UBI Works Ops Meeting — 2026-05-12

Date: 2026-05-12 Source: Zoom summary, zoom@ubiworks.ca, gmail_id: 19e1cd05eb705ae0 Participants: liam-wilkinson (UBI), ken


Summary

Operations sync covering blog publication status, the GOS conference proposal, Action Network list migration, a new LVT empirical paper, and the BC LVT history article.


Key Points

Blog Article

  • Blog article has been published. Only minor trivial comments. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]
  • floyd-marinescu provided feedback via voice note for a V2 revision addressing research questions. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]
  • ken considers the current version ready for publication as-is. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]
  • Decision pending: update article now, or send email first — depends on estimated revision time. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]

GOS Conference Proposal

  • liam-wilkinson is working on a proposal for the GOS conference. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]
  • V2 blog work deferred until after GOS proposal is complete. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]

Action Network

  • Action Network account was temporarily frozen (list review) — now unlocked. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]
  • Next step: test with Action Network, including DMARC records, after proposal done. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]
  • Client migration from NationBuilder to Action Network in progress. Liam to follow up. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]
  • BICN (Basic Income Canada Network) has not yet exported lists from NationBuilder. Liam to contact Ben re: NationBuilder export and offer help. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]

LVT Empirical Paper

  • New empirical study on implicit land value tax in US property taxes. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]
  • Findings: small but significant positive effects of LVT on population attraction, wages, and business formation. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]
  • liam-wilkinson in touch with the paper’s author for further analysis. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]
  • ken interested in using findings for future content. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]
  • Liam shared map showing areas with functional LVT. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]

BC LVT History Article

  • Article now prominently featured on the UBI Works website. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]
  • Some content from previous research; new material includes insights from a recent Gabriel presentation. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]
  • Plan: share with full team via email; assess immediate update vs. send-as-is. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]

BIEN / Conference

  • Ken submitted materials to Ben for BIEN (Basic Income Earth Network) representation at an upcoming conference. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]

Personal

  • Liam unavailable May 13 for most activities due to his father’s exhibition event; available for calls while traveling. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]

Action Items

Liam Wilkinson:

  • Work on V2 of blog article incorporating Floyd’s revisions — after GOS proposal complete. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]
  • Send note to BICN/Ben: check if they’ve exported NationBuilder lists; offer help. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]
  • Start testing Action Network (incl. DMARC) after proposal done. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]
  • Decide: update BC LVT article now or send email first. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]
  • Share LVT paper highlights with Ken and possibly in Slack. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]
  • Follow up on NationBuilder → Action Network client migration. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]

Ken:

  • Continue drafting and editing intro emails for the project. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]
  • Set aside next in-person meeting to work on intro emails together with Liam. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12]

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