Michael Lant wrote a wonderful post with a great synopsis of the lightning talks and some nice pics. Videos to follow!

Those of us lucky enough to facilitate a session will want to post a summary. Posting is really simple, nevertheless we have written down some instructions. The session grid will also be updated to link to your session summary after you post it.

It would be great if you could tweet/blog while at the conference. If you don’t want to bring your own device then no problem, we’ll have 3 laptops in the Fishbowl (2 PCs, 1 Mac) or you can share with a friend!

We just completed the deal for all of our participants to get free parking in B Lot from 4 pm Friday night until 6 pm Saturday night. If you arrive before 4pm on Friday, then you will need to pay $3 in coins to enter the parking lot.

To park in B lot, enter off Phillip St., north of East Campus Hall but south of RIM’s entrance as depicted below.

More maps and location information is available on the Location page.

Gerry Kirk

We are thrilled to announce that Gerry Kirk will be leading us through the unkeynote.

Gerry has a few surprises in store but we will be playing the ball point game. This is an extremely powerful, fun game that teams just love to play.

If you have not played the ball point game before then you won’t want to miss this opportunity!

And if you have played before, or want to help out, then perhaps you would like to take the next step and facilitate!

More details here.

Right after the lightning talks we will all head down to the Heuther Hotel for dinner and drinks. ThoughtCorp has kindly agreed to pay for taxis to take us there and back!

I am pleased to announce that Mark Kuznicki will be the OpenSpace facilitator!

I work at the intersection of social technology, government and social innovation. My work combines social media, face-to-face gatherings and open source approaches to engage citizens, connect communities and foster creative and innovative ideas for the future. My work is guided by a social mission: to reinvigorate community resilience and adaptation in response to accelerating global change.

You can find Mark on LinkedIn and his blog.

Lightning talks should provoke, enlighten, and stretch the imagination! They should get people connecting with each others’ ideas on Friday night, before we start working in the Open Space on Saturday morning. It’s an opportunity for you to talk for 1-3 minutes on the subject of your Position Papers or ANY topic you think participants will find interesting. We have described Lightning Talks in more detail or there is more on the originator’s site.

You may need a place to stay before and after your collaborative learning experience.  We have posted Places to Stay ideas that should help.