I thought I'd share who the people on the list are whose e-mails I recognise are and hopefully you can fill in the gaps! :)<br><br>Non-digested members (in alphabetical order)<br><br>Alex Rollin<br>I met Alex at a P2P conference in Manchester and stayed with him in Amsterdam recently. He is working on trying to develop a model/ guidebook for setting up Commons based businesses. Nice intro at <a href="http://alexrollin.com/" target="_blank">http://alexrollin.com/</a><br>
<br>Ben Crosbie<br clear="all">Not sure exactly who this isor if this is there real name (apologies in advance if I do know), but I seem to be connected via 2 mailing lists Transmission Drupal (about social change video distribution with drupal) and Social Centres Network <br>
<br>Chris @ Transition <a href="http://Sheffield.org.uk" target="_blank">Sheffield.org.uk</a><br>Properly met Chris (I think) for first time at Transition Cities conference in Nottingham. He is involved with loads of good stuff in Sheffield (Transition, Co-ops, Free Software, etc.)<br>
<br>Chris Bailey @ Social Rights.org<br>I know Chris through the Technology and Social Action Practical Design for Social Action (PRADSA) workshops/ event that took place at Universities around the country. He has been using open source tools to empower unions etc for years and years and (I just realised) works with Paula (below) on <a href="http://fossbox.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://fossbox.org.uk/</a> stuff :)<br>
<br>Maria Martinez @ Co-operative UK<br>I don't think we've had the pleause Maria, but my guess is that Ed Mayo has asked you to join the list?<br><br>Martin Mayer @ <a href="http://gmx.net" target="_blank">gmx.net</a><br>
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MJ Ray <br>MJ is very involved in Co-operative stuff (see <a href="http://mjr.towers.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://mjr.towers.org.uk/</a> ) and is part of a co-op who provide open source solutions <a href="http://software.coop" target="_blank">http://software.coop</a> we've seen each other on lists quite a lot but only quite recently met for a drink in Bristol.<br>
<br>Oliver Sylvester-Bradley<br>Oli co-founded The Open Co-op <a href="http://open.coop" target="_blank">http://open.coop</a> (he did the nice cartoons/ screenshots) with myself and others just before getting a full time job as Marketing Manager at solarcentury, the UKs most experienced solar pv company. He also runs <a href="http://extraethical.com" target="_blank">http://extraethical.com</a><br>
<br>Pablo Lucas @<a href="http://gmail.com" target="_blank">gmail.com</a><br>I don't think I know Pablo yet but google suggests that he works at Manchester Metropolitan University at the Centre for Policy Modelling and works on "Agent-based Modelling and Simulation of Social Behaviour in Microfinance" :) <a href="http://cfpm.org/%7Epablo/ABSS_MC/" target="_blank">http://cfpm.org/~pablo/ABSS_MC/</a> <br>
Pablo: you must come to the open mutual money event! :)<br><br>Paula Graham @FossBox<br>I met Paula through PRADSA too. She runs Fossbox <a href="http://fossbox.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://fossbox.org.uk/</a> a Community Interest Company helping voluntary community organisation and ethical businesses move towards lower-cost ICT systems with less environmental impact (using free open source software)<br>
<br>Richard Smedley<br>Another PRADSA acquaintance. Richard is a free software programmer and permaculture designer. He is involved with North West Hackspace project and would like to see a decent free software solution for the management of Credit Unions.<br>
<br>Saul Albert @<a href="http://theps.net" target="_blank">theps.net</a><br>Known Saul for ages through various cool art/ tech/ open type stuff. Now mostly works with The People Speak <a href="http://theps.net" target="_blank">http://theps.net</a> who people together to have discussions, play and make decisions in an open-ended and fun way. I'm a part owner of a woodland because I attended one of their "Who Wants to be?" gameshows :) (and, incidentally, I was the first tosuggest we should put the pooled money into some land ;) see <a href="http://whowantstobe.co.uk/2007/08/how-to-spend-1300/" target="_blank">http://whowantstobe.co.uk/2007/08/how-to-spend-1300/</a>)<br>
<br>5 Digested Members:<br><br>Ian Hewitt <br>Not sure I know Ian although appears to be involved with co-op stuff. Care to introduce yourself Ian? :)<br><br>longs23<br>No idea. Care to introduce yourself? :)<br><br>Kirstie Stramler spiggygogo @<a href="http://gmail.com" target="_blank">gmail.com</a><br>
I don't know Kirstie but looks like she is involved with the Permaculture Co-operative and a researcher Permaculture TV, who have been looking at Mondragon and others cool stuff<br><br>Suresh Fernando<br>I met Suresh at another P2P conference in Manchester organised by Phoebe (who isn't actually on this list yet but who is organising some related screenings with Manchester Film Co-op hat on), Media Ecologies and Post Industrial Production. His main thing at the moment is the OpenKollab a global virtual ecosystem dedicated to connecting projects to solve massive social problems. The main focus at present is a Pooled Fund and a Projects Matching things a bit like dating for social change organisations.<br>
<br>Vicky Sinclair<br>Not met her yet, but Manchester based and involved with <a href="http://www.arcspacemanchester.org.uk/">http://www.arcspacemanchester.org.uk/</a> as well has having been in Brazil for a while working on creative commons cultural stuff :)<br>
<br>What a nice bunch of people.<br><br>Josef.<br>
<br>-- <br>Josef Davies-Coates<br>07974 88 88 95<br><a href="http://uniteddiversity.com" target="_blank">http://uniteddiversity.com</a><br>Together We Have Everything<br>