Opening Space Outside

[Andrew Donovan]

Dear Open Spacers

I am opening space for a client in Newcastle (two hours north of Sydney, Australia) for around 250-300 people on coastal zone management. For any number of reasons (probably bad ones) we are opening the space outside in a fort on top of a hill at 6pm at night, people standing! It will probably be in an outside courtyard, some wind, but mainly sheltered, a tight space for that number too.

Has anyone opened space outside for a this sort of number. Any tips on what to look for or not?

I am planning to use 10 mobile pin boards. Maybe thick paper or thin card to minimise the issues blowing around. Not sure how to adhere these to the board to stop them from sticking. Not sure how to guide people into a circle with minimum of fuss while they are standing, perhaps, with tape on the ground (cement).

Any thoughts welcome. 

Last month I very successfully opened space for 400 in a university lecture theatre. Seems this year is the year of the impossible open space venues!!

Warmest regards to you all 

Andrew

andrew donovan
ad at andrewdonovan.com.au
tel  +61 3 9671 3421
fax +61 3 9671 3425
Melbourne, Australia


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