2009.12.15 14:00 - Working Group Meeting

Pema proposes the following agenda:

0) Email

      We decided to have a two weak break: the next WG meetings will
      take place on 2009/12/22, on 2010/1/12, and then again weekly.

 

1) Fundraising and Donations Listing

      Two weeks ago we announced our fund drive.  Let us review what
      we have received so far.

2) New Guardians

      Let us review possible new guardian candidates, and affirm the
      previous candidates.

 

3) A Theme Session Calendar

      Pema continued to complete the list of theme sessions, which
      was started by Genesis, who listed six early sessions on the
      page  http://playasbeing.wik.is/PaB_Theme_Sessions .

 

4) PaB Wiki Overhaul

      We have been discussing a complete overhaul of the PaB wiki
     for quite a while.  How to improve readability, logical structure,
     and update of new developments?

5) PaB functions, as time donations, on a PaB wiki page

      As part of the overhaul of the PaB wiki, we would like to create
      a page where we list all the functions that are currently
      being held in PaB, for various tasks, together with the
      names of those currently holding those functions.  The aim
      of such a page is both to honor those of us who are donating
      their time for keeping PaB running, and to provide a guide
      to show who can be contacted for which aspect of PaB's
      operation.

6) Different Kinds of Sessions/ Emphasizing "Pure Play as Being/Applied PlayasBeing"  

      A. Growing out of discussions within our weekly guardian meetings, Storm has brought  
          forth the idea of having different kinds of sessions. In a recent email, Storm wrote:  
          "Maxine has commented occasionally on boundary issues. I see the possibility of  
          having more than one kind of session as a potential solution to all sorts of seemingly  
          disparate problems we are having, many of which include boundary issues."

    Some of the kinds of sessions which have been discussed are:

               1) "pure PaB": the practice of PaB itself
               2) "applied PaB" how practice of PaB influences our life
               3) pure contemplation and spirituality
               4) applied spirituality in politics, economics, society
               5) newcomer/Introductory sessions
               6) unrecorded sessions, such as those Adams, Gaya, Eos, and Eliza
                   have organized   

     The suggested focus is toward 1 and 2, for regular PaB sessions.

        B. Do we have specific ideas we might try out or discuss within the larger PlayasBeing 
            group?  Further thoughts or frameworks we might discuss?

7) PaB Village

       Are there any suggestions for new events and/or structures in the 
       PaB Village, perhaps in relation to in-world retreats?

8) Coordinator as Role Name

       The six WG members play a role as coordinators, yet they also 
     delegate some of their responsibilities to other coordinators 
     outside the group; would it be more clear if the WG members  
     would be given another role name, different from "coordinator"?

9) Outreach: Community Gateway

     We may want to consider offering PaB as one of the groups that  
     newbies can turn to during their initial orientation.