June 3, 2012: Online Work Bee

Agenda

• Check In
• Review WWWs
• Review Agenda
• Next Calls' Logistics
• Summer Solstice trip
• Next steps
• Lists of invitees
• 99yss
• Evaluation

Items for future meetings

• Drip Emails
• Book
• Brandon's evangelism
• Topical Communities
• Village
• Space Elevator Conference
• http://blog.SolSeed.org

Check In

• Brandon ... Sequoia and I got to listen to the Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers
• Shelley ... the baby shower was fun, but I feel sad because it reminds me of Rainier
• Ben ... worried that I'm not motivated enough to meet deadlines (specifically Space Elevator and Seed Village goals) ... had a fun day yesterday at the science expo (made a geo-dome)
• Eric ... pretty good, great even ... had a second service (one comer, a friend of Michelle's, gave the impression that she is really interested) ... something resonates (hit a nerve) ... went to a local Unitarian Universalist church (topical community worth checking out)

WWWs from last time

• <s>Ben ... follow your topical community protocol for this week ... ongoing
• Ben ... meditate and keep track of which days ... ongoing
• Ben ... invite Larry to Sol 2012 ... by next call
• Ben ... investigate triathlon supplies ... by next call</s>
• Brandon ... follow your topical community protocol for this week ... ongoing (close but no cigar)
• <s>Brandon ... meditate and keep track of which days ... ongoing
• Brandon ... setup eric at solseed dot org ... by next week
• Brandon ... invite alain de botton ... by next call
• Brandon ... look into drums (consider going to cedar mountain drums) ... by next week</s>
• Brandon ... write three blog posts ... by next call
• <s>Brandon ... make some bullet points for Chapter 8 ... by next call</s>
• Brandon ... make a triathlon map ... by next call (worked on it)
• <s>Brandon ... send creed to JH ... by next call
• Brandon ... invite the windward people ... by next call
• Shelley ... follow your topical community protocol for this week ... ongoing
• Shelley ... meditate and keep track of which days ... ongoing
• Shelley ... let Eric know about the service call time ... by today
• Eric ... follow your topical community protocol for this week ... ongoing</s>
• Eric ... meditate and keep track of which days ... ongoing
• <s>Eric ... do one more section of Chapter 7 ... by June 1st</s>

WWWs

• Ben ... follow your topical community protocol for this week ... ongoing
• Ben ... meditate and keep track of which days ... ongoing
• Ben ... order numbers and grease pencils for the triathlon ... by next call
• Ben ... update the wiki to mention Saturday afternoon ... by next call
• Ben ... follow up with Gus, my parents, and Ursula ... by next call
• Ben ... consider 100yss ... by next call
• Brandon ... follow your topical community protocol for this week ... ongoing
• Brandon ... meditate and keep track of which days ... ongoing
• Brandon ... order tee shirts (Shelley gets to choose) ... by next call
• Brandon ... go back to Vancouver Lake to scout for a bike route ... by next call
• Brandon ... invite Craigan/Carrie and Ted/Celeste ... by today
• Brandon ... ask modeler to make model for brass marbles for event (make the sun bigger) ... by next week
• Brandon ... invite patti ann rodgers ... by today
• Brandon ... update the meetup group invitation
• Brandon ... consider 100yss ... by next call
• Brandon ... outline the 12 drip emails ... by next call
• Shelley ... follow your topical community protocol for this week ... ongoing
• Shelley ... meditate and keep track of which days ... ongoing
• Shelley ... plan food with Brandon for triathlon ... by next call
• Shelley ... plan food with Brandon for retreat (alternatives to spicy food) (no raw peppers) ... by next call
• Shelley ... invite Brooke and Tim to triathlon ... by today
• Shelley ... contact Heather about the full day Saturday at the retreat
• Shelley ... follow up with Lori, Micki, Krista ... by today
• Shelley ... consider 100yss ... by next call
• Eric ... follow your topical community protocol for this week ... ongoing
• Eric ... meditate and keep track of which days ... ongoing
• Eric ... awards for participation ... by next week

