Your first visit - The state of World Carsharing in 2007

1. World inventory of carshare operators
   This listing gives you one click access to more than one hundred fifty carshare operations around the world. With one-click access to sources of yet further information and databases on the sector.

2. World cities with carsharing
   This listing is one that we are compiling and updating in answer to the following simple question: "I wake up in the morning in XXX and I can carshare". Have a look. You may be surprised.

3. International and national carshare organizations
   Links to leading regional and national carshare organizations that constitute vital pillars of the world carshare movement.

4. International suppliers of service & support
   Where to turn for help for your start-up or existing CSO. International inventory of leading suppliers of services and support to new start-ups and CSOs in operation.

5. World Carshare Public Library
   Use it. Add to it. Share your information and you will help improve the number and quality of carshar operations world wide.

6. World Carshare Forum and Idea Factory
   This is our central library and communications center, offering a free, public, shared central repository of information, experience and counsel for people and groups who feel that the idea of some creative reshuffling our attitudes and use of cars might be in order.

7. Communications, messages and Commentaries
   At a rate of about one per day, the four hundred members of this carefully moderated world forum, including many of the world's leading operators and sources of expertise, swap information, comments, questions and leads. There is a pretty good Search engine which you may find handy for calling up past communications by your key words.

8. World Carshare Video Library
   A quick visit here from time to time may serve its uses. If you tire of the introduction, you can simply look at the internal menu just to the left of the current image, marked "World Carshare Video Library". From that you can select the video of interest.

9. Trends analysis
   Google does an interesting trends analysis reporting on carshare developments. "Google Trends aims to provide insights into broad search patterns. It is based upon just a portion of our searches, and several approximations are used when computing your results." You may find it useful to have a look at the trends by country as well

10. Message protocols
    When it is time to post to the group, bear in mind that we have a short Welcoming Note that we kindly ask you to read before sending your first message. We all thank you for that courtesy.

11. World Carshare News
    This newsfeed organized through Google News calls up carshare related items from the print press drawn from the web. Roughly 90% of the entries relate to our topic, with the items stocked for one month after appearing. The other language searches cover items appearing on the web within the last three months. In each case it is easy to refine the exact terms of the search for your specific needs.

12. Coming Events
    Advance information on forthcoming events, demonstrations and other activities relating to carsharing that may be of interest and use to the members of our expanding group. (Make sure you keep us all informed of your planned events.)

13. Join World CarShare
    This is all you need to do to sign up for the World Forum.

14. And if it goes wrong?
    What are some of the past projects which for one reason or another did not make it the first time? This should be a very helpful exercise for anyone who wants her/his project to succeed. Anyone who ignores the lessons of history . . .

15. Searching the site and beyond
    A series of windows that can help you find a wide variety of information on your topic. Check it out!

16. Contacting us
    Just in case.

17. Preparing your visit
    If you come to Paris, we want you to have a good stay here. Here you have a few leads which may help you do just that.

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