Circle Call 2026-06-24

Present: Ben M (Kin Coop), Natasha (Outlandish Co-operative), Fergus (guest researching coops), Ben Philp (Creative Coop)

Autumn Gathering Update [Natasha]

• no one submitted presentations so Tim, Simon and Natasha are organising the conference independently. We've got a great panel lined up in the morning and unconference in the afternoon:
• https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-communities-coops-cotech-autumn-gathering-2026-tickets-1991476538937?aff=odcleoeventsincollection

Coops Congress update [Ben]

• Outlandish mentioned as "youth" coop
• Quite fun

Other Events? [Ben]

• Civi conference was interesting
• Alan from Creative saying he using Claude with Civi makes it much much easier

Tech Sovereignty Meet Up [Natasha]

• https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-tech-sovereignty-monthly-meet-up-tickets-1991986183297?aff=odcleoeventsincollection
• We should use jitsi from now on

Recommendations for who Fergus could talk to

• Media coop (Louise)
• Creative coop (Ben)
• Cooperative web (Nick)
• Agile Collective (Richard)
• Jarrow Insight (Danny)
• Common Knowledge (Gemma)