Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 18:25:23 +0001 (EST)
From: Jessica Lipnack <teamnet@world.std.com>
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as of noon yesterday, friends, and the upward trend continues.  Our
final meeting at the Computer Museum yesterday, attended by 20
people who trudged through our first real snow storm to get there,
was our most productive yet.  Everything is in place--save the
completion of all the "Action Items" that we generated.  But there
are no big problems, no outstanding zingers just waiting to wreck
the whole event.

We've even developed contingency plans, thanks to Jan Nickerson, who
stepped us through the "what ifs"--if the PictureTel link to Dr. Drucker
fails, we'll have a video of him. If Rosabeth Moss Kanter can't make it,
Jeff and I will have our "Age of the Network" presentation with us.  If
Harry Saal can't be beamed in at the last minute, Nova Spivack will do the
Smart Valley piece.  If I am suddenly taken ill, there's always Jeff... 

On numbers, it seems quite clear that we will "sell out," in the
best sense of the word, of course.  The Museum holds 200 so that's
the number we're going with.  All we can do after 200 is take names.
SO IF ANY OF YOU STILL PLANS TO COME AND HAS NOT SIGNED UP, BEWARE!
(Despite the caps, I think I'm hopeless at being threatening.)

Our last community building dinner takes places tomorrow, Fri,
Jan. 13 at 6 PM at Jeff's and my house.  We have some newcomers
joining us and no agenda that has to be worked, so this should be pure fun.
And the press release goes out on Mon, Jan. 16, thanks to Lisa
Fisher, who is also coordinating plans for our book party at
the close of MassNet.

The participant list is just amazing, as you can see from Cathy
Cordes's postings.  We got to preview the draft directory yesterday,
again thanks to Cathy--you can't pay for the kind of effort that Cathy
has put in, faxing, e-mailing and registering people flawlessly--with 
everyone's titles and their experiences with collaborative efforts.
An eclectic, diverse, unusually interesting group of people.

David Stephenson reminded us that we made a decision back in September to
use our networks--rather than traditional marketing mechanisms, such
as renting mailing lists and designing fancy brochures--to attract
the people who would want to be there.  It has worked.  And,
on a shoestring, I might add.  We wasted no time raising $ and
in the end, the generosity and commitment of the nearly 50 folks
involved in MassNet are what have funded this event.

Great modeling, friends, of exactly the message we're trying to send.

Now, we all have to pray that there's no raging snowstorm on Jan. 22.
But we even have a contigency plan for that.  Unless the museum declares
itself completely closed, MassNet will take place.

Take care,
Jessica

PS:  If you want to send something out to the whole list, reply to
this message, sending to all recipients.  To the best of my knowledge,
this list is correct, with duplications removed.

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				Jessica Lipnack
			The Networking Institute, Inc.
		505 Waltham Street, West Newton, MA 02165 USA
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