great article: OS in recent high-tech gathering
Harrison Owen
hhowen at verizon.net
Thu Feb 23 09:12:12 PST 2006
Jennifer wrote: I really like the idea of asking for a show of hands for how
many people are interested in a topic so that the convenor can pick the
appropriate-sized room. Have other people tried this?
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This is a nice idea, but with groups of any size (100+) it becomes counter
productive, if not impossible. Imagine the scene with our current record
holder of 2108 participants if one were to stop for a hand count for 236
discussion groups. We'd still be doing the handcount! But not to worry, it
always seems to work out, and more to the point, finding a reasonable sized
space for those who show up is part and parcel of the responsibility of the
convener. To help them out a bit I always try and have the "main room" free
of groups -- which provides an easy-access space for large groups. Remember:
Think of one more thing NOT to do! And besides, the people will take care of
it all by themselves. At least they always have.
Harrison
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Subject: Re: great article: OS in recent high-tech gathering
On 2/22/06 5:59 AM, "john engle" <englejohn at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Here's the link:
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http://news.com.com/MashupCamp-a+new+kind+of+get-together/2100-1032_3-604137
7.
> html
I really like the idea of asking for a show of hands for how many people are
interested in a topic so that the convenor can pick the appropriate-sized
room. Have other people tried this?
Jennifer Hurley
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