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Mario Miranda Festival, July 24-26, 2008 Old GMC Building http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-July/077732.html * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dear Roland Francis, The theory of what a "Moderator" can do is not the practice in Goa. This debate is being held in Goa. Period. The "summing up" that the Moderator is allowed to do is what gets quoted by the Press [Print and electornic media], that is always short of space and footage. I am NOT opposed to Prof [?] Madhav S. Kamat. I just pointed to the futility of the debate with a person like him in charge. If Floriano can organise to videofilm the entire debate, then it may be of some use. I do not know how many institutions will respond to Floriano Lobo's call for the debate. It is my experience that a single letter does not elicit much response. One needs to visit the institutions personally and elicit participation.At times, one even needs to provide a response sheet for confirmation. This is Goa where clubs vie with each other for participation by students .....even when there are excellent prizes. I could be wrong. Let us see on 30 July, 2008. The point is the media coverage. The PSU organised the Silver Jubilee celebration of the agitation in Neturlim village of Sanguem taluka to demand for a Government Primary school [GPS] in 1983. My cousin taught at that GPS in mid 1980s. The only transport options for her were 1. Milk van, 2. Mining truck and 3. walk. This remote village near the Selaulim Dam is even today not easily accessible. The programme at Neturlim on 19 July, 2008, had extensive coverage in the vernacular press and on Prudent TV news. No prizes for guessing why. That is why I had suggested a change of Moderator to Floriano Lobo. ;-) Mog asundi. Miguel --- On Sun, 27/7/08, Roland Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Roland Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goanet] Questions to Prof. Kamat and Citizen's Initiative To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <goanet@lists.goanet.org> Date: Sunday, 27 July, 2008, 3:15 AM The function of a moderator of any debate is to ensure that the ground rules set previously are followed in the best interest of the debate. Beyond that he does not make any comments himself except to ask clarification of any speaker's point if it is ambiguous. Even the time each speaker gets is set by the rules. Where the moderator gets some leeway is on "redirect". All those worthies mentioned as potentially good moderators would make better particpants. At least everyone can hear their views on the subject. If there is one important matter that I would suggest that Floriano acts upon, I would say get the best media coverage possible. Regards, Roland. On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 11:52 PM, Miguel Braganza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dears, > > If Prof Madhav S. Kamat is going to be the "Moderator" of the debate on "Should Goa University go Central?" one might as well write the conclusion before it starts! Messenger blocked? Want to chat? Go to http://in.webmessenger.yahoo.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** http://www.GOANET.org **** --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tri Continental Film Festival 2008 July 25 - 30, 2008 Goa, India http://www.moviesgoa.org/page/tri_continental/ http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricon/schedule_2008.pdf ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
