Thank you, Michael. Your calculations were very helpful. The client and I are in the stage of really wanting Open Space(s) but truly not finding the space(s) to hold all the people. While we might have to let go of OST, I am holding the space that we will find a way to open the space for 7000. You are so right - it is pure fun!
Warm wishes from a brilliant Phoenix afternoon, Christine Christine Whitney Sanchez CWS - Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy 2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85048-8990 480.759.0262 www.christinewhitneysanchez.com -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Michael M Pannwitz Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 1:07 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Circles within rectangles Dear Christine, thats about 10 000 square meters (only a small part of the world thinks in feet) and comparing that to the approximately 3000 squaremeters we had for the event with 2108 in Germany (you will definitely break the record!!)your space would hold about 5000 people. Our space was 70 by 40 meters, not exactly square, yours is 150 by 70...very similar in shape...you do have to consider that the inner circles can be real perfect circles but as you add more circles they turn more and more into ovals...or you just add half circles at the long ends of the the room. For the 2108 people we had 10 or 12 concentric circles (people sitting on small pillows...the firedepartment would not permit chairs unless they are bolted to the floor)...that made it real easy to create breakout spaces throughout the large room (marked by gas filled ballons that were attached to small bags filled with sand, the balloons bearing the breakout space number, we had 70 spaces...for the closing circle participants pitched in creating the circles again... Seems that for 7,000 people you need a space about 1,5 the size you have now. Or, calculating for huge crowds, you might think of 1,5 square meters per person wish you lots of work, which, if it is really work, is pure fun Greetings from Berlin mmp Christine Whitney Sanchez wrote: > Hi All, > > I would appreciate your help in figuring out how many people we can > fit into Open Space concentric circles in a room that is 500 feet by 216 feet. > AND...how big a space would it take to accommodate 7,000 people in > Open Space? > > Thanks in advance for any help you might offer. > >>>From clear and chilly Phoenix, > > Christine > > Christine Whitney Sanchez > CWS - Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy > 2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue > Phoenix, AZ 85048-8990 > 480.759.0262 > <http://www.christinewhitneysanchez.com/> > www.christinewhitneysanchez.com > Michael M Pannwitz, boscop eg Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany ++49-30-772 8000 www.boscop.org www.michaelmpannwitz.de Check out the Open Space World Map presently showing 470 resident Open Space Workers in 76 countries (working in a total of 132 countries worldwide) www.openspaceworldmap.org * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
