No substitute for personal contact

No substitute for personal contact

October 23rd, 2006

I don’t know if my local RootsCamp will take hold or not. I spent some time on Friday and Sunday surf-researching to identify useful email addresses. Even if the response is overwhelming (thus far, no responses), there would still be a gap in coverage for those demographics not likey to rely upon or utilize the Internet in the first place. I’ve done about all I can for the moment, and I’ll have to pick up my slack toward the end of the week with some personal visits to shops and organizations.

If you aren’t looking to organize your own camp, then consider finding one in a city near you and making the effor to attend. Despite the progressive emphasis — “progressive” is the only label I don’t mind self-applying — these are open formats where all input would be welcome. Go. Attend. Contribute. Make ourselves known.

Here are some other RootsCamps on the near horizon:

• New York City, NY. Proposed Nov 17-18
• San Francisco, CA. Proposed Nov 11-12.
• Boston, MA. Proposed Nov 18-19.
• Washington, D.C. Proposed Dec 2-3.
• Michigan. Location TBD. Proposed Nov 18-19.
• Seattle, WA. TBD.
• Philadelphia, PA. Proposed Nov 17-18.
• Pittsburgh, PA. Proposed Nov 17-18.
• New Orleans, LA. Proposed Nov 17-18.
• Austin, TX. Proposed Nov 17-18.
• Los Angeles, CA.. Proposed Nov 17-18.

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