<s>* Eric ... invite Michael Dowd ... by tonight

• Eric ... follow up with Greta ... by next call</s>

• Eric ... consider 100yss ... by next call

Weekly Events Logistics

Service Saturday June 9, 9am PDT, (Ben?) Rotation: Brandon, Eric, Jerry?, Shelley, Ben Work-Bee: Sunday June 3, 1:30pm PDT In-person Portland service June 9, 3pm with the Vliets In-person Ottawa service June 9, 2:30 Pm EDT

Solstice

Next steps

Triathlon

• Order T-shirts (this week)
• Numbers to wear (this week)
• Numbers for bikes (this week)
• Grease pencils for numbers on legs (this week)
• Stall markers (perhaps plastic flag tape stuff)
• Flour markers (to mark the route)
• Map of the route (this week)
• Fondue fixins
• Fondue pots (4-6)
• Skewers (need barbed skewers)
• Chocolate to melt (fondue chocolate ... just milk chocolate, chocolate chips ... huge bags)
• Blueberries, strawberries, grapes, jube jubes?, apples (turn brown quickly), chopped pears
• Fruit, etc to dip
• Plates
• Cups
• Napkins
• Trash bags/cans
• Mac and Cheese
• Invite people to bring potluck
• Awards (ribbons for everyone with medals on them) (this week)
• Explanation of the stages (why swim, run, bike)
• Support staff? (Ben, Eric)
• Cones

Retreat

• Food
• Menus (this week)
• Plates, cups, napkins, tableware
• Shopping
• Make sure everyone has tents
• Solstice ceremony
• Firewood
• Tongs or other mechanism to manipulate the brass sun object
• Drums
• Make sure we're prepared to facilitate the Open Space

Invitee lists

Triathlon (44)

• Ben (MM)
• Eric (L, L, M, S, M, L, XL)
• Shelley, Brandon, Sequoia, Ren (FXL, MXL, CS)
• John, Heather, Hannah, Devon (count on them but may have difficulties with a trip starting that day)
• Jeff, Jennifer, Daniel, Samuel, Simon (count on them but may have last minute complications)
• Emily, Amy, Tessa, Hope (count on them)
• Laura, Jesus, Diego, Sylvio, Jesus's (Sister, Boyfriend, 2 yr old, 3-4 elders) (count on them)

Invite

• Brooke, Tim, Mabel, Martin
• Craigan, Carrie, Finnian, Beatrix
• Ted, Celeste, Max, Shogi
• Misc. people from the unconference: Art, Lion, etc

Unconference (friends)

• Steve and Judy ... may come for one day (Ben)
• Art ... wants to come, asked about dates (Brandon)
• Hank ... (Brandon)
• Mickki ... (Shelley)
• Vliets ... can make it to the retreat and possibly the triathlon (Brandon)
• Paul Krafel ... (Brandon)
• Molly ... (Brandon)
• Gus ... (Ben)
• Ted ... (Brandon)
• Lion ... said yes (Ben)
• Lori ... (Shelley)
• Nick ... (Brandon)
• Mark ... (Ben)
• Larry ... (Ben)
• Krista Hughes ... (Shelley)
• Ursula Goodenough ... (Ben)
• Freeman Dyson ... can't make it but likes the idea of SolSeed (Eric)
• Connie Barlow
• Michael Dowd
• Greta Vosper
• Alain de Botton
• Patti Anne Rodgers

Triathlon Graphic

We can't decide between the athletic icons and Brandon's family "athletes" so Brandon will send out a version with the latter tonight and we'll choose between them

Timing

Extend the unconference to the full day on Saturday?

• Or at least assume people will hang out on the beach that afternoon

100yss 2012 symposium

Sept. 13-16 in Houston

• It's nascent, so we could become a regular presence
• Interesting mix of people ... sci-fi authors, anthropologists, engineers, philosophers, etc
• The Sanders think they can work it out
• Ben isn't sure it works with his schedule
• Eric is scared of going to Texas

Evaluation

• Brandon ... rushed, too many things going on, but I'm excited ... if everything is important, nothing is important ... possibly unsustainable
• Shelley ... feel better about the triathlon, makes me feel better when I know the plan, feel a little overwhelmed ... an hour of email time I'm going to have to come up with out of my sleep time.
• Eric ... amazed by how much we as four people are doing, and I think it's great!
• Ben ... staggered by how much there is to do, hope I can live up to it or something.