A request

[Alan Stewart]

Denis

If there's dancing, count me in.

I've made my airline bookings.

With love

Alan
Adelaide

----- Original Message -----
From: "Denis Cowan" <cowandp at bigpond.net.au>
To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 9:24 AM
Subject: Re: A request


> G'day folks.
>
> Well one of my dreams has come true - The opportunity to facilitate a 2
day
> event with up to 1,000 people (and right here in Brisbane)
>
>   The event is with the Brisbane Social Forum (it is the local offshoot of
> the world economic forum) and it is in its 2nd year.  Last year the event
> attracted 350 people and it was an Open Space event.
>
> My request
>
> 1. Any one who may be in Brisbane on the weekend of 22/23 March 2003 and
> who would like to co-facilitate ?  It is a "for love" job, but food and
> accommodation could be provided if you would like to come for the event.
>
> 2.  To be honest I am feeling a little scared about this. Not scared
enough
> to say no, but scared enough to not be sure how to manage the marketplace.
>
> The event is being held at the powerhouse (an old abandoned powerhouse
> which has been turned into a theatre complex). We will be using the
> adjacent parkland area  for the marketplace.  We do not have any wall
> space. Last year we had about 100 workshop proposals. People wrote their
> idea on a piece of cardboard, used a microphone to tell people their idea
> and then placed the cardboard on the ground.  It took about 1.5 hours and
> the energy was so high that people are still talking about it.
>
> I would love advice on how to do the marketplace if 1,000 turn up.  I
would
> love to do the same but if we have 300 workshops, it would take 4 or so
> hours.  I am very reluctant to have more than one marketplace operating
but
> at the moment do not see an alternative
>
> Any advice appreciated
>
>
> Regards
>
> denis
> denis cowan , brisbane , australia.
> email:  cowandp at bigpond.net.au
>
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