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At 03:05 PM 1/6/2002 -0500, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>My question is on logistics:
There are six, 130-student residences which<br>
are microcosms of the school (the students live on a gorgeous 2000
acre<br>
campus). There is no facility big enough to put all 900
(students, profs<br>
and admins) together. Maximum<br>
meeting capacity would be 400. I originally thought of choosing a
critical<br>
mass of 300-400 for the OS but the main sponsor and supporter of
the<br>
program would like to be able to close down the university that day
and<br>
invite ALL those that want to participate.</blockquote><br>
If you have 2000 acres -- and the weather is reasonable (wherever you are
going to be) I'd think about a Tent -- or if the weather is really
good... just do it in the open air. You will need to build a
"Wall" and a good PA system is essential -- but if you are
going to do an Open Space -- why not in the wide open spaces. I had more
or less the same issue/problem in Venezuela. Lot of folks and no
"place" -- this was the sugar mill I wrote about just recently.
Anyhow, we bush whacked a cane field -- brought in a large tent -- will
little tents for the break out room. Another thought -- if this
university looks like lots of them with a quadrangle -- do it in the
center of the quadrangle, and the surrounding buildings would supply the
break out rooms. I sure as the devil would try for all at once rather
than 6 separate ones. I guess you could do it, but I think it would be a
nightmare. <br><br>
Harrison <br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Harrison Owen</blockquote>
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