Media Convergence Notes from Meeting Wed 30th March 05
VENUE + ACCOMMODATION
Venue confirmed. Marquee ok for erection at back. More discussion needed on accommodation.
Still need fallback options for reserve venue - spaces are being contacted
Additional accommodation probably needed
OTHER MEETINGS
Need to have meeting in scotland prior to convergence
Good to also have meetings in edinburgh and glasgow
CONTENT (much to be made available as info pack)
- Intro - aims of 2 days
- Introductions + ask what people want to get out of 2 days / what skills and kit people can bring / what they can help out with / what they think is important
- Presentations on different mobilisations / political context
- Protests planned and known locations
- Basic legal infos inc media related
- Basic indy introduction
- Indy so far for g8 reporting (venues / logistics / projects)
- Basic description of dispatch (confirming details etc) , reporting info flows
- Short presentations of other alt media plans
ISSUES
- Need to be clear what decision making powers the assembly has in advance
- Proposed to have list of 'fixed' points and 'moveable' recommendations
- Important to find the balance between info updates on what has been organised already by indy folks, and ensuring involvement and ownership by others.
- Need to be clear on what sort of main media centre is being organised - just for indy folks or for everyone - or split into areas.
POSSIBLE SUBGROUPS
Media Centre / Rurtal + Mobile Media Centres / Support Vehicles
Reporting - Dispatch - Features
Photo - Video - Audio/Radio - Tech (+ mobile tech) - Print
Media Monitoring
Outreach
PROMOTION OF CONVERGENCE
Translations required asap - ask individuals, refer to indy translation pages.
Spanish and German translations here
More detailed draft timetable required
Invites to go out to individual media groups / networks / projects
Flyer to be done asap
MATTERS ARISING
Proposal to have no imc press id cards
Proposal to look at some form of sign in / pass for main media centre access
Proposal to consider 'no corporate media access' to media centre
Possibly consider corp media contact
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IonNec - 14 Apr 2005
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