OS for theatre in Berlin

[Phelim McDermott]

Hi Friends

Thanks do much for support. OS up and running 450 people...

Thanks volcano

Roughly 80 sessions

Circle created in a very non open space space

Energy good today.

Thanks so much for help and advice.

Michael I met your friend he's joining in sessions as we speak.

Phelim x

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On 12 Apr 2010, at 20:42, Michael M Pannwitz <mmpanne at boscop.org> wrote:

> Dear Phelim,
> the German ones are close to what I use which goes like this:
>
> -Die da sind, sind genau die Richtigen
> -Was auch immer geschieht: Es ist das Einzige, was geschehen konnte
> -Es fängt an, wenn die Zeit reif ist
> -Vorbei ist vorbei - Nicht vorbei ist nicht vorbei
>
> -Das Gesetz der zwei Füße...or, in the tradition of leaving things o 
> ff, shorter
> "Das Gesetz"
>
> The advantage of the version that I use is that it is not a  
> "translation" from English into German but more consequently  uses  
> German idiom (also a tribute to the principles being universal).
> By the way, I also call the "principles" "facts of life" which in  
> German is "Tatsachen des Lebens".
>
> Where will the event take place? I might be close by, living in  
> Berlin.
>
> Regarding your questions:
> The number of breakout spaces results from the number of issues  
> posted divided by the number of time slots.
> In your case you can figure on 75 to 120 issues. Having 3 time  
> slots, you need 25 to 40 break out spaces.
>
> I have no experience with simultaneous Open Space events taking  
> place in different spaces...but people have reported on this on  
> various occasions in this list and felt it worked well.
> From my experience, its great to have large spaces (like the large  
> tents we had for the 2108 in Würzburg ... 232 issues...70 breakout s 
> paces...total chaos that the participants managed with ease) but fro 
> m your description the space you have is neither very large nor empt 
> y!!!
>
> The weather forecast for Berlin is, well, like April, unpredictable.
> Today it was sunny, warm, windy and chilly...all within hours.
>
> Have a great time in Berlin
> mmp
>
> Phelim McDermott schrieb:
>> These are the translations we've got so far how do they look?
>> in French:
>> -    Les personnes qui se présentent, sont les bonnes
>> -    Ce qui arrive devait arriver
>> -    Quand ça commence, c’est le bon moment
>> -    Quand c’est fini, c’est fini
>> -    La loi de la mobilité
>> In German:
>> -    Wer auch immer kommt, es sind die richtigen Leute
>> -    Was auch immer geschieht, es ist das Einzige, was geschehen  
>> konnte .
>> -    Es beginnt, wenn die Zeit reif ist
>> -    Vorbei ist vorbei - Nicht vorbei ist Nicht-vorbei
>> -    Gesetz der zwei Füße
>> Phelim
>> On 12 Apr 2010, at 17:00, Phelim McDermott wrote:
>>> Hi Folks,
>>>
>>> In the next few days we are doing an open space in Berlin for the  
>>> European theatre community IETM. They have asked us to open space  
>>> in the middle of their conference. Initially they said this would  
>>> probably be for about 400 people. The space they have is in a not  
>>> ideal space for opening with this number but we thought we could  
>>> work around the raked seating in their theatre space to create the  
>>> semblance of a circle. We have now been told 700 have signed up!!  
>>> The invite obviously has some charge to it. So we are looking at  
>>> trying to open space at the beginning outside hoping that the  
>>> weather holds out. Of course it may not so we may have to deal  
>>> with being inside.  Does anyone have experience of suddenly having  
>>> to deal with a lot more people than originally planned for? Of  
>>> opening the space in different rooms? Using video links in order  
>>> to accommodate the numbers.
>>>
>>> We have a day for three sessions and another day to reopen space  
>>> for action?
>>>
>>>
>>> Questions:
>>>
>>> How many sessions for 700 people for 1.5 days.. and so  
>>> consequently roughly how many break out spaces?
>>>
>>> What are the principles and law in German?
>>> What are the principles and law in French?
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any thoughts or advice.
>>>
>>> Thanks for advice anyone.
>>>
>>> Love
>>>
>>> Phelim
>>>
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