3/10/08 - "Regional Community Networkers" is proposed as a group name to add a bit more organization for those who subscribe to "Regional Community Development News "(RCDNews). The newsletter was begun November 11, 2003 to make visible the existence of, and good work being accomplished by, "regional councils" in the U.S. "Regional Council" is a generic term for organizations created to facilitate intergovernmental communication, cooperation, policy & action on a long term basis.

It is from these geographic areas that "regional communities of communities" were emerging. The learning that has surfaced in this process had led to the perspective that this is happening all over our local planet. The nature & extent of emerging regional communities is wide & asymmetric based on issues & geography & "regional intelligence." It is geo-politics at many scales. So much so that alignment and integration of regional communities is now a great challenge. People who appreciate this perspective and find it useful use come from many walks of life and disciplines beyond planning, regional studies and geography. They are citizens, business people, academics and professionals - Regional Community Networkers using diplomatic skills to work across boundaries.

To expand distribution options for the RCDNews a blog was created: Regional Communities - "Think Local Planet, Act Regionally." A perspective offered is: "Acknowledge boundaries. Choose to work across them." Those subscribed to the RCDNews through Yahoo Groups are now invited to consider themselves members of the Regional Community Networkers Group. This benefit is at no cost. Using the Yahoo Groups software avoids the dollar and time cost of having association management software. Should the group become active in the future, some dues structure would be needed. The newsletter is also published through Google groups and on the Blog for those who do not want to be part of the Regional Community Networkers Group. C1998-2008