[Debatewise RRT] Re: Using Google Wave to debate the Copenhagen climate change conference
- From: Kim redgrave <kim_redgrave@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <dc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:07:26 +0000
I am definitely interested. I have a lot of spare time at the minute though I
cannot guarantee what my situation will be by then but I will keep you updated.
Regards,Kim
> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:11:15 +0000
> Subject: [Debatewise RRT] Using Google Wave to debate the Copenhagen climate
> change conference
> From: dc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> 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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