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[Jon Phillips <jon AT creativecommons.org>]

On Sun, 2007-06-24 at 12:46 +0800, uta lam wrote:
> Hi Jon, 
>  
> It's good to hear from you. I will try to make it once the meeting is
> confirmed. 

Great! Are there dates that you prefer?

> I helped organizing a web2.0 startup two weeks ago (Here is a report
> on it: http://anguslau.com/2007/06/15/hong-kong-web-startup-meetup/)
> and met a number of web2.0 startup founders in Hong Kong. Here is a
> blog talk about it. Maybe you would like to get in touch with them
> eventually. Feel free to let me know if you need their contact.

Looks perfect for what I wanted to focus on!

Yes, please do put in touch with and also Angus. Maybe we could schedule
a follow-up web 2.0 meetup to talk about CC + Hong Kong + Business + web
2.0.

I can present about cc and web 2.0 biz trends.

Jon

 
> Have a great weekend!
>  
> Uta
>  
> On 6/24/07, Jon Phillips <jon AT creativecommons.org> wrote: 
>         On Sat, 2007-06-23 at 19:27 +0800, Rebecca MacKinnon wrote:
>         > Hello everybody. Just thought I would revive this thread.
>         Shall we 
>         > organize a meeting for July or August?
>         > Rebecca
>         
>         Hi all, the best time for me is going to be late July, early
>         august. I
>         have to be back in SF pretty quick after wikimania.
>         
>         Is during the week okay? I'm also quite interested in meeting
>         with 
>         businesses who are interested in using CC licensing. I would
>         like to
>         spend 1-2 days in Hong Kong to get CC-HK setup and then also
>         setup some
>         high level business meetings to present CC to public and
>         privately to
>         key businesses.
>         
>         What dates seem the best? July 30, 31, August 1, 2 all are
>         open, but I
>         have to be in Tapei for wikimania AUG 2-5.
>         
>         Cheers! Would it make sense to have one legal meetup to get
>         the legal
>         team squared away? And then, have a wider public meetup? 
>         
>         Jon
>         
>         > On May 21, 2007, at 10:21 AM, Li Yahong wrote:
>         >
>         > > Dear Matthew and Jon,
>         > >
>         > >
>         > > Perhaps early August is better as Jon can join then.  Can
>         Jon
>         > > confirm a date when he is in HK? 
>         > >
>         > >
>         > > Best, Yahong
>         > >
>         > >
>         > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew MF Yuen"
>         <meymf AT ust.hk>
>         > > To: "Jon Phillips" < jon AT creativecommons.org>
>         > > Cc: "Li Yahong" <yali AT hku.hk>; <cc-hk AT lists.ibiblio.org>;
>         "uta lam"
>         > > <utalam AT gmail.com>
>         > > Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 9:16 AM
>         > > Subject: Re: [Cc-hk] Notes from Last Friday's Informal
>         Lunch - May 
>         > > 11th
>         > >
>         > >
>         > >
>         > >
>         > > > Dear Jon,
>         > > >
>         > > >
>         > > > The important person is Yahong. I would like to pin down
>         her diary
>         > > > first. I would be
>         > > > flexible to accomodate.
>         > > >
>         > > >
>         > > > Dear Yahong,
>         > > >
>         > > >
>         > > > Shall we go by July 15 as per suggested? 
>         > > >
>         > > >
>         > > > Regards,
>         > > >
>         > > >
>         > > > Matthew
>         > > >
>         > > >
>         > > > Jon Phillips wrote:
>         > > >
>         > > >
>         > > > > On Fri, 2007-05-18 at 10:03 +0800, Matthew Yuen wrote:
>         > > > > > Dear Jon,
>         > > > > >
>         > > > > > I am not sure whether I shall be around on 15th
>         July. Let us 
>         > > > > work on > this day, if
>         > > > > > I am not around, I shall get someone in the TTC
>         office to host
>         > > > > it.
>         > > > > >
>         > > > > > Regards, 
>         > > > > >
>         > > > > > Matthew
>         > > > >
>         > > > >
>         > > > > Ok, sounds good...what dates are good for you then?
>         Like I said,
