Timing for really large groups

[Christine Whitney Sanchez]

Hi All,

Apropos to the wonderful thread about the combination of OST with World Cafe
or any other method, Claudia Haack and I, along with a dedicated design team
and a multitude of volunteers, are preparing for the 2005 Girl Scout
National Convention.

On October 7, Claudia and I will open the space for up to 2,000 National
Council Delegates around the topic of governance.  And for the other 10,000
or so convention participants, "Strategy Cafes" will be open for business
throughout the 3 day convention.  In this case, it's not so much a blend of
the methods, but rather using two different methods for two different
purposes.

Regarding the Open Space, we are at the stage where we need to finalize some
of the physical/logistics plans that will involve the convention center and
we have a few questions about what you would do (or have done for those of
you who have facilitated really large events).

~  With a group this size, is there anything you would do to expedite the
marketplace?  There will be 3 session times available.  We open the space at
8:30.  The first breakout session begins at 10:15 or whenever it starts.

~  What is your guess for how long the marketplace will take?  Harrison, you
just said - From a standing start -- just sitting in a circle -- to active
engagement in something like 15-20 minutes. People rushing to the center of
the circle to announce their issues, and everybody else listening hard and
figuring out what additional issues need to be raised in order to meet their
own needs. That burst of activity might last 30-40 minutes, followed by
another 20 minutes of total ordered chaos in the Market place -- and it is
off to work -- usually with sufficient time for a cup of coffee, restroom
break, or phone call.  Did you, Michael Pannwitz and company find this
timing to hold in the Germany 2,000 person event?

~  We have the capability to hang one large screen on the same side of the
room as the marketplace wall.   Do you see any value in projecting the
session topics & times on this screen (as was done in Phx, Harrison)?

~ Because the physical distances in this convention center are so vast, it
isn't feasible for most people to travel from the breakouts, back to the
plenary room to input their reports.  So far, it looks like we have spotty
wireless capabilities.  Any suggestions about how and where to place the
computers?

Thanks in advance for your ideas!

Christine Whitney Sanchez
480.759.0262

2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue

Phoenix, AZ  85048-8990

Claudia Haack
608.209.6768

606 Orchard Drive
Madison, WI  53711

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