So that you can know what to expect, here's a brief description of the current process that the New IMC Working Group follows. Because we're all humans and we rely on our diverse communication styles, this is not designed to be a perfect science, but rather to be democratic, transparent and flexible. This process has been evolving as we continue to improve the process and to incorporate helpful feedback from participants.

Please feel free to ask any questions you have that will help you through this process. You can either email the list or contact any of the people who have sent you either the general information or tech information.

1/ Pre-organizing: the first step is to talk with people in your community and try to get the sense if there is interest in forming an IMC. 

2/ Look at the documents linked at this site (see below). 

3/ When you think you're really ready to do some good organizing, fill out the form at the bottom of this page. 

4/ Open a mailing list: newlist.indymedia.org 

5/ O - R - G - A - N - I - Z - E !!!! 

6/ With your forming collective, write a mission statement (see below) and editorial policy, maybe contact imc-tech at this stage. 

7/ When you're really ready, and only when you're ready, reply to each of the membership criteria points one by one, and send to new-imc@indymedia.org. 

8/ Your new-imc contact proposes your site to new-imc, if no one blocks within 3 days, this is passed to imc-process; if no one blocks there within 7 days, you become part of the network and are put on the cities.inc list once your web site is ready. 

9/ The fun begins. Get involved in the global lists and Indymedia discussions and decisions. Offer to work with other IMCs from your area or elsewhere around the world. Do good work. 

10/ Change the world, for the better of course. We wouldn't expect anything less.