>         > > > > I can 
>         > > > > possibly come through early Aug. near wikimania in
>         Taipei.
>         > > > >
>         > > > >
>         > > > > Jon
>         > > > >
>         > > > >
>         > > > > > Jon Phillips wrote: 
>         > > > > >
>         > > > > > > On Thu, 2007-05-17 at 10:38 +0800, Li Yahong
>         wrote:
>         > > > > > > > Hi Jon,
>         > > > > > > >
>         > > > > > > > How about July 15? 
>         > > > > > > >
>         > > > > > > > Yahong
>         > > > > > >
>         > > > > > > That sounds good. I'll be in UK then. Although, I
>         will be in
>         > > > > Taipei > > Aug 
>         > > > > > > 3-5, so I might be able to swing through then...I
>         don't want
>         > > > > to slow > > the
>         > > > > > > process down though.
>         > > > > > > 
>         > > > > > > Jon
>         > > > > > >
>         > > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
>         > > > > > > > From: "Jon Phillips" <jon AT creativecommons.org>
>         > > > > > > > To: "Mr. Pindar Wong" <pindar AT pacific.net.hk>
>         > > > > > > > Cc: < cc-hk AT lists.ibiblio.org>; "Li Yahong"
>         <yali AT hku.hk>;
>         > > > > "Matthew > > > MF Yuen"
>         > > > > > > > < meymf AT ust.hk>; "uta lam" <utalam AT gmail.com>
>         > > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 8:05 AM
>         > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Cc-hk] Notes from Last Friday's
>         Informal 
>         > > > > Lunch - May > > > 11th
>         > > > > > > >
>         > > > > > > >
>         > > > > > > > > On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 07:56 +0800, Mr. Pindar
>         Wong 
>         > > > > wrote:
>         > > > > > > > >> On May 16, 2007, at 3:03 AM, Jon Phillips
>         wrote:
>         > > > > > > > >>
>         > > > > > > > >> > On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 00:05 +0800, uta lam
>         wrote: 
>         > > > > > > > >> >> Hi Pindar,
>         > > > > > > > >> >>
>         > > > > > > > >> >> Wow, you guys really discuss a lot of
>         issues in the 
>         > > > > meeting.
>         > > > > > > > >>
>         > > > > > > > >> it was quite informative actually and
>         fortunately went
>         > > > > beyond > > > >> the 
>         > > > > > > > >> initial exchanging of  pleasantries ;)
>         > > > > > > > >>
>         > > > > > > > >> I would imagine that a first formal meeting
>         would be 
>         > > > > even more > > > >> so...
>         > > > > > > > >>
>         > > > > > > > >> >>
>         > > > > > > > >> >> But as I remember that the key of starting
>         the 
>         > > > > project is to > > > >> >> identify
>         > > > > > > > >> >> a legal lead first, any potential
>         candidates
>         > > > > nominated from > > > >> >> the 
>         > > > > > > > >> >> meeting?
>         > > > > > > > >>
>         > > > > > > > >> In trying to understand the status of the
>         project thus
>         > > > > far, we > > > >> also 
>         > > > > > > > >> named  Ms Yahong Li and Prof. Matthew Yuen
>         (from Jon's
>         > > > > first > > > >> meeting
>         > > > > > > > >> on this subject back in 2006)! 
>         > > > > > > > >>
>         > > > > > > > >> As far as we could tell, based on postings to
>         this
>         > > > > list,
>         > > > > > > > >> 
>         > > > > > > > >> 1) we've two legal scholars  Ms. Yahong Li
>         (HKU) and
>         > > > > Rebecca Ong
>         > > > > > > > >> (City U - kindly introduced by Kenneth) 
>         > > > > > > > >> 2) several individuals associated with
>         'academic'
>         > > > > bodies - > > > >> applied
>         > > > > > > > >> research (ASTRI) and universities (HKUST, CU,
>         HKU ... ) 
>         > > > > law > > > >> faculties/
>         > > > > > > > >> media/cultural studies departments
>         > > > > > > > >>
>         > > > > > > > >> So Uta ...  several potential candidates and 
>         > > > > institutions!  ;)
>         > > > > > > > >>
>         > > > > > > > >> CC may have already identified both (from
>         Jon's email
>         > > > > below) --  > > > >> which 
