[Imc-africa] minutes from meeting 12-13-06

[Zoe Sullivan]

I just want to confirm that people coming from the US don't need a visa. 
This would be very convenient, but I'd hate to be turned back at the airport 
because I don't have a visa, which is something that I have had happen to 
friends in other countries.

Zoe

We are the ones we have waited for.



>From: Ben Samuels <madhava at riseup.net>
>Reply-To: madhava at indymedia.org, African IMCs and the imc project in 
>Africa<imc-africa at lists.indymedia.org>
>To: African IMCs and the imc project in Africa 
><imc-africa at lists.indymedia.org>
>Subject: [Imc-africa] minutes from meeting 12-13-06
>Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:42:35 -0500
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>Hi all,
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>here's some minutes i've tried to put together.  if anyone has anything
>else to add, please feel free.  I'll try to add this to the wiki. thanks
>to Terna for the wiki organizing.
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>On Dec. 13th, 2006 several members of the imc-africa working group met
>in an irc chat and also in a skype conference call to get updated
>information on the project and move ahead with some plans.  You can see
>most of the irc log on the wiki. (unfortunately i was unable to log the
>beginning of the meeting.  if anyone else has it saved, please udate it)
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>Here is a brief summary of the key points of the meeting:
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>African Delegates to the Convergence Imc:  Sphinx told us that there are
>several people in africa that are hoping to attend the imc-convergence
>but do not yet have funding.  Some of them are facing some extreme
>conditions in their home countries.  There may be some funding available
>from the WSF to help them travel to Nairobi if the imc registers as an
>official group.
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>Finances- The main action taken was the decision to have the X-Y funding
>which was about $1800 be sent directly to prometheus so that it can be
>used for the initial equipment purchases for the radio transmitters.  It
>seems that eveyone agreed that we should go ahead and be ready to build
>two transmitters although there was some concern over whether there
>would be a group ready to operate a transmitter in Nairobi.   There is
>another $4250 coming from imc-finance anf also a couple hundred dollars
>raised by individual imcs and donated through paypal. How to allocate
>this money and get it to nairobi is still being discussed on the list.
>
>Space:  there was a space lined up with a good price, size and internet
>connection but it was too far away from the wsf.  It seems John has
>found a closer space and is ready to get the funding to secure it.
>details about the size and internet weren't available but we're hoping
>it will work out.  the original space had 50 rooms for accomdation.  The
>new space *might* be close enough to the wsf to use their wireless
>connection but this needs to be confirmed.
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>Equipment: in terms of the radio, andy will use the x-y money to
>purchase the neccesary transmitter quipment, some from the UK and some
>from USA.  If possible someone from the UK might be able to save the £70
>shipping cost by bringing directly to nairobi.  Some strstegies for
>making sure it arrives safely were discussed including splitting the
>equipment up between multiple people and multiple bags, and being clear
>that it is to be use for workshops at the WSF, and it might be helpful
>to have some documentation to that effect.  The rest of the equipment
>(for mounting the transmitter and outfitting the studio) will be
>purchased in nairobi.
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>Visas for Kenya- we got some information that the WSF has a special
>arrangement with an immigration officer in kenya and that anyone
>attending the wsf should be able to get a visa at the border.  People
>coming from usa and uk do not need visas but do need an address of where
>they are staying when they enter the counrty.  everyone else should stay
>tuned for the up to date information of what address to use when they
>enter.  It looks like they will not a letter of invitation but this
>isn't certain.
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>There was some discussion but no real decision on whether or not to
>register the imc as an official group delgeation.  this involves paying
>for five registrations together.  it may allow us to find some extra
>funding to get african delegates to nairobi.  It looks like anyone who
>wants to get into the wsf will need to pay for registration anyway.
>hopefully we will follow up on this on the list.
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