| 15 | | * Communications: ultimately, lack of attendance is a political problem - we have to continue working on communicating the importance of technology in the left's strategy for change. This plan does not directly address this obstacle. |
| 16 | | * Cost of travel: Our current meetings take place in-person in New York and Mexico City. While these cities contain the greatest number of MF/PL members, they still only account for a tiny fraction of our total membership. Travel and lodging is expensive, and committing to two days of meetings is a lot. |
| 17 | | * Poor experience of online participation. Up to now, our meetings have been designed as in-person meetings with an option to participate remotely. However, remote participation has always been an after thought and has never been properly integrated into our agenda and meeting plans. |
| | 15 | * '''Communications:''' ultimately, lack of attendance is a political problem - we have to continue working on communicating the importance of technology in the left's strategy for change. This plan does not directly address this obstacle. |
| | 16 | * '''Cost of travel:''' Our current meetings take place in-person in New York and Mexico City. While these cities contain the greatest number of MF/PL members, they still only account for a tiny fraction of our total membership. Travel and lodging is expensive, and committing to two days of meetings is a lot. |
| | 17 | * '''Poor experience of online participation:''' Up to now, our meetings have been designed as in-person meetings with an option to participate remotely. However, remote participation has always been an after thought and has never been properly integrated into our agenda and meeting plans. |
