[Imc-alternatives] [phillyimc-web] notes from Thursday web meeting

[Jay]

Hi Michael,

At 7/21/2007, lancaster-imc at riseup.net wrote:
>Question: Is the phillyimc drupal development process integrating the
>regional imc model concept (similar to indybay or UK) as per discussions
>of recent months between phillyimc and lancasterimc collectives?

On Thursday we didn't talk about the geographic scope of the 
PhillyIMC site development per se, we mainly discussed tech issues 
for whatever site is built.  I know this discussion has been 
happening in PhillyIMC meetings and a bit on the web list.   I think 
I may have jumped into the PhillyIMC development list in the middle 
of the discussion and didn't get my bearings on what direction it had headed.

As for how this relates to the alternatives IMC, if the PhillyIMC 
development process does lead to a more regional approach, we may get 
some experience figuring out how to make the site more customizable 
to different user groups (i.e. learning how to share a database but 
have people from Lancaster view it one way, people from Harriburg 
another, etc.)

I'm still planning to see you in Lancaster later today so we can 
brainstorm about this in person.

Jay
p.s. We should probably keep the regionalization discussion focused 
on the PhillyIMC lists rather than the alternatives one, since the 
discussion is more directly tied to where we're going locally.  See you later!

>Also,
>there is this PA map I keep seeing (attached) and I have been thinking
>(related to regional website organizing) should the consideration of this
>concept be collaborated with the US imc site, creating possible state
>regional imc's and within each state regional imc's, such as Greater
>Philly and Susquehanna Valley, Greater Pittsburgh?
>
>Just seems to me the region aspect of the drupal discussion is not a part
>of this move yet, and the over 30 people on the lancaster-imc general
>discussion list are primed for a lancaster-imc website launch, be it be
>completely autonomous or connected to philly (and other area imc's yet to
>be, like Harrisburg) via a regionally designed website model.
>
>1. Greater Philly
>2. Lehigh Valley
>3. Northeast PA
>4. Susquehanna Valley
>5. Central PA
>6. Northwest PA
>7. Greater Pittsburgh
>
>Michael
>
>On Fri, July 20, 2007 8:05 pm, Jay wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> >
> > On Thursday a few of us in Philly had a really productive meeting to
> > talk about PhillyIMC and alternatives IMC developments.  We basically
> > followed the agenda from
> > http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Global/LaunchMeetingAgenda.
> >
> >
> > INTRODUCTIONS
> > Jay, David Z, Aaron C. and Aaron K.
> >
> >
> > BROAD VISION
> > Jay gives brief overview of how the PhillyIMC and Alternatives
> > projects are planning to work together.  First, the PhillyIMC will work,
> > with help from alternatives-IMC and indymedia drupal development people,
> > to finish their transition to a drupal-based traditional IMC site.  Then,
> > the alternatives team will use that basic installation as a basis for
> > adding community-building tools that will make the alternatives site
> > special.
> >
> > WHERE WE ARE NOW
> > The PhillyIMC is about 75% done with its transition to Drupal.  The
> > staging version is at: http://www.spondubone.net/drupal-5.1/.  There is a
> > things to do list of remaining modules to add and problems to solve, as
> > well as a list of accomplishments:
> > http://phillymedia.wikispaces.com/Drupal.  The PhillyIMC's server,
> > Vox, is in perilous shape and we're ultimately looking for reliable
> > hosting, either with an IMC server or a safe commercial one.
> >
> > The AlternativesIMC has some people signed up for the launch team and
> > a number of supporters out there but hasn't done much yet in the realm of
> > developing code.  We do have an offer of hosting from Axxs.org.
> >
> > TECHNOLOGIES
> > We didn't talk too much about the specifics of each social networking
> > package the alternatives IMC is considering partnering with, but we did
> > chat about specific quesitons we need to ask about this software.  Aaron
> > K. fleshed out some of these thoughts and just
> > posted them the imc-alternatives list:
> > http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-alternatives/2007-July/0720-tz.h
> > tml (thanks Aaron)
> >
> >
> > PRACTICAL NEXT STEPS
> > The PhillyIMC still has a goal to finish it's site rebuild by the end
> > of the summer.  David is going to contact PhillyIMC web guy and drupal
> > "expert," Doug, to figure out his availability in August and
> > pin him down for a face to face meeting.  Between now and then, Aaron C.
> > will work on all the parts of the site he can do himself.  We will also
> > circulste the to-do list among indymedia drupal developers to identify
> > solutions to current questions.
> >
> > The Alternatives IMC team will really hone its wish list and figure
> > out what features we need to have on the site.  We will also begin working
> > on site navigation and design, concurrent with working on code/backend
> > questions.
> >
> > The Alternatives IMC team will talk about setting up a regular weekly
> > "check-in" point, likely a fixed time for any of us to gather each
> > week via IRC, to check-in about our progress.  We will post weekly progress
> > reports to the alternatives IMC list.
> >
> > Thanks for a good meeting.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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