hi laura. you're getting some great advice, in my opinion. in haiti, we usually have little idea how many will show up. sometimes it is many more than we expected, sometimes, less. rsvp ing is not a common habit for many reasons not the least of which is poor telecommunications- or none at all in many places.
also, regarding small groups (4-10?), for years we've used the procedure, for staff meetings and meetings with our partners, of creating the agenda together by having people write their subject on a piece of paper, post it, and write on it, the approximate amount of time that they would like the group to invest on the subject. once all the subjects are on the wall, the group organizes them and assures that there is adequate time to address all of them. amazingly enough, it seems to always work and because folks involved have the experience, we never even need to invest time in opening the space. we just convene and people begin writing and posting subjects. your situation is different because this is the first time that people will be meeting together, but the idea of posting subjects, even though the group might decide to stay together, could apply to you. john _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html =========================================================== osl...@egroups.com To subscribe, 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign up -- provide an email address, and choose a login ID and password 3. Click on "Subscribe" and follow the instructions To unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@egroups.com: 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign in and Proceed
