[Debatewise RRT] Re: Using Google Wave to debate the Copenhagen climate change conference
- From: Mwenehu Fondo <mwenehu@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:06:23 +0000
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> Hi,
>
I'd also like to be involved.
Mwenehu Fondo
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> 2009/11/6 David Crane <dc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Hi,
>>
>> As those who got the newsletter will know, we are running a big
>> initiative around the COP15 event. We’re forming a panel of 1,000
>> young people from 100 different countries and will ask them to debate
>> events that happen during and after the conference itself. The idea
>> is to provide a sense of what young people around the world think of
>> the decisions made there.
>>
>> This project has really taken off and there are two developments I’d
>> like to tell you about. The first is that The Independent will be
>> partnering with us, covering the debates, trying to get leading
>> climate change experts to provide commentary and hopefully getting
>> opinion pieces as a result.
>>
>> Secondly, Google have given us 1,000 invites for their game-changing
>> new technology Google Wave. Wave takes online collaboration to a
>> whole new level; we’ll run all the debates in Wave and will publish
>> them to Debatewise for others to read.
>>
>> This is a very big deal, and not only because invites for Wave were
>> being sold on eBay for £100 each. But also because we’re providing
>> Google with one of the first real-world, large-scale, focussed
>> demonstrations of the collaboration benefits Wave provides.
>>
>> I’m telling you this partly because being on the Rapid Response team
>> means you get to hear this kind of stuff first. Secondly to ask if you
>> want to be involved.
>>
>> We’re looking for people to help moderate the debates in Wave. You’ll
>> need to have quite a lot of spare time between 7th – 18th December,
>> will be interested in the environment and will be willing to help
>> steer people in the right direction. You’ll obviously get a Wave
>> invite and lots of good karma to boot.
>>
>> Questions, enquiries, applications by email or phone.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
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