<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Martin,<div><br></div><div>I have no suggestions to add to what you've already heard but I will offer a couple quick items from the OS I did with 2,100 in Bogota (1,800 street kids, ages 14-22 and about 300 teachers).</div><div><br></div><div>First, pictures because I think they tell more than words:</div><div>From Bogota - <a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLandingSignin.jsp?Uc=12z8htv.a6xi9ezn&Uy=-n1ik87&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp">http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLandingSignin.jsp?Uc=12z8htv.a6xi9ezn&Uy=-n1ik87&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp</a>?mode=fromshare&Ux=0</div><div>(guess I should move these to flickr one of these days...)</div><div><br></div><div>From Wuerzburg, Germany (taken by Erich Kolenaty of the OS that Harrison and Michael did in Germany for 2108) - <a href="http://www.transformation.at/index.php?art_id=46">http://www.transformation.at/index.php?art_id=46</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>A quick story about balloons: Inspired by the idea from the German OS, I suggested this strategy for Bogota before actually seeing the space. We were at a school that had lots of class rooms so space markers weren't necessary. Still, they had blown up quite a few balloons because I suggested it. You'll see them in the pictures with the kids in rooms all over the place. :-)</div><div><br></div><div>We had about 230 sessions posted - again about 10%. Seems this might be a good number for large groups.</div><div><br></div><div>We ended up outside for the plenaries because they didn't have an indoor space big enough for a group this size. (Since it was the middle of the rainy season, the sunshine we had was a miracle!) We used tape to create circles (about 13 deep) and aisles on the courtyard pavement. Because the center of the circle was small, we had teachers with markers and paper passing them out when the time was right.</div><div><br></div><div>You'll see a photo with my colleague, Andres Agudelo, holding a microphone as the crowd of kids around him announced their sessions. This was their equivalent to a line. It was polite and respectful as each took their turn. And such a contrast from the picture of people in line in Wuerzburg! Announcing the sessions took about 45 minutes. As Harrison said, just name and topic and on to the next person.</div><div><br></div><div>Another image you'll see is of the agenda walls. We set up a different wall for each time period. A sheet of paper with the room number writ very large was pre-set, as was tape to hold the session announcement. So a session host just posted the topic announcement by attaching to the tape already in place.</div><div><br></div><div>We also opened each plenary with a few minutes of silence. I think everyone, especially the kids, were blown away by those few quiet moments together. It was a statement of respect for themselves and each other that they were so disciplined in these moments.</div><div><br></div><div>Guess that's about it for now.</div><div><br></div><div>Have fun!</div><div><br></div><div>Peggy</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; 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-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>______________________________</div><div>Peggy Holman</div><div>The Open Circle Company</div><div>15347 SE 49th Place</div><div>Bellevue, WA 98006</div><div>425-746-6274</div><div><a href="http://www.opencirclecompany.com">www.opencirclecompany.com</a></div><div><div> </div><div>For the new edition of The Change Handbook, go to: <br><a href="http://www.bkconnection.com/ChangeHandbook">www.bkconnection.com/ChangeHandbook</a> <br> <br>"An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get burnt, is to become <br>the fire".<br> -- Drew Dellinger</div></div><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br><div><div>On Dec 12, 2008, at 9:55 AM, Martin Boroson wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="blue"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"><div class="Section1"><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: black; ">Hi Harrison<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: black; ">Thanks for the idea about numbering balloons. I have been using balloons of different colours, which creates a lovely, playful feel, but Ive also been worried about people who are colour-blind, and of course one does run out of colours that are easily distinguished.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: black; ">Numbering them solves this problem!<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: black; ">Marty<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center" tabindex="-1"></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold; ">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>OSLIST [<a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b>Harrison Owen<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Sent:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>12 December 2008 14:58<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">To:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Subject:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>SPAM LOW: Re: [OSLIST] advice on os for 600 (<st1:place w:st="on">Harrison</st1:place>)</span></font><o:p></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: black; ">How do you estimate the number of breakouts to schedule?</span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; ">That was a dicey call. Michael and I figured 150 but as the line of participants continued to grow we knew that some adjustments were in order. Fortunately we were doing all this in a two large circus tents, and for breakout rooms we had 150 helium filled balloons numbered 1-150. To make a break out space, just grab a balloon and set up shop. As the need for more spaces exploded we just kept blowing up balloons. Worked like a charm and it was pretty too. Just imagine a field of waving balloons.</span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:place w:st="on"><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; ">Harrison</span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></div><div><p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; ">Harrison Owen</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size="2" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; ">7808 River Falls Drive</span></font></st1:address></st1:street><o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><font size="2" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; ">Potomac</span></font></st1:city><font size="2" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; ">,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:state w:st="on">Maryland</st1:state> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:postalcode w:st="on">20854</st1:postalcode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; 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">www.ho-image.com</span></font></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; ">OSLIST: To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit:</span></font><font color="red"><span style="color: red; "><a href="http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html</span></font></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">-----Original Message-----<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">From:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>OSLIST [<a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b>Martin Boroson<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Sent:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, December 12, 2008 8:21 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">To:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Subject:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [OSLIST] advice on os for 600 (<st1:place w:st="on">Harrison</st1:place>)</span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:place w:st="on"><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: black; ">Harrison</span></font></st1:place><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: black; ">,</span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: black; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: black; ">Based on your numbers below, thats about 10% of the total participants who hosted sessions
