[CivicAccess-discuss] inviations? + tranlated letter + plans?

[Michael Lenczner]

re-reading it "a waste" is a bit strong.  it implies that the project
is a waste if even one of the invitees doesn't get involved.

i'll think of a replacement for "wasteful" or unfortunate.

hey!  you changed the name of the list.  sweet!

On 12/12/05, Patrick Dinnen <pdinnen at gmail.com> wrote:
> I like it. The tone's good I think.
>
> Patrick
>
> Michael Lenczner wrote:
> > I moved some stuff around.  And I'm just showing the english because I
> > couldn't keep the flow when I was going back and forth from english to
> > french.
> >
> > Mostly i just rearranged and tried to tighten things up.  The only
> > thing I added was the bit about being humble and sincerely inviting
> > people as "real" co-founders - because I think if we didnt' say that
> > we might be viewed a bit as "who the hell are these guys and who do
> > they think they are?".  And I think it's an important part to
> > recognize that there are people who have put a lot more thought and
> > sweat into this goal than me.
> >
> >
> > -----------------------------------
> > Hi There,
> >
> > Stéphane, Patrick, Michael and Tracey would like to invite you to
> > become co-founders of a new civic engagement space - Citizens for Open
> > Access to Civic Information and Data (COACID).  We are contacting you
> > because we know that you have been thinking and talking about these
> > issues, have been actively engaged in related activities, and also
> > because each or you has unique expertise, knowledge and experience to
> > contribute to this type of activity (i.e. policy work, open source,
> > social planning, data access, technology development, mapping, etc.).
> >
> > The motivation for this project is the belief that the combination of
> > stronger open access to civic information and data along with new
> > information and communication tools can encourage and support a more
> > informed and engaged citizenship.
> >
> > As concerned citizens of our neighborhoods, cities, provinces and
> > country we are trying to contribute to the development of a larger
> > community of practice around open civic data in Canada.  Besides
> > helping us make better informed choices as voters and keeping
> > government more transparent and therefore accountable, civic
> > information and data are the essential bits and bytes required to
> > re-imagine, re-envision, visualize and critically analyze the
> > communities we live in.
> >
> > A discussion list and a wiki with some draft content have been
> > created.  A wiki is a collaborative tool that will host content and
> > resources discussed on the list.  This mailing list and wiki exist to
> > help people with these beliefs and interests share their skills,
> > information, and resources and to support each other in relevant
> > activities and projects.
> >
> > Please join the list and introduce yourselves, check out the wiki,
> > share your ideas and interests, add content and discuss issues you
> > think are important from your unique and diverse perspectives.  We
> > also think it would be beneficial and productive to temporarily
> > discuss in a smaller group context. We are asking for your help to
> > collaborate in the formation of what COACID should be before we open
> > it up to the larger public.
> >
> > We're serious about inviting you to collaboratively create this space
> > with us – so please feel free to make suggestions and modifications
> > you feel would be beneficial.  We recognize that many of you already
> > have a large involvement in this area and it would be a waste to
> > launch this project without your input and support.  Unfortunately we
> > can't identify and invite every person who works in this area across
> > Canada, but we have gone out of our way to request the involvement of
> > as many practitioners as possible.
> >
> > We look forward to developing this community with all of you.  See you
> > on the mailing list!
> >
> > Cheers
> > Stephane, Patrick, Michael and Tracey
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