Florida LegiCamp 2011

Proven progressive leaders bring the movement together to prepare for the upcoming legislative session.

LegiCamp

What

20 years of ballot stuffing through gerrymandering has resulted in the most corrupt legislature and governor in a generation. The majority in the legislature is so powerful that it will take new levels of cooperation among progressive elected officials, media, issue groups, academics, faith groups, and more to minimize further damage to our great state. Proven progressive leaders are coming together to present project briefs related to this legislative session, to take responsibility for tasks, and to commit to deadlines. 

• Participants - have the capacity to work on projects and to build coalitions
• Presenters - come to inspire commitment to legislative engagement projects and to coalition build
• Sponsors - are leveraging their resources and network to draw presenters and participants

Why

If effective Florida progressive leaders personally invite others ready to work issues before this legislative session, we can bring together an extraordinary talent pool that can then cross pollinate, expand coalitions, and strengthen the movement as only personal interaction can.

• Participants - Can be more impactful this legislative session if they commit to working projects with other proven leaders who share their interests
• Presenters - Come to inspire commitment to a legislative engagement project
• Sponsors - are nurturing a talent pool for the movement and building their brand among effective leaders from various interest groups

Who

Florida Progressive Leaders. (check out the list of leaders who have already registered below)

$10 Registration:

Where

Orange County Classroom Teachers Association

1020 Webster Ave

Orlando, FL 32804

HOTEL OFFERS:

Sonesta Hotel Orlando Downtown in Orlando 

Last getadeal price was under $60

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Comfort Suites in Orlando:

2416 North Orange Avenue

Orlando, FL 32804

The group rate is 89+tax a night (two double beds and a pull out couch)

This is about 30 per-person with 3 per room.

To get this rate and reserve your room call 877-228-4007, ask for the 'LegiCamp' group rate.

How

4 Session Spaces = 16 UnConference Sessions

0900 - 0930 UnConference Overview and Session Announcements

0930 - 1000 Effective Inside and Outside tactics 

1015 - 1100 Session Period 1

1115 - 1200 Session Period 2

1215 - 0100 Lunch and Session Announcements

0115 - 0200 Session Period 3

0200 - 0300 Session Period 4

0315 - 0400 Project Groups manymoon.com Presentations

0400 - 0430 UnConference Closing and Drinking Liberally spot Announcement

Pre-Conference

• Promote session ideas in Facebook Group and Twitter hashtag
• Session Presenters: prepare BREIF 5 - 10 min presentation
• Prepare Manymoon.com project to capture tasks and commitments
• Bring a team so your group can both present, learn, and coalition build
• Bring laptops and smart phones
• Conference Call Before LegiCamp is to educate presenters

Conference 

• name, org, and 3 word intros kick off each session
• 45 minutes should: educate > develop task list > commitments and due dates
• 30 - 60 second comments show you want to hear and be heard
• Take pictures, upload, and tag them to the Facebook group page
• Capture great ideas for the public through Twitter via #fllegicamp hashtag
• Capture project ideas and tasks to manymoon.com
• Network via Facebook Group and by signing in to Facebook Places w smartphone

Drinking Liberally

• Post Unconference time for networking and bonding

Networking: Signin via Facebook Places so you can add attendees as Friends

Hashtag: #fllegicamp

ImageSteam: Please take, post, and tag pictures here: http://www.facebook.com/FL.Progressives

Background

The Florida Roots Camp was a great 2010 Election debrief and participants clamored for another.

The Florida Legislative session is upon us, so a LegiCamp seems in order.

What's great about the un-conference idea is that we assume that the people in the movement know what needs to be discussed and that the job of the conference planners to provide a forum for this. For more on the history of "unconferences" visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FooCamp