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v41 v42 13 13 14 14 3 -- A series of presentation and shared events among technologists world-wide include "show and tell" presentations on new software via video, international tech "consultation", joint international projects for software development, "sos line" to allow to support when techies in particular countries or areas are in trouble. 15 16 We are requesting from NLnet a portion of our budget to support the first three of the Congresses and the follow-up work after those events. 15 17 16 18 == Overview: A Proposal == … … 30 32 Progressive techies have a very special role to play: 31 33 32 our political perspective prioritizes the use of the Internet and development of its software for organizing (rather than merely commerce);34 * our political perspective prioritizes the use of the Internet and development of its software for organizing (rather than merely commerce); 33 35 34 our commitment to Free and Open Source Software makes us central to a struggle that is fundamental to the Internet's future;36 * our commitment to Free and Open Source Software makes us central to a struggle that is fundamental to the Internet's future; 35 37 36 the fierce opposition we have long had to controlling and interventionist government policies helps assure the Internet's essential independence and freedom;38 * the fierce opposition we have long had to controlling and interventionist government policies helps assure the Internet's essential independence and freedom; 37 39 38 and our politics give the progressive movement a leadership position within the Internet.40 * and our politics give the progressive movement a leadership position within the Internet. 39 41 40 42 The impact of our work, and the importance of the Internet, has never been clearer. It has drawn together all kinds of organizations (the Association for Progressive Communications, for example) and has driven the World Social Forum to its current situation. And, as the progressive movement has outgrown the Forum structure, an expanded format to the Forum process, first used at the Belem, Brazil WSF, is emerging. At Belem, organizers from all corners of the globe were encouraged to participate in the Belem Forum from their local communities via Internet media. … … 56 58 The tools developed for the Techie Congress will be free, open, and available for application in all social forum, and forum-like events. While growing our own network and building our campaign, we will be enabling, technologically, for similar movements to use our tools to connect activists and communities across the globe. 57 59 58 Open weekly meetings are being held between Social Forum activists to plan Principles & Goals, Vision & Strategy, and building open Tools for expanded formats. A year's campaign will begin with the First Congress in Paris for early sponsorship and capacity building of the project. The first major, global Forum-endorsed event will then be held at the Social Forum of Alternatives in Mexico, City. The Techie Congress of the US Social Forum will be a major event centered in Detroit, Michigan. A few more events will be scheduled in 2010 with the current stage's final event at the 2011 WSF in Dakar, Senegal. Each event will grow stronger networks of progressive technologists globally with one another and locally between techies and the movement.59 60 60 Movement Building, Sustainability, & Ongoing Vision: After this initial campaign, next year will bring the focus to empowering the Techie Congress network to lead and stage an international movement towards problem-solving global issues on various scales with simultaneous collaborative moments. 61 61 … … 63 63 == Techie Congress Description == 64 64 65 In this gathering, "techies" (the progressive movement's technologists) join together to examine and discuss strategies for growing one of the largest, most important and powerful human movement in recent history.65 In this gathering, "techies" (the progressive movement's technologists) join together to examine and discuss strategies for growing one of the largest, most important and powerful human movements in recent history. 66 66 67 67 With over a billion people engaging in a collective activity, today's Internet is one of humanity's largest social movements, reflecting the kind of social interaction and collective achievement activists like us struggle for world-wide: fundamentally collaborative, democratic and based almost entirely on tools and software that has been produced collaboratively, developed by large, democratic communities and distributed freely. It is truly international and resilient against constant attempts to control its direction and curtail its positive growth. Techies have been fundamental to this movement and will continue to play an increasingly important role in the progress of humanity. … … 89 89 1 -- Establish email list and pages on the Congress's website for each Local Congress 90 90 91 2 -- Widely publicize the results of each Congress within that Congress's country and world-wide 91 2 -- Widely publicize the results of each Congress within that Congress's country and world-wide on our website and through organizations like the Association for Progressive Communications, World Social Forum and others. 92 92 93 93 3 -- Hold monthly on-line "follow up meetings" to survey members on their situations, discuss new issues coming up and how we can collaborate on dealing with them, discuss new tools, etc. … … 99 99 Between 2010 and 2011 in: 100 100 101 Palestine (at the Palestine Educational Social Forum); 101 Palestine (at the Palestine Educational Social Forum); 102 102 103 Dakar, Senegal (at the upcoming World Social Forum in Jan, 2011); 103 Dakar, Senegal (at the upcoming World Social Forum in Jan, 2011); 104 104 105 105 Brazil; 106 106 107 India; 107 India; 108 108 109 Venezuela; 109 Venezuela; 110 110 111 111 Canada … … 129 129 == Needs == 130 130 131 * Contracted software development: includes website, collaborative democracy software, server maintenance '''$10,000''' 132 * Coordination staff: Two -- One full-time, one part-time -- organizing positions for 1 year '''$100,000''' 133 * Travel: includes fees and travel/accommodation to outreach events as well as travel/accommodation for 6 major Techie Congress events in Paris (April), Mexico (May), Detroit (June), Palestine (October), India (December), and Dakar (January 2011) '''$18,000''' 134 * Equipment: ongoing costs for rentals and purchases at events '''$12,000''' 135 * Advertising and networking '''$15,000''' 136 131 * Contracted software development: includes website, collaborative democracy software, server maintenance -- '''$10,000''' 132 * Coordination staff: Two -- One full-time, one part-time -- organizing positions for 1 year -- '''$100,000''' 133 * Travel: includes fees and travel/accommodation to outreach events as well as travel/accommodation for 6 major Techie Congress events in Palestine (October); Dakar (January 2011); Brazil; India; Venezuela; Canada -- '''$18,000''' 134 * Equipment: ongoing costs for rentals and purchases at events -- '''$12,000''' 135 * Advertising and networking -- '''$15,000'''
