[Davisgig] New Davis GIG Website content is Live + Twiter + Fundraising

[Robert Nickerson]

Hi All

1) So a big thanks to the web team, plus the content editing group, and 
as yet to be named marketing folks, that all contributed to a re-write 
of the Davis Gig home page. It gives a good description of what we are 
trying to do, without drowning in detail, and it provides a mechanism 
for people to help by joining the list, as well as register their 
support for the project. I think its good at this point for us to go 
public with it. I've  talked to LUGOD about the project on Monday, about 
8 folks, and so,  lets all spread the word to other groups and 
organizations we work with to help us support the concept.  I'll be 
working up a 20-30 minute talk that I can bring wherever it was wanted. 
Thanks to LUGOD for letting me try it out.

2) Todd K registered a twitter handle davis_gig and has a spreadsheet of 
tweets "ready to go",  if anyone wants to review those and add tweets 
that will go out to the public, please be  in touch with me. I'm hopeful 
that we will have twitter followers at some point as the word gets out. 
I'm thinking I'll register another one, that could be used internally  
just for our group, as another channel for updating one another on 
developments as they happen.

3) So we should raise funds to help make this happen. I think 
specifically anything we  can do to do a big outreach effort would 
involve money. Also any work helping City Staff develop the feasibility 
study the Council will be be asking for would also require resources. I 
have brought this up to the Davis Community Network board as well, since 
we are all working on this together, I'm sure  DCN, a 501c3, could help  
be  the fiscal agent for Davis Gig. We are putting together a 
subcommittee of the DCN board to help develop a funding strategy. If 
anyone is interested in helping that on this list, please drop me a 
line.  I'm thinking we reach out to the larger businesses and groups 
like Tech Davis, and Davis  Roots.


Around the corner,

1) Meeting with City Staff  - 3/25
2) Austin Fiber Conference - NEED more Funds - collected about $300 so 
far in commits, anything else would be appreciated.
3) Time to call on UCD. - I was going to start with the dudes, I know at 
Network Operations. It would be geek to geek, and that way,
we talk to the folks most accessible with the idea. Thoughts?




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