See http://bit.ly/gfrsept24 for details.
We’re likely to have over a dozen people there, so to make it easier for everybody to participate, there’s also a chat room: http://www.chatterous.com/getfisaright/
Rough goals and agenda below … if you’ve got any feedback, please leave it in comments!
jon
Goals
Introduce people to each other.
Shared understanding of strategy and timeframe
Identify key deliverables, working groups, communication channels, etc.
Draft agenda — all times Pacific time
5 p.m.: milling around, introductions, goals and agenda review
5:10: situation overview: PATRIOT Act reauthorization, JUSTICE Bill, other activism, Get FISA Right
5:25: what’s the ask? who are we asking? goal: a list of a handful of Congresspeople to target, and a crisp message (potentially “Support the JUSTICE Act”)
5:45: working groups
5:55: action items and next steps
After the main meeting: working groups continue discussions; quick review of collateral so far for those who want to stick around.