>         > > > > > > > >> is *fantastic* to move things forward! :)
>         > > > > > > > >>
>         > > > > > > > >> Although the ligh-level process for formation
>         was clear 
>         > > > > ( > > > >> http://
>         > > > > > > > >>
>         wiki.creativecommons.org/Worldwide_Overview ), we
>         > > > > nevertheless > > > >> had
>         > > > > > > > >> several operational/logistical/strategic
>         user-related
>         > > > > questions > > > >> as 
>         > > > > > > > >> well as some practical ones e.g.  whether our
>         existing
>         > > > > > > > >> commercial
>         > > > > > > > >> contacts could be used to leverage  pro-bono
>         work from 
>         > > > > a > > > >> commercial
>         > > > > > > > >> law firm (Bakers, JSM, Slaughter&May etc) for
>         the
>         > > > > initial review
>         > > > > > > > >> (given that we've a common law history and
>         version 3.0
>         > > > > > > > >> released )
>         > > > > > > > >>
>         > > > > > > > >> So, with the combined experience on this
>         list, we
>         > > > > should have > > > >> enough 
>         > > > > > > > >> clue to answer the 'known unknowns' !
>         > > > > > > > >>
>         > > > > > > > >> As Jon, who was at the first meeting in 2006,
>         mentioned 
>         > > > > both
>         > > > > > > > >> >> Any plan to contact those candidates?
>         > > > > > > > >>
>         > > > > > > > >> Ah... well they're all on the list and
>         assumed to be > 
>         > > > > > > >> periodically
>         > > > > > > > >> reading mail.
>         > > > > > > > >>
>         > > > > > > > >> Based on Yahong's email of May 8th, she would
>         not be 
>         > > > > available > > > >> till
>         > > > > > > > >> July (earliest) and the thought of organising
>         a 1st
>         > > > > meeting in > > > >> July 
>         > > > > > > > >> was in deference to this reality.
>         > > > > > > > >>
>         > > > > > > > >> Yahong: Would it be possible for you to
>         propose a 
>         > > > > convenient > > > >> date in
>         > > > > > > > >> July per your scheduled?
>         > > > > > > > >> Matthew: Would it be possible for you to host
>         this 
>         > > > > meeting in > > > >> HKUST?
>         > > > > > > > >> Jon: Would it be possible to participate by
>         > > > > teleconference/video
>         > > > > > > > >> conference (we could rig something up)? 
>         > > > > > > > >
>         > > > > > > > > Sure, but Catharina, is really the ideal
>         person to do
>         > > > > this :)
>         > > > > > > > >
>         > > > > > > > > Jon 
>         > > > > > > > >
>         > > > > > > > >>
>         > > > > > > > >> p.
>         > > > > > > > >>
>         > > > > > > > >> 
>         > > > > > > > >> >>
>         > > > > > > > >> >>
>         > > > > > > > >> >> Thanks,
>         > > > > > > > >> >> Uta 
>         > > > > > > > >> >
>         > > > > > > > >> > Ms Yahong Li and Prof. Matthew Yuen
>         > > > > > > > >> >
>         > > > > > > > >> > There is a chance that both Catharina and
>         myself will 
>         > > > > be at
>         > > > > > > > >> > wikimania in
>         > > > > > > > >> > taiwan in AUG, so depending if either of us
>         get
>         > > > > there, could > > > >> > possibly 
>         > > > > > > > >> > swing through. Catharina is your best
>         bet...
>         > > > > > > > >> >
>         > > > > > > > >> > I will potentially travel through though in
>         the next 
>         > > > > 6-9 > > > >> > months
>         > > > > > > > >> > because
>         > > > > > > > >> > my family lives in Guangzhou...and I'm
>         scouting out 
>         > > > > places to > > > >> > live in
>         > > > > > > > >> > China/HK ;) (a little personal info for you
>         all :)
>         > > > > > > > >> > 
>         > > > > > > > >> > Jon
>         > > > > > > > >> >
>         > > > > > > > >>
>         > > > > > > > > --
>         > > > > > > > > Jon Phillips 
>         > > > > > > > > jon AT creativecommons.org
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