[OSList] report short fulbright

Michael M Pannwitz mmpannwitz at gmail.com
Mon Apr 14 23:39:14 PDT 2014


Dear Doug,
thanks for the data.
Were any of your assumptions on why no sessions were planned beyond the 
2hr event spoken to in the "standard closing"?
And, what characterizes a "standard closing" in your practice?

Here are some of the thoughts while reading your notes:
---As an experienced os-worker I wouldn not go to a 2hr os-event unless 
my life depended on it OR for reasons that had nothing to do with the Theme
---At the end of a 3 day "regular" event I would feel especially 
stressed to get up early enough to be at any kind of event at 8:30 
(assuming there was a party the night before)
---It surprised me that anyone showed up at a "last session" at the end 
of such an event... I would have my head into last minute informal 
meetings, getting my luggage in order, etc.

Have a great day,
mmp


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On 15.04.2014 04:41, doug wrote:
> Friends--
>
> Here is what happened at the OS for Fulbright Scholars from the Americas
> for their re-entry program:
>
> Our allotted time was 8:30 to 10:30 am yesterday, April 13. This was
> their last session of a 3+ day seminar for people from the Americas
> prior to their returning to their home countries.
>
> Theme: "Going Home: Issues and Opportunities"
>
> Opening was standard, plus: we had a grid as if this were the first
> session of a 3 day event. One session today, 4 sessions on day 2, one
> session on day 3. We had stickies for time and place for each session in
> the virtual future. I explained the two-sleep rule of thumb and
> encouraged them to post more topics than we had time for, and they would
> then take the responsibility for gathering folks via Skype, email,
> conference call, etc.
>
> We started out with about 8 participants. Midway through the opening
> circle process explanation another 6 or so came in. Then just as folks
> were about to name their topics, another group came in. We ended with 18
> total.
>
> Ten topics were posted, 3 sessions were held. They had about 45 minutes
> for their conversations.
>
> Then back in the plenary circle we made time for folks to post to the
> next virtual days' sessions. No one posted anything. (I think maybe
> because of the way people straggled in, not all had heard all the
> invitations to post these sessions.) So we went into the standard closing.
>
> :- Doug. Germann
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