Mark: What strikes me most strongly is that your concurrent breakout sessions are probably too long - I would schedule sessions for a 3/4 hour each in your breakout times - my experience is that 3/4 hour is about the right length of time.
Regards, Esther At 05:15 PM 7/27/99 +0800, you wrote: > > I am planning a one day Open Space meeting for a voluntary non-profit group > whose members needs time together to think through their situation. Take a > look through what I have outline so far and provide any suggestions/insights > you might have. > > Regards, > > Mark > > DRAFT: > > You are invited to participate in the Asian Business Leadership Exchange > (ABLE) First Annual Leadership Gathering to be held on Sunday August 29, 1999 > from 9:30 - 5:30 > > The ABLE Leadership Gathering will be a participatory dialogue on ABLE and > the Asian Leadership Challenge. Invited participants include the officers and > members of ABLE, graduates from SML training seminars, and other interested > colleagues. The schedule for the day will be as follows: > > 9:00-9:30 Registration and breakfast (pancakes for early risers) > 9:30 - 10:00 Gathering, Introduction, Agenda > 10:00 - 1:00 Break out sessions: 1 1/2 hrs per session, 3-4 simultaneous > sessions. > 1:00 - 2:00 Lunch (Potluck) > 2:00 - 5:00 Break out sessions: 1 1/2 hrs per session 3-4 simltaneous session > > 5:00 - 5:30 closing > > The Open Space process will be utilized during this program to allow maximum > participation and sharing of ideas. Anticipated agenda topics relate to the > purpose and mission of ABLE/SML, Leadership need in HK/Asia, ABLE/SML > organizational issues, members support and follow-up, etc. Actual topics will > be determined by the group on the day. For more information on the process > go to: <<http://www.tmn.com/openspace/>http://www.tmn.com/openspace/> > > Each participant is invited to bring a pot luck for lunch and HK$ 100 space > donation. > > Please indicate your participation by > > For program information, please contact Mark Pixley at tel: 2561-9209 or > email: <[email protected]> > > > > Mark J Pixley > > in Hong Kong: > Tel: 852-2561-9209 > Email: [email protected] > > in Taipei: > Tel: 886-2-2515-7718 > Email: [email protected] > > on the web: > > <http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Palace/7176/>http://www.geocities.com/Toky > o/Palace/7176/ >
