Alcoholics Anonymous is a real-world example of network abundance. It is based on a notion that members can help maintain their sobriety by helping others stay sober. The more members it has, the greater its capacity to help even more members. Over time, it has evolved to address other addictive problems as well. It charges no dues, takes no names, generates no transactions, so it is flies completely "under the radar" of the transactional model of health care.

The question asked at this workshop is, "What would a network of uplift look like?" We will be pulling together a mixture of folks who know modern network technology, with others who understand the the worlds of philanthropy, humanitarian assistance, and micro finance. We will also be looking at notions of scale, imagining what we might do with massive communication of scalable small things for making the world a better place. We are using the word "uplift" to describe a broad range of activities, not just check-writing to charities.