| UUPCC Virtual Conference Calls |
Upcoming Virtual Conferences
How to Register
Past Virtual Conferences
Etiquette for Participants |
To register for a call, send an email to the UUPCC office or call the office
9-5 EST weekdays at 781-275-1710.
Include: your name,city/state, the topic/date of
the call you will attend. You will be sent an email with the call-in information 2-3
days before the call (please let the office know if you don't
have access to email).
Feel free to submit questions to the speakers ahead of
time to the UUPCC office.
If you have Call Waiting, disable it before calling in, to prevent annoying
beeps. Consult your phone book under Calling Services for the correct
sequence to enter before dialing the 888 number: *70, 70# or 1170. This
terminates Call Waiting for this phone call only.
Putting your local phone on hold could introduce music into the conference,
so when considering the hold function please use *6 instead. Otherwise your
hold music will play into the conference call, and make it impossible for
the other participants to continue the meeting in your absence
Put your phone on MUTE except when speaking. Keep your phone on mute to minimize the amount of background sound on the
call. If your phone doesn?t have a mute button, press *6 to set the mute,
and press *6 again to speak.
Before asking a question or making a comment, give your name first because
many voices are indistinguishable from others on conference calls.
- Avoid speakerphones - they introduce background noise into the call.
- Avoid cellphones - they tend to pick up static.
- If a cellphone is your only option, position yourself in a stationary
location where the signal strength is high.
We routinely record our Virtual Conferences and post them here after the call. You can download those recordings here and listen to them on your computer.
February 27, 2013: Unitarian Universalists in Kenya with Richard (Dick) Van Duizend, past UUPCC Board chair, and Cathy Cordes, UUPCC Executive Director
Recording: Unitarian Universalists in Kenya with Richard (Dick) Van Duizend, past UUPCC Board chair, and Cathy Cordes, UUPCC Executive Director
November 7, 2012: ICUUW Conference with Barbara Beach, Laura Nagel and Zsofi Sztranyiczki
Recording: ICUUW Conference with Barbara Beach, Laura Nagel and Zsofi Sztranyiczki
November 8, 2012: UUPCC Travel 2013 with John Dale
Recording: UUPCC Travel 2013 with John Dale
Wednesday, May 9: Annual Call with UUPCC Leadership
Recording: UUPCC Board Chair Dick Van Duizend and Executive Director Cathy Cordes
Tuesday, March 27, 2012: Rev. Peter Morales, UUA President and Eric Cherry, International Resources Office Director
Recording: Rev. Peter Morales, UUA President and Eric Cherry, International Resources Office Director
Tuesday, February 28, 2012: Choir Pilgrimages with Beth Norton, Music Director at First Parish in Concord MA
Recording: Choir Pilgrimages with Beth Norton, Music Director at First Parish in Concord MA
Thursday, December 8, 2011: Second International Convocation of Unitarian Universalist Women (SICUUW)
Recording: Second International Convocation of Unitarian Universalist Women (SICUUW)
Wednesday, May 11, 2011: Annual Conference Call with the PCC Leadership
Presenters: Richard Van Duizend and Cathy Cordes
Recording: Annual Conference Call with the PCC Leadership<
Tuesday, May 3, 2011: Community Capacity Building
Speaker Panel: Dick Ford, Nihal Attanayake (via Skype), Cathy Cordes
Recording: Community Capacity Building<
Wednesday, March 9, 2011: International Update
Speakers: Peter Morales and Eric Cherry
Recording: International Update
Wednesday, March 2, 2011: Participating with Partners in
Transylvanian Summer Camps
Speaker Panel: Sarah Dorer and Sharon McDonald (First Parish UU in Bedford MA)
Lyssa Andersson (UU Church Of Greater Lynn, Swampscott MA)
Rev. Jennifer Lentz and Ann Swardlick (First Universalist Church of
Yarmouth ME)
Recording: Participating with Partners in
Transylvanian Summer Camps
January 23, 2011: Partner Communications and
Support
Speaker Panel: Lee Boeke Burke & Nihal Attanayake (Philippines), Rodger Mattlage - (Transylvania), Cathy Perry - (Khasi Hills)
Recording: Partner Communications and
Support
December 8, 2010: Planning your Pilgrimage
Presenter: John Dale, the UUPCC Travel Coordinator
Recording: Planning your Pilgrimage
November 8, 2010: Reflections from our Balázs Scholar
Presenters: Rev. Levente Lázár, Rev. Erika Demeter and Dick Van Duizend
UUPCC Board Chair
Recording: Reflections from our Balázs Scholar
October 6, 2010: An Africa Update on Burundi and Uganda
Presenters: Richard Ford, Cathy Cordes, Jill McAllister and George
Davenport
Recording: An Africa Update on Burundi and Uganda
May 6, 2010: UUPCC Leadership Call
Presenters: Dick Van Duizend and Cathy Cordes
Recording: UUPCC Leadership Call
April 13, 2010: UU BUILD Program in the Philippines
Presenters: Eric Cherry, Lee Boeke Burke, and Nihal Attanayake
Recording: UU BUILD Program in the Philippines
March 9, 2010: International UU Activities
Presenter: Eric Cherry, UUA International Office
Recording: International UU Activities
February 25, 2010: Country Update for Transylvania
Presenter: Rev. Harold Babcock and Cathy Cordes
Recording:
January 25, 2010: Music and Partnership
Presenter: Beth Norton, Music Director, Concord, MA
Recording: Music and Partnership
October 6, 2009: Do You Want Your Youth To Partner Too?
