I've used a similar strategy to Harrison's to move people from a crowded college classroom down a couple of flights of stairs and out onto a plaza, where the single file of people holding hands followed easily into a circle. Worked like a charm and made a very nice beginning.
Unless your pinboards will hold thumbtacks very well, I think I would go for lots of heavy-duty tape. In Siberia we used flipchart paper and light posterboard for posting charts on moveable boards. 3-4 strips of 2" tape was the most reliable method we found for attaching. Heavier paper is one answer to blowing, but you can also tape down the bottom of the sheet. >From the Siberian conference, I have a picture of the lecture-style room before we began. We formed a circle in the open space at the front of the room, and used the theater-style seating only for breakout spaces for small groups. Your spirit will make much more difference than the physical facility! Joelle Everett Shelton, Washington USA jleshel...@aol.com * * ========================================================== 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