I think the 2-3" shows up somewhere in The User's Guide - which doesn't make it official, but it has always worked for me. And Yes - that is just for the Bulletin Board / Market place wall. News Room will take more and probably different space. When it comes to room size, my rule of thumb is to half the rated capacity of the room. So if the Fire Marshall says the place will hold 300 people that should be good for 150 in Open Space. Nothing magical about those numbers, but it should get you started.
Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 USA Phone 301-365-2093 www.openspaceworld.com www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]: <http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jennifer Hurley Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 12:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Questions about size of room Hello everyone! First, thank you for all of the wonderful OS insight everyone on this list brings. I've been a mostly lurker for a few years and have learned lots from all of you. Now to my questions - I'm planning my first large OS (we're expecting about 800 people, and previously, the largest group I've done OS with is about 100). I'm having trouble figuring out some of the logistics. I saw an estimate on this list that you should plan for 2-3" of wall space per person, which would suggest at least 133' for my group of 800. Is that estimate just for the topic wall, or does it include space for the notes as well? I also found a wonderful tool from Koos de Heer, Auryn management advies. (http://www.auryn.nl/) for estimating how many chairs will fit in a circle of a given dimension, but does anyone know how to estimate the number of chairs what will fit in an oval of a certain dimension? As soon as I can find the time, I'm going to write you all the story of how this OS came about - it's been a slow simmering process over at least 7 years! Thanks, Jennifer Hurley __________________________ HURLEY~FRANKS & ASSOCIATES 1500 Walnut St STE 504 | Philadelphia, PA 19102 p: 215-988-9440 | f: 215-988-9441 | c: 267-971-4598 [email protected] | http://www.hfadesign.com Certified WDBE through PA UCP, City of Philadelphia OEO, and NJ UCP * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
