Hello everyone. Some months ago I shared a story about introducing OS to the Congress for the New Urbanism over several years. In just 2 weeks, the annual Congress will include OS as one of the plenaries for the first time ever. Here¹s how OS will be incorporated into the Congress schedule:
Day 1 9 10:30 - OS in morning plenary (nothing else is scheduled at this time expect 300-400 people) Rest of the day OS available concurrently with regular conference breakout sessions Day 2 OS available throughout the day concurrently with breakout sessions Day 3 OS available in the morning concurrently with breakout sessions 12:45 1:45 OS wrap-up (in plenary room with nothing else scheduled at the time, but over lunchtime) Here¹s our theme: * How can we employ new urbanist principles to help our world become safer, happier, and more prosperous? * How can the CNU organization have the greatest impact in the coming years? So I have a couple of questions for this incredibly experienced, thoughtful, and helpful (!) group. For the OS in the morning plenary on Day 1, this will be the first time that many people hear of OS. We¹re going to open up the schedule for the entire 3-day period at this time. I expect that the opening will take 20-30 minutes. Should we give a full hour to 1 discussion session, or should we try to have some kind of ³closing² in the last 15 minutes of the time slot, so people who have never experienced OS see the full arc? Based on past experience with OS during the Congress (never in such a prominent role before), we expect that some OS discussions will generate projects that people want to continue working on during the year. For the wrap-up on the last day, we want to give people a chance to find other people to join their projects and also to reflect on the experience with OS. o 5 min Welcome: Thank people for participating and explain what we will do during the closing session o 10-15 min Continuing the Work: Invite people who intend to continue work on their topic or initiative during the year to give a 1-minute ³advertisement² about their effort o 20-25 min Reflection: Give people the opportunity to respond to the question: What was the biggest take-away for you from your participation in OS? o 20 min Notes Gallery: Have the movable notes wall in the plenary room for this session, and leave time for people to review the notes and sign up for topics they¹re interested in Any thoughts or reactions to that plan? Any advice or suggestions? Thanks so much. It¹s very helpful to know that there¹s this wise group to reach out to! Jennifer Hurley __________________________ HURLEY~FRANKS & ASSOCIATES 1500 Walnut St STE 504 | Philadelphia, PA 19102 p: 215-988-9440 | f: 215-988-9441 | c: 267-971-4598 [email protected] | http://www.hfadesign.com Certified WDBE through PA UCP, City of Philadelphia OEO, NJ UCP, DE UCP
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