[opensolaris-summit] Advocacy Panel Discussion: An Idea for Discussion

[Jesse Silver]

We'll be videotaping everything - that will be setup inside.

Stewart, David C wrote:
> Could you do it outside in the courtyard?
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: opensolaris-summit-bounces at opensolaris.org [mailto:opensolaris-
>> summit-bounces at opensolaris.org] On Behalf Of Jesse Silver
>> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 11:10 AM
>> To: Jim Grisanzio
>> Cc: opensolaris-summit at opensolaris.org
>> Subject: Re: [opensolaris-summit] Advocacy Panel Discussion: An Idea
>>     
> for
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>> Discussion
>>
>> Jim-
>>
>> Not possible. Let's deal with this at the summit. We aren't in a
>> convention hall type facility where we can have any set up we
>> want...it's a university classroom. It will really be up to us to make
>> due with what we have.
>>
>> Jim Grisanzio wrote:
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>>> Jesse ... can we have the room format a bit different than I
>>>       
> suggested
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>>> before? If possible, the perfect setting for this session is having
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> the
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>>> panel chairs in the middle and the audience in concentric circles
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> around
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>>> the outside.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>> Jim Grisanzio wrote:
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>>>> Simon Phipps wrote:
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>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Maybe a goldfish bowl would be
>>>>> smart?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> Simon and I talked about this on IM tonight. I love this idea. We
>>>>         
> have
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>>>> to do this.
>>>>
>>>> Basically, you start a conversation with 4 people and one empty
>>>>         
> chair.
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>>>> As soon as the conversation starts, anyone from the audience can
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> take
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>>>> that 5th chair and join the conversation. When that happens, one of
>>>>         
> the
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>>>> existing panel members has to give up his/her seat so there is
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> always an
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>>>> empty chair for someone to take. Repeat for however long the
>>>> conversation lasts. There are a few more rules to it, but that's the
>>>> gist. The conversation flows around whoever the current panel is.
>>>>         
> Want
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>>>> to influence the conversation? You have to take that chair and
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>> contribute.
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>>>> I updated the wiki to read: "Special Advocacy Panel -- The
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> OpenSolaris
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>>>> Fishbowl: Helping the world get involved in the community.
>>>> (Moderator: Jim Grisanzio)"
>>>>
>>>> Next I'll write up some more detailed instructions and some key
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> issues
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>>>> to seed the discussion. I have some panelists who have volunteered,
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> so
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>>>> I'll ping them tomorrow to see if they'd like to be the initial set.
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>>
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