I've never taken straw polls but I've seen it. To do so in the middle of the offerings being made slows things down and seems premature until all the agenda offerings are made and to do so later introduces a level of complexity that also inhibits flow. Having people nsign up for sessions gives an indication of interest, but in my experience, if a session is too big for it's space, the convenors usually find a way to swap with others or to relocate.
On another topic, if you look at their conference web page, that they seemed to have belnded pre-existing sessions with spontaneous market place offerings. Nice blending. More at: http://www.mashupcamp.com/ Chris On 2/23/06, Jennifer Hurley <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 2/22/06 5:59 AM, "john engle" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Here's the link: > > > > > http://news.com.com/MashupCamp-a+new+kind+of+get-together/2100-1032_3-6041377 > . > > html > > I really like the idea of asking for a show of hands for how many people > are > interested in a topic so that the convenor can pick the appropriate-sized > room. Have other people tried this? > > Jennifer Hurley > ---------------- > Hurley~Franks and Associates | Planning & Urban Design > 1429 Walnut St., Ste. 601 | Philadelphia, PA 19102 > P: 215-988-9440 | [email protected] | http://www.hfadesign.com > > Association for the New Urbanism in PennsylvaniA (ANUPA) | > http://www.anupa.org > > **************** > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may contain confidential > and/or proprietary information. If you have received this in error, > please > contact the sender by replying to this message and delete this material > from > any system it may be on. > ***************** > > * > * > ========================================================== > [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 > -- CHRIS CORRIGAN Consultation - Facilitation Open Space Technology Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot Site: http://www.chriscorrigan.com * * ========================================================== [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
