May Meeting Notes

These are the main talking points from our first meeting. Much of this was repeated during our next meeting, but here is what I took down.

Project ideas and other thoughts we had:

• Retreat -> organize something for the fall so more than just a one shot deal
  -> suggestion of ropes course organized by Ann (actually happened earlier today)
  
• Organize a course focused particularly on Nelson Institute students
• Put any extra money generated or received into a mico-loan program (e.g. Keva) so that the money could be used for time before being returned for use by the next cohort
  -> this could be coupled with a lecture on globalization or the like
• Partner with Kevin Gibbons to work on his suggested Discourse series
• Assist the WE Conserve program especially with outreach
• ESSA polar bear power consumption idea (I think that this was some sort of power management idea, but I don't recall for certain at the moment)
• Greening Science Hall & the NI as a whole
  -> issue of the widespread use of disposable items at NI events
  -> develop standards on how to hold a "green" event and/or standards for how the NI will host events
• Help to develop an urban ag ordinance for Madison
  -> permanancy for community gardens in particular
• Lobbying: learn how to and apply it on an issue
  -> Maragart Crom (sp?) possible contact
• Finding partner organizations rather than starting from the ground up
  
• Start a blog or wiki for collaboration
  -> Success