[P2P-F] March 21 Deadline! Call for Session Proposals for Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy

[Michel Bauwens]

Hi Joe,

sharing with some of our labour friends as well,

Michel

On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 2:50 AM, Joe Rinehart <ashevillejoe at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hey, I thought this might be of interest to some folks on the list.  We are
> certainly interested in making connections with folks from the P2P/Open
> Source movement.
>
> Thanks,
> Joe Rinehart
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: ECWD <info at east.usworker.coop>
> Date: Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 12:18 PM
> Subject: March 21 Deadline! Call for Session Proposals
> To: ashevillejoe at gmail.com
>
>
>     [image: Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy]
> ------------------------------
>
> Dear Friends of the Eastern Conference for Workpace Democracy,
>
> As you may know, the ECWD will be held July 8-10, 2011 on the campus of
> University of Maryland, Baltimore County.  We're in the process of
> recruiting presenters and proposals for panels, caucuses, or other sessions,
> and we'd love to hear from you!
>
> Click here to submit a proposal today!<https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dG9fa3VNd2hhMDZSRng5Unp3bkpadmc6MQ>
>
> To be clear, we're working with a modest budget and* can neither waive
> registration fees nor subsidize travel*.  We do, however, have some room
> to help presenters and participants meet financial needs through
> scholarships if they income-qualify.
>
> The *deadline to submit proposals is March 21* and we expect to confirm
> presenters by the end of March.
>
> So far we've tentatively confirmed or are working to confirm:
>
>    - *Keynote Address w/ Melissa Hoover*, US Federation of Worker
>    Cooperatives
>    - Plenary: "*Trends in Worker Co-op Development and Community-Based
>    Solutions*" (presenters TBD)
>    - "*Connecting Within Great Swaths of the Nation: How Worker Owners Can
>    Gather Without Bankrupting Their Cooperative*" with Frank Adams &
>    others
>    - "*How to Bring Evergreen to Your Community*" with Steve Dubb,
>    Democracy Collaborative
>    - "*Legislation and Urban Cooperative Development*" with Lisa
>    Stolarski, Keystone Development Center
>    -  "*Latino/Latina-Owned Cooperatives: Challenges and Success Stories*",
>    a roundtable discussion (presenters TBD)
>    - "*Lessons from Wisconsin: Worker Co-ops Defending Workers Rights*"
>    John McNamara & Rebecca Kemble
>    - "*Interfaith Movement Building*", a panel moderated by Esther West,
>    Equal Exchange (speakers TBD)
>    - "*Building Alliances to Meet Community Needs in a Post-Global Economy
>    *" with Deborah Olson, Center for Community Based Enterprise, Detroit
>    - "*Putting the Human Back in Human Resources: Policies and Structures
>    that Create a Culture of Care*" (presenter TBD)
>    - "*Building Inclusive Board Practices: Elections, Governance, and
>    Engaging Your Constituents*" with Ole Olsen, Isthmus Engineering
>    - 1-2 sessions with the *Anti-Oppression Resource Training Alliance*(AORTA)
>
>
> We'll consider any and all proposals, but our wish list includes:
>
>    - Communication and Conflict Resolution
>    - Engaging Members in Multi-stakeholder Co-ops, including food/consumer
>    cooperatives
>    - Marketing/Building Public Awareness of Co-ops
>    - Financial Management and Planning
>    - Internal Orientation, Education and Training
>    - Organizational Structure
>    - Collaborative/Open Source Technology
>
>
> Please note that we only have space for roughly 24 sessions.  ECWD will
> prioritize the voices of women, people of color, people with disabilities
> and other members of groups that have been historically marginalized within
> our movement. We appreciate all proposals!
>
> Please visit our website for more information: http://east.usworker.coop
>
> Questions? Comments?
> Please contact Neily Jennings at neily at east.usworker.coop or 802.448.0972(US) /
> 514.433.6164 (Canada)
>
> Thank you!
>
> Neily Jennings and Esteban Kelly, ECWD Organizers
>
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