NVC USA Meeting 15 Jul 2007

Meeting Notes for NVC USA Project

time / date: Sunday July 15, 2007 - 7PM PDT, 8PM MDT, 9PM CDT, 10PM EDT
Phone 712-580-7700, conference code: 682872 (NVCUSA)

Attending: Jane, Lisa, Rick

Agenda

• Review NVC USA Meeting 27 May 2007 minutes
  • (Rick) Email lists are set up -- NVC-USA-Project-Announce and private list of people who went to conference, haven't signed up, and haven't asked to be removed from the list. Phone contacted people who didn't have email contact listed on the conference list.
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• Make plans for next step relative to 2008 Conference
  • (need to verify) Start Sat or Sun June 21 or 22, and end Sun June 28, 2008
  • Gather concepts, have needs matter, make choices.

Conference: A Week Empty Slate, Unmolded Clay, Uncarved Block -- What Would Draw You There?

• A week long Giraffe Festival inspired by the 2003 International NVC Convention in Munich.
• A weekend Compassion In Action Conference patterned after the 2006 integrating in adjustments learned from that conference.
• Weave together the two ideas, supporting a week long Compassion In Action / Giraffe Festival which includes having people there for only the last weekend.
• Have a noted speaker from the NVC scheduled to present each day.
• Have a daily break out relating to peer groups about
  • trainers organization -- serving needs of trainers as a community
  • nvc community organizations -- seasoned organizations (BayNVC, PSNCC, ...) mentor new ones.
  • social action -- creating community; seeking actions which express and serve needs
• Indentify people who would be willing to take a lead and support them creating the event they'd be willing to lead.
• Arts woven through the event
  • Making T Shirts
  • Making NVC signs (such as for a protest, march, something you'd put up in your window)
  • Music
• Playback Theater
  • Presentations
  • Training in Playback
• Yoga Sessions
• Sports
  • facilities for workout, tennis, swimming (some may have fees)
• Hiking - area has a nature preserve

Action Items

• (Jane) Verify date: Start Sat or Sun June 21 or 22, and end Sun June 28, 2008
• (All) Review, update and schedule to send Tom's First 2008 Conference Email
• (Rick) Send out invitations to participate in conference