Re: Project PM, examples of effective networking
Subject: Re: Project PM, examples of effective networking
From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
Date: 6/6/10, 00:47
To: Clark Robinson <robinsonchicago@gmail.com>
CC: "Farley, Felipe" <felipefarley@yahoo.com>, A <wrench.wench@yahoo.com>, Scott Mintz <scott.w.mintz@gmail.com>

Felipe, you mentioned that you'd already identified some open patents that could of great use. Do you happen to have any of these on hands? I'd like to take a look at a couple in order to get a better idea of the specifics involved as well as to send along to sympathetic organizations. 

I'm in Dallas this week and will be in Austin next week, where I plan on meeting with a couple of relevant groups in order to establish some earlier partnerships. Will provide updates at that point.

On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Clark Robinson <robinsonchicago@gmail.com> wrote:
There's also a similar Canadian organization Bicycles for Humanity which appears to have established connections with several African organizations.  And of course this model of interaction is being applied in non-Africans developing countries, as well.




On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
Also, they'd be in a position to distribute our pamphlets to quite a few villages, which is something I also asked her about in my e-mail today; perhaps they'd also be aware of other mechanical techniques with potential applications to our target recipients, as well. Again, great find, Clark.


On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
Good catch on all of this, Clark. I'm going to be in Austin next week, which is one of the world's largest concentrations of students and otherwise a major biking center. I'm going to prepare a few printed signs to leave around the main drag alerting locals to this program, as well as providing contact info for Project PM; will print them out here in Dallas. Will also be recruiting on the ground as Austin is filled with orgs sympathetic to our mission. Will also e-mail bikesfortheworld.com about how we can best assist them, as well as learn from their specific procedures. If anyone has any further suggestions on how I can best take advantage of my five or six days in Austin - again, a stronghold of activism, misguided and otherwise -  please let me know.

On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 11:32 PM, Clark Robinson <robinsonchicago@gmail.com> wrote:
This network of organizations really has its act together, from the local level to the regional to the national and then to corresponding overseas organizations.

http://www.smilepolitely.com/culture/trying_to_bring_order_from_chaos/

http://thebikeproject.org/

http://workingbikes.org/node

http://www.bikesfortheworld.org/

Felipe, does this kind of networking exist for the older technologies that you and Barrett discussed for adaptation to village settings?  Is there a need for it to be created?

Clark Robinson
Chicago
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Barrett Brown
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Regards,

Barrett Brown
Brooklyn, NY
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Regards,

Barrett Brown
Brooklyn, NY
512-560-2302