Internet Presence Training Workshop in Yellowknife

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Internet Presence Training

Workshop in Yellowknife

George Lessard http://mediamentor.ca will give a comprehensive 8-hour workshop on how to get a presence on the internet for little or no money aimed at artists, activists or small businesses.
Participants are encouraged (but not required) to bring their laptops so they can to connect to the internet and leave with accounts set up and practical experience.

An outline of the workshop is available here..
http://www.scribd.com/doc/46481359/Internet-Presence-Training-Workshop

This workshop is also appropriate for anyone who wants to know more about how social media works to promote events or activities. Great for politically active people with a cause they want to help out.

REGISTRATION
FEE: $40
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includes GST

WHERE: Northern United Place Rm 205
WHEN: ON TWO HALF DAYS
Saturday Feb 12 & Saturday Feb 19 2011
from 1:00pm to 5:00pm


The presentation of this workshop is assisted by the
NWT Arts Council
http://www.pwnhc.ca/artscouncil/

Internet Presence Training Workshop

Reviewing a 1980 Supreme Court ruling on the Inuit Tapirisat’s challenge of a cabinet decision test of cabinet power

"...The last time cabinet power on telecom was examined by the courts, the decision effectively shaped the legal view of cabinet authority for a generation. In 1980, a Supreme Court ruling on the Inuit Tapirisat's challenge of a cabinet decision on Bell Canada's rate structure effectively gave cabinet more blanket authority.

Hudson Janisch, a University of Victoria expert in regulatory law who helped revise the Telecommunications Act in 1993, said this court case is "a long overdue challenge" to the Inuit Tapirisat ruling and the expansive interpretation the government's lawyers have adopted...."

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/telecom-foreign-ownership-case-a-test-of-government-power/article1875168/

Jose Kusugak, Nunavut’s cheerful muse, dies at 60

Jose Kusugak, Nunavut's cheerful muse, dies at 60
"We owe it to our soul and spirit to laugh"

http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/987898_jose_kusugak_nunavuts_cheerful_muse_dies_at_60/

The Alan Thomas Fellowship to Promote Civil Society and Voluntary Action

The Carold Institute Alan Thomas Fellowship to Promote Civil Society and Voluntary Action has been established to promote greater public understanding of the significance of voluntary action and to strengthen leadership for civil society and democratic/voluntary action.

The fellowship is intended to provide a sabbatical to a leader in the NGO/non-profit sector, who would not normally have access to a sabbatical leave. It is hoped that the award will free the recipient, at a transitional moment in his or her professional development, to make a significant contribution to the NGO/not-for-profit sector through research and possible publication or dissemination in the medium of the applicant's choice (e.g. film, exhibit, performance piece).

 

Applications are invited in 2011 for projects that fit within the broad scope of promoting civil society and voluntary action. The application deadline is Monday, March 21, 2011.

http://www.carold.ca/home/alan-thomas-fellowship

Yukon Musher Michelle Phillips Raising Awareness of Niemann-Pick Disease at the 2011 Yukon Quest & the Iditarod

Musher Raising Awareness of Niemann-Pick Disease
Yukon Quest Feb. 5 and Iditarod March 5, 2011

Yukon Musher Michelle Phillips

Sled dog musher Michelle Phillips will be racing and raising awareness of Niemann-Pick Disease (more info at http://www.nnpdf.ca) as she competes in The Yukon Quest (beginning February 5th) and the Iditarod (beginning March 5th).   Michelle will be racing in honor of little Lily Beaupre (the granddaughter of Michelle's friend, Kathy Beaupre), and distributing brochures and PERSEVERE wristbands to raise awareness about NPD.  Lily Beaupre, the daughter of Kathy's son, Yvan, is affected by Niemann-Pick Disease Type A.

Michelle has been running dogs for 12 years and has completed five Yukon Quests, finishing 8th twice, 6th in 2007, 4th in 2008 and 5th in 2009. In March 2010 she completed her first Iditarod finishing 27th out of a very strong field. 

When they are not racing, Michelle and her family operate Pristine Wilderness Tours in the Yukon Territories.  Visit their Web site at www.yukonhuskies.com to read more about Michelle and her dogs and for more information about the preparation for these incredible races.

Thank you very "MUSH," Michelle, for your support of those affected by NPD!

From http://www.nnpdf.ca/donorinfo_13.html

#YZF #NWT Re: http://radioyellowknife.blogspot.com/ Re: We are looking for content

---------- Forwarded message ----------

From: Dr.Johny Fever <radioyellowknife@gmail.com>
Date: 16 January 2011 13:02
Subject: Re: http://radioyellowknife.blogspot.com/ Re: We are looking for content
To: George Lessard <mediamentor@gmail.com>


You got me I'm a paranoid ,multi personality , delusional . Time to get back to my room computer time is over . They only allow us so much time on here . I hate those nurses.....

