP?
> Chat, chew the fat, shoot the breeze, sling the bull, babble, cackle,
> chatter, gab, yak, yammer. No big whoop.
>
> Is the MEETUP time in my time zone?
> All MEETUPs happen at the same time-of-day in the local timezone. For
> example, if the MEETUP is at 7PM, then it's happening in New York at
> 7PM New York-time, in Ottumwa (Iowa) at 7PM Ottumwa-time, and in Hong
> Kong at 7PM Hong Kong-time. Our fancy computers make it easy for you.
>
>
>
>
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