Hi Ester,
thanks for the comments!
experienced people with me to do that! We repeated our "story" quite a
few times. And it worked. Some newcomers turned around and left, and
others added new topics to the wall and held discussions. But it took
a lot of energy to explain the process and communicate the spirit and
value of staying to discuss in OS what mattered to them. So... lots of
helpers are good. And a belief in the
I think this is good advice, and we'll have to repeat the story a couple
of times because this is a "startup" situation and (in particular
academics) are rarely on time.
So if I were you, I would try to concentrate the speakers during the
first part of the conference, and finish with OS, if possible. I've
seen a lot on this list that if speakers have to speak, then it is
best to have OS as a conclusion to the event. That being said, I don't
have that much experience. And certainly none in a research
conference. As for people not knowing about OS, the invitation (or
summary in the program) will intrigue them. And once there, they will
"get it" as Harrison always says :-)
I think I'm looking at a situation where we can have one full-energy day
(Monday) and then three days where we use the afternoon to talk about
stuff inspired by morning talks/sessions. So it might even feel like to
separate (types of) open space events at the same conference. I wonder...
Dirk
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