Re: [AGA-mcm] convention times

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

That'll work!

Karen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ghazanfar Ghori" <GhoriG@gmail.com>
To: "AGA Advisory Committee" <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] convention times


> Workshops are 45 mins each with 15 mins to discuss out in the hallways
> and get into the next session. I think it'll work out just fine if we
simply
> start the morning session with Jan at 8:30 AM - and we'll let people go at
> 1 PM for their lunch break. Regroup at 3 PM for the workshops, the go on
till
> 4:45 PM. Let people out - they can cast their votes, mingle and get some
rest
> for the banquet.
>
>
> On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:34:20 -0400, Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>
wrote:
> > 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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