Greetings again, list mates! A brief update on our plans for an Open Space on Green Building here in Ithaca, and a few questions that we are pondering...
UPDATE We decided to support our local bookstore rather than order the User's Guide through Amazon, and so have not received it yet, as the snow piles up around us, 3 days before the event. Nevertheless, we are pressing forward with unfoundering (unfounded?) confidence. As of today, 20 people have contacted me, saying that they intend to come, and I think that at least a few more will show up. I have gathered the materials and produced the necessary posters. Our schedule is : 5 minutes - Welcome and brief explanation of why this event came about 25 min. - How to do Open Space about 15 min. - Post topics about 15 min. - Market Place 1 hour - First break out sessions 10 min. - Break 1 hour - Second Break out sessions 10 min. - Break 30 Min. - Circle - ideas for following up on today's discussions 10 min. - Announcements 2 hours - Dish to pass supper & clean up QUESTIONS 1) Purpose and outcomes: At the end of the day, I hope all of the participants will have a broader and more concrete idea of the people and organizations that are, or want to be involved in sustainable building activities in our area. In addition, there are two or three of us in the planning group who hope to practice architecture with a sustainability focus in this area, so we want to identify and build relationships with potential collaborators. My question is, is it necessary for us to state these purposes at the outset, or should we trust that each participant has their own purpose which motivated them to come? 2) Someone from another city, several hours' drive from here, got a copy of the invitation through one of the networks involved, and asked if 7 of them could come. I sent an e-mail back, reiterating the theme: Building for Sustainable Living in Tompkins County - What Is and What Should Be. I told them that if their interest was related to this theme, they should come. Is it likely that a group of 7 out of a total of 27 participants will significantly draw energy away from focusing on the local people and issues that are more directly involved in what could happen here in our area? 3) Romy Shovelton wrote, in his brief notes from N. Ireland, "We also had an absolutely huge Graffitti Wall that was completely filled with thoughts." I thought of putting up big sheets of paper with titles like "favorite sustainable building practices" and "suppliers of green materials and equipment", that people could write on during the breaks. Would this be a good idea, or would it take energy away from the break out groups? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. The suggestions that have been provided so far have been very helpful. Thank you all! Todd Saddler * * ========================================================== 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...@egroups.com To subscribe, 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign up -- provide an email address, and choose a login ID and password 3. Click on "Subscribe" and follow the instructions To unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@egroups.com: 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign in and Proceed