June 7, 2010: Online Work Bee
From SolSeed
Contents |
Agenda
- Review WWWs
- Solstice Event
- Newsletter
- Services
- SpaceWiki and New Space
WWWs from last time
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Shelley ... send email announcing that event will be at our house ... by tonight - Shelley ... clean the bathroom & sweep the back porch ... by June 5
- Shelley ... take new photo of the galaxy planter ... by next call
- Shelley ... send out invitation for solstice shindig
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Brandon ... invite Mathew and Molly to present their ideas for steps toward space at the June 5 service ... by tonight - Brandon ... email the caricaturist ... by tonight
- Brandon ... put Google Analytics up on SpaceWiki.com ... by next call
- Brandon ... change front page to "SpaceWiki" ... by next call
- Brandon ... continue conversations w/ book club people ... by Tuesday night
- Brandon ... send out request for co-conveners for September/Equinox time-frame ... by next call
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Ben ... reserve hotel room @ same location as conference ... by next call - Ben ... revise SpaceWiki main page ... by next call
- Ben ... ask parents if they're going to the service ... by tonight
Solstice Event
- June 21, at the SolSeed EcoVillage
- Checked with M ... non-committal, didn't want to come
- J&H are out of town, didn't want to come
- Invite
- Via Newsletter
- Neighbors
- M&M, DP
- Windward
- L5 and PDX Space Enthusiasts
- Goal
- Celebrate and enjoy the Solstice
- If informal networking happens, that's good too
- Menu
- Corn on the cob
- Hot Dogs (vegetarian)
- Sun Chips
- S'Mores
- Strawberries
- Invite people to bring salad (any kind of salad)
- Serving water (could bring juice if so chose)
- Pink Lemonade and Ginger-ale with lemons floating in it
- Activities
- Verbal house-cleaning ... think of something in your life that you're not using and tell what you're going to do with it now
- Fire ... roasting marshmallows, hot-dogs, etc
Newsletter
Solstice party
- at the new SolSeed Eco-village Site
- include the verbal house-cleaning activity so people can think about it
Service
- Well-attended, at least 12-15 people
- Lyric and Meditation
- Cleaning out reactive patterns, allowing us to become proactive
- Special music by Mark Hansen: John Lennon song "Across the Universe" which has been deliberately transmitted toward Polaris as a message to aliens*
- Great weather, great food
- Services, thank the folks who did the service
*On February 4, 2008 "Across The Universe" became the first track to be beamed directly into space. It was transmitted through NASA's antenna in the DSN's Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex, towards the North Star, Polaris, 431 light-years from Earth. The broadcasting of the Fab Four song was done to mark both NASA's 50th birthday and the 40th anniversary of "Across The Universe." Paul McCartney described the transmission as an "amazing feat" adding, "Well done, NASA. Send my love to the aliens!"
Book Club Calls
- small but loyal group of folks reading and discussing the book
SpaceWiki and New Space Exhibition
To-do's in order of urgency:
- Buy airline tickets (Done!)
- Contract with caricaturist for skin images plus event portrait caricatures
WWWs
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Shelley ... take new photo of the galaxy planter ... by Thursday - Shelley ... download from camera and post new photo of the galaxy planter ... by Thursday
- Shelley ... send out invitation for solstice shindig ... by Thursday
- Shelley ... email the neighbors ... by Thursday
- Brandon ... email the caricaturist again ... by Tuesday
- Brandon ... find the phone number of the caricaturist ... by Tuesday
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Brandon ... change front page to "SpaceWiki" by a less hacky method ... by next call - Brandon ... Continue conversations w/ book club people ... by Tuesday night
- Brandon ... send out request for co-conveners for September/Equinox time-frame ... by next call
- Ben ... invite some Portland space people to the Solstice Party ... by next call
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Ben ... write a newsletter and send it to Brandon/Shelley for approval ... by Friday? -
Ben ... create a Facebook event for the Solstice Party ... by next call