further confirmation that the percentage drops significantly as the total number of participants increases. </span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: black; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: black; ">How do you estimate the number of breakouts to schedule?</span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: black; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: black; ">Many thanks,</span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: black; "><br>Marty</span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: black; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: black; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin-left: 36pt; "><div style="margin-left: 36pt; "><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></span></font></div></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold; ">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>OSLIST [<a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b>Harrison Owen<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Sent:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>11 December 2008 15:35<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">To:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Subject:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>SPAM LOW: Re: [OSLIST] advice on os for 600</span></font><o:p></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; ">Jack said,</span></font><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><font color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: red; ">6) Yes, it will take a long time for people to annouce their sessions. I can't see a way to avoid this. For whatever it is worth, I have never found this to be the case. But you do have to keep the folks moving with a large group. I set the stage for this by saying as we start on announcing sessions that this is not the time for a speech. Just announce your title and state your name and move on. One secret is that I ALWAYS hang on to the mike. I act just like a sticky microphone stand. If somebody starts on a speech (something more than title and name) I let them go for a very little bit and then intervene to say No Speeches. Some times you have to do this twice, but I have never had to do it a third time. Net effect is that even with very large groups (2108 German Psychiatrists) announcing 236 sessions took a little less that ½ an hour. No problem. Yes there were 236 sessions, which is a record for me. Of course they may have been just 234, but Michael Pannwitz will know<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font><font color="red" face="Wingdings"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; color: red; ">J</span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:place w:st="on"><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; ">Harrison</span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div><p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; ">Harrison Owen</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size="2" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; ">7808 River Falls Drive</span></font></st1:address></st1:street><o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><font size="2" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; ">Potomac</span></font></st1:city><font size="2" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; ">,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:state w:st="on">Maryland</st1:state> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:postalcode w:st="on">20854</st1:postalcode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; ">Phone 301-365-2093</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; ">Skype hhowen</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; ">Open Space Training</span></font><font color="red"><span style="color: red; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.openspaceworld.com/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">www.openspaceworld.com</span></font></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; ">Open Space Institute</span></font><font color="red"><span style="color: red; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">www.openspaceworld.org</span></font></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; ">Personal website</span></font><font color="red"><span style="color: red; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.ho-image.com/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">www.ho-image.com</span></font></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; ">OSLIST: To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit:</span></font><font color="red"><span style="color: red; "><a href="http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html</span></font></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">-----Original Message-----<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">From:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>OSLIST [<a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b>Jack Martin Leith<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Sent:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, December 11, 2008 6:36 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">To:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Subject:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [OSLIST] advice on os for 600</span></font><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Hiya Marty.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Please forgive the brevity of this reply. I've got a lot to crack through today.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">I've been involved in a number of very large OS events, including one for 1,000 people.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">These are my top tips and watch-outs!<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">1) If you have more rounds of OS (sessions, in your words) you'll need fewer places to meet.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">2) When you estimate the amount of wall space needed to display the agenda, double it. As people post their sessions (in my words!) get them to string them out in a thin line (i.e. not stacked three deep).<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">3) After people have signed up you can scrunch up the session annoucement sheets (does anyone have a neat word for these?) and use the space that's left over for session reports.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">4) If you're using the Post-it method for booking places to meet, show the capacity of the room on it. Imagine you're hosting a session, you've chosen a meeting place with a capacity of 20, and you see 50 signatures, you can do a bit of horsetrading to get yourself a bigger room while you're still at the wall. Otherwise by the time you discover the room's too small the 50 people will already be there, and 30 of them will be without a seat.