First of all I'd like to say welcome to the many recent new members. You'll
find that you are among 350 very special people, some or many of which I'm
sure you have something significant in common with.
Some of you might well be wondering where the action is or what is really
supposed to be going on here.
NCN might be a rather unusual organization in that there is no fixed agenda
and there is nothing in particular that you are being asked to do. It is
more intended to be a space in which people can get together, share ideas,
and, when appropriate, collaborate on projects that contribute to creating
a better world in one way or another.
The main mailing list that you are getting this message on has fairly
little traffic. This is to ensure that you don't get overwhelmed with
messages if that isn't what you want. This list is mainly intended for
announcements or updates on projects or activities that members engage in.
You might find invitations to take part in projects, or you might hear what
somebody else is doing. You will also see occasional administrative
messages, mostly from me, and occasional pieces of inspirational or
motivational character.
NCN is a *network*, so a lot of what is going on is happening from person
to person, or in small groups, or it is happening off-line with only a
small interface to NCN.
NCN is not intended to be an organization that does one thing that we all
agree unanimously on. Rather it is intended to cultivate the synergy
between the many things that we DO do, either together or in our own
diverse ways. And amongst us we might experience the emergence of a new
civilization.
The easiest way of getting an overview of what people are doing is to check
out the NCN web page at: http://www.newciv.org/worldtrans/newcivnet.html
>From there you can also enter the "Member Lounge" area where you can get
listings of members.
If you want general lively discussion, subscribe to the discussion list.
Send a message to listserv@newciv.org with 'subscribe ncndiscuss-L' in the
body of the message.
If you have a project in mind that you would like to see happen, send a
message to ncnmain-L@newciv.org, or drop me a note if you're not quite sure
how to go about it. If you can tell us something about activities you are
engaged in that somehow fits into the overall idea of a new civilization,
please don't hesitate to write up something about it.
- Flemming
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