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Discussed email campaign updates with ubi-works, progress on Hugh’s social media and Google authorization, and a potential media opportunity for Floyd on CBC Radio. Assigned action items regarding calendar event testing, clarifying report usage, preparing for meetups/talks, and forwarding media opportunity details. Also mentioned creating a Key Highlights Summary and blog post for a newly final report, specifically for Floyd as a donor and not for public sharing. [Source: 2026-06-05-zoom-meeting-19e985f9.md]
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Provided feedback on a pitch deck and donor letter [Source: Meeting Summary, 2026-05-27].
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Developing a new concept for Commonwealth.ca, including building an MVP [Source: Meeting Summary, 2026-05-27].
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Involved in Ottawa meetups planning [Source: Meeting Summary, 2026-05-27].
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Will review the updated donor letter and fundraising deck [Source: Meeting Summary, 2026-05-27].
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Expected to prepare and share concepts for Ottawa meetups [Source: Meeting Summary, 2026-05-27].
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Will approve the new email template for the basic income petition launch [Source: Meeting Summary, 2026-05-27].
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Involved in ubi-works projects and drip line implementation.
Timeline
- 2026-06-05 | Discussed email campaign updates with ubi-works, progress on Hugh’s social media and Google authorization, and a potential media opportunity for Floyd on CBC Radio. Assigned action items regarding calendar event testing, clarifying report usage, preparing for meetups/talks, and forwarding media opportunity details. Also mentioned creating a Key Highlights Summary and blog post for a newly final report, specifically for Floyd as a donor and not for public sharing. Referenced in 2026-06-05-ken-liam-email-campaign-hugh-auth-cbc. [Source: 2026-06-05-zoom-meeting-19e985f9.md]
- 2026-05-27 | Provided feedback on a pitch deck and donor letter. Shared progress on a new concept from Commonwealth.ca. Agreed to review updated donor letter and fundraising deck, and approve new email template for basic income petition launch. Referenced in 2026-05-27-ubi-works-commonwealth-fundraising. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e6a165baf480b9, 2026-05-27]
- 2026-05-12 | Ops sync with liam-wilkinson: blog status, GOS proposal, Action Network, LVT empirical paper. Submitted materials to Ben for BIEN conference representation. Discussed BC LVT history article sharing. Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12
- 2026-05-12 | Attended Martin Adams Bhutan/GMC briefing. Flagged China-related content as sensitive for any public recording release. Piano skills raised as potential asset for Bhutan ceremonial events. Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12
- 2026-05-11 | Participated in a meeting with liam-wilkinson discussing ubi-works project updates, SES drip line, BC history article on LVT, and future plans in Toronto. Source: UBI Works Meeting Summary (2026-05-11)
- Implementing a new drip line in SES and working on the first five emails for the UBI Works trip series.
- Mentioned floyd-marinescu’s input on the initial emails.
- Invited liam-wilkinson for dinner and karaoke.
Action Items
- Continue testing with Hugh on auto-inviting people to calendar events (e.g., for upcoming meetup), once Google authorization is complete. [Source: 2026-06-05-zoom-meeting-19e985f9.md]
- Sync up with the New Leaf project development director to clarify usage and sharing permissions for the new report, and ensure it is not shared or promoted until cleared. [Source: 2026-06-05-zoom-meeting-19e985f9.md]
- Start putting together speaking notes and slides for the upcoming meetup on the 24th. [Source: 2026-06-05-zoom-meeting-19e985f9.md]
- Start preparing speaking notes for the VN talk. [Source: 2026-06-05-zoom-meeting-19e985f9.md]
- Forward the CBC Radio media opportunity details to UBI. [Source: 2026-06-05-zoom-meeting-19e985f9.md]
- Continue drafting and editing intro emails for the project; set aside next in-person meeting with Liam to work on them together. Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12
- Edit/cut sensitive parts of Martin Adams Bhutan recording (discussion about China) if approved for public release. Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-12
- Get the first 5 emails of the UBI Works trip series to “needs review” status for input from liam-wilkinson and floyd-marinescu. Source: UBI Works Meeting Summary (2026-05-11)
- Add the vancouver-report-lvt (by j-wallenberg) to the reading queue and consider reaching out to the author for an introduction. Source: UBI Works Meeting Summary (2026-05-11)
- 2026-05-27 | Discussed public discourse around tax policies. Reviewed social media metrics for recent content. Referenced in 2026-05-27-ubi-works-meeting. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e6ae478c51664a, 2026-05-27]
- 2026-05-27 | Commonwealth Canada board meeting. Presented Ottawa Monopoly-themed meetup (June 24th), Commonwealth website refresh using Claude+ChatGPT (80-90 rule for AI-assisted content), staging on progress.org. Action items: update donor decks for Commonwealth + SES, finalize Ottawa Monopoly venue + invitations, support Simon Dahonick on Vancouver meetups (tool + contact DB transfer), finalize Monopoly game tiles/rules with partners, two-pagers for different audiences. Referenced in 2026-05-27-commonwealth-canada-board-meeting. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-27]
- 2026-05-28 | Tactical sync with liam-wilkinson: partner-org event at Impact Hub smaller room (cost control, connection-building framing), May 2026 donor deck incremental edits (remove growth bar chart, add cumulative reach), invitation emails to Eric Lombardi + Melody. Referenced in 2026-05-28-ubi-works-ken-liam-donor-deck. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e6f2ec, 2026-05-28]