Birthday Party 2006

This is the general planning space for a December 2006 event home-based in San Francisco, CA, but synchronized with other CC Partys around the world, all throwing a party to celebrate Creative Commons' 4th birthday.

Plan

Who

Anyone interested in and already who knows the young Creative Commons anywhere in the world.

What

A birthday party for Creative Commons for all of the friends, users, developer and soon-to-be friends of Creative Commons. There will be drinks, music, videos and so much fun. Also, the event will be coordinated with other CC Birthday Party's in hopes of having a continuous birthday celebratino and synchronization to light up the blogosphere, explore CC-licensed content, and to meet up with friends.

When

Friday, December 15, 2006, 8 PM - 2 AM

(NOTE: The wed, DEC 13 sf salon is cancelled to make way for this party!)

Where

At a venue of your choosing in different locations. For example, for San Francisco, Songbird loft space in the Mission, SF, CA, USA

Please see the #Parties section below to add your party!

Why

To celebrate Creative Commons birthday for the young Creative Commons and all of its friends in the global community, but in local meetings.

How

This will be executed by Creative Commons staff, affiliates, the community and partners, like Songbird.

Invitation Text:

Celebrate Creative Commons 4th Birthday with Songbird

Creative Commons is turning 4 and Songbird has generously offered to host their birthday party. So come take part in celebrating the four 4 years CC has worked to promote and enable a participatory culture and raise your glass to their proomising future.

The open Bar (made available by Coley Godward and Associates) and Dj X Y and Z will be keeping the party going but the official hours are 7-2am and is located at XXX blank St. San Francisco, CA.

Since Creative Commons is in the midst their annual fundraising campaign feel free to bring them a monetary gift to show your support for their work.

Roadmap

Milestone 1 - Planning Meeting 1

• Monday, October 30 - Pre-planning questions: Sharon, Melissa, Jen
• Thursday, November 2 - CC/Sb intro call: Rob, Sharon, Mike, Eric, Melissa, Jen, Jon
• Send out email to CC affiliates about the event and call for participation

Milestone 2 - Planning Meeting 2

• SUN/MON NOV 19/20 for first blog about (what it is, how to link up, make clear path to b-day)
• Blog once a week about bday until event (and day of heavy)
• Get songbird's list of DJs
• Melissa to provide one dj (before large PR)
• Large PR ready for Eric on TUES NOV 28
• Send out PR to affiliates on SUN DEC 3
• Send out to press outlets on MON DEC 4
• SUN/MON NOV 19/20 - Specific Invite List OUT

San Francisco Invite List: Please add to it, here's the people that I have emails for...

• Google
  • Leslie Hawthorn
  • Chris Dibona
  • Glen Brown

• Cooley Godward
  • Megan Propp will circulate invite

• Flickr
  • Stewart Butterfield
  • Caterina Fake

• Craigslist
  • Craig

• Revver
  • Stevven Starr
  • Micki Krimmel

• Red Hat
  • Mark Webster (I know they're in NC but it would still be nice to send them an invite anyway)

• Sun
  • Greg
  • Pinakin

• Second Life
  • Philip Rosedale
  • Liana Linden
  • Kara Jordan
  • James Au - will probably be out of town - no longer with Linden Lab, but big in SL

• Current TV
  • Joel Hyatt

• Hewlett
  • Catherine Casserly
  • Jennie Fong

• BoingBoing
  • Dave Pescowitz
  • Cory Doctorow

• PLOS
  • Barbara Cohen
  • Catherine Silvestre
  • Hemai Parthasarathy

• EFF - extend to all staff
  • Derek Slater
  • Jason Schultz
  • Fred von Lohmann
  • Cindy Cohn
  • Gwen Hinze

• Magnatune staff

• Wired ?

• Miscellaneous
  • 543 Howard staff
  • All Salon presenters, performers?

• Speaking
  • Melissa and/or another special guest (Joi = no, haven't heard back from Jimmy, Larry will be in Portugal)
  • Host for the evening - ? John Buckman, new CC board member / Magnatune

Milestone 3 - Day of the event

• MONDAY DEC 11 - drinks situation taken care of (MELISSA + SHARON)
  • 3-4 kegs + wine + liquor
  • free beer from Superflex guys?
• WED DEC 13 - Prepare Schwag
  • free schwag - flyers, stickers, buttons, media kits
  • t-shirt sales - to be discussed (minimal, if any at all)
  • laptop for PayPal-ing?
  • bring microphone
• MONDAY DEC 11 - donations strategy decided
  • tip jar
  • right at door
  • straight out ask (pass the hat)
  • big donors? how to get there, and connect them in?

Parties

San Francisco

• Project Leader
  • Melissa Reeder
• Help Melissa with International Community
  • [[Users:Jon Phillips|Jon Phillips]
• Songbird Loft - Florida and 20th St. San Francisco, CA
• 9-2 AM PST
• http://upcoming.org/event/91074

Warsaw

• Project Leader
  • Alek Tarkowski
• Location
  • TBD
• Time
  • TBD

Add Your City Here

Fill in the TBD entries

• Project Leader
  • TBD
• Location
  • TBD
• Time
  • TBD

External Links

• Songbird - Company that is helping us with this event.