This document discusses building community through various initiatives and partnerships. It describes how PRPIG encourages better information professionals by establishing communities like the SNAP platform, DondeEs.com, and the Puerto Rico Python User Group. It emphasizes building on existing work through partnerships rather than reinventing the wheel. The future of community is outlined as focusing on literacy, media literacy, and critical networks to empower members and teach necessary life skills.

1. Building Community
Kevin Shockey, Mis Tribus

2. Question Of The Day
● How PRPIG encourages the development of better
information professionals?
● Building Community
● What Communities Have We Built?
– SNAP Platform
– DondeEs.com & Dondequiera
– Puerto Rico Python User Group

3. Be The Hero

4. Community - Ownership

5. Community - Belonging

6. Community - Service

7. “For the community, by the community...”

8. Standing On The Shoulders
● Building Partnerships
– Internet Society
– Python Software Foundation
– Free Software Foundation
– Open Source Initiative
– Electronic Frontier Foundation
● Don't Reinvent The Wheel

9. Future of Community
● Alfabetismo – Literacy
● Hachazo – Hack
● Alfabachazo – A Media Literacy Hackerspace

10. Future of Community
● Critical Hub Networks - El Telégrafo
● Starting in June 2014
● You Are The Exception
– Your Experience
– Not That Common
– We Are the Privileged

11. We Are The Privileged

12. Necessary Life Skills
● Find & Use Media/Technology
● Share Appropriate & Relevant Information
● Analyze & Comprehend Messages
● Generate Content With Confidence
● Work Collaboratively To Solve Problems
● Participate As A Member of Community

13. Empowerment
“For People To Take Social Action
They Need To Feel A Sense Of Empowerment
That Comes From Working Collaboratively
To Solve Problems”