Co-Tech Circle Call 25/09/19 @ 16:00 GMT

[liam (Liam MacLeod)]

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick reminder that we have our monthly Co-Tech Call Today at 16:00 GMT

For access details, please see below.

Please remember to sign up to the mailing list here: https://www.email-lists.org/mailman/listinfo/cotech-call I can see that not many have subscribed so please ensure you do!

In the mean time, please post your comments below and we look forward to the next call!

The Next call will be accessible here:
https://meet.jit.si/cotech-general-circle

Alternatively, if you face quality issues with the online platform, why not dial in with a good 'ol phone?

Dial the following number applicable to your country:

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And enter the Coop-Tech Circle Call PIN, which is: 807580223

[liam (Liam MacLeod)]

I unfortunately won’t be able to attend, please accept my apologies.

[SzczepanOfAnimorph]

2 Animorphs will be there!

[jonathan]

I am trying to connect via phone…
the Coop-Tech Circle Call PIN, 807580223 results “you have entered an incorrect …” is it possible this is not the right PIN please?

[jonathan]

OK it’s apparently working now after 4pm, perhaps not before

[liam (Liam MacLeod)]

The PIN shown is definitely correct.

[harry]

We’re going to do it here instead: Video Meetings, Video Conferencing, and Screen Sharing - Whereby (formerly appear.in)

Jitsi is not working

[jonathan]

Sorry I had to decide it’s not working for me; bad audio quality and frequent disconnections.
Two issues I am interested in mentioning (but not involved in) are both initiatives of the International Co-op Alliance ICA (or ACI in Spanish):

IT Network Coop-a-thon

Hi! I leave here an update about this: What types of challenges will we be solving? Here are some of the challenges: Facilitation of access to technology for coops in developing countries. Many members feel that they are being left behind because they do not have the funds to invest in technological solutions. Access to technological know-how in developing countries. Many members find it challenging to provide up-to-date capacity building for staff. Virtual decision-making and networking fo…

which Neto (from Argentina) is drawing people’s attention to
and

A proposal for a Global Co-operative IT Network from the ICA

Following is a PDF, generated from a pptx file, of a presentation from Gretchen Hacquard which was originally posted to the private ICA Discourse server at patio.ica.coop, which we have permission to share: IT Network presentation.pdf (2.1 MB) A plain text version of the content follows to make it more accessible: Why form a Global Cooperative IT Network? Gretchen Hacquard, Director of Membership The recent survey that the ICA Board sent to members highlighted that members are concerned ab…

[SzczepanOfAnimorph]

Thanks to everyone who joined!

Please find the notes on the wiki: Circle Call 2019-09-25 - CoTech

Next one is on the 30th of October, Harry will circulate the link in advance!

[patcon]

Rats. Missed this one, but finally have it in my calendar.

Also, don’t forget to update this page if its still a place to be kept up-to-date Meetings - CoTech

[chrislowis]

I think I’m right in saying that you’d be welcome to observe, @patcon - but the call is intended to be a decision making circle for members of CoTech so you might find some of the agenda items a bit dry!

[patcon]

oh! didn’t mean to be presumptuous, but thank you for making me welcome! (I recalled someone mentioning that observing would be ok, but that might have been another call, now that I think about it )

Anyhow, dry or not, I’m really curious to understand how others organize and make decisions, so it’s right up my alley. (I can maybe bring bits and pieces back to my own spaces)