[Imc-africa] Update from Nairobi

[andy gunn]

hi sphinx, just a quick follow up question about something you wrote below:

> I think the question is how much we want to work with the World Social Forum
> (WSF) people. Basically the forum will be going on in a very big area. Do we
> want to ask for a room to run our radio station from??
> What do you think?

i thought we already had space set aside in the convergence center / guest
house?  are we planning on running the radio station, workshops and imc
workspace in another physical building?  is that building confirmed yet, or is
that another space that needs to be rented out?

i would not be entirely opposed to having some space at the world social forum,
but i don't think it is the best option.  there will be far too much traffic,
and no way we could accommodate the number of people coming through any space at
the world social forum for radio workshops.  also, there is the question of
security and having radio equipment on the world social forum site.  we will
need a space dedicated to just the station, and i think dedicated spaces for imc
computers and separate workshop space.  if these are all in close proximity,
that would be ideal.  if we need to rent another space for that, do we have the
budget to do so?  what do people think about that?

maybe i misunderstood the situation, so please correct me if i am wrong! ;)
-a


sphinx wrote:
> Hi John! Congratulation for the great work you are doing.
> 
> Do I correctly understand that we can operate the radio station from the Reed
> International guesthouse if we manage to negotiate a deal with Ghetto FM or
> Miss Koch FM to be some sort of extension of their station?
> How much does the new place cost and do they have internet?
> What is you take on the idea of we may be focusing on getting the radio built
> instead at Kibera project Dung has been talking with??
> Me and may be Jay will surely be having a skype meeting with qwerty
> (international tech volunteer with the WSF), Vita Randazzo-media 
> contact person
> in the WSF2007 secretariat and some of their IT people.
> The question to everyone in this list is what kind of help could we ask 
> from the
> WSF people.
> 
> I propose we ask:
> 1-for some press-card so that indymedia journalist who wish to attend press
> meetings at the forum itself to report for our print, online and radio can get
> enough access to the WSF.
> 2-Maybe we could ask for space in the WSF press room to set-up a little
> indymedia hub to report from and upload material that could then be used to
> feed information to our Center for programs.
> 
> I think the question is how much we want to work with the World Social Forum
> (WSF) people. Basically the forum will be going on in a very big area. Do we
> want to ask for a room to run our radio station from??
> What do you think ?
> 
> Sphinx

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