Bye George

On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 12:53 PM, George Lessard <mediamentor@gmail.com> wrote:

And who are the "we" you speak of?

On 16 January 2011 12:34, Dr.Johny Fever <radioyellowknife@gmail.com> wrote:

Yes the blog is totally unprofessional we admit that. Its radio we are good at not computers.We are not professionals we are a PIRATE radio station ,and make no money ,there for ,....pay no money. We are looking to have fun and be vocal for a community using another time honored mode of communication with world potental .Cutting edge journalism is not our thing and we don't even do news , we are music and social commentary.  We air what we want, when we want . But draw the line on right wing crap  and extreme obscenity . We run high power AM shortwave ,and believe the airwaves should  not be  for sale . When in fact they are, as you are well aware. I do not have millions,or lobbyists ,so am a pirate risking criminal charges, and hence trust NO one .Even with your extremely good and honest track record , its the north, and having been here as long you have, know that gossip is more valuable than gas and diamonds to bored SIDS affected brains. 

   You are proud of your work that we understand ,but you put YOUR  work out there everyday on a public medium to be viewed by a faceless world . How would handing over audio be any different than posting a picture on line . If you stand by your work how can that be bad ? 

  Our first e-mail was simply a way of perhaps gaining interest and perhaps starting a dialogue . We were not expecting to be treated as someone laying a trap.  There was no  mention of money or contracts in the e-mail. I do indeed apologize .

Have a great day ,and keep up the good work.

On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 11:06 AM, George Lessard <mediamentor@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey.. I just don't know who you are... and I don't deal with ghosts.. I understand, respect and acknowledge the occasional need for the use of pseudonyms.. but will not deal for content or work with those who do not trust me enough to tell me who they really are... it is as simple as that.. it's a mater of trust, honesty and ethics...  not revealing who you are (and then asking me to contribute and support what you are doing) leads me to distrust your aims and objectives for http://radioyellowknife.blogspot.com/ (and is very un-professional)...  if you persist in this attitude I suspect you will get nowhere with http://radioyellowknife.blogspot.com/ ... in fact.. I already saw your blog and actually Tweeted about it some time ago via http://twitter.com/Northern_Clips ...

George

On 16 January 2011 09:47, Dr.Johny Fever <radioyellowknife@gmail.com> wrote:

Too bad ! Sorry for wasting your time . We were under the impression from the people we talked to that you were involved in community minded media and were a community minded person who spent time around the world building tv stations and radio stations for underdeveloped countries and villages.,and a person of infinite talent. We seem to have contacted a different George Lessard who has been corrupted by northern greed.

  Thanks for your time.

On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 9:06 AM, George Lessard <mediamentor@gmail.com> wrote:

I don't respond for requests for content from people hiding behind pseudonyms unless they are upfront about who they really are and why they use a pseudonyms because one cannot contract with a pseudonyms.

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On 15 January 2011 19:32, Dr.Johny Fever <radioyellowknife@gmail.com> wrote:

Your name came up and would like to offer the opportunity to air your material . We are looking for content about and from the north directed to the world.

radioyellowknife.blogspot.com/

We are just getting started ,but with help from the community and the north in general we can have a unfiltered voice.

CFP: Arctic Change and Implications for Terrestrial Ecosystem Services, Arctic Science Summit Week 2011

From: Kim Jochum [kajochum@alaska.edu]

Session Announcement and Call for Papers:

Arctic Change and Implications for Terrestrial Ecosystem Services

Arctic Science Summit Week 2011

27 March - 1 April 2011

Seoul, Korea

 

We want to make you aware of the last call for abstracts to the session "Arctic Change and Implications for Terrestrial Ecosystem Services". The session will be convened at the 12th Arctic Science Summit Week, 27 March - 1 April 2011 in Seoul, Korea; entitled "The Arctic: New frontier for global sciences" (http://www.assw2011.org/).

 

This session welcomes contributions on all aspects of Arctic terrestrial population, community, ecosystem processes and biodiversity. We especially welcome interdisciplinary papers that provide new information about approaches for valuing ecosystem services by describing and assessing links between the structures and functions of natural systems and the benefits (i.e., goods and services) derived by humanity. What Arctic terrestrial ecosystem services can be defined, how can they be measured, and is the knowledge of these services sufficient to support an assessment of their value to society? What kinds of research or syntheses would most rapidly advance our ability to recognize, measure, and value ecosystem services of Arctic terrestrial environments? What are the anticipated effects of climate change and population growth on ecosystem services and societies in the Arctic?

 

Abstract submission deadline: Saturday, 15^th of January 2011.

 

To submit an abstract, please go to:

http://www.assw2011.org/submission_abstracts.php.

For further information, please contact the session conveners: David Hik (dhik@ualberta.ca), Masaki Uchida (uchida@nipr.ac.jp) and Kim Jochum (kajochum@alaska.edu).

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