NVC USA Meeting 27 May 2007

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Notes from NVC USA Project meeting Meeting 27 May 2007

time / date: Sunday May 27, 2007, 4PM PDT; 7PM EDT
Phone 712-580-7700, conference code: 682872 (NVCUSA)

Attendees: Tom Caruso, Jane Connor, Lisa Goldish, Rick Smith

Review NVC USA Meeting 10 Mar 2007 minutes
Lisa and Rick signed off on notes Tom published

NVC USA 2008 Conference Possibility

• Binghamton University, NY in June 20-22, 2008
• At the end of a week long NVC Giraffe Festival

Giraffe Festival - history and vision from Jane

• got the idea in 2003 -- a gathering of NVC and fun
• liked open space "law of 2 feet" from the Compassion In Action conference
• summertime - beautiful place to be out
• games
• music and dancing
• community
• family
• possibly be connected to CNVC. Working with Barbara Larson to see if something is possible

Advantages of time and place

• Lower cost of being at the university in the summer when school is not in session
  • Binghamton $70 per person day
  • Previous host of NY Intensive raised rates to $100 per person day
• Ability to accomodate up to 300 people
• Experience -- Jane is putting on two back to back intensives in 2007 there
  • local support team of 6 or 7 developing
• Summer time can be an easier time for people to travel

Issues and Concerns

• If US Project Conference were held stand-alone, would there be enough draw?
  • Jane - being coupled with a week long event makes it more likely more people could attend
  • Rick had a sense from conversations about trainers and communities, that people would go
  • Lisa had a sense from the post conference survey that there's interest
• If it works for Marshall to attend festival, but constrained to spring or fall
  • Binghamton would not work because school is in session.
  • Giraffe Festival would probably be held elsewhere.
  • Might or might not be feasible to have the US Project Conference held in conjunction.

Recapping email of Jane's interest

1. a June festival with Marshall at Binghamton University (would be TOTALLY thrilled!)
2. a non-summer festival with Marshall someplace else in the Northeast (Mount St. Adolphus, comes to mind in NY) - would be thrilled
3. a summer festival without Marshall (would be very happy)

Next Actions

• Jane send email to Barbara Larson with vision from this group
  • Rick post these notes - Sunday
  • Lisa send draft of her hope and vision to yahoogroup - Monday
  • Jane edit and send email to Barbara - Midweek
• Rick setup NVC-USA-Project-Announce yahoogroup with email addresses of last year's attendees
  • Rick send draft of invitation to yahoogroup - Monday
  • Rick send out invitation - by end of May