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]