convener: Amanda Jones

notetaker: Amanda Jones

complementary currency, not replacement

can be seen as transactional medium

facilitates community connections

leading ultimately to gift economy

and hour=hour regardless of what you feel your service is worth

people offer just what they want to offer and are willing to give voluntarily

advantages the "renaissance person" over the specialist

potential:

education and skills-training for sought-after fields/crafts, guilds

problems:

acheiving critical mass, trade volume

overcoming trust issues

sustaining involvement once people have already found their community