Re: [AGA-mcm] convention times

["Karen Randall" <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>]

A longer lunch block would actually increase the opportunity for meaningful
mingling, however.  I don't think I'd reduce the length of time for the
"major" talks, but for the workshops I don't think it's a problem to tighten
them up a bit.

Karen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
To: "AGA Advisory Committee" <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] convention times


> Yes, that could work. But not if we hold to to 2-hour
> blocks though. If we do hold to 2-hour blocks, then it
> won't change the postion of lunch by swtiching the order,
> only by switching the start time.
>
> We had a terrific convention last year but one of the
> complaints was that there wasn't enough time to shmooz etc.
>
> The 2-hour blocks address that concern -- increases the
> social aspects and the support for the vendors.
>
> Otoh, there can be other benefits to having the Focus
> Groups first and the Big speakers later -- then we'd maybe
> want to move Amano ahead of Jan instead of him doing talks
> back to back, one before and one after dinner?
>
>
> sh
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