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">5) Personally I wouldn't worry too much about the concentric circles. Just have a circle of chairs inside another circle etc, all at the same height. Stagger them so that, if I'm sitting in the back row, what's in front of me is a smallish space, not another chair.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">6) Yes, it will take a long time for people to annouce their sessions. I can't see a way to avoid this.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">7) Consider having video cameras and big screens so that everyone can see you, and the session announcers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Happy to talk with you offline if that would be helpful.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Break a leg!<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Jack<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Jack Martin Leith<br><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Bristol</st1:city>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:country-region w:st="on">United Kingdom</st1:country-region></st1:place><br><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mobile</st1:place></st1:city>: 07831 840541 (+44 7831 840541)<br>Skype: jackmartinleith<br>email:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:jack@jackmartinleith.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">jack@jackmartinleith.com</a><br><a href="http://www.jackmartinleith.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.jackmartinleith.com</a><br>Follow me on Twitter:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://twitter.com/jackmartinleith" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://twitter.com/jackmartinleith</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><br><br> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">2008/12/10 Martin Boroson <<a href="mailto:marty@becomingme.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">marty@becomingme.com</a>><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div vlink="purple" link="blue"><div><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">Hello everyone:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; "><br>I may have the opportunity to facilitate a one-day Open Space for a group of 500 - 600 people in January. The event is an annual staff conference for the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>division of a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>multinational. (The confidentiality agreement is quite strict so I can't say who this is.) </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">The vast majority of the staff will never have been to an event like this, as the staff conferences have usually been based on presentation, rather than participation. However, I've just done a day-long Open Space for the directors and senior managers, and based on the success of this, I believe they will decide this week to use OS for their whole staff, in order to foster a greater sense of community and introduce OS principles into their work practices. This is a huge culture shift, and yet it is happening very easily, so the moment must be ripe! </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">We will be looking for a venue next week, and I'd like some practical advice, especially from anyone who has dealt with the special logistics of a large event like this. We may use a racetrack (enclosed and heated!), and if so, that would be big enough for most of the breakouts to be in the main area. If not, then I imagine I need to leave some extra space in the schedule for people to locate and get to the breakouts.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">So my specific questions are:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">a. Do you have any 'top tips' on special needs for a group of this size?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">b. Any special suggestions for how to create the circle/s? (I am considering three concentric circles: one of cushions, one of benches, and then one of chairs. But we could also possibly build risers. How much space will we need for this circle/these circles? Do you suggest three concentric circles or more? </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">c. How much extra time will be needed for the agenda setting, given the size of the group?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">d. How many sessions should I expect from 600 people? (In a highly motivated group of 100 people, I would usually provide breakout spaces for about 50 sessions. But my guess is that this ratio should go down as the numbers increase. Also, we expect a lot of people who are too shy, reserved, or not sufficiently motivated -- this time -- to post a session. So I am guessing that I'll need about 150 breakout slots.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">d. Any advice on the schedule? The day is limited to 8.30 16.30. Some people might be able to stay later, but we can't plan on this. I normally don't schedule tea breaks, but in this case, it might be necessary to give people time to find their way around the venue. Here are three versions:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">Version A: 3 sessions, each 1.5 hours in length; no tea breaks or transit time between sessions.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">8.30 10.00 Intro and agenda setting</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">10.00 11.30 Session 1</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">11.30 13.00 Session 2</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">13.00 14.00 Lunch</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">14.00 15.30 Session 3</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">15.30 16.30 Closing Circle</span></font></st1:address></st1:street><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">Version B: Same as A, but sessions are 1 Ό hours in length; with 15 minute transit times or tea breaks</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">8.30 10.00 Intro and agenda setting</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">10.15 11.30 Session 1</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">11.30 11.45 Break</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">11.45 13.00 Session 2</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">13.00 14.00 Lunch</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">14.00 15.15 Session 3</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">15.15 15.30 Break</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">15.30 16.30 Closing Circle</span></font></st1:address></st1:street><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; "> Version C: 4 sessions, each 1 hour in duration; no transit time</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">8.30 10.00 Intro and agenda setting</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">10.00 11.00 Session 1</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">11.00 12.00 Session 2</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">12.00 13.00 Lunch</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">13.00 14.00 Session 3</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">14.00 15.00 Session 4</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">15.00 16.30 Closing Circle</span></font></st1:address></st1:street><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; ">THANK YOU!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; "> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size: 12pt; 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