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From CWC/Corus

This space is for your thoughts, comments, suggestions and discussion: From Tuesday night's Circle:

Jean M Go to your local library and check out this fascinating book by Michael J Gelb and highly reccommended by Colin Funk, How to think like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven steps to Genius Every Day amazon link

Cindy P Advice from group on your question: David Christiansen in Edmonton CBC Docs NFB Bell Fund >$100k Sean Hope Pax Warrior--about Rwanda. Not tied to specific doc. Cindy wants to do glowing orb.

Karen Best How to bring better sound use to Radio:

• audio that is too loud jars the psyche.
• radio is grass roots emotional tug--get me on radio not on TV
• Cristian Calland(sp) sound artist market is in Europe
• Here are the two radio spots I played to the group on Tuesday night and access to the Radio Marketing Bureau's full audio library

Snow Down the Crack: [1]] Ourhouse.com makes installing a sprinkler system easy: [2] Audio Library: [3]

• what about a sound "jeopardy" board to the site where I click a tile and play a sound bite?

(intersting idea - thanks from whoever suggested it!)

Deborah of Joe Media "Fortunate to work in arts production bridging for crafts unions and guilds into changing tech world. Can offer up training as post-supervisor to ramp up understanding of execution of creative's vision. Think of opportunities, from your world and reality, do you think there is a position or need for someone like me to take individuals from traditional areas of film and TV and think of product in terms of new aps." Cross silos like she did with Fiddle and Drum.

Susan suggests working through guilds and unions. Susan wonders how to broadcasters talk to unions and guilds? Susan Annis Cultural Human Resources Canada in Ottawa. Lovely woman organizing task forces going across country looking at these questions.

Kate said "Ontario directors guild does training. They are open. Look at provincial: Film BC.

Lianne says try CMG and CEP Canadian Media Guild

Tiffany CPCC fund oversees multi million $ fund--she sits on board. How to asses boards: mandate, time commitment, not something to take lightly, feduciary duties, directors' insurance. Boardmatch.org workopolis of nfp boards. Can open your knowledge world to other areas liek finance, marketing. Top down vision. Be aware of working boards. Cindy says check out Vancity for board training in Vancouver. Nancy says womeninthelead.com. Marty says WXN has training.

Lisa MTSTV Allstream. Spending CTF money on ourselves. Question, "How do you see this community programming going out onto the web?" Best goal, nicest catch of the game, player of the game. Teresa Champion People don't know how to use stuff. Programmers and Broadcasters have to educate general public on how to use the technology like VOD and PPD. Instead of 10% of population using technology like Canada, Japan has much higher uptake.

Nancy B Gnawing for meaning. What do I do? Work inside institute part time. Find passion for you help others find the same passion. Literacy and newspapers. Women do great things in life but are not recognized. Chanelle wrote article on single parenting. Do what is meaningful to you. Connect directly to people who need you in person. Transition house, phoenix house for kids

Lisa of CWC How do you see using CWC website and 2.0 as most effective. Shivani--this discussion is fantastic as we get to participate. Kate: simple low tech forums. get workshop leaders to moderators of chat forum. face of canada changing, access? youtube issues. Role models for diverse population. Shivani said skin colour not issue for her personally. Debbie says SAIT and NAIT have large immigrant population. Google groups Kat and Rochelle suggests. Rochelle suggests quarterly tel conference.

Heather Roseneath theatre---she is on board of traveling theatre. Wants to get more name brand recognition for name. Any point in social networking. Rochelle says Facebook has geo-targeting. Schools sign up gigs and pay the cheques. Heather wants to attract private donors, so wants to advance profile of Roseneath theatre. Danny King of the Basement. Go to colleges and Universities to write press releases. Wants to attract PR board member. Kate says quest for brand awareness is a good idea.

Susan K Spoke about her time in Bosnia and Sarajevo Centre for Contemporary Art. Wrote thesis about how one can use art as an alternative form of development. She showed some of the artists' work. Believes in art as social change agent.