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

Thu Mar 10 07:26:26 CET 2011

thanks michel

was at the national usworker coop last year and may attend again in 2011...

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On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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>802.448.0972 (US) / <514.433.6164>514.433.6164 (Canada)
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Neily Jennings and Esteban Kelly, ECWD Organizers
>>
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