Denis If there's dancing, count me in.
I've made my airline bookings. With love Alan Adelaide ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denis Cowan" <cowa...@bigpond.net.au> To: <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 9:24 AM Subject: Re: A request > G'day folks. > > Well one of my dreams has come true - The opportunity to facilitate a 2 day > event with up to 1,000 people (and right here in Brisbane) > > The event is with the Brisbane Social Forum (it is the local offshoot of > the world economic forum) and it is in its 2nd year. Last year the event > attracted 350 people and it was an Open Space event. > > My request > > 1. Any one who may be in Brisbane on the weekend of 22/23 March 2003 and > who would like to co-facilitate ? It is a "for love" job, but food and > accommodation could be provided if you would like to come for the event. > > 2. To be honest I am feeling a little scared about this. Not scared enough > to say no, but scared enough to not be sure how to manage the marketplace. > > The event is being held at the powerhouse (an old abandoned powerhouse > which has been turned into a theatre complex). We will be using the > adjacent parkland area for the marketplace. We do not have any wall > space. Last year we had about 100 workshop proposals. People wrote their > idea on a piece of cardboard, used a microphone to tell people their idea > and then placed the cardboard on the ground. It took about 1.5 hours and > the energy was so high that people are still talking about it. > > I would love advice on how to do the marketplace if 1,000 turn up. I would > love to do the same but if we have 300 workshops, it would take 4 or so > hours. I am very reluctant to have more than one marketplace operating but > at the moment do not see an alternative > > Any advice appreciated > > > Regards > > denis > denis cowan , brisbane , australia. > email: cowa...@bigpond.net.au > > * > * > ========================================================== > 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...@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
