Kathleen, Definitely find another room/place for the Report writing. The same for workgroup meeting spaces check every nook and cranny.
Also, consider that with a group this large there will something close to 40 - 50 people wishing to post Agenda Issues. That's 40-50 meetings inside of 4 hours. That suggests to me that unless you expand the number of workgroup areas you would have to have three, one hour, sessions using 18 workgroup spaces. I am afraid that is asking a lot. It's doable, but I would not want to do it. Elwin Guild Future Development International Baltimore --- Jeff Aitken <tzimt...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Kathleen, > > I always forget to say one or two things during the opening, and it > works out fine. If I were in your shoes, with 300 people in a short > time in a tight space, I would be sure to talk about "when it's over > it's over" and the corollary "when it's not over it's not over". I > like to remind folks that if the first session that's scheduled for a > particular space is not over when the second one is trying to gather, > the folks in the first session ought to find another space to > continue their conversation. > > Best to you in what should be a lot of fun and learning. > > Jeff Aitken > Petaluma river valley > San Francisco bay area > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Kathleen Osta <kathl...@vitalclarity.com> > >Sent: Apr 6, 2006 5:35 PM > >To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > >Subject: Re: Room Set-Up Questions > > > >Thanks, Harrison, for affirming that 4 concentric circles is okay - > and > >for the suggestion to identify additional space options. We may have > > >some possibilities there. I will explore them. > > > >I do have quite a few lap tops, it's true. Because this session is > in > >the middle of a more traditional conference, I wanted to be sure to > get > >their notes recorded since the OS ballroom has to be re-set for a > >keynote and we can't stay in that room past noon. Guess I could have > > >some of the lap tops set up in an adjacent courtyard area where > they'll > >be picking up their box lunches (and probably continuing their > >conversations). Whaddya think? > > > >ko > > > >On Apr 6, 2006, at 5:50 PM, Harrison Owen wrote: > > > >> You have your work cut out for you! Four circles are fine -- just > as > >> long as > >> you leave enough room in the center so that folks can move about > when > >> they > >> come up to post issues. My rule of thumb is MORE SPACE! You might > save > >> a > >> little bit with fewer laptops -- for a group that size (300) my > number > >> would > >> be 15, maybe even 10. However, you are cramming a great deal in a > small > >> time/space slot. So you may need the additional ones to deal with > the > >> traffic. If it were me, I would be looking around for some > additional > >> space > >> -- anywhere. In the coffee shop, out of doors, down at the corner > bar. > >> The > >> problem with using just the "big room" is that you will have a lot > of > >> chair > >> shifting, noise, confusion and general hubbub. It will probably be > OK > >> -- but > >> I would still be on the lookout for some more space. Even a little > bit. > >> > >> Harrison > >> > >> Harrison Owen > >> 7808 River Falls Drive > >> Potomac, Maryland 20854 > >> Phone 301-365-2093 > >> Skype hhowen > >> Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com > >> Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org > >> Personal website www.ho-image.com > >> OSLIST: To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the > >> archives Visit: www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of > >> Kathleen > >> Osta > >> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 3:31 PM > >> To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > >> Subject: Room Set-Up Questions > >> > >> Hi there, > >> > >> I'm doing a 4-hour Open Space session for 300+ people in a hotel > >> ballroom that is 80 feet x 150 feet. Using a to-scale room > diagram, it > >> looks like I may have to have 4 concentric circles because I plan > to > >> have several aisles, e.g., at least 7. I've never had that may > >> concentric circles and wanted to know if that's workable. > >> > >> I also plan to have about 21 lap tops in the News Room in one > corner of > >> the room, which will chew into small group space around the > perimeter > >> of the room. > >> > >> Since I won't have quite enough space around the perimeter of the > room > >> for all 18 small groups, about how many can I put in the middle of > the > >> room (once the space is cleared because people have taken their > chairs > >> with them)? > >> > >> Experience input requested, please. Thanks. > >> > >> Kathleen Osta > >> > >> > >> Kathleen S. 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