In responses to the call for the lists of IMC delegates for the Alternative(Indymedia) Conference built for Dakar Senegal from the 1st to the 14th March 2004 we got this, as our list this far for the Conference. If you responded to the call for delegates and you are not in the list, please do indicate . Thanks. -South Africa opted to send 3 delegates -Ambazonia opted to send 3 delegates -Kenya opted for 1 place though we are still waiting to hear from the other Kenyan group who filled their application in December 2003. -Angola opted to send 2 delegates -Congo opted to send 1 delegate. -Madiaq opted for 2 delegates.

-UCIMC (IGAP) is sponsoring 1 volunteer(delegate) to the conference. -There is a volunteer from IMC-Holland coming to the conference. -There is a volunteer from IMC-Germany. -IMC Italy showed interest we are still waiting to hear from them. -An activist from North America MAY come. -Four other activists from Switzerland. -Sadly enough we’ve not received any reply from IMC-Nigeria which is one of Africa’s official IMCs. -We’ve as well NOT heard from the forming IMC Morocco; of which IMC-Madiaq have been active in helping them in the forming process.

As it stands we need funds to cover Transport fair ESPECIALLY for the African delegates to the conference and the 2 other delegates from IMC-Madiaq who cannot afford the fair to Dakar. We also need material for the conference which include technical equipments and printed material; which since we sent out calls, we have not recieved any serious feetback yet.

Again; material needed to run the workshops:

1. -A beamer
2. -Five computers (at least)
3. -Three video recording machines and a video editting machine. 100 video cassettes.
4. -Three mini-disc recorder/audio recording machines. 200 pieces of mini-disc/tapes.
5. -Three printers.
6. -5 small radio transmitters.
7. - 10 video cassettes of films made by other indymedia video working groups to be used in screening .

Software needs

1. -We need to ask indymedia-tech to load the computers for use in the tour with one of the many freesoftware Operating System.
2. -Need a portable version of an indymedia production system which allows articles and other content to be published and produced on the computer without internet connection.
3. -We need an easy to use audio editing program.
4. -We need an easy to use video editing program.
5. -We need an easy to use lay-out program.

Waiting for your opinion on ways to solve these problems. Sphinx
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