Christine-- For one OS which I facilitated, we were concerned about people being late. This was a short OS held at the regular monthly meeting of a professional organization, and people tended to come when they could--for dinner, after dinner, just for the speaker, etc. Further, we started earlier than the regular meeting hour with a buffet rather than a sit-down dinner, and extended the time later as well. A couple of people were alert to brief latecomers, if needed.
However, before I even rang a chime to let people know we were gathering in the circle, the whole group were in their seats and ready to begin. I guess the learning that I draw from this is that I should not worry about what might happen, just do what is needed in the moment. I'm sure that whenever you begin, people will think the meeting is just right! Joelle * * ========================================================== [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
