Re: [Ag Meinungsfindungstool] [MG] International E-Democracy Talk - NO Session on UpcomingMonday

["marc" <marc AT merkstduwas.de>]

Hi Michael and Ed,

Yes, you are right.

A) we should find a more appropriate time slot for ALL international
attendees
B) we should focus not just on existing concepts / tools / ideas, but
discussing and driving current topics further to a more common sense

Maybe the 'International E-Democracy Talk' could take place under the
umbrella of metagovernment.org?
Unfortunately I am not very used to coordinate international meetings, so
what are the best time slots from your experience?

What do you think?

Cheers
marc

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From: Michael Allan
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Subject: Re: [MG] International E-Democracy Talk - NO Session on
UpcomingMonday

Marc said:
> We would like to keep on talking - any suggestions or opinions?

One possibility is to hold a discussion whenever there's a problem
that needs addressing.  The focus of the discussion would then be on
the problem, instead of a project (project talks could still happen,
of course, in some weeks).  Like the project talks (but unlike the
regular meetings), the problem talks would each have a single focus
(one problem).  So those who were interested could attend, and the
schedule could "roam" more easily to accomodate them, as Ed suggests.

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Ed Pastore said:
> Greetings Marc et al,
>
> Apologies for not participating earlier in the strings of conversations
> stemming from these talks. They do in fact interest me greatly, but as
> someone who is employed in the United States, the choice of German 21:30
> on Mondays lands during the U.S. business day, making it usually
> impossible for me to attend. (And should anyone in Asia wish to
> participate, it lands in the middle of their night.)
>
> Might you consider a roaming time and date, so as to accommodate a more
> global audience? I understand of course that the talks stem from the
> German Pirate Party, but if they are to be "international" talks, then
> they will have to be more flexible.
>
> I would be happy to participate or even present if you could find a time I
> could attend (in Metagovernment, we often meet on weekends for this
> reason).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ed Pastore
> http://metagovernment.org/wiki/User:Ed_Pastore
>
>
> On Oct 21, 2012, at 9:09 AM, marc wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Please note, that there is no International E-Democracy Talk on upcoming
> > Monday, 22nd October!
> >
> > Because this is currently the weekly session slot of our working group
> > 'AG Meinungsfindungstool' to discuss internal topics.
> > Nevertheless we definitely want to proceed with the International
> > E-Democracy Talk sessions, therefore we need to find a slightly
> > different approach.
> >
> > We would like to keep on talking - any suggestions or opinions?
> >
> > Cheers
> > marc

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