January 18, 2010: Online Work Bee

Shelley ... email to Ben about February 6 (ben to forward) ... tonight
- Ben was uncomfortable sending out the message due to its religious connotations
Shelley ... service program outline ... by next meeting (Sunday)
- Done, except no theme yet
Ben ... booth and table applications sent ... by next meeting (Sunday)
- Set email re table, haven't heard back yet
Brandon ... invite Mark and Ted to NorWesCon ... by next meeting (Sunday)
- Only Mark so far
Ben ... email triad, ask Shelley for phone #s if they don't reply
- Done, first triad probably next Tuesday

Google searches for "space" and "wiki" are about 70,000/month
- We could buy the spacewiki.com domain for $900
- .org is owned by Apogee Books ... don't know if we can buy it
- Shelley: but do we really want another project?
To make this useful for bringing in searchers, we can't just forward it to solseed.org
- Could have public-domain news articles, space images
- Could mimic the icannwiki success by going to space-industry conferences, registering users with caricatures, and building connection with the most important space players (?)
  - Ray started icannwiki, got a booth at an actual ICANN meeting and had caricatures done and posted on the wall, making the attendees curious
  - This could be a fast way to get "in" with space industry players as well
    - Caricatures are a successful meme
      - But do we want a bunch of people who are drawn in solely by that?
  - Goal would be to create a Who's Who of the space field
    - Should we look to see if someone is already doing something similar?
- Would work toward having a space business ... need relationships in the industry first
- Sponsorships ... where would we get them?
  - Not the first time, other than SolSeedMovement itself

Deadline for getting a dealer booth was last month, and we would need a Washington State business license
Brandon is wondering if the work to do sci-fi conventions is worth it
Just get a table ... how many of our previous ideas can we still use?
- Ideas from last time
  - "Gaian" aesthetic - green shag carpet, potted plants?
    - Give away healthy non-processed food as "party favors" (Apples maybe? or dried fruit?)
      - Must be careful about not violating sanitation rules ... etc
      - Labeled with SolSeed or in a cute little bag?
    - Tea bags ... want people eating it right in front of everybody
  - Seed packets! ... come with a button that says "I'm planting Seeds"
  - Remote Controlled Helicopters ... raffle to win it ... probably not, if we don't have a booth
  - Pictures of space and the Galaxy
  - Karoake?
- Goals
  - Get our name out there in the science fiction world
  - Stretch goal: get new members

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