IMC/Confluence writer's meeting
We need writers!
Thursday, Dec. 4 7:30 PM CAMP 3026 Cherokee @ Minnesota in south St. Louis3 IMC Crew Councils This Week
The new St. Louis IMC is more
than just a website -- it's itching to be a real media organization,
the formative work is underway, and volunteers are urged to plug in
now.
Plans are evolving around 3
Crews that can sustain basic operations... the first meetings are set
this week, open to interested folks per curiosities, passions, &
skills:
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Editorial Crew ~ [#: 6+]..... review newswire &
submittals, approve features, request articles on agreed topics,
monitor site content; build quality & balance of reportage in
accord with IMC editorial policies.
Council: Thursday Aug. 23, 7 PM
@ CAMP
(Community Arts & Media Project)...
3024
Cherokee (corner of Minnesota in S. City)
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Tech Crew ~ [#: 3+].... build and run the 'www.stlimc.org'
website, design functions & data archives per user & member
needs; maintain computers, software, and supporting audio/video
equipment.
Council: Saturday Aug. 26, 3 PM
@
Mokabe's Coffeehouse
3606
Arsenal St. (SW corner of Grand)
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Co-Ops Crew ~ [#: 4+]..... 'coordinating operations';
handle correspondence, records, & proceedings, organize R&D,
assist volunteers, and implement special projects in accord with IMC
missions.
Council: Wednesday Aug. 22, 6 PM,
@
Mokabe's Coffeehouse
3606
Arsenal St. (SW corner of Grand)
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The idea so far: An
agreed handful of folks (-#) would serve on each core Crew for 4-month
terms, committed to getting the agreed work done. Other IMC-StL
members can volunteer to help anywhere they want, and go 'on-Crew'
later if so inspired and consensed. This seems a good balance of
openness and accountability, and a fair way to share the load and
avoid burnout.
Starting up the Crews bears
an initial task of deciding how each will do its work, and how to
cooperate best. It is an extra responsibility now, but an
opportunity to define internal process to meet real demands, and set
it up to work -- evolving into an 'Operating Manual' for IMC-StL.
Then new folks can learn how, and the job in each Crew can be much
easier.
To clarify... the 3 core
Crews are about the basic operations of IMC-StL, the backbone of the
organization. It is eagerly anticipated that other working
affinity groups will arise among members, for ad hoc and enduring
projects, and lots of active IndyJournalists will be busy and
well-supported.
So there will be plenty of
ways to plug in -- but you are encouraged to help now, get into the
formative work & what it takes to make IMC-StL a rockin' new media
thang.
Come
to a Crew Council... RSVP.
__The Disappearing ReBoot Crew__
scottie addison,
scribe:
sca(at)free-assembly.org
Ben West, wizard
westbywest(at)riseup.net