Actions from Team Meeting March 9 2006

Attendees:

James Rebanks
Kelly Allison
David Kennedy
Jan Darrall
Keri Smith
Sarah Caley
Iris Glimmerveen

Apologies:
Mark Atherton

The date for the exchange will not be changed from week starting 24th April, even if travel is more difficult we will still travel at this time.

The team asked me to ask the Greek partners if we could add the following matters to the itinerary;

Visit the mountain villages if possible, to see the problems associated with these areas and their communities.

Ask about whether vegetarian food is available.

Whether it would be possible for a member of the team to dive on the underwater trail.

Looking at the link between local products and the links to the tourism industry to create a sense of place.

Some contact with people from the rest of the island, perhaps farmers or less sympathetic members of the community and some discussion about how these people can be brought on board to more sustainable practices.

Check that they will supply a laptop for presentations to avoid voltage issues.

ACTIONS

1. Dave to do research on the airports and feedback asap.
2. Kelly and James to arrange travel (Alba Travel for buses)
4. Keri to do research on tourism contacts for Greece and data on industry
7. James to buy 20 books which are the most interesting then Kelly send a couple to everyone
8. All to send material for information packs to Kelly regarding their organisation asap
9. All to send an email to James with a review of the books they have read by date of departure, if possible.
11. Dave to see if he can get a video and camera for the trip
12. Keri to bring a Cumbrian video on the Greece exchange (part of the gifts?)
14. Dave to make contact with WWF on what’s happening on the island
15. Jan to see whether some of the places mentioned by Maddy are on the north of the island
16. Everyone to send £20.00 to Sarah with suggestions for the gifts, asap. Sarah to find out what can legally be taken on aeroplanes
18. All to keep a record of the time spent on preparation
19. Kelly to send an email for presentations if not all sent in a week before the trip
20. Kelly to organise mini bus to the airport (Alba Travel)
21. All to write a report after the trip
22. Allocate one person to put together a master report (James?)
23. All to present a presentation to their organisation on what they learnt while on the trip
24. One person from the group to speak at T&C Partnership’s event
25. Report to go on Blog
26. Everyone on this exchange to think about the methods of spreading the information.