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FOBIA
Friends of Belle Isle Aquarium
FOBIA
Meeting Agenda
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FOBIA Meeting Agenda
February 1, 2005 – 7:00PM
Coffee Beanery (Woodward & 9 Mile) – Ferndale
22871 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI 48220
(248) 543-9434
Mission Statement- Our mission is to preserve and promote the Belle
Isle Aquarium and help to maintain its operations now and for future
generations to enjoy.
Meeting timeline:
- 7:00pm
- Informal
conversation
- 7:10pm -
Announcement
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Depending on attendance size, the assembly is asked to break into
'spheres of interest' clusters. You can interact with as many as you
like in the allotted time.
- 7:15pm
- Break into clusters. Which ones fit YOU the
best? Join and talk:
1. Bodies - Individuals who will turn up any time, anywhere to
demonstrate support for the Aquarium.
2. Community Education - We need to be a multi-cultural entity.
How will we let everyone in the city and suburbs know we are fighting to
keep the Aquarium open - and getting them to join us?
3. Local Non-Profits Connections – Who do we contact, and what can we do
together? Can we utilize their each other's resources? Non profit status
- since none exists at the moment for FOBIA, should we temporarily
find an umbrella organization?
4. State Government Connections – Can we get the Aquarium a historical
designation. Can the State of Michigan or Governors Office interpose?
5. Press/Media Contacts – We must engage the press! Do we know someone
in the press/media? Will someone with experience be the liaison, write
press releases/articles, motivate the press?
6. Local Government/Zoological Society Connections – We need an inside
contact at these points to know when the Aquarium is on the
agenda.
7. Aquarium/Professionals Contacts – Who has expertise in this area to
support our campaign on a practical level and is not compromised by
their City or Zoo employ?
8. What have we forgotten? What 'Spheres
of influence' need to be added?
Speak up!
- 7:45pm - 8:00pm
- Informal. Select a temporary top honcho to represent each
sphere.
Each group has the
option to have their own area on the
FOBIA Forum. This is a powerful tool that will
allow us to accelerate the development of our fledgling organization. us
organize It can be open or password protected, depending on need. Find
FOBIA web admin Stephen
Goodfellow.
- 8:00pm -
General discussion.
Method: Migrating chairperson
- the person who has the floor is chairperson. Chairperson selects the
next individual who wishes to speak to have the floor, but MUST give
preference to someone who has not had a chance to speak. That person is
now chairperson.
Next Event – We need to keep the
momentum. What type of live event can we plan for? A protest? Fish-In?
Another
Walk-About…..???
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