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[Prodromos Tsiavos <prodromos.tsiavos AT gmail.com>]

Hi Jonas,

many thanks for this. Perhaps we could start a shopping list with the
micro project we are working on or would like to offer for
collaboration.

Best
pRo

On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Jonas Öberg <jonas AT creativecommons.org> 
wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've prepared a short text on the most important outcome of this
> mornings session, as I perceive them, based on the notes taken by John
> (thanks!). I decided not to include some of the discussions on license
> porting, as I feel this will anyway be covered in depth in the 4.0
> sessions separately. Instead, I focused on the need for additional
> collaboration and joint projects, which it felt that we were all in
> rough consensus about.
>
> Here's my writeup, please feel free to comment and expand on our thoughts:
>
> "There is no shortage of talent in our network: each and every
> affiliate bring skills to  the network, some of which are shared.
> Others which are unique. Our licenses are at the heart of our
> activities and provide a stable foundation on which we build using our
> combined strength.
>
> A concern in the European region is the limited communication between
> affiliates, as well as between the affiliates and CC HQ. We do not
> wish to say that there is none, but rather that recognizing the
> strengths of each affiliate and how the interests of each affiliate
> can be leveraged for our common goals require additional communication
> beyond that which is taking place today.
>
> However, an increase in communication in and by itself would not
> necessarily lead to the advances we seek. More stress should be put on
> joint projects within the region as well as between the regions. An
> increase in such projects will in and by itself lead to an increase in
> communication between the affiliates, responding to an actual and real
> need for communication.
>
> Such collaborative projects might also be a way to, over time, find
> the resources required to make the activities of the affiliates
> sustainable. Doing so, however, is a significant investment in time.
> One way to counter this could be to aim for portable solutions which
> can be developed jointly and then applied in each applicable
> jurisdiction.
>
> We have identified a difference between CC HQ and affiliates in that
> most affiliates do other activities which are related to, but not
> necessarily an integral part of Creative Commons. As the overall
> strategy of Creative Commons becomes clearer, something which
> affiliates should have a significant say in, activities that end up at
> the fringe of what CC HQ should be doing could be activities instead
> taken on by affiliates.
>
> If we are to succeed in our goals – goals which could include
> incorporating CC principles in legislation, increasing the use of CC
> licenses, or just increasing awareness of CC – we require
> collaborative efforts. A critical short- and medium term goal for the
> European region therefore is to create additional opportunities for
> collaboration, something which in itself will require additional
> opportunities to meet each other and exchange ideas and viewpoints."
>
>
> Jonas
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