Hello, all,

See my comments below. Sorry for the delay. After rhapsodizing about how fabulous it is to have a swiftly-moving team, it was embarassing to be the weakest link. Had a bit of a personnel issue at work and had to drop everything and deal. Hopefully that is now in the past.
Cheers,
R


Hello all (I will e-mail this message to Janelle and Bev separately as they are not yet signed up for WiserEarth)

Below is a first pass at a message to go out from Bev once we have settled on a few details.  Issues that need to be resolved are in red.  I have no attachment to any of this, so all improvements are welcome.  I do think Ramona should do the final edit but others will need to see if this language is in sync with what they are thinking.  I am not sure what is the best way of doing a group edit - Doug, can you help?  Should this be a discussion?  Helen

DG: Since there is no color palet, I made those areas BOLD italics.  Note that (INSERT C) can be changed as desired ... I just inserted the current name and link to show how it works. Thanks Helen ;-D

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Dear Climate Project presenters in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Northern California, Oregon and Washington,

Plans are progressing for our gathering this spring, and we hope you will be joining us.  While many details remain to be worked out, the reunion planning committee has been working hard in collaboration with The Climate Project staff to develop a program based on your responses to the survey sent out in February.

The objectives of the meeting are to (INSERT A) ................... A program is starting to take shape that will include updates on global warming from climate change experts, discussions of strategies and solutions, sharing specific information about what is happening in our part of the U.S. and future plans of The Climate Project.  And of course there will be ample time for socializing, reconnecting and celebrating our work together.

Here are the particulars:

MEETING NAME:   (INSERT B)………………………..


DATE and TIME:   Beginning Saturday, May 17 at ………  and  Ending Sunday, May 18 at …………


LOCATION:          Portland, Oregon (exact venue to be determined)

The Planning Committee has established a page on the TCP Presenters wiki that will be updated as details emerge (INSERT C - Cascadians Reunite in Portland: May 17-18). We encourage you to keep abreast of developments and (INSERT D - to register on-line when we have posted a form to do so (Is this the way we will handle registrations?).  A means of coordinating transportation to Portland and room sharing will also be available. We will let you know by e-mail when major additions have been made to the meeting site.

Please contact us if you have any questions or suggestions (or would like to become part of the Planning Committee).

We are looking forward to seeing you in Portland in May!

Planning Committee Chair: Ramona Abbott ( ramona@essentiallyprofessional.com )
Program: Jill Sughrue ( jill@sustain-nw.com ) and Dune Ives ( duneives@hotmail.com )
Logistics: Janelle Hansen ( janelle@planetpartnership.com )
Supplies & Donations: Jill Sughrue ( jill@sustain-nw.com )
Food: Dune Ives ( duneives@hotmail.com )
Communications: Helen Seidler ( helen@lavaedge.net )
Transportation and Technology: Doug Grandt ( doug.grandt@comcast.net )