Boots on the Ground Coordinators

Last year we started a spreadsheet (well, Jackie did, actually), so that people could put in when they would be on site, etc. We can start that up again if/when it becomes valuable.

Every body who will be on the ground, please sign up for the NatGat cel.ly - it's a group texting system. It saved our butts in Philly '12 https://cel.ly/c/NatGat2014/landing I tried to do it with the Quakers but they'd never texted before and got frightened of the messages on their phones. lol

Hi ho!
Please check this doc and register it now.
If you have already registered update the new questions please.
Because as more and more folks sign in up and on , organizers, admins, and folks need to be able to see what is plenty of and what is needed,

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ah3I8WTDRzzpdEpDUVF2TDNyQWNRTWtLTFVEZDg0d1E&usp=sharing

This is VERY important. As of now only 6 of 30 organizers have listed their availability, and only 3/6 have listed if they need housing.
Kudos to 5/9 listed here for signing up on the sheet.

It is imperative to know what kind of ground crew we will have to set up and populate the many many tasks that need to be done daily.

Hey wait a minute, two of the choices are the same, yellow being abstain.
@Tricia, you might want to make light red I don't know.

Green = yes I will be there
Abstain = I will be there part of the time
Yellow = I don’t know, have to raise funds, etc.
Block = No I definitely am not going

Sorry folks for being lax! I didn't see this need until today. Trying to muck my way through the internet and spreadsheets now! I will sign up my availability!

Yes I mucked up the choices. It's not possible to change the proposal after it's made. Sorry!

Jackie, do you have a link so people can contribute to your travel expenses?

right, I forgot that - that's a fail on loomio's part. you should be able to edit the proposal.

I don't have a personal link, but there is the same link for the IO team as last year.
https://org2.salsalabs.com/o/7315/donate_page/interoccupy-natgat

@toadficca, no prob and thanks for signing in.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ah3I8WTDRzzpdEpDUVF2TDNyQWNRTWtLTFVEZDg0d1E#gid=0

If there are folks who can't get to the spreadsheets or don't know how to use any tool, let one of us admin types know and we'll help.

For the Contact spreadsheet, answer these questions and I'll be happy to get them on there:

attending natgt Y/N
Arrive/Depart
What do you want to do
Notes, Bringing, Need
Housing, Have, Need

It'd be helpful if we had arm bands or t-shirts to distinguish .The first year, Iwakna carried a red umbrella, the info umbrella".

Is our color purple?

There was a suggestion of bringing the yellow plastic hardhats from S17 last year in N.Y.C.

Everyone who will be on the ground can sign up for the cell that was set up for us. It's a group text messaging system that worked very well for us in 2012 and probably has some improvements since then. http://cel.ly/c/NatGat2014

I think we need to talk to Gabriel Forsythe y Korzeniewicz
Cel.ly
@FyK to see if he can get on one of the Wednesday calls and show us the capabilities.

Umm, I am not sure what is being asked here. .
Yes, I think I will need housing.
If I get there. sigh......

I would hope people are planning to have a safe place to stay overnight. I am staying at the Sacramento Hostel for $20 a night. It's dormitory style so we can stay up all night and braid each other's hair. http://www.norcalhostels.org/sac

lol. wow - the site says $29.99 cheapest, so that's a cool discount.

Folks, it's two weeks before the gathering - are we to take it that only 11 ppl in this organizing group of 34 or so will be on the ground in Sac? We need a base team to coordinate things on the ground.
Every day there needs to be
food check
security check
logistics check
volunteer coordination to food, tables, activities, supplies, transportation (food, supplies, people)
set up of tables, canopies, other
break down same

and probably a lot more I am forgetting

also let's not forget the scrounge list - are folks trying to scrounge up items? add to this doc or let someone know who can put it on the doc
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ah3I8WTDRzzpdDdMV05IWnJhX3ozWUI3blZfRTNwTFE#gid=0

my plan is 2 be in sacramento on the 25th. if that changes i'll let everyone know. =)

If you're media savvy, there'll be a media tent and a media rally on Saturday, (if you search this group, for "Media Rally", you'll see the discussion and who's working on that we need livetweeters and people willing to haul water, to coordinate the Livestreams so the people at home can follow along.
Thanks for stepping up!!!!

I thought the media thing was on Friday. Can you clarify?

Media is all day, every day—but specific focus on Friday.

yea, I thought the possible media crawl was Friday, there are livestreamer workshops Friday, and Media Reform workshop on Friday.

I stand corrected, it's happening on Friday.

@laurarubalcaba can you email me about Media? [email protected] Dean Edwards is looking for assistance on the ground with the media tent and press briefing.