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== Agenda ==
To discuss open issues we believe need clarifying before we can begin planning in earnest. Address to address are:

* Only technology related cause, or opening this wider
* Are we only talking about donated man hours, or goods? We would not be asking for any kind of financial donation - correct?
* Localization - how to tackle this?  (10-12 most common languages)
* Should we tier the amount of hours pledged and contributed e.g. You are a Hero Mozillian, you donated 10 hours, or you are a Supporter Mozillan, you donated 1 hour. We could think of different tiers with nicer names.
* Should we encourage the country rivalry again - and show a map with the number of pledges to volunteer across the globe?
* Question of potential partners in case there a few we haven't thought of :)

== Attendees ==

Mary / Jane -- John S, Alix, Barbara, Dave R

== Notes ==

Volunteer/Contributor focus:
* Keep it technology-related -- it's our strength and a differentiator
* Will need to provide examples for both people/organizations in need and volunteers
* Will need to have someone managing what people want & are offering.

What type of contribution:
* Focus on hours of service, but people can donate product or money.

L10n:
* Will depend on whether platform is home grown or partner provided
* Nominate someone from the communities to become the CAD leader for their locale and make sure that everything is being posted is good.

Acknowledgment/tiering:
* Hours seems to be the consensus, but will need to figure out how to structure it.

Map:
* Geopolitical concerns to consider.  Can do a borderless map, but will need a way for people to find something near them.

Potential partners:

** Kiva.org
** twitter
** skype
** linked in
** UNESCO
** World Bank
** OLPC
** TechSoup

== Other ==

This was a brainstorm session. Mary & Jane are to incorporate feedback into CAD planning, nothing else for participants to do this time.