Today:
Attended Code for Boston meetup at MIT. Met many awesome people who deeply care about civic engagement.
Met with Berkman Center researcher who studies how and when people decide to become civicly motivated
Chatted with woman who founded community based project in Africa that helps connect people with information
Call with two membership directors
Met digital strategist from Harvard for a chat
Talked with someone who connected me to someone who thinks about libraries in a really innovative way
Ate the peanut butter and jelly sandwich I didn’t eat yesterday.
Elliptical. I have a wedding in two months.
Answered 58 emails. Inbox: 63 (all from the past two days; all project related)
Tomorrow
Trim inbox down to 15 or so.
Conversation about archives with current Nieman Fellow.
Conversation with two membership directors in public media.
Working on website content. Launch date: Sunday
Writing essay for Nieman Lab on project
Reaching out to Harvard / MIT staff and professors that people recommended or that I found online to schedule meetings.
Elliptical till the break of dawn.
Going out for a drink with the GifGif guys.