Presenter: Rodger Mattlage
Recording: Do You Want Your Youth To Partner Too?
Wednesday, May 20, 2009: Annual Call with the Leadership
Presenters: Cathy Cordes and Harold Babcock
Recording: Annual Call with the Leadership
Monday, May 4, 2009: BUILD and Other Sustainability Projects in the Philippines
Presenter: Fred Muir
Recording: BUILD and Other Sustainability Projects in the Philippines
Thursday, March 26, 2009: News from the International Convocation of U*U Women
Presenters: a panel of PCC women
Recording: News from the International Convocation of U*U Women
The International Convocation of U*U Women's web site is at http://www.icuuw.com. There you can find more information about the conference
as well as a link to register for joining an ongoing worldwide UU women's community.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009: News from the Khasi Hills
Presenter: Dr. Creamlimon Nongbri
Moderator: Dee Idnani, UUPCC Networker for the Khasi Hills
Recording: News from the Khasi Hills
Wednesday, February 18, 2009: Update on New Paths to Partnership
Presenter: Cathy Cordes
Recording: Update on New Paths to Partnership
Saturday, January 31, 2009: Emerging African Congregations
Presenter: Rev. Eric Cherry
Facilitator: Lee Boeke Burke, UUPCC Outreach Coordinator
Recording: Emerging African Congregations
November 13, 2008: Churches With More Than One Partner
Facilitator: Lee Boeke Burke, UUPCC Outreach Coordinator
Recording: Churches with more than One Partner
October 14, 2008: Philippines Update
Facilitator: Lee Boeke Burke, UUPCC Outreach Coordinator
Recording: Philippines Update
May 20, 2008: Annual UUPCC Leadership Conversation
Facilitators: Rev. Harold Babcock, UUPCC Chair and Cathy Cordes, Executive Director
Cathy and Harold facilitated the Annual UUPCC Leadership
Conversation call.
Recording: Annual UUPCC Leadership Conversation
May 5, 2008: Romania's Future
Facilitator: Tom Gallager, author of Modern Romania
(2005, New York University)
Tom Gallagher is the chair of Ethnic Conflict and Peace at Bradford
University and a long-time observer of Romania and other Balkan countries.
Recording: Romania's Future
April 15, 2008: Microfinance and Partnership
Facilitator: Michael Looft
Michael is a Harvard Divinity Student and UUPCC Intern for 2007/2008. Michael has not only worked in commercial banking and for a federal bank regulator, but he has also done microfinance in Guatemala. He is particularly interested in the ideas of the philosophy and theology of microfinance when it is combined with faith-based groups. He will review the research done during this internship, including developing a program guide that outlines the new UUPCC Partner Village Banking program.
Recording: Microfinance and Partnership
April 3, 2008: What Does Transylvanian Communion and Confirmation Mean to Us?
Facilitator: Rev. Scott Prinster
Scott was the English teacher at the Unitarian theological seminary in Kolozsvár for two years, and has served on the PCC Board and as a district networker. A former physicist, he is currently pursuing his doctorate in Madison, WI on the historical relationship between religion and science in Eastern Europe.
Recording: Transylvanian Communion and Confirmation
March 19, 2008: Khasi Hills Update
Facilitator: Dee Idnani
Dee is a PCC networker for and frequent visitor to the Khasi Hills churches since 2004. Dee will lead the Annual India Update conference call. This call will include information about the early March Khasi Hills community assessment.
Recording: Khasi Hills Update
February 18, 2008: The Economic Impact of EU Accession on the Unitarian Villages in Transylvania
Facilitator: Rev. Naomi King
Naomi serves River of Grass UU Congregation in Florida, and is on the Board of Project Harvest Hope. The 2005 UUMA/LREDA/UUA Stewardship Sermon Award winner, Naomi has a keen interest in the flow of money as evidence of our UU spiritual commitment, practices, and growth. (Rev. King asks that in the month before the conference call we keep our eyes peeled for tidbits of news about Romania and Transylvania. She suggests peeking into the business sections of major newspapers and the Central Europe section of business journals.)
Recording: EU Impact on Transylvania
