[advocacy-discuss] Community Buiding Efforts in China -- 365 Days, 122 Events, 19600 Attendees

[Qingye Jiang (John)]

Hi Wayne,

Good question.

Building communities, in essential, is building relationships. And we 
all know, just like finding a boyfriend/girlfriend, relationship 
building is a progressive process, which takes time and patients, and 
requires a lot of communication. In mainland China, our team has been 
actively involved in this process for 4 years, therefore we have a 
relatively mature relationship with teachers, students, professional 
developers in many regions across China. On the contrast, the trip to 
Taiwan in April 2008 was the first time for us (our team in China). 
Therefore, the low attendance and involvement was well expected before 
the trip. However, the first step, however small it is, is required for 
the second step.

Best regards,

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W. Wayne Liauh 写道:
> Hi Qingye,
>
> Thanks for the excellent report.  I had one of my friends attended the session at the National Taiwan University on my behalf.  It, however, was quite disappointing.  There were almost more organizers/instructors than attendees.  OTOH, at least the session in Dalian was very successful.  I was told there were more than several hundred in the attendance.  I was wondering what could be the cause of the difference?
>
> But, overall, thanks for your great efforts!
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