[LAF] Re LAF Digest, Vol 2, Issue 13

[stevphen shukaitis]

I'd he happy with giving a shorter talk - say maybe like 30 minutes and
then have 45 minutes or so for conversation. Whatever format you all think
is good with me.
cheers from somewhere in Sydney
stevphen


>>Suggest for the LAF double bill at
>>ramparts we start at 12:00 for
>>soft drinks and food... then Stevphen's
>>talk starts at 1:00 - then his talk and discussion
>>finish at 3:00.
>
> That's on 14 May (always worth reminding people).
> 2 hours means a long long talk and discussion.
> What abt 45 minutres talk and 45 minutes discussion?
>
>>Then we have another hours break of refreshments
>>- so SOMA start at 4:00 and go on till 7:00
>>at which point people can stick around for further refreshments
>>for an hour...
>
> Maybe that 2nd break could be shorter.
> Breaks are always a way to lose people.
>
> Meaning that if we hv 90 minutes for Stevphen,
> + 30 minutes break, we wud start SOMA at 3pm
>
>>I suggest we stick to May's dates and run meetings
>>on 2nd and 4th Sat. of each month... Venue??
>
> Yes for the dates. That had been agreed.
> What's wrong with Freedom Press?
> I thought we all liked it as a venue
> and it brings traffic to the bookshop
> (I bought a book last time that I would have
> ordered online if not for the meeting).
>
>>Anyway, suggest that one of the dates we (almost) always
>>stick to - the other is generally
>>fixed too but can be moved
>>if it's difficult for speaker to attend...
>>Hmmm... Any thoughts?
>
> Stick to the dates. Even if it means we have to wait
> a long time for the speaker to be free on the day.
> Regularity is key to attracting a public.
>
>>suggest we each have 1 or 2 talks prepared
>>so we can do an impromptu talk
>
> Your impromptu talks are better than what
> most invited speakers will deliver  :-)
>
> Christian
>
>
>
>
> Message text written by INTERNET:laf at lists.aktivix.org
>>Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:16:37 -0700 (PDT)
> From: justin <hooper_jackson at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [LAF] LAF double bill and future talks
>
>
> Suggest for the LAF double bill at
> ramparts we start at 12:00 for
> soft drinks and food... then Stevphen's
> talk starts at 1:00 - then his talk and discussion
> finish at 3:00.
>
> Then we have another hours break of refreshments
> - so SOMA start at 4:00 and go on till 7:00
> at which point people can stick around for further refreshments
> for an hour...
>
> We could actually book some bands for the evening, say, and
> have some stalls - e.g. Black Cat Press and/or Freedom
> for the evening too - plus sell some alcoholic drinks??
>
> I suggest we stick to May's dates and run meetings
> on 2nd and 4th Sat. of each month... Venue??
> Ramparts have a lot of events on so might not be good
> to make it a permenant venue...
>
> Anyway, suggest that one of the dates we (almost) always
> stick to - the other is generally
> fixed too but can be moved
> if it's difficult for speaker to attend...
>
> Hmmm... Any thoughts?
>
> We've got space for a talk at end of May and then there's June
> etc. to think about. How about trying to find a G8 speaker before
> the g8 in July (and/or afterwards - afterwards can be benficial
> - summary of what happened - positives/negatives, etc.)...
> I'll probably be able to get one speaker (on eco-anarchism)...
>
> Also - for regulars, and anyone else, if we find it difficult
> to get a speaker or there's a cancellation for a particular
> date - then suggest
> we each have 1 or 2 talks prepared so we can do an imromptu
> talk or introduce a symposium, if needed...
>
> Justin
> <